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Issue 209 (April 2016) - Embed Linux!

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Power everything with Linux! From quad-copters to streaming sticks and tablets, we explore how Linux can be used to power some of the coolest projects known to man or penguin. Discover how you can create and use safe, secure and powerful embed Linux systems.

Plus: BBC micro:bit – finally it's out and we've got one, the new BBC micro:bit
Ubuntu tablets – build your own Ubuntu-powered tablet
Pi Zero streaming stick – Create the ultimate media centre with a Pi Zero and OpenELEC
Rescue distros – save the day with the most powerful rescue distros
Toshiba Chromebook 2 – is this the best Chromebook ever?
X-COM 2 – Aliens come to Linux with this AAA gaming release

 Features

Embded Linux

(Jonni Bidwell)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

BBC micro:bit

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Raspberry Pi is exactly 4

We look back on the history of the Pi. (Neil Mohr)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Sysadmin - Rancher part 2

(Jolyon Brown)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Interview: Diamonds and Rust - Jim Blandy

(Jonni Bidwell)
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 Coverdisc

DVD pages

(Neil Bothwick)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Hotpicks

MyPaint, Moksha, Knemo,WebcamStudio, KeePassX, FET, Opus, Widelands, Duckhunt-JS, Retext, ABCDE (Alexander Tolstoy)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Tutorials

Scratch: coding with lists

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Portage: Using sets and overlays

(Neil Bothwick)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Octave 4.0

(Afnan Rehman)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Terminal: Get started

(Nick Peers)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Ubuntu: Linux on a tablet

(Nick Peers)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

OpenELEC: Media streamer

(Nick Peers)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Coding Academy

Create a MongoDB blog

(Mihalis Tsoukalos)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Swift projects

(Paul Hudson)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Reviews

Kano Screen Kit

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Zotac NEN SN970 Steam Machine

(Dave James)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Toshiba Chromebook 2

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Rosa Fresh KDE R7

(Shashank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Nelum OS

(Shashank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

XCOM 2

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

exGENT

(Shashank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Repair and rescue distros

Finnix, Rescatux, SystemRescueCd, Trinity, Rescue Kit, UltimateBootCD (Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 More

News: Raspberry Pi 3

(Matt Hanson)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

News: News - Meeks

(Matt Hanson)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.