Linux Magazine Latest Issue

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 23, 2023,
updated May 23, 2023

• Compiling coreboot firmware

  Coreboot lets you build your own custom firmware while learning more about Linux.

• Reverse engineering a BLE clock

  What do you do when all your Bluetooth clocks show slightly different times? With some reverse engineering, you can write a Python program to synchronize your clocks.

• Graphical web browsing from the terminal

  This Chromium port can run inside any console, with minimal resources, and is a great tool for making old computers really useful – and learning programming along the way.

• Efficiently manage files with nnn

  If you're a Linux lover, you'll know the command line is the slickest and most efficient way to interact with the system. Free yourself from point-and-click with the nnn command-line file manager.

• Espanso: Text expander and more

  Espanso is a cross-platform text expander that can do far more than simply replace text modules.

• Meet Open Data Institute's Lisa Allen

  The Open Data Institute's Lisa Allen explains why open data matters and what it will take for more widespread adoption.

• Who's Driving?

  I happen to be writing this column on a day when the US Senate is conducting hearings on artificial intelligence (AI) and, specifically, whether a need exists for greater regulation.

• FOSSPicks

  With the demise of Twitter API access to the beautiful open source client, Harpy, Graham has spent the month on fosstodon.org, hoping Harpy's developer brings their skills to the Fediverse.

• On the DVD

  Xubuntu 23.04 and Fedora Workstation 38

• Prying the lid off of government data

  The open data movement extends the ideals of open source to government data and, ultimately, all the world's knowledge.

• Creating custom ISO images

  If you are looking to customize your Linux distribution, we show you three graphical front ends for creating bootable ISO images.

• Circuit simulation with hardware description languages

  Designing field-programmable gate arrays is only half the job: The hardest part is the simulation, but Linux is the best place to tackle certain challenges.

• News

  In the news: New Release of Br OS Includes ChatGPT Integration, Command-Line Only Peropesis 2.1, TUXEDO Computers Announces InfinityBook Pro 14, Linux Kernel 6.3 Release Includes Interesting Features, Fedora 38 Released with New Features, LXQt 1.3 Released with Bug Fixes, 4MLinux 42.0 Now Ready for Prime Time

• Linux Voice

  This month in Linux Voice.

• Migrating social media data with the data transfer project

  The Data Transfer Project wants to make it easier to move your data between social media sites.

• Build your own Slackware repository

  If you deploy software packages to several computers, the standard Slackware tools lack efficiency. We show you how to create a custom repository to automatically install and upgrade software for multiple systems.

• Control your backup NAS from the desktop

  To be able to power up and shut down his NAS and check the current status without getting out of his chair, Mike Schilli programs a graphical interface that sends a Magic Packet in this month's column.

• One-stop solutions for Linux

  Linux users can now experience what Windows and macOS users have enjoyed for decades: hardware, software, and services bundled together. We look at six of these one-stop solutions for Linux.

• Considering FOSS Databases

  There are many FOSS databases available inexpensively today, and they might serve new projects well.

• Make a camera for lenticular photography

  You can take lenticular images with a homemade camera to re-create the "wiggle" pictures of your childhood.

• Managing open data with CKAN

  CKAN, a versatile data management system, lets you build a portal to share your open data.