Issue 176 / July 2015
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Linux Magazine Preview Issue 176 / July 2015 |
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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: June 6 This month we’re all about finding security breaches and minimizing their effects. Check out the quick contents summary at our website. Copies of Linux Magazine purchased at your local newsstand include a free Linux Magazine exclusive DVD featuring Debian 8 and Ubuntu 15.04. 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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Big Things:As everyone knows, we journalists are always looking for the next big thing. High-tech journalists are especially attuned to this quest, because what is high tech but the history of the next big thing unfolding? (more)Vigilance: WildFire and FlowScape are powerful new tools for intrusion detectionPowerful services like WildFire and FlowScape can help you defend against a new generation of persistent network attacks. (more)Security Search: Looking for vulnerabilities with OpenVAS and GreenboneOpenVAS scans your systems and discovers potential security problems. If you want to wield the power of OpenVAS without becoming a security expert, use the handy Greenbone user interface tool. (more)Tool Tips: Tool tests on the fast trackMobiki wiki engine, jEdit cross-platform text editor, youtube-dl movie downloader, and Inadyn compact DDNS client. (more)War of Succession: LXD – The Docker alternativeSeveral container alternatives to Docker are hoping to extend their claims as virtualization solutions, including Canonical's LXD, which was designed with a view to OpenStack. (more)Snap Stack: Accessing the powerful Btrfs snapshot features with SnapperSnapper lets you restore a system to its previous state – with a little help from Btrfs snapshots. (more)Secret Agent: Perl spies on a snifferMany Ubuntu users are blissfully unaware that the Zeitgeist daemon is shoulder surfing them and logging their desktop actions. Several Perl scripts can help sanitize the sniffer report and reveal interesting facts about a user's habits. (more)Image Change: Installing the CyanogenMod 12 alternative OS on an Android phoneCyanogenMod is the most popular alternative firmware for Android, but you'll rarely find it preinstalled on smartphones. We show how you can install the CyanogenMod firmware and explore some special CyanogenMod features. (more)Git Going: Getting started with GitGit is more than a version control system. We'll show you how to get started with this powerful creation of Linus Torvalds and the kernel developers. (more)Loud and Clear: Convert data to diagrams with yEdBuild complex data structures into simple but illuminating diagrams using the yEd graph editor. (more)Ask Klaus: Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questionsTroubleshooting wireless problems, localizing your keyboard settings, and getting partition permissions right. (more)Secure Safe: Manage passwords with gpgpwdThe gpgpwd command-line program manages a list of passwords and matching usernames. (more)Instant App: Using Python for Android and QPythonDo you want to teach your Android device some clever tricks without mastering the art of native app development? Install Python, and you can automate practically any task and write complete apps using this popular scripting language. (more)Less is More: Fast image processing with ExactImageAutomate image processing with this quick and easy-to-use photo tool suite. (more)All Systems Go: An introduction to systemdWondering what all the fuss is about systemd? We explain the basic concepts and capabilities of the new system management suite – coming soon to a distro near you. (more)On the Timeline: Visualize time sequences with TimelineTimeline manages and visualizes time sequences in a simple and intuitive way. (more)In the Elbow: C.H.I.P. project"maddog" takes a look at the new C.H.I.P. project on Kickstarter that promises to produce a computer for nine dollars. (more)Zack's Kernel News:Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community. (more)New Skies: openSUSE community meets in The HagueThe annual openSUSE conference in The Hague, The Netherlands, was the site for some important announcements about the future of the openSUSE project. (more) |
Featured Events, sponsored by Linux Magazine/Linux Pro Magazine:Maker Faire Kansas City Kansas City, MO 06/27/2015 to 06/28/2015 USENIX ATC '15 Santa Clara, CA 07/08/2015 to 07/10/2015 International Supercomputing Conference Frankfurt, Germany 07/12/2015 to 07/16/2015 AnDevCon Boston, MA 07/29/2015 to 07/31/2015 USENIX Security '15 Washington, D.C. 08/12/2015 to 08/14/2015 SPTechCon Boston, MA 08/24/2015 to 08/27/2015 Maker Faire Trondheim Trondheim, Norway 08/28/2015 to 08/29/2015 InterDrone Las Vegas, NV 09/09/2015 to 09/11/2015 HostingCon EU Amsterdam, the Netherlands 09/22/2015 to 09/23/2015 See our Event Calendar for a comprehensive list. |
 
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