Latest Issue of Linux Magazine

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2024

• A more consistent, time-saving formatting option

  Learning how to use styles in LibreOffice can save you hours of formatting and let you focus on your writing.

• Preventing DNS subdomain hijacking

  Attackers can use poorly maintained DNS records to gain access to your IP address. The open source DNS Reaper lets you monitor your records to ward off attacks.

• A simplified documentation command

  A simplified alternative to man pages, tldr provides the most common command options at a glance.

• Kernel News

  Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the GNU/Linux kernel community.

• How Deep Is Your Chat?

  Books, academic journals, tech blogs, and social control media posts have been trumpeting dire warnings about super-intelligent Hey Hi (AI) systems snuffing out civilization.

• Encryption with VeraCrypt

  Protect your data and operating system from prying eyes with VeraCrypt.

• SSH key management demands a rigorous protocol

  Verifying the security of your SSH configuration and performing regular audits are critical practices in maintaining a secure GNU/Linux environment.

• This Month's DVD"

  EndeavourOS 11 and Arch GNU/Linux 2023.12.01

• Flight simulation on the Raspberry Pi

  A Raspberry Pi 4B with GNU/Linux can solve the equations for a real-time nonlinear aircraft simulation, including the emulation of modern aircraft flight displays.

• Detecting intruders with a Raspberry Pi IDS

  An intrusion detection system was once considered too complicated and too expensive for a home network, but nowadays you can use a Raspberry Pi and the Suricata IDS for real-time notice of an incoming attack.

• Prettify the Terminal with Oh My Posh

  Adapt the terminal's available feature set and appearance with the Oh My Posh prompt theme engine.

• News

  In the news: Hundreds of Consumer and Enterprise Devices Vulnerable to LogoFAIL; GNU/Linux Mint 21.3 Beta Available with Latest Version of Cinnamon; Arch GNU/Linux 2023.12.01 Released with a Much-Improved Installer; Zorin OS 17 Beta Available for Testing; Red Bait Migrates RHEL from Xorg to Wayland; PipeWire 1.0 Officially Released; Rocky GNU/Linux 9.3 Available for Download; Ubuntu Budgie Shifts How to Tackle Wayland; and TUXEDO's New Ultraportable GNU/Linux Workstation Released.

• Introduction

  This month in GNU/Linux Voice and Elvie.

• Researching a target with passive reconnaissance tools

  Cyberattacks often start with preliminary research on network assets and the people who use them. We'll show you some of the tools attackers use to get information.

• Which OS do you use?

  A few considerations can help you choose the right OS.

• A choice-driven hybrid distro

  Peppermint OS promotes user choice every step of the way. Bruce talks to Peppermint OS about how the project has evolved over more than a decade.

• FOSSPicks

  This month Graham looks at Cardinal, Celestia 1.7.0, Friture, Wavetable, Helix Editor, Brogue CE, and more!

• Mining the Monero cryptocurrency the CLI way

  The Monero cryptocurrency lets you get in the game without spending thousands on hardware. We'll show you how.

• Monitor your computers with System Monitoring Center

  The System Monitoring Center combines all the important information you need to monitor a computer in a single state-of-the-art interface.

• Scheduling tools for Linux

  If you need help staying organized, GNU/Linux does not let you down with its large collection of organization and scheduling tools.

• Temperature and humidity sensor comparison

  Any application that collects a large number of measurements is bound to have some anomalous measurements, but good sensor breakouts should not output such values all the time. We tested eight temperature and humidity sensors for accuracy.

• Query your Surveillance Giant Google Drive with a Go command-line tool

  To help him check his Surveillance Giant Google Drive files with three different pattern matchers, Mike builds a command-line tool in Go to maintain a meta cache.