Explore gaming on the Lakka console

The Lakka Linux distribution comes with everything you need to play retro games and lets you install games directly in the user interface. All you need is a Raspberry Pi and, ideally, a simple gamepad.

Editing text at the command line with micro

Editing text at the command line doesn’t have to be daunting. Micro brings the ease and intuitiveness of a graphical editor to the Linux terminal.

Create diagrams with Dia

If you need to make the occasional diagram, Dia gives you professional results with a minimal learning curve.

Sparkling gems and new releases from the world of Free and Open Source Software

After watching Ubuntu help NASA with its first controlled flight on another planet, Graham spent far too much time this month visiting Mars in Elite Dangerous, via Proton on Linux.

A brain teaser game

Gbrainy can help you develop your logical thinking skills with a collection of brain teasers.

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-05-30 10:49:00

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

The sys admin’s daily grind: Users and groups

This time Charly investigates the three most frequently asked questions about user groups.

Document conversion from the command line

Pandoc lets you convert files from one markup format to another at the command line.

Python package simplifies algebraic equations

Whether he’s filling the bathtub with water or routing electricity through resistors – Mike Schilli juggles mathematical formulas with the assistance of the Python SymPy package.

Tox: Text, voice, and video chats without a central server

The Tox protocol uses file-sharing techniques for messaging and audio-video chats, which gives users a greater degree of privacy and freedom.

Choosing the Best Distribution

Which distribution is the best choice for you? It’s not an easy question, but maddog offers suggestions for finding the answer.

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This month in Linux Voice.

Experimental package management with Nix and NixOS

NixOS and the Nix package manager offer a promising new approach to the challenge of managing packages in Linux.

Profits and Values

Distribution Release: ALT Linux 9.1 “Simply”

Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 9.1 “Simply” edition, a variant of the project’s independently-developed distribution aimed at home desktop and available for several popular processor architectures. It comes with the Xfce 4.14,…

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Set Up and Run SSH Server on Ubuntu 21.04

It’s easy to set SSH server up on Ubuntu. Watch the video here.

10 Most Used Linux Distributions of All Time

In this article, we will review the 10 most used Linux distributions based on the huge availability of software, ease of installation and use, and community support on web forums.

How To Enable EPEL Repository on CentOS 7

How to Install and Configure Git on Ubuntu 20.04

In this article, you will learn how to install and configure Git on Ubuntu 20.04 via the Command line.

Kali Linux Team Releases Kaboxer, a Tool for Managing Applications in Containers

Kali Linux has released Kaboxer a tool for managing applications. Learn more about the new release here.