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Linux Magazine - #293/April 2025: Trojan Horse

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In this issue

We’re all taught to fear Trojan horse programs, but what are they really? This month we steal a look inside to show how attackers use Trojans to stash their nefarious code in ordinary applications.

Zack's Kernel News

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

9 mins

Horse Trick

Malicious Trojan horse programs have been part of the IT landscape for decades. It is easier than you think to create an application with a secret purpose. We'll show you how.

7 mins

Innovator

Re-inventing the Ubuntu experience

4 mins

Mix It Up

Solve Bash blind spots by embedding other scripting languages into your Bash scripts to get the features you need. Pete shows you solutions for floating-point math, charting, GUIs, and hardware integration.

6 mins

A modern find command User-Friendly Search

An update for the find command, fd offers significant improvements with many user-friendly options.

4 mins

Play video games natively on Linux Gaming Your Way

Bazzite, an immutable Linux distro adapted for gaming, lets you play your favorite video games on your PC, handheld, or home theater PC.

9 mins

System Monitoring

Mission Center, a graphical system monitor, groups all important system statuses in a compact, intuitive interface.

4 mins

Exploring the Unbound DNS resolver Unbound

The Unbound DNS resolver offers comprehensive security and many other useful features.

8 mins

Cash as Cash Can

Mike Schilli uses the YNAB tool to keep an eye on his finances. Until recently, YNAB didn't have a terminal Ul programmed in Go, but Mike delivers it here.

9 mins

A statistical extension for LibreOffice Writer Text File Statistics

Linguist offers writers interesting, valuable data to help them make the best of their words.

4 mins

MakerSpace

If you need to store long-term historical data, you can cobble together some Arduino modules, sensors, and displays and get them all to talk to an SQL server.

6 mins

MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE

Planning and community effort can help welcome Linux beginners online without precluding more advanced discussions.

3 mins

Installing mods on Steam Deck Steam Gems

The Steam Deck gaming console offers a galaxy of creative modifications for the games you love to play.

10+ mins

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Linux Magazine Description:

Publisher: Linux-New-Media

Category: Technology

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

Linux Magazine is your guide to the world of Linux. Each monthly issue includes in-depth articles on trending topics, tutorials on useful tools, troubleshooting and optimization tips, insightful news on crucial developments in the world of open course, and cool projects for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other maker-board systems.