Highlights:

SERVICE: Welcome

Find Out What It Means to Me

With all the weird new controversies raging around us, it is nice to get a blast from the past. I felt a rush of nostalgia when I saw Mozilla's 87-page report

NEWS: News

In the news: Is Linus Torvalds Vibe Coding?; openKylin 3.0 Released with Expanded AI Integration; DigitalOcean Ends Open Source Credits Program; Office 365 Available for Testing on Linux via Bottles; Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty; Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs; KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma; and It's Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta.

COVER STORIES: Managing Power with evcc

Charge Your Car with Optimized Energy Management

You don't need a commercial service to manage the energy flow from your solar panels to your electric devices. An open source tool called evcc lets you manage your local energy system from a Raspberry Pi or Docker container.

: Too Legit to Quit

The latest quirky and creative Linux distros

This month we explore Liya Linux v2026.08.29, openKylin 3.0, Zenwalk GNU Linux Current-260905, and Spaced Linux 9.26.

IN-DEPTH: Better Shell Code

A Clean Approach to Formatting Shell Code

When it comes to shell code, writing styles can vary. A few simple rules will help you catch errors and make it easier for others to view your work.

IN-DEPTH: Eurydice

Compiling Rust to C with Eurydice

We show you how to write safe, verified Rust code and seamlessly deploy it to legacy C environments.

IN-DEPTH: Pen Testing with Claude Code

Using Claude Code as a Tool for Penetration Testing

Attackers are using AI to carry out their attacks. Why not put AI to work on the defense? We tried out Claude Code as a tool for pen testing.

IN-DEPTH: WinBoat and WinApps

Running Windows Applications from the Linux Desktop with WinBoat and WinApps

WinBoat and WinApps give Linux users easy access to popular Windows applications, such as Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud.

IN-DEPTH: Concierge's Pac-Man

Visual Analysis of Data from Motion Detectors

Strategically placed motion detectors send signals that Mike Schilli processes using a Pac-Man-style Go terminal app to keep up with foot traffic in his apartment building.

FEATURES: Build HAT

Use LEGO Sensors and Actuators with the Build HAT

The Build HAT combines the latest generation of LEGO electronics with the Raspberry Pi. This enables significantly more complex projects and breathes new life into LEGO bricks that might otherwise have reached the end of their usefulness.

LINUX VOICE: Introduction

This month in Linux Voice.

LINUX VOICE: maddog's Doghouse

10 Reasons Resolved, Part 2

Part two of the most common reasons people give for why they can't use Linux and how they're no longer relevant – or maybe never were.

LINUX VOICE: gawk

Wrangling Structured Text on the Command Line

Process text, crunch data, and automate reporting with the GNU implementation of AWK.

LINUX VOICE: Virtual Filesystem

Demystifying the "Everything Is a File" Concept

A deep dive into Linux's "everything is a file" philosophy, exploring how file descriptors, VFS, /proc, and /sys turn complex hardware and kernel states into simple text.

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

This month we explore the top FOSS, including an offline website browser, a human-sounding set of AI skills, and a recently open sourced IDE.

LINUX VOICE: Balancing the Books

Accounting in the Terminal with hledger-textual

Plain-text accounting is an easy and powerful way to track your finances, and hledger-textual makes it even easier.