Set course for 2008: we speak to the biggest names in Linux, and reveal new features coming in Firefox, KDE and more!
Special double-distro disc: enhanced Ubuntu 7.10 and OpenSUSE 10.3 on our 8GB DVD
Hardware hacking made easy with the Arduino board
Reviewed and rated: Mandriva 2008 vs OpenSUSE 10.3 vs Ubuntu 7.10
Tutorials on choosing the right distro, fixing boot problems, securing your home directory, Perl coding and network booting
Features
New Horizons
Join some of the biggest names in GNU/Linux - including Richard Stallman, Gael Duval and Jim Zemlin - for a look back at what the community has achieved over the last 100 issues of LXF, and what's still to come... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Hardware hacking made easy
Any old geek can program software, but it takes some serious commitment to computers to want to program hardware. We show you how to get started with the Arduino board... (Paul Hudson) Click here to read!
All together now...
Could open source media production tools save the BBC enough money to halt its current crisis? (Daniel James) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Business Intelligence: an oxymoron?
Had it up to here with memos about the cover on your TPS reports? We explain why open source BI is no BS, and can make your boss a lot less pointy haired into the bargain... (Andy Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
Ubuntu 7.10 and OpenSUSE 10.3
Massive double-sided 8GB DVD, featuring an exclusive, enhanced version of Ubuntu with KDE, KOffice, Xfce, AbiWord, development tools and more. Plus: OpenSUSE 10.3, 100 chapters from Apress books, Gnome 2.20, games and more (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Gnome-Inform, Yakuake, Motion, Project-M, Zim, Battle Tanks, Bos Wars, Synkron, phpMyAdmin, TaskJuggler (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Choose the right distro
Your choice of distro is an important one and will affect your whole Linux experience. We lead you out of the dark and into desktop heaven... (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
When Linux won't boot
It's a moment that every user of any OS dreads: your computer failing to boot. Follow our methods for soothing your troubled brow. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Settings: Secure your /home
Can you preserve settings across your Ubuntu reinstalls? Yes! Restructure your hard drive and increase security with ext2resize and LUKS. (Jack Knight) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Code project: An IRC bot
Part 1: Love programming, but need some fresh ideas? Here's a new series on mini coding projects, starting with your very own IRC bot... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Network: Booting without a hard drive
Do you want a silent HTPC, or need to run a cluster of similar computers? Network booting may be the answer - we show you how. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Mandriva 2008 vs OpenSUSE 10.3 vs Ubuntu 7.10
With three brand-new interations of major Linux distributions released just in time for Christmas, we find out which you'd prefer under the tree. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Alien Arena 2007
Graham finds something to scratch the overwhelming itch in his trigger finger while waiting for the next version of Unreal Tournament to arrive. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
dLAN Wireless extender Starter Kit
A manual is more than just a neat skateboard move - good documentation is always a pleasure to encounter! (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CrossOver Professional 6.2
Now that it's simple to put a Windows installation inside a virtual machine on your Linux desktop, can software such as this find a reason to live? (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
OpenOffice.org 2.3
It's one of the most important Free Software projects around, yet most users don't try out the new features of each release. We ponder why... (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Linux Podcasts
Feeling the need to hear a human voice, Andy downloads a selection of Linux Podcasts and settles down with a nice cup of tea. (Andy Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: Whatever happened to world domination?
Schools lead where others fear to tread. Plus: Adobe looks to the online office market; Red Hat and Novell sued by IP Innovation; Novell's OpenOffice.org 'fork'; Linspire 6.0 (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Fedora turns 8
New online desktop, graphical firewall and artwork. Plus: Sidux 2007, Red Flag Linux 6.0, package versions for major distros (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: Barcelona
Taking a break from his PC Plus and PC Format duties, hardware tweaking expert Jeremy makes his own unexpected Spanish inquisition... (Jeremy Laird) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
