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Linux Format
FASTER, BETTER SERVERS!
As the dust settles following Red Hat’s winding down of CentOS, Jonni Bidwell looks for alternative server distributions.
10+ min |
August 2021
Linux Format
Getting to grips with breadboards
Mike Bedford provides a hands-on guide to using breadboards for those starting out with the Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer projects.
10+ min |
August 2021
Linux Format
WEB APP SECURITY
Former Dark lord of network operations Tim Armstrong teaches the mystical arts of systems, security and keeping your stuff secret and safe.
10+ min |
August 2021
Linux Format
Aorus Gen4 7000s
Gigabyte’s SSD is the fastest storage this side of Sean Webster’s oiled drawers.
3 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
Bodhi Linux 6.0
Mayank Sharma isn’t embarrassed to admit that there’s something about Enlightenment-based distros that makes him go weak in the knees.
3 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
GeckoLinux Rolling
With openSUSE being the only real KDE distro that he’s ever found tolerable, Mayank Sharma wonders if a spin can add anything to that experience.
3 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
NomadBSD 130R
While Mayank Sharma has tried a couple of BSD desktop spins, none of them has offered a compelling reason for him to keep them around… until now.
3 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
OSGeoLive 14.0
Being cooped up in his home office, Mayank Sharma’s quest to travel the world leads him to a distro that brings the world to him.
3 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
Silicon Dreams
Management loves to treat the staff like robots. A defiant Luke Kemp can confirm that they’re certainly not human…
4 min |
August 2021
Linux Format
Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K
Print with more pixels per inch than an iPhone 12 Pro, says Andrew Sink.
3 min |
July 2021
Linux Format
Intel Core i5 11600K
It’s a chip that tickles Dave James’ price/performance sensibilities.
3 min |
July 2021
Linux Format
Samsung 980 1TB SSD
A strange drive for stranger times, says a perfectly normal Alan Dexter.
3 min |
June 2021
Linux Format
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Navi 22 joins the GPU party, trimming core counts, die size and price, as Jarred Walton discovers. If only you could get your hands on it…
6 min |
June 2021
Linux Format
ALL YOUR DATABASE ARE BELONG TO US
With the help of Patrick McFadin, the Datastax database guru, Jonni Bidwell gets a handle on the wherefore and why of Kubernetes.
10+ min |
May 2021
Linux Format
A Parent's Guide To Programming
Mike Bedford investigates which languages to consider if you want to help your children get a head-start in coding.
10+ min |
May 2021
Linux Format
CentOS Stream 8
Mayank Sharma takes a look at the distro that has the open source community up in arms, to see what the hullabaloo is all about.
3 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
Terminal multiplexer
Shashank Sharma is enthralled by screen multiplexers, and Byobu presents an elegant and efficient approach to managing multiple windows.
5 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
SparkyLinux 2021.03
Its rather unimpressive-looking screenshots intrigued Mayank Sharma, who wants to find how this distro has survived for as long as it has.
3 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
SystemRescue 8.0
If you’re as adventurous with your installations as Mayank Sharma, then you too would want to keep a copy of this distro handy…
3 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
MX-Fluxbox Pi 21.02.20
Les Pounder is always on the lookout for a new slice of Pi and with MX Linux he discovers something fresh from the oven.
3 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
Spiritfarer
In these turbulent times management has shown uncharacteristic compassion and allowed Rachel Watts to contemplate life.
6 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
WD Black SN850 1TB
Move over Samsung, there’s a new PCIe 4.0 storage king in town says Alan Dexter, as he reaches for the ermine-lined cloak.
3 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Zak Storey climbs onto the closest thing the computing industry has to a unicorn, and straps in for the ride of his life.
2 min |
May 2021
Linux Format
How To Master Black And White Photography
Mike Bedford reveals the secrets of good black and white photography, an art form that stands alongside its more colourful counterpart.
10+ min |
April 2021
Linux Format
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus
A superfast, 2TB second-generation PCIe 4.0 drive that comes in at a decent price? Sign me up, says Alan Dexter.
3 min |
April 2021
Linux Format
Vivaldi 3.6
Will someone please stop Jonni Bidwell incessantly whistling the first movement of Four Seasons as he reviews this browser.
3 min |
April 2021
Linux Format
Siduction 2021.1.0
Jonni Bidwell is once again seduced by the dark side of the Linux Distribution community, or at least the Debian Sid side.
3 min |
April 2021
Linux Format
Cyber Shadow
Management loves saving money, so when Stacey Henley says she’s using fewer pixels and reusing old ideas they were all aboard.
5 min |
April 2021
Linux Format
KDE neon 5.21.0
Jonni Bidwell has had it with Gnome, at least for this page, where he dabbles with KDE’s latest desktop delights.
3 min |
April 2021
Linux Format
Cosmo Communicator
Is the Linux-compatible Cosmo Communicator PDA out of this world? Christian Cawley boldly launches a five-day mission to find out.
6 min |