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World Web 3

Battle lines are being drawn up as technologies for a Web 3.0 are primed and loaded, Mats Tage Axelsson helps you prepare for a user-owned world.

OpenMediaVault 6

Old wine in a new bottle is such a cliché, but that's exactly how Mayank Sharma likes his software to grow and evolve.

Tails 5.1

This distro is one of those things that Mayank Sharma would rather have and not need, than need and not have.

OpenSUSE 15.4

If someone were to compile the definitive list of the mysteries of life, Mayank Sharma would ask them to include openSUSE at number 42.

SEEING THE LIGHT

Three humble developers of Bodhi Linux enlighten Jonni Bidwell on the ways of Zen and the art of distro maintenance.

Multi-boot USB drives

Shashank Sharma can't parallel park, but he knows how to just copy and paste live distributions into a USB drive to boot 'em up.

OnlyOffice 7.1

Usually Mayank Sharma will run everything that'll fit inside a browser, but today he'll try something he's petrified to launch even as a native program.

FAST VIRTUAL MACHINES

Jonni Bidwell transcends meat space, ventures virtuously into the valleys of the virtual and returns laden with actual knowledge.

OpenMandriva Lx 4.3

In what seems to have become a trend, just when he gives up hope, a project pleasantly surprises Mayank Sharma with a new release.

MassOS 2022.03

Independent Linux distros will always have Mayank Sharma's admiration, even if he has trouble grasping their raison d'etre.

Valve Steam Deck

The Steam Deck can't yet play every game on Steam, but it's a great handheld gaming system nonetheless, says Wes Fenlon.

Using the Raspberry Pi as a daily driver

How capable is the Pi when it comes to carrying out day-to-day computing tasks? Michael Reed powers down his x86 desktop to find out...

Use GIMP to process satellite images

Satellite photos are familiar, their underlying technology less so. Mike Bedford reveals how to process their spectacular images.

Slax 11.2

The portable distro doesn't release often, but its many users - including Mayank Sharma - are always on the lookout for updated versions.

FINDING EQUI-LIBRE-UM

Your favourite office suite needs help, as Jonni Bidwell finds out...

Dead Cells

Management say you have to keep working even after death. Chris Thursten isn't impressed by their rogue-like attitude.

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

The only certainties in life are death, taxes and middle management, and Neil Mohr knows which two are the least painful to deal with.

Set your Pi for mobile streaming video

Sean Conway helps you ride the rails with a Raspberry Pi and its camera, with a bit of streaming video trickery thrown in for good measure.

Pimoroni Servo 2040

Achieve precise motion control from Les Pounder's tiny package.

LINUX IN SPACE!

From a shaky start, Linux is becoming much more established in astronautics. Mike Bedford looks at its success to date and its future prospects.

HACKER'S TOOLKIT 2022

Pretty boy and known pirate Jonni Bidwell shows how to tame your Parrot. Parrot Security OS, that is...

Cheaper sense and sensor-abilities

The ever-frugal Les Pounder reveals how two of the cheapest sensors on the market can bring a wealth of data to your Raspberry Pi project.

Amiberry v5.0

Les Pounder loves the Amiga - he even started his journalism career with custom "disk magazines" on the school playground.

TurnKey Linux 17.0

Lethargy and laziness often get the best of him, but sometimes Mayank Sharma can turn the tables to his advantage.

SysLinuxOS 11.3

Distros that take the kitchen sink approach don't really appeal to Mayank Sharma... until, of course, he finds one that does.

Rolling Rhino Remix

A rolling Ubuntu release sounds so outrageous Mayank Sharma had to see for himself if it really delivers on its word and isn't just a gimmick.

Q40S 4.8

Neither a big KDE user nor a fan of Windows, and yet Mayank Sharma can't resist the charm of this KDE distro and its Windows installer.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Dave James contemplates what it is to be the fastest.

Bluehost Web Hosting

Feature-packed hosting geared towards WordPress, discovers Mike Williams.

Build a Python-based reaction game

Les Pounder goes back to the early days of the Raspberry Pi to look at a board that made a big difference to his career.