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Issue 310 (January 2024) - Learn Linux

Take Tux for a test-drive today, discover how simple Linux is to get and use. Install-free testing, dual-boot modes, truck loads of free software, wide hardware compatibility, snappier than Windows, selection of desktops and improved privacy.

PLUS: Create a classic point ‘n’ click adventure, speed up your Pi 5, build a backup machine, coding the LXF shell from basics, discover the best live booting distros, get the best OCR software, relive your BBC Basic days, total privacy with Tails and loads more!

 Features

Learn Linux

(Nick Peers)
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Tall Tails

(Nate Drake)
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Ethernet at 50

(Darien Graham-Smith)
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Answers

(Neil Bothwick)
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Administeria

Stuart Burns laments the lack of Linux on ARM, plus shares tips for improving SSH login security and for using Docker. (Stuart Burns)
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 Coverdisc

Hotpicks

HiFile, Textadept, Kooha, Warehouse, Brave, Feh, Dosage, Bugdom 2, OpenArena, Linux Assistant and GridPlayer (Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Tutorials

Termina - enc

(Shashank Sharma)
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Tesseract OCR

(Nick Peers)
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Wordpress part 3

(Michael Reed)
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BBC Basic

(David Bolton)
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Adventure Game Creator part 1

(Nate Drake)
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Pi 5 tips

(Les Pounder)
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Pi NAS backup

(Christian Cawley)
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 Coding Academy

Write a Linux shell

(Ferenc Deak)
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Build a smart-home app

(Matt Holder)
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 Reviews

Intel Core i9 14900k

(Linux Format)
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OSGeoLive 16

(Nate Drake)
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GhostBSD 23.10

(Nate Drake)
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Kubuntu 23.10

(Nate Drake)
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Counter Strike 2

(Linux Format)
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Pi OS Bookworm

(Les Pounder)
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Creality K1 Max

(Denise Bertacchi)
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Oxylabs

(Mayank Sharma)
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Private Internet Access

(Mike Williams)
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Live distros

Linux Lite, EasyOS, AntiX, Porteus, Ubuntu (Michael Reed)
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 More

News: News

Valve console Steams ahead; foundations laid for new High Performance Software Foundation; Canonical cloud creation; industry insider opinion; plus a look at the latest distros. (Nate Drake)
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News: Kernel news

(Jon Masters)
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News: Pi news

Introduced by Les Pounder, who is thrilled with the Raspberry Pi 5 but still keeping hold of his Pi 4. Plus, Arm buys a slice of Pi. (Les Pounder)
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