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SERVICE: Welcome

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Editor in Chief

NEWS: News

Updates on technologies, trends, and tools

In the news: Linux Kernel 6.16 Reaches EOL; Amazon Ditches Android for a Linux-Based OS; Cairo Dock 3.6 Now Available for More Compositors; System76 Unleashes Pop!_OS 24.04 Beta; Linux Kernel 6.17 Available; Kali Linux 2025.3 Released with New Hacking Tools; Zorin OS 18 Beta Available for Testing; and Fedora Linux 43 Beta Available for Testing.

NEWS: Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on porting drivers to Rust, and empowering debuggers.

NEWS: Cron and Systemd Timers

Comparing cron and systemd for task automation

Cron and systemd are two options for automating tasks in Linux. Which is best? That all depends…

: Welcome to the Zoo

The latest quirky and creative Linux distros

Nate explores Tails 7.0, GLF OS 25.05, Mauna Linux 24.7 Christian Edition, and SparkyLinux 2025.09.

IN-DEPTH: AdGuard Home

Network-wide DNS filtering with AdGuard Home

Do you need a simple solution to block ads, trackers, phishing, and malware sites on your local network? Configure AdGuard Home as your DNS server for comprehensive network protection.

IN-DEPTH: Bitwarden

A cross-platform password manager

Keep your passwords and other sensitive information safe with the open source Bitwarden password manager.

IN-DEPTH: EEVDF

Linux 6.6's new scheduler

Linux 6.6 introduces the EEVDF scheduler, a next-generation CPU scheduling algorithm focused on fairness and responsiveness.

IN-DEPTH: Watt Watch

Monitor your energy consumption with Go

Before adding a new gadget to the household, Mike Schilli always monitors its power consumption with a Go program and creates intuitive graphs to decide whether it can stay.

IN-DEPTH: What's up Docker?

Keep your containers updated with What's up Docker?

Keeping multiple Docker containers updated reliably can become quite a challenge. Enter What's up Docker?

: Orange Pi RV2

Competition for the Raspberry Pi: Orange Pi RV2

The Orange Pi RV2, an affordable single-board computer, features the RISC-V architecture. We test how it compares to the Raspberry Pi.

NEWS: ESPHome and Thread

Creating Thread devices with ESPHome

ESPHome makes it easy to create your own smart-home devices that seamlessly integrate with Home Assistant. We show you how to use ESPHome with a Thread network.

LINUX VOICE: Introduction

This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

LINUX VOICE: maddog's Doghouse

Digital encryption in the US

Privacy, commerce, and even politics have influenced, and been influenced by, the issue of data encryption.

LINUX VOICE: QOwnNotes

Keep track of your notes using QOwnNotes

A deep dive into the open source note-taking application QOwnNotes and its scripting ecosystem.

LINUX VOICE: Typst

Typst and other LaTeX competitors

LaTeX has been the standard in technical document preparation for decades. Has a potential replacement finally arrived?

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

Sparkling gems and new releases from the world of Free and Open Source Software

Nate explores the top FOSS including the latest version of Firefox, an elegant Wikipedia reader for Gnome, a spooky first-person shooter, and a useful QR code generator.

LINUX VOICE: Cron Job

Automating tasks on Linux

Learn how to leverage cron for routine maintenance, backup automation, and critical system monitoring to enhance operational reliability.