Features
Guardian Angel
Detecting vulnerabilities in the WLAN with Wifislax
Modern WiFi installations provide comfort, but they often have serious security problems. Wifislax offers an extensive collection of tools for checking the security of your wireless network.
Laidout Book Creator
Bookbinding on the Screen
The Laidout graphic application simplifies the design of books and booklets.
Bean Counter
Nethogs monitors network bandwidth per process
Nethogs knows which programs and users are monopolizing the system's network connection.
Setting the Records Straight
Lock down your logfiles with logrotate
The simple act of logging can create management and storage nightmares. Logrotate brings creative solutions to your logging needs.
![Figure 4: Write amplification causes unnecessary disk activity and wears down the drive [3]. (CC BY-SA 3.0)](/var/linux_magazin/storage/images/issues/2015/172/tuning-your-ssd/figure-4/645469-1-eng-US/Figure-4_small.png "Figure 4: Write amplification causes unnecessary disk activity and wears down the drive [3]. (CC BY-SA 3.0)")
Tuned Up
Getting the best performance from solid state drives on Linux
Nothing accelerates a PC like transitioning to an SSD, but some special configuration might be in order if you want to get the most from your drive.
Calligra Suite
Calligra Redefines the Office Suite
Calligra Suite goes beyond the standard four or five office suite programs by offering a range of applications for desktop and mobile computers.
Lifebuoy
Restoring optical media with Dvdisaster
Even optical storage media are subject to wear. Dvdisaster helps you prevent data loss due to defective CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs with a manageable amount of effort.
Misconceptions
Of lakes and sparks – How Hadoop 2 got it right
Hadoop version 2 has transitioned from an application to a Big Data platform. Reports of its demise are premature at best.
Bumpy Start
Exploring Red Hat Satellite Server 6
Red Hat's Satellite system management solution provides an amazing range of capabilities, but it isn't quite ready for orbit.
Beyond the Silver Screen
Netflix on Linux without Silverlight
The online video store Netflix delivers video on demand to many countries. Although the service offers Linux-friendly HTML5 streams, you have to coax Netflix into actually serving them up.
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