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Slackel 7.5
Mayank Sharma finds this distribution combines Slackware and USB distros with two use-cases: older computers and portable installations.
3 min |
March 2022
Linux Format
Neptune 7.0
Debian-based KDE distros are a dime a dozen, so Mayank Sharma was keen to see how it stacks up against the competition.
3 min |
March 2022
Linux Format
Kingston XS2000 External SSD
Next-gen external USB 3.2 2x2 storage goes mainstream with Ganesh T S at the testing station.
3 min |
March 2022
Linux Format
Intel NUC 11 Extreme PC
Kizito Katawonga wonders what happened to the NUC of the past?
3 min |
March 2022
Linux Format
Combat Malware!
Jonni Bidwell wants to turn the tide on ransomware in 2022. It appears he has his work cut out for him…
10+ min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Cloud Sovereignty
Jonni Bidwell reveals how Nextcloud has become the poster-child not just for self-hosting, but for how to be a sustainable, successful FOSS project.
6 min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Intel Core i9 12900K
Intel was never going to be without its performance crown for long, so with appropriate pomp and ceremony Jacob Ridley introduces the new CPU king.
9 min |
January 2022
Linux Format
Calculate Linux 22
Jonni Bidwell was dubious about making Gentoo easy, but after careful calculation of this KDE Edition he’s all for the idea…
3 min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Display HAT Mini
Les Pounder thinks that Pimoroni’s latest display was designed for ants, or at least younger people with better eyesight than him.
3 min |
February 2022
Linux Format
DUAL-BOOT+ Booting multiple operating systems
Christian Cawley examines the various ways you can boot your Raspberry Pi, from installing an OS to multibooting.
10+ min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Endless OS 4.0
Five minutes with the latest version of this distro and Mayank Sharma is reminded of the old adage: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
3 min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Stellaris
Management hates anyone going anywhere, boldly or otherwise, so Phil Savage is in a space pickle as he’s only gone and taken over the galaxy.
3 min |
February 2022
Linux Format
Zephix 3.0
A fan of portable, modular distros, Mayank Sharma runs across a relatively new one and wonders how it stacks up against his all-time favourite: Slax.
3 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
Whonix 16
Mayank Sharma is a busy man, but when it comes to privacy and security then, like Louis Armstrong, he has all the time in the world.
3 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
UBUNTU VS FEDORA
Jonni Bidwell wants to know everything – and he means everything – about the two most popular Gnome-based distros…
10+ min |
December 2021
Linux Format
SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE: Driving SPI displays
Let’s go on an adventure into the SPI protocol, LCD displays and model trains with Sean Conway toot-tooting away!
5 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
Sensor and motor control with the GPIO
Les Pounder shows how we can take Scratch further with a community-developed tool that builds on our Scratch knowledge.
7 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
LICENCE TO BILL
Jonni Bidwell has been reading licence minutiae and fears big business threatens the future of copyleft and software freedom.
10+ min |
December 2021
Linux Format
Devuan GNU+Linux
The backlash against Systemd resulted in this sysvinit-friendly distro, now on version 4. Mayank Sharma assesses its progress.
3 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
AUTOMOTIVE GRADE LINUX
Mats Tage Axelsson shows how open source frameworks and Linux can help navigate you safely to your coding destination.
10+ min |
December 2021
Linux Format
Atari VCS
Monetising nostalgia should be an easy win for Atari so Matt Safford can‘t believe it’s created another E.T.
3 min |
December 2021
Linux Format
How To Create Efficient Backups
Backups aren’t just a safety net for Trekkies such as Shashank Sharma, but a way of life. But they can take up quite a lot of space if not done right…
6 min |
November 2021
Linux Format
Improve Your Shots Using Optical Filters
Mike Bedford looks at the benefits of photographic filters and how to emulate them – but some effects can only be achieved optically.
10+ min |
November 2021
Linux Format
Build your own custom Ubuntu distro
Why settle for what the existing distributions have to offer? Michael Reed looks at Cubic, a tool for creating your own custom respin based on Ubuntu.
10+ min |
November 2021
Linux Format
Controlling the Pi's GPIO with Scratch
Les Pounder shows how we can use Scratch with simple electronics.
7 min |
November 2021
Linux Format
American Truck Simulator
Management is firm: no new pay rises. So they’re terrified that Andy Kelly is planning to retrain as a highly paid truck driver.
5 min |
November 2021
Linux Format
LINUX WINDOWS
Old rivalries have been forgotten and ancient boundaries blurred. Jonni Bidwell investigates this new Redmond-Penguin harmony.
10+ min |
November 2021
Linux Format
Network-share files quickly and easily
Nick Peers reveals how to share files over your local network without getting bogged down in networking protocols.
7 min |
November 2021
Linux Format
FireCuda 530 2TB
Seagate puts the SSD market on notice, says Chris Szewczyk.
3 min |
November 2021
Linux Format
Asus Tinker Board 2S
This is the little board that couldn’t, says a disappointed Les Pounder as he tries a board that’s definitely no Raspberry Pi.
3 min |