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This month we show you how to hack and tweak one of the most popular distros in the world. Make Unity work your way, dump the Amazon lens and much more!
Also this issue we have an in-depth guide to system monitoring, explore the secret world of Linux repositories and how to build a cannon in Minecraft running on a Raspberry Pi!
As usual we also have top-notch coding tutorials, the latest reviews and more, only in Linux Format.
On the DVD: Low resource distro special! Includes Crunchbang 11, Elive 2.2.2 beta, Manjaro Openbox 0.8.9 and Puppy Slacko 5.7, plus HotPicks, tutorial code and more.
Features
Fix Ubuntu
Hack, tweak and patch Ubuntu into your dream distro with our guide for novice and expert users. (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Low resource applications
Feeling the bloat? Jonni Bidwell offers up a smorgasbord of
lightweight applications that won’t eat up all your memory. (Jonni Bidwell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Package management - how does it work?
Other operating systems encourage you to download
and run unverified binaries, but Jonni Bidwell finds
this practice entirely odious – Linux does it better. (Jonni Bidwell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Bill Quinn
We talk to Bill Quinn of the LPI about his mission to spread Linux training all round the UK. (Neil Mohr) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CrunchBang, Elive, Manjaro plus 40 low-resource programs chosen for their lightness and speed. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The best new open source software on the planet
WordPress 3.9, view3dscene, GCC 4.9, htop, Crossfire, Micro Tetris, Infolist,
QEMU 2.0.0, Nixos,
MongoDB 2.6, youtube-dl (Richard Smedley) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Terminal: Core programs
Out of the hundreds of terminal commands available, Neil Bothwick summarises some of the more useful ones. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
GKrellM: Easy PC monitoring
Keep a stack of GKrellM monitors on your desktop to tell you about everything your PCs are up to at a glance. (Richard Smedley) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
dm-crypt: hard disk encryption
Do you want to keep your data safe from prying eyes?
We show you how to encrypt your hard disk. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
OpenStack: Build a cloud
Build an OpenStack build and explore some of the more advanced features of the latest version, Icehouse. (Jolyon Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Mopidy: Stream your music
Mayank Sharma shows you how to put a spare computer – or a Raspberry
Pi – to use as a music streaming server that can play music from Spotify. (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coding Academy
Octave: Maths made complex
Terry Duell introduces Octave 3.8 and gets you started on a life of numerical
computation and data analysis. (Terry Duell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Python: Build a cannon
Learn some object-oriented Python and, just as importantly, blow more stuff
up as Jonni Bidwell continues his adventures with Minecraft:Pi Edition. (Jonni Bidwell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
OpenMandriva 2014
As he runs into yet another Mandriva flavoured distro, Mayank Sharma
can’t help wondering if Mandriva is the new Ubuntu. (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Les Pounder tries out a stylish new OS for Raspberry Pi designed to make
the device more accessible for new users, especially children. (Les Pounder) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
PIR Alarm GPIO kit
Les Pounder takes the first step in his home defence platform, with this
well-thought-out project kit for Raspberry Pi. Step 2: NERF guns.
(Les Pounder) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Henry Winchester wonders if Linksys is biting the hand that feeds it
by not including better open source support in its latest router.
(Henry Winchester) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
