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Give your distro a speed boost with our ultimate guide to speeding up Linux. We show you how to start smarter with Systemd, optimise your file system, improve app performance and a lot more.
We also investigate the state of 4K support on Linux - is our favourite operating system ready for the hot new technology? We also look at how open source and open platforms will be shaping the future of education in the UK, and delve deep into Arch Linux.
As usual we also have top-notch coding tutorials, the latest reviews and more, only in Linux Format.
On the DVD: CentOS 7 - the enterprise server OS for all, Arch Linux, Rescatux 0.32 plus HotPicks, tutorial code and more.
Features
Speed up Linux
Roll your sleeves and follow Mayank Sharma into the
garage to give your Linux box a high-octane tune up. (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Open Education
Linux Format discovers how open source and open platforms will be shaping
the future of education in the UK and how that will actually happen in practice. (Neil Mohr) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The good doctor looks at NetworkManager, a ool that most of us take for granted, Red Hat's
NetworkManager has just undergone a face lift. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Kangas Sound Editor QI, CodeWorld, Seafile, Rescatux, Mailpile, The Music Suite, LFTP, N2048, Seagull Soup, TeXstudio and Perl.
(Richard Smedley) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Accounts: rights and ownership
Whether you are managing one user or a hundred, Neil Bothwick
goes through the basics of how user accounts work on Linux. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Neil Bothwick says that if you’re a keen user of Systemd, you may no
longer need to use a separate network manager. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Nginx: The Apache killer
Andrew Mallett uses his wee Raspberry Pi to show how easy it is to create
a website – complete with a database – using LEMP technology. (Andrew Mallett) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
OpenStack: Object storage
Jolyon Brown looks at Swift, which is the OpenStack object storage
service, before demonstrating cloud orchestration with Heat. (Jolyon Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
PHP/SQLite: Mass emailer
Spread the word! Kent Elchuk explains how to send out email newsletters
from your own server en masse while dodging most spam filters. (Kent Elchuk) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coding Academy
Python: Build a multi-Pi cluster
Jonni Bidwell connects a bunch of Pis together in a cluster – affectionately
known as a Bramble – and harnesses their power to crack passwords. (Jonni Bidwell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Python: Code a Gimp plugin
Jonni Bidwell uses Python to add some extra features to the favourite open
source image-manipulation app, without even a word about Gimp masks. (Jonni Bidwell) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Mayank Sharma looks at the latest release of Red Hat's flagship distro to
see what the big boys are up to and what it means for the rest of us. (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
KaOS 2014.06
David Hayward investigates an interesting independently-built distro that
focuses on the quality of the user experience rather than extreme content. (David Hayward) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
MakuluLinux 6.0
An interesting distro with an unusual style that will appeal to new and
experienced Linux users alike.
(David Hayward) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HP 255 G1
A budget Ubuntu-equipped laptop from big boy HP that even Neil Mohr
could afford – but with performance like this, would he actually want to? (Neil Mohr) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Opera Developer 24
Marco Fioretti tries out a cool internet browser that has returned
to the Linux kernel for the first time since July 2013.
(Marco Fioretti) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Intel Core i7 4790K
Does Intel’s latest top-end processor mean that the Haswell line will
end on a high note?
(Dave James) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Raspberry Pi B+
As a lover of all things Pi related, Les Pounder was given early access to the
new Model B+ Raspberry Pi. How does it compare with its predecessors? (Les Pounder) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
