Learn the skills you need to administer one box or 100! Our hints and tips show you how to beat intruders, share files, boost speed and do more with your Linux machines.
We test Ubuntu 7.04 - should the Feisty Fawn trot onto your desktop?
Jeremy Allison talks about his exit from Novell and new life at Google.
Learn how to set up a Linux music studio, create web-based apps, manage a VPN and master object-oriented programming.
On our 4GB DVD: StartCom Enterprise Linux 5, a rock-solid and super-secure distro with Compiz. Plus: OpenOffice.org 2.2, magazine PDFs, and much more...
Features
The sysadmin's toolkit
You might be the benevolent overseer of a single machine or the manic operator of a thousand, but you can always learn something new. We hunt out the best tips for improving a system's performance, security and networking. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Adventures in sound
Ready for a new project? Amias Channer, electronic artist and Linux veteran, finds out how easy it is to build an open source music studio. (Amias Channer) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
KDE 4 gets wheels
Moving house is a right pain. Moving between desktops can be a bit awkward too. We reveal a new KDE app to ease the pain of migrations. (Nathan Sanders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
SELinux explained
Government-strength security is within your reach, if you have the patience to figure out how it works. We make it easy... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Jeremy Allison
He's an open source hero for quitting Novell, but Jeremy Allison just wants to work on Samba. And play Half-Life. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
StartCom EL 5
Rock-solid distro for home or work, built from Red Hat sources. Plus: OpenOffice.org 2.2, Kino 1.0, Blender 2.43, latest graphics drivers, 80 Linux problems solved, three full features in PDF format... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Kflickr, RecordMyDesktop, Anjuta, Virgil, Cedar Backup, Little Polish, Hinversi, KRename, Lm_sensors, Gambas (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Explore the filesystem
Don't stumble through your filesystem: navigate /usr/, /opt and /dev with the grace of an accomplished Linux user. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Hamachi: Set up a secure VPN
GHamachi is the Gnome GUI front-end for the VPN application Hamachi. It's open source, easy to install, secure... and has nothing to do with sushi. We show you how to install it. (Rachel Probert) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Web: Build your own CD manager
You don't need to be a code guru to make your own program. We give you the tools and skills to create a cool little web-based application. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Mono: Use OOp to code a game
Claim your inheritance with C# as we show you how objects favour nature over nurture in this second OOP installment. (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Blender: Code a chat application
Using Python and the multimedia masterpiece Blender, we present a quick and dirty chat framework, opening the door to all manner of online work. (Ben Harling) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Ubuntu 7.04
Scared as a child by Bambi, will Andy find more strength in this Feisty Fawn? We asked him to install the beta release for a thorough preview. (Andy Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Storix SBAdmin 6.1
Always on the hunt for good sysadmin tools, Graham finds that a serious backup package doesn't need to cost a serious amount of money. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Blender 2.43
For creating stunning 3D animation and complete games, full video editing, special effects and masses more, there is only One. (Ben Harling) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Scribus 1.3.3.8
Scribus is the best DTP software for Linux - but then, it's pretty much the only DTP software for Linux. Can it challenge the greats? (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Squeezebox 3
The problem with listening to music on your PC is that the beige of the Linux box can clash with your curtains. Here's a solution. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Command shells
Never explored beyond Bash? The shell is more than a plain text box for typing commands, so try out a couple from this collection. Rated: Bash, Dash, Dsh, Fish, Sash, Tcsh, Zsh (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: Adobe apps come to Linux
Web 2.0 brings online software to the desktop. Plus: GPL 3 draft 3, Oktober for KDE 4.0, Perens fights back against Novell/Microsoft deal, SCO's molehill = 326 lines of code (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04
Desktop distro with improved installer and new migration tools. Plus: Frugalware Linux 0.6, BackTrack 2.0, Ubuntu-based distros (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
