| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-09-27 09:08:41

In the news: System76 Updates the 15" Pangolin with Ryzen; KDE Plasma 5.23 Promises Plenty of Subtle Improvements; Gnome 41 Now in Beta; Debian 11 "Bullseye" Released; and AlmaLinux Makes CentOS SIG Repositories Available.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Better Bug Reports for Better Help

For a better bug report, maddog offers a refresher course on crafting a clear statement that will help get your problem fixed.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Managing and monitoring computer labs

If your school’s computer lab consists of Linux machines, Epoptes provides an interesting alternative to conventional management and monitoring programs.

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| by Scott Kilroy

This is your command line on lsd

A revamp of ls, lsd offers color coding plus revised options relevant to the modern computer.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Create cross-stitch templates with KXStitch

KXStitch lets you design cross-stitch patterns with the option to automatically convert imported images.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Doas authenticates as a simpler version of Sudo

The Sudo privilege management tool is big and complicated, with many advanced options that only an expert would need. Doas is far simpler – which might just make it safer for desktop users.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Simplify your firewall setup

Canonical’s ufw lets you configure your firewall without the hassle of the iptables tool, while reducing the risk of misconfiguration and simplifying maintenance.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Rules for the Garden

There is this abiding faith within the Linux world that walled gardens and single-vendor control over global markets will eventually collapse under the weight of inefficiency. If you look at the history of the last 20 years, however, you would see a ve…

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| by Scott Kilroy

Simultaneously flashing multiple USB devices

If you need to flash the same image to multiple USB media, Popsicle saves time by letting you write in parallel.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-09-27 09:08:20

Debian 11 and Redcore Linux 2101

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| by Scott Kilroy

Build a saltwater battery

Rechargeable lithium batteries are expensive, and manufacturing them damages the environment. Saltwater batteries offer a cheaper and greener approach to storing energy.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Cross-platform game and app development for new programmers

Ren’Py helps you create Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, and HTML5 games and apps.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-09-27 09:08:08

This month in Linux Voice.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Protecting your private key with the OpenPGP smartcard

Improve communication security with GnuPG and the OpenPGP smartcard.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-09-27 09:07:59

This month Graham looks at MyGNUHealth, Sniptt, Pigiron, CudaText, KnobKraft Orm, D2X-XL, and more!

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| by Scott Kilroy

Building a website in Markdown with Pandoc

Build a simple web page in Markdown; then convert it to HTML at the command line.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Write, share, and publish documents with HedgeDoc

HedgeDoc lets you write documents collaboratively in Markdown and publish them online.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Kernel News

Zack Brown reports on bug hunting and process appreciation, and refusing "useful" patches.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Securely encrypt passwords with Nitrokey Pro 2

The Nitrokey Pro 2 is a small device that covers a wide range of cryptographic functions.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-09-27 09:07:41

Charly makes life easier for himself by using the lean Age tool for command-line data encryption tasks.

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