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This issue we’re grappling with Podman to handle our services and make life easier, so what technology have you found that has made things simpler?

Docking apps…

Wasn’t technology supposed to make life easier? Sometimes

Newsdesk

THIS ISSUE: FOSS collaboration hit by embargo AI power use rockets KDE 6 arrives on desktops Linux boosts Cyberpunk 2077

Kernel Watch

Jon Masters keeps up with all the latest happenings in the Linux kernel, so you don’t have to.

Answers

Got a burning question about open source or the kernel? Whatever your level, email it to answers@linuxformat.com upgraded to v2.0; we’re still finding bugs…

Mailserver

Still very much supported: TurboPrint for Linux. CREDIT:

HotPicks

THE BEST NEW OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ON THE PLANET

REVIEWS Addlink A93 4TB

Shane Downing is always cheap and usually pretty cheerful!

Intel Arc A580

Often rooting for the little guy, Jarred Walton wonders what Intel’s up to.

Tails 5.18

Shunting all his traffic through the darknet, we’re not sure whether this Nate Drake is real…

SpiralLinux 12.231008

Nate Drake gets his head in a spin over this customised version of Debian, which offers easy setup and proprietary firmware.

Pisi Linux 2.3.4

Nate Drake tastes this Turkish delight, marvelling at its originality and efficiency. Just don’t expect much help if you get stuck.

Raspberry Pi 5 killers

Industrial and professional single-board computer use can be a hairy business. Tam Hanna has seen it all, though, and guides you along.

MANAGE YOUR APPS!

David Rutland looks at dependency hell and the benefits of containers, and gets to grips with Podman, the newest container tool.

CoderDojo and Code Club become global hits

The help given to young coders is reaching around the world and everyone can get involved!

Dual-Fan Heatsink

During the hot summer months, Les Pounder’s poor Raspberry Pi Zero 2W was sweating in the heat. Can this case keep it cool?

Creality Ender 3 V3 SE

A low-cost, high-speed act has swept Denise Bertacchi off her feet!

RP2040 Matrix

Les Pounder dons his trench coat and shades, journeys into The RP2040 Matrix, then realises it’s the wrong matrix and he’s now in his mid-40s.

Create a Pi Pico USB camera trigger

Les Pounder’s drawers are full of old tech. No, he’s not smuggling technology, but he is reusing it in this project!

Control your own custom robotic arm

Matt Holder discovers how to take a standard model, apply some custom electronics and enable it all to be computer-controlled!

ENTROPY ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

Nate Drake provides a brief history of randomness in Linux and how the kernel uses it to keep your data safe.

Get your life organised!

Shashank Sharma knows more CLI tools than he does people, and is always looking for more. It’s why he misses deadlines. But no more!

Master printing in Linux

Unlucky Nick Peers has to untangle a cornucopia of acronyms to reveal how to get his printer working at its best and in full colour!

Customise your home WordPress site

Michael Reed provides some words to the wise and explains how to add some content to your WordPress website and customise it.

Tweak and tune your own kernel scheduler

Mats Tage Axelsson explains how Linux keeps all its plates up in the air and when it can be helpful to intervene and stop it all crashing down.

Build the ultimate Amiga PC system

Les Pounder turns a lowly 2019 Intel Celeron-based laptop into a high-end Amiga machine – 1994 Les would be so envious!

Artificial intelligence rules of the road

AI is great, but caution is needed to make sure that it works as expected.

AI coded Bash scripts

Use ChatGPT to make your life easier by asking it the right questions.

CDNetworks CDN Pro

A powerful, programmable CDN with a strong China presence that pleases the notoriously hard-to-please Mike Williams.

Mozilla VPN

A standalone VPN from the people behind Firefox – Mike Williams wonders what’s not to like?

WordPress vs Wix

Running a website needn’t be a technical challenge. Nik Rawlinson compares the two leading platforms that can help anyone create and manage their own pages.

Scan and scrape websites using Python

David Bolton shows how to safely scrape the Linux Format archives in just 70 lines of Python without incurring our wrath!

Process your smarthome sensor data

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