| by Scott Kilroy

The sys admin’s daily grind: Stockfish

In the absence of an IBM supercomputer at his data center in Germany’s Lower Rhine region, Charly has to make do with a Linux desktop, Stockfish, and chs in order to follow in the footsteps of chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2020-11-30 16:32:47

This month in Kernel News: Dealing with Older GCC Versions; and On-boarding New Kernel Hackers

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| by Scott Kilroy

FOSSPicks

This month, Graham looks at QGIS, PrettyEQ, dupeGuru, shapes.io, KTechLab, bit, EmissionControl2, and more!

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| by Scott Kilroy

Digital House Cleaning

Stacer simplifies the configuration and maintenance of Linux for newcomers by allowing users to handle most of these tasks conveniently in a graphical interface.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Your Feature Presentation

Using Inkscape with the JessyInk add-on helps you to create graphically appealing presentations that can be run in a web browser and are indexable by search engines.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Finding and retrieving Google Drive files with Go

Mike Schilli does not put books on the shelf; instead, he scans them and saves the PDFs in Google Drive. A command-line Go program then rummages through the digitized books and downloads them as required.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Network monitoring from the cloud

Netdata helps you monitor your network with ease through a cloud dashboard.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2020-11-30 16:32:06

Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" and Fedora 33 Workstation

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| by Scott Kilroy

Personal micro server

Turn a Raspberry Pi into a useful personal micro server for streaming Internet radio, reading RSS feeds, jotting down notes, sharing files, and more.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2020-11-30 16:32:00

In the news: Dell to Enable Privacy Controls for Linux Hardware; Linux Mint Unveils New Packages; Pop!_OS 20.10 Now Supports DEB822 Format; Ubuntu 20.10 with Raspberry Pi Support; SaltStack Acquisition Brings More Automation to VMware; and New Storage …

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2020-11-30 16:31:59

This month in Linux Voice.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Alternative Linux desktop environments

If you are looking for an alternative desktop interface, Bruce gives a rundown of seven Linux distros with unique desktops worth exploring.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Choosing the best alternative with topsis-python

Complex decisions require the evaluation of multiple criteria. This article shows how to support such decisions with Linux, Python, and the TOPSIS Multi-Criteria Decision Model.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Home-built shooting game with Nerf targets and a Raspberry Pi

A cool Nerf gun game for a neighborhood party provides a lesson in Python coding with multiple processors.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Stock Watcher

Portfolio Performance helps you manage and analyze your investment portfolio.

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| by Scott Kilroy

A command-line Twitter client

If you prefer to work from the command line, Rainbow Stream offers a quick and flexible Twitter client.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Going from a sketch to a printed object

How do you get from an idea to a finished printed object? We’ll take you through the steps with a glamorous example: a pair of 3D-printed earrings.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Hacking free software for creative writing

Some tools designed for programming can also be very helpful for writing fiction. A few to look at include personal wikis, random word generators, and version control tools.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Keep Squawking

Today I’m remembering an episode that happened a few years ago. We are still a proud print publishing company, but, like most publishers, we deliver some of our copies in electronic form through content platforms available for personal computers and mo…

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| by Scott Kilroy

Secure online communication with MOFO Linux

Controls, surveillance, and censorship are increasing rapidly on the Internet. MOFO Linux lets you anonymize your communication on the web with an easy-to-use live system.

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