Discover the desktop of tomorrow, with inside info, new features and development code on the DVD
Features
KDE 4 - taste the future!
KDE fans have heard tantalising hints about the major v4 release, but it's still months away. Key KDE developers give you an early preview. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The 15 best games for Linux
Locked in a cellar with ten PCs and a LAN, Team LXF fought, fragged and flamed to decide the 15 best games ever played on Linux. (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Ruby off the Rails
You've heard of Ruby on Rails - now we introduce you to the power behind it: Ruby, a shining example of a modern high-level language... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Jim Zemlin
Open source is about free and open standards. But who actually sets the standards for Linux, and makes sure they are followed? Jim Zemlin has his work cut out... (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Peter Saint-Andre
Not content with uniting the instant messaging world, Peter Saint-Andre thinks Jabber can go a lot, lot further. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
Fedora 6 and Ubuntu 6.10
Huge 8GB double-sided DVD, with the latest Fedora Core and Ubuntu Linux releases. Plus: three features from previous LXFs in PDF format; Syllable 0.6.2; KOffice 1.6, Firefox 2.0, Mono 1.2, KDE 4 snapshot, games, essential libraries (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
RLPlot, Basic-256, Qingy, Gnome Commander, ScummVM, Python Kye, Xvidcap, KFuseIIso, Prefs Hide And Seek, ClamTk (Richard Drummond) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Gnome: Tweak your desktop
The additions, refinements and tricks that make the latest version of Gnome so gnice to use. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Rsync: Create a backup server
Avoid that sinking feeling when you delete a directory of critical files - use rsync for backups. (Maurice Kelly) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Add intrusion detection to your systems with Aide and Tripwire, the sysadmin's equivalent of fingerprint dusting and, er, tripwire. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Mono: Work with files
Now that you're warmed up with namespaces and object-oriented programming, we should you how to code something useful... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
RPM: Build your own packages
Packaging isn't just for Christmas. Learn how to make software install like it should all year round, by bundling it up as an RPM. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
KOffice 1.6
The KOffice 1.x project gets one last stab at success before the team concentrate on version 2. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
FreeBSD 6.2
Powering websites the world over, FreeBSD hides its fast, reliable light under a server-shaped bushel. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Arkeia Network Backup 6.0
Trusting to luck is not the Linux way. Does this software give enterprise data extra protection? (Chris Denton) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Parallels 2.2
VMware used to be expensive, but now there's a free version to saturate the marketplace. We find out how Parallels is coping with that challenge... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
DLAN 200 AVdesk
Plug in, turn on and surf's up - at some 200Mb per second - with the latest Devolo network kit. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Content management systems
Need a website? We check out the latest CMS packages to help you build one. Rated: Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, Midgard, Plone, Typo3 (David Coulson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: Sell-out or saviour?
Novell signs agreement with Microsoft to push mixed-source solutions and share patents. Plus: Java GPLed, Adobe releases Tamarin, PS3 Linux, Oracle Unbreakable Linux. Extra: LinuxWorld UK show report (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Trash /bin
GoboLinux 013 - an alternative distro with a novel filesystem. Plus: Mandriva Linux 2007, gNewSense, distro exporters (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: Microformats
Want to embed even more information into your HTML? Here's the lowdown on a set of data formats to make content richer. (Brian Suda) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
