| by Scott Kilroy

Avoiding data corruption in backups

A backup policy can protect your data from malware attacks and system crashes, but first you need to ensure that you are backing up uncorrupted data.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Creating ready-to-print photo  books  with  Ruby and TeX

Instead of composing photo books online, Mike Schilli prefers to use Ruby and TeX to program an application that generates print-ready PDF books.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Use Inkscape extensions to create 3D objects from paper

Papercraft is coming back into fashion. Linux users can turn to Inkscape and plugins such as Boxes.py, Paperfold, and Tabgen to create templates from 3D objects for printing.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Better Angels and Better Mining

We’re told that modern war will include the elements of cyber war, and now, as war rages in Europe, we look to our networks with renewed vigilance. In this context, the news of a stolen NVIDIA private key seems especially alarming.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2022-04-07 15:02:54

Manjaro 21.2 Qonos and DragonFly BSD 6.2.1

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| by Scott Kilroy

Where do they come from?

Bugs and security issues aren’t limited to open source software, despite comments to the contrary.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Industrial network communications

Use Python and Node-RED to create an industrial client-server test system.

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| by Scott Kilroy

The MusE 4 MIDI sequencer

MusE, a digital audio workstation, offers a free software solution for MIDI projects on Linux.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Assessing the environmental impact of software

Germany created Blue Angel, the world’s first eco-label for software, back in 2000. The methodology behind Blue Angel could serve as a model for other countries as governments turn their attention to the environmental impact of software.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Assessing the environmental impact of crypto mining

With climate change wreaking havoc across the planet, we were just beginning to think about how we could use our technology to conserve fuel and reduce our carbon footprint. Then along came crypto mining.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Managing port security

A few basic commands for working with ports can help you make your small network or standalone system more secure.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2022-04-07 15:01:31

This month in Kernel News: Git Merge "Simplification" Advice; Loading Modules from Containers; Git Tree Synchronicity; and The New "No New Warnings" Warning.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Use a general purpose input/output interface on Linux computers and laptops.

The general purpose input/output interface is not just for small-board computers anymore: You can use GPIO on your Linux desktop or laptop, too, through the USB port.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2022-04-07 15:01:09

This month Graham looks at Surge XT, Kröhnkite, MQTT Explorer, Mandelbulber v2, Simutrans, and more.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Create cartoons and anime with OpenToonz

OpenToonz is a professional animation tool for comic and manga artists.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Finding a path to energy-efficient software

Sustainability studies for the IT industry often ignore the contributions of software. This article explores what developers and admins can do to create and maintain more energy-efficient systems.

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| by Arround The Web

How to Find User Accounts with Empty Password in Linux

In this guide, we will learn about Shadow password files in Linux. Learn how to find user accounts with an empty password in Linux.
The post How to Find User Accounts with Empty Password in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Creating a LibreOffice Music Database

LibreOffice Calc and Base are all you need to create a simple database for organizing the songs in your music collection.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Rethinking Unix-like systems

Matthew Dillon, founder of DragonFly BSD, discusses the past, present, and future of BSDs.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Building apps with NocoDB

NocoDB lets you build useful applications without writing a single line of code.

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