Current Issues

Issue #17 (Summer 2013): Go Gaming: Is Ubuntu Ready for the Game Geeks?

So you thought Ubuntu was not for gamers? New tools and trends point to a bright future for Ubuntu gaming. Whether you’re an occasional player or an expert, you’ll score with our study of the state of the game in Ubuntu Linux.

On the DVD: Ubuntu 13.04 32-bit & 64-bit versions (double-sided DVD)

Brain in the Desktop

The Nepomuk semantic desktop has matured with the KDE 4 series. We look at how you can use Nepomuk to structure information about the files, folders, and applications on your system. Then, discover Qt build tool Qmake, social media data mining, and the e-commerce services of eBay and Amazon.

On the DVD: openSUSE 12.3

Issue #14 (Print): Samba 4

In this issue, we look at what’s new in Samba 4 and explore a couple of Samba appliance tools.

On the CD: Samba 4 Appliance CD

Build a Raspberry Pi Media Center

This month, Rasp Pi becomes a multimedia system, then we look at three great tools to create, manage, and monitor your virtual environments.

Cover Stories:

• Raspberry Pi Media Center: Use the scripting powers of Libre/OpenOffice to automate repetitive tasks.
• Proxmox VE: Set up a high-availability cluster with Proxmox VE.
• phpVirtualBox: Virtual desktops in your web browser.
• VMware Monitoring: Instead of vCenter, use OpenNMS to monitor VMware environments.

On the DVD: The Complete Linux Magazine Archive (New Edition! Issues 1-149)

New Edition! Issues 1-149

13,000 pages of practical know-how!

For more than 12 years, Linux Magazine has specialized in smart, insightful articles on open source tools and real-world Linux. We've charted the history of Linux from an obscure hacker's system to a mainstream OS that is friendly enough for beginners and stable enough for the corporate desktop. Now we are bundling that history into this latest edition of our archive DVD, with 149 issues of Linux Magazine -- including 30 recent issues that were not part of our previous archive DVD.

If you love Linux, and you read Linux Magazine, you‘ll love this DVD.

Did you miss out on buying the original Perl Powerhouse special at the newsstand? No problem, we've re-published it! Here's the 2nd edition of Linux Magazine's Special on Perl. This edition includes a DVD with the all new Fedora 18.

Power up your Perl Productivity! New to Perl? Check out our comprehensive introduction by Perl expert Randal L. Schwartz. Perlmeister Mike Schilli explains how to optimize and debug your Perl scripts, then he'll help you advance your Perl know-how with 11 cool Perl projects.

On the DVD: Fedora 18

Issue #16 (Spring 2013): Video Pro: Create and Edit Video on Ubuntu

We test out several video editing tools for Ubuntu and take a closer look at OpenShot and Flowblade. Now that Steam is available for Linux, we show you how to get started with Valve's awesome gaming platform and community.

On the DVD: Ubuntu 12.10 Pack / Linux Mint 14

Scripting in LibreOffice

This month, we show you how to automate tasks in LibreOffice and give you some tools to tighten system security.

Cover Stories:

• LibreOffice Macros: Use the scripting powers of Libre/OpenOffice to automate repetitive tasks.
• Grsecurity: Airtight security down in the kernel.
• Critical Vulnerabilities: Three case studies reveal how developers respond to critical security issues.
• Memory Analysis: Analyze computer RAM to discover suspected and subtle attacks on your systems.

On the DVD: Fedora 18 Spin Set

Issue #13: IPv6 Tunnels

In this issue, we create a Windows To Go USB drive, configure FreeBSD jails, and look at Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix 12.04.

On the DVD: Fedora 18