Linux Format Magazine Ends with Issue 329

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 29, 2025,
updated Jun 08, 2025

The farewell issue, 329, published on May 27, 2025 (unclear why as July 2025 edition), serves as both a tribute and a grand finale, offering a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Former editors gather for some spirited reminiscing over classic reviews, reader favorites, and invaluable “Hotpicks”—the beloved sections that helped thousands navigate Linux’s complexities.

Read on

Update

Microsoft Lunduke:

• One of the Last GNU/Linux Magazines Ends Print Publication

  Linux Format Magazine ends publication after 25 years - joining GNU/Linux Journal, Ubuntu User, Maximum GNU/Linux and many other now-dead GNU/Linux publications.

OMG Ubuntu:

• After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More - OMG! Ubuntu

  Now, 25 years later, the final ever issue has gone on sale.

  Future, the UK-based publisher of Linux Format, hasn’t said why the magazine is closing, but one needn’t consult an Oracular Oriole to divine the reason: the economics of making print publishing work in an age of digital-first content is hard.

  So, in a way, the writing is less on the pages and more on the wall for dead-tree media in general. It’s a topic I could talk about—’old man shouts at clouds’ style—at length.

  Fact is: if people wanted magazines on topics they care about (along with the wider industries, jobs, skills, opportunities and public service those magazines support) to survive, they’d buy ’em.

  But with no algorithms to surface dopamine-inducing stories; no verifiable engagement rates to game for investor approval; and no ability to provide on-demand AI summaries to free up time so readers can do more doom-scrolling on social media1, it’s unlikely.

Original:

• Linux Format - Final issue

  In Final issue.

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