Highlights:

SERVICE: Welcome

Bubbles

Is it just me, or is this so-called "AI bubble" so complicated and odd that it's hard to even come up with the words to speak about it meaningfully?

SERVICE: This Month's DVD

Linux From Scratch 12.4 and Debian 13.1 "trixie"

NEWS: News

In the news: USB4 Maintainer Leaves Intel; Budgie 10.9.3; KDE Linux Alpha Available for Daring Users; AMD Initiates Graphics Driver Updates for Linux Kernel 6.18; AerynOS Alpha; AUR Repository Still Under DDoS Attack; RingReaper Malware Poses Danger to Linux Systems; Happy Birthday, Linux; and VirtualBox 7.2.

NEWS: Create a Linux Virus

Creating a virus for a modern Linux system

Linux might be safer than Windows, but it is not as safe as you think. We'll show you how a virus can navigate through the formidable Linux security system to deliver a payload.

NEWS: Taxonomy Lesson

Categorizing Linux distros

While there are hundreds of active Linux distributions, most fall into a dozen categories. Bruce breaks them down in his farewell column.

NEWS: Adieu Clear Linux

A last look at Intel's Clear Linux

Intel has announced the end of the innovative, high-performance Linux distribution known as Clear Linux. We recount its successes with this epitaph.

IN-DEPTH: GRUB 2

Understanding the GRUB 2 bootloader

Deeper knowledge of the GRUB 2 bootloader will help you with troubleshooting and customizing your Linux boot environment.

IN-DEPTH: Navit

Create a standalone GPS system with offline maps

Use a low-cost GPS module and Navit to build a portable GPS system.

IN-DEPTH: Affinity Suite

Putting the Affinity graphics suite on Linux

Affinity is an award-winning photo editing, graphic design, and page layout tool suite that will run on Linux – with a little help from Wine.

IN-DEPTH: Modern Times

Trends in the modern command line

Command-line applications have modernized since Bruce started writing about the command line 16 years ago. In his farewell column, he covers some of the recent innovations.

IN-DEPTH: IT-Tools

Explore the practical IT-Tools collection

The IT-Tools collection combines professional tools for a wide range of applications.

IN-DEPTH: Scanning the Hood

A Go program tells users about nearby WiFi routers

Mike Schilli lives high above the city. Inquisitive by nature, he wrote a Go program for the Raspberry Pi Zero that detects new WiFi routers in his neighborhood and reports them via texts to his phone.

NEWS: MicroPython

MicroPython – WS2812 aka NeoPixel

The Adafruit NeoPixel (WS2812) is an RGB LED that you can program via a serial protocol. We show you how to control the LED with a few lines of MicroPython.

NEWS: Pi Pico 2W Web Radio

Build a tiny web radio with your Raspberry Pi Pico 2W

A Raspberry Pi Pico 2W has enough power to let you create a very usable web radio when you add a DAC chip and an amplifier.

LINUX VOICE: Introduction

This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

LINUX VOICE: maddog's Doghouse

300 issues of Linux Magazine

Looking to the future of technology and expertise.

LINUX VOICE: Retro gaming with RetroArch

Playing vintage games on RetroArch

Using Linux as a base, you can build your own couch-friendly retro-gaming console. All it takes is a PC, a game controller, and RetroArch.

LINUX VOICE: Plant-it

Let your garden thrive with Plant-it

To keep your garden and indoor plants alive, you must remember to water them on time, apply fertilizers, and more. Plant-it is a self-hosted garden companion designed to assist you in achieving these tasks.

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

Nate explores the top FOSS including a utility to "curse" MP4s, the latest Gnome desktop, a fantastic Hexen source port, and a minimalistic RSS aggregator.

LINUX VOICE: Alternative Subscription Plan

RSS to email conversion

RSS is not well known outside of tech savvy circles, yet it remains one of the best methods to consume recurrent publications, such as blogs.