Linux Magazine Latest Issue

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 05, 2023,
updated Feb 06, 2023

• Debian opens a door for non-free firmware

  The topic of non-free firmware has caused some turbulence within the Debian project, but now the community has a new direction.

• Reduce PDF file sizes with Minuimus

  The Minuimus Perl script helps you save disk space by reducing the file size of PDF files with just a few commands.

• Zack's Kernel News

  This month in Kernel News: Bug Tracking

• Sparkling gems and new releases from the world of Free and Open Source Software

  Over the past couple of months, Graham's ever-versatile Steam Deck has synced books to an e-reader, played movies on a television, joined Mumble, recorded two podcast episodes, and even played a few games.

• The tool isn't the problem

  Restricting uses for FOSS may seem appealing, but it also might not be the solution some imagine.

• A style checker for LibreOffice Writer

  The Angry Reviewer style check can be used to evaluate and improve any type of writing, including academic articles and grant applications.

• On the DVD

  MX Linux 21.3 and Puppy Linux FossaPup 9.5

• I'll Be Watching You

  The elite gathering known as Davos is not an ordinary business convention. The annual conference of the World Economic Forum is an uber-exclusive event, not a meeting of governments but rather a gathering of representatives from around 1,000 member companies – the biggest companies in the world – along with a smattering of political leaders and academics.

• Predicting the productivity of a solar array with Perl

  A forecast service and some Perl magic help predict the solar power yield of a residential photovoltaic array.

• Cloning a Debian system with apt-clone

  In the right circumstances, apt-clone can be a simple option for cloning your Debian system.

• In the news

  In the news: Nobara Project; Gnome 44; Nitrux 2.6; Vanilla OS; Critical Linux Vulnerability Found to Impact SMB Servers; Linux Mint 21.1; Another Attempt at a Linux Tablet; Designing with LibreOffice 2nd Edition; and KaOS Linux 2022.12.

• Remote access from the outside with DWS Remote Control

  DWS Remote Control offers convenient browser access to computers outside of your home network.

• Request Spotify dossiers and evaluate them with Go and R

  Spotify, the Internet music service, collects data about its users and their taste in music. Mike Schilli requested a copy of his files to investigate them with Go.

• Build LEGO models with LDraw and LeoCAD

  LDraw and LeoCAD help you become a virtual LEGO architect.

• Linux Voice

  This month in Linux Voice.

• TV over the Internet with IPTVnator

  Thanks to the IPTV standard and free software, you can view your favorite channels on Linux without any problems.

• Customize your system tray with YAD

  YAD lets you customize your system tray with one-line Bash tray scripts.

• An inside look at a small distro

  Thierry Nuttens, the developer of NuTyX, shares a behind-the-scenes look at a small Linux distribution.

• Swap snaps for Flatpaks with unsnap

  If you want to move away from Ubuntu's Snap package format, the unsnap script removes snaps from your computer and replaces them with Flatpaks where possible.

• Enhanced searches with fzf

  Simplify your searches and get better results with fzf, a modern search tool based on fuzzy logic.

• Backdoors in Machine Learning Models

  Machine learning can be maliciously manipulated – we'll show you how.

• Raspberry Pi automated fish feeder

  Whether at work or on vacation, every pet lover worries about how to take care of their little roommates in their absence. What aquarium owners need is an automatic feeder.

• Use Ubuntu and other distributions as Docker containers

  Do you work with Ubuntu but want to test something quickly on an openSUSE system? You don't need a second PC or a virtual machine to do it – a single container is quite enough.