Issue 186 / May 2016
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Linux Magazine Preview Issue 186 / May 2016 |
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Digital Editions:   US / Canada All other countries * Get ready for another issue of Linux Magazine! The digital edition is already available for purchase online. The print edition is on its way to your newsstand and will appear sometime around the following dates:
UK: April 2 This month we discuss Educational Linux. Special Linux distros answer the call for putting computer literacy in the classroom. Check out the quick contents summary at our website. Copies of Linux Magazine purchased at your local newsstand include a free Linux Magazine DVD featuring CentOS 7(1511) and Tails 2.2. As a special bonus for newsletter subscribers, you can easily purchase individual articles from the issue in PDF format. Read on for the contents, and click a link to purchase an article from this issue of Linux Magazine. |
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Old and New:In December 2015, the Hacktivist group Anonymous declared war on US Presidential candidate Donald Trump, citing outrage over Trump's disparaging comments about Muslims and his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. The group launched a denial-of-service attack on the TrumpTower.com website, online presence for the bombastic billionaire's signature real estate development, and took it offline temporarily. They also broke into his cell phone and exposed some voicemail messages from journalists. (more)Back to School: Linux systems for the education sectorThe fact that Linux and its extensive open source ecosystem are free of charge is really a strong argument for financially strapped schools. This article looks at Linux in the classroom. (more)Reinforcements: Desktop backup softwareBackup strategies in IT are essential and expensive in terms of planning and administration, but individuals have simpler solutions. We look at five backup solutions for the desktop. (more)RAW Muscle: Using Corel AfterShot ProProcess and organize photos and RAW files with Corel AfterShot Pro. (more)Go Find It: An indexing search engine with Nutch and SolrBuild you own search engine using Apache's Nutch web crawler and Solr search platform. (more)Big Watcher: System monitoring for a new generation with PrometheusLegacy monitoring solutions are fine for small-to-medium-sized networks, but complex environments benefit from a different approach. Prometheus is an interesting alternative to classic tools like Nagios. (more)Changing of the Guard: Wayland display server protocolThe X11 graphics protocol is showing some serious signs of age, but Wayland is poised to come to the rescue. (more)Data Diver: Discover how to use and probe a SQLite databaseSeveral databases likely reside on your desktop and smartphone, and it is easy to manage the data in these files or to create similar databases yourself. (more)Ring, Ring: The sys admin's daily grind: Charly's doorbell PiWhen Charly puts on his headphones at home, he often fails to hear the doorbell. So, he dreamed up a solution with a Raspberry Pi Zero, a noise detector, and a power outlet with a LAN connection. (more)Private Reception: Monitor login attempts on your home WiFiPush notifications to your cell keep you up to date with the details of any clients that log in or out of your home WiFi. (more)Fossilized Code: Software configuration management with FossilGet started with Fossil, a beginner-friendly software configuration management system that includes everything you need to work on your next great software project. (more)Frame by Frame: Animated slideshows with PhotoFilmStripEasy-to-use PhotoFilmStrip produces high-quality videos and offers plenty of useful features. (more)Star Power: Extending the Stellarium virtual planetariumExpand the Stellarium virtual planetarium with new objects and environments in just a few simple steps. (more)A Grep Replacement: Using fuzzy searches with tre-agrepTre-agrep has all of grep's functionality but can also do ambiguous or fuzzy searches without deep knowledge of regular expressions. (more)Doghouse – FOSS Training: Developing certification and training for FOSS managersmaddog examines what today's engineers and product managers need to know about Free and Open Software. (more)Zack's Kernel News:Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community. (more) |
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