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Issue 191 / October 2016

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In this issue: Linux Event Calendar

Welcome: Unity and Purpose

It is 2010, and Ubuntu is riding the crest of a wave. The distro named for a principle of African philosophy that is "too beautiful to even say in English" had legions of loyal users and, perhaps more importantly, legions of enthusiastic volunteers, even though the project was actually backed by a for-profit company called Canonical.

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On the DVD:

Remix OS for PC and Gentoo Linux

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NEWS:

Updates on technologies, trends, and tools

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Upgrade or Wait: Changing from a Samba classic domain to Samba 4

Samba 4 has been around for more than three years, but some users still shy from it. If you are still sitting on the fence, this tour through some of the new features and capabilities might help you decide whether it is finally time to upgrade.

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Double Sure: Run Samba in clustered mode with Ceph

Fail-safe is a massive topic for file server admins. Thanks to the CTDB and Ceph, you can put Samba in a cluster with minimal complications.

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Whither NFS: The state of the classic NFS filesystem

The NFS network filesystem has served Unix and Linux networks for many years, but the demise of NFS inventor Sun Microsystems as an independent company has thrust NFS into a creative crisis. Will this veteran from the early days of Unix find the strength to rise again?

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Ooh La LaTeX: How they test – Papeeria, ShareLaTeX, and Overleaf

Authors who publish documents or books with LaTeX can tap into online services using modern browsers, on both desktop and mobile devices, and as a collaborative tool.

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Tool Tips:

Tool tests on the fast track.

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Pulling Together: LibreOffice Online and ownCloud

Cooperation between the private company Collabora and the open source ownCloud project takes LibreOffice into the cloud. We tested the developer version and reveal what the online office solution holds for users.

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Spider, Spider: Build your own crawlers

Scrapy is an open source framework written in Python that lets you build your own crawlers with minimal effort for professional results.

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Ask Klaus: Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions

Mounting and unmounting network storage devices

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Unleashed: Use your Chromebook with Linux

Chromebooks are firmly locked in the Google jail, but with the right know-how, you can break out of vendor lock-in and operate the devices with free software.

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Expletives Not Deleted: The sys admin's daily grind – The Fuck

In the 25 years of Linux kernel history, a huge amount of code and many comments have accumulated. They can be explanatory, enlightening, funny, or even profane. Charly prefers to do things differently, so he types fuck in the shell.

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Double Down: Perl 6 in a hands-on test

Perl 6 gives the Perl 5 syntax a new paint job and introduces a genuine object system. Mike gives it a hands-on test based on a re-implementation of the old blackjack game.

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Kanban Fun: Mastering Kanboard

Based on the kanban system, Kanboard offers solid tools for efficiently managing projects. We explain the Kanboard basics and put the application to project management duties.

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Enhanced Drama: Out of Bounds – Eye-catching photos made easy

Including out-of-bounds effects in slide shows and presentations is bound to get the undivided attention of the audience. Gimp has simple tools to create these image effects.

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Powerful Format: Tips and tools for managing LaTeX

LaTeX has a reputation for being difficult to use, but mainly it just requires patience. We provide a quick overview to get you up and running.

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Kernel News:

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

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Featured Events, sponsored by Linux Magazine/Linux Pro Magazine:


Node Interactive Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
09/15/2016 to 09/18/2016

Open Source Backup Conference
Cologne, Germany
09/26/2016 to 09/27/2016

DrupalCon Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
09/26/2016 to 09/30/2016

See our Event Calendar for a comprehensive list.