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Issue 317 (August 2024) - Repair It with Linux

Save your old PCs! Get those ageing systems in the Linux repair shop where we refresh them with easy hardware updates and install Linux Mint Debian Edition 32-bit for a slick, fast desktop experience. PLUS: We test the top terminal emulators plus run the old DEC VT100 for nostalgia, get to grips with Linux virtual systems, understand Snaps, Flatpak and Ubuntu packages, use the new Pi Connect, get GeForce Now on your Steam Deck and loads more!

 Features

Repair It with Linux

(Jonni Bidwell)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Inside Linux Virtual systems

(Matt Holder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Administeria

LVM tips (Stuart Burns)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Root & Branch

Peter Zaitsev on Percona (Neil Mohr)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Answers

(Neil Bothwick)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Coverdisc

Hotpicks

Drawpile, Ungoogled-chromium, Gopeed, Bitwarden, Errands and more (Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Tutorials

Terminal - file management

(Shashank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Basics - manage software

(Nick Peers)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Flatpak

(Michael Reed)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

VDU emulation

(Mike Bedford)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

GIMP - pixel art

(Neil Mohr)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Build a fortune teller

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Pi connect

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Coding Academy

Create a play-by-mail interface

(David Bolton)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Fractals and complex numbers

(Ferenc Deak)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Fyne - Create a journaling app

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Reviews

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

LibreELEC 12.0

(Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

AlmaLinux 9.4

(Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

SparkyLinux 2024.05

(Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Garuda Linux 240428

(Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

GeForce NOW

(Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Pi

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

QIDI Tech Q1 Pro

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Terminal emulators

Hyper, Cool retro term, Yakuake, Terminator, Terminology (Michael Reed)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 More

News: News

AI code out of distros, Snapdragon Linux support (Nate Drake)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

News: Kernel watch

(Jon Masters)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

News: Pi news

The Pi IPO (Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.