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Issue 179 (January 2014) - The perfect Linux Install

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Start the new year with a freshly installed Linux, configured just the way you want it!

We also look to the future of gaming on Linux and round up the best open source video editors around.

We talk to John Graham-Cumming, the open source developer and writer who successfully sent a petition to the UK government to apologise for the conviction against Alan Turing.

We also visit the OggCamp unconference and explain Tor, plus much more!

We've also got top-notch coding tutorials, the latest reviews and more, only in Linux Format.

On the DVD: Ubuntu 13.10 - including 14 alternative desktop GUIs, OpenBSD 5.4. Plus hotpicks, code books and more.

 Features

The perfect Linux install

Make an ideal start to the coming new year as we show you how to deploy the perfect distro install. (Mayank Sharma)
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Linux: The future of gaming

Is Linux poised to become the next big gaming platform? We investigate. (Chris Thornett)
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Interview: John Graham-Cumming

Andrew Gregory talks to the open source developer about the ethics behind the pardon for Alan Turing, and making Gordon Brown apologise. (Andrew Gregory)
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OggCamp

We attend the most popular Linux and open source event in the UK. (Les Pounder)
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Dr Brown's Administeria

Dr Chris parts with more of his wisdom, including Bleachbit, an easy- to-use privacy tool. (Chris Brown)
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 Coverdisc

On the disc

Ubuntu 13.10 - including 14 alternative desktop GUIs, OpenBSD 5.4, antiX 13.2, AbiWord, GNUMake and more. (Neil Bothwick)
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The best new open source software on the planet

Tellico, TEA, XClip, Reptyr, GNU Guix, JBit, Oolite, GJID, Getxbook. (Mike Saunders)
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 Tutorials

Blender

Blender isn’t just a tool for 3D animation; use it to edit your home movies. (Neil Mohr)
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Zabbix

Keep an eye on your home network with this handy monitoring tool. (Shashank Sharma)
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SSH: Useful commands

SSH is great for communicating securely between different machines. (Neil Bothwick)
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Git: Learn how it works

We crack through the hard exterior of Git and show you how its soft insides work. (John Lane)
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Android: Root your Nexus

Show your phone who’s boss by unlocking and rooting it to get full control. (Neil Mohr)
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 Coding Academy

Coding Concepts

How to code Python file paths, no matter what platform they’re running. (Neil Bothwick)
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Firefox OS apps

Les Pounder explains how to create your own app for Mozilla’s open source mobile OS. (Les Pounder)
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Lua scripts

Juliet Kemp introduces the lightweight but super-useful scripting language. (Juliet Kemp)
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 Reviews

Devolo vs Netgear Powerline Kits

We pit two of the latest powerline network adapters against each other. (Matt Hanson)
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Dingoo A330L

A pocket-sized arcade and retro console emulator. (David Hayward)
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Football Manager 2014

Turn the beautiful game into a baffling series of stats and options with the ever-popular management sim. (Gary Walker)
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OpenBSD 5.4

Can the evergreen open source version of BSD make it out of the server room and onto our desktops? (Les Pounder)
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Video editors

Avidemux, Kdenlive, LiVES, Openshot, PitiVi (Marco Fioretti)
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 More

News: All the latest news from the Linux universe

Cisco offers free H.264 high definition video codecs for all and Linus hints at the Linux 4.0 kernel. (Matt Hanson)
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What on Earth: Tor

A guide to the free software system for surfing the web anonymously. (Marco Fioretti)
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