Get the perfect Gnome, KDE or Xfce desktop: smashing icons, funky widgets and Compiz magic
Explore the history of hackers, looking back at the early pioneer coders
Get comfy in the server room with our new admin section
On our 4GB DVD: a special, enhanced version of Ubuntu 8.04 with Gnome, KDE, Xfce and more. Plus: Mandriva One 2008 Spring
Tutorials on adding software to the Eee PC, using textures in Gimp, mastering Inkscape, building a light sensor and grok the kernel
Features
Desktop paradise
Had it with Human? Bored with blue? We'll guide you to form and function on the Linux desktop, whether you run KDE, Gnome or Xfce. (Graham Morrison) Click here to read!
Linux Format Reader Awards 2008
The UK's only reader-voted free software awards are back! This is the nomination stage. (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Hackers in the beginning
The world of hacking didn't just materialise out of thin air. We look back to reveal where it came from, where it's at and where we're going. (Richard Hillesley) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
20 Indispensible apps
If you're new to Linux, you'll be amazed by the wealth of free software included in your distro by default - and you'll be even more amazed when you realise that there's even more out there. (John Brandon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Dr Brown's Administeria
Esoteric system administration goodness from the impenetrable bowels of the server room. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Rob Savoye
Adobe spent ten years making Flash, but it took Rob Savoye 1/10th that time. We speak to a coding maestro... (Mike Saunders, Paul Hudson) Click here to read!
Coverdisc
Ubuntu 8.04 and Mandriva One 2008 Spring
Special LXF version of Ubuntu with Gnome, KDE, Xfce and more rolled into one! Plus Mandriva, games, newbie guides, development tools... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Chandler, SoundConverter, Super Grub Disk, Xmonad, Risk, QTads, Rootz, PictureFlow, Wammu, WordPress (Richard Smedley) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
KDE: Customise your desktop and configure Konqueror
Andy puts some finishing touches to his personal desktop space, and shows you how to make KDE's combined file/web browser more usable. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Eee PC: Install extra apps
Part 1: We explain how to turn your Eee PC into a perfect mini Linux workstation, by adding extra software to the default installation. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Gimp: add shade and texture
In the days before instant messaging, people sent letters and sealed them with stamped wax. We show you how to digitise your wax seals. (Michael J Hammel) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Inkscape: What's new in 0.46?
Inkscape 0.46 is a massive improvement of the popular vector graphics editor. We look at the whys and wherefores of great gradients. (Dmitry Kirsanov) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
It's the indispensable bit of software at the centre of your machine, but what does the kernel actually do? We crack it open and take a peek inside. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Will this new long-term support release from Canonical be hardy enough to withstand the LXF test fest? (Andy Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Axigen 6.0
Ever wanted to set up a mail server on Linux but been frightened off by arcane commands and config files? Here's a pain-free alternative. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Mandriva 2008.1
Could 2008 be the year that Mandriva gloriously re-establishes itself as the premier user friendly Linux distro? (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Neuros OSD
If you're looking for an open source home media player that isn't called MythTV, this might be the solution. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CrossOver Games 7.0
Codeweavers' CrossOver is no longer a prosaic office productivity enhancer. Here's the first release designed to play games. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
52 million kids sit down to KDE desktops. Plus: VMware and green computing, Penumbra: Black Plague, SCO in court, RealBasic 2008 r2, Linux in Kenya (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Hardy Heron
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is here with virtualisation, Gnome 2.22, new default applications, the Wubi installer and more. Plus: Ulteo Application System, Slitaz GNU/Linux 1.0, Ubuntu variants (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
