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Linux Magazine - #298/September 2025: Indie Game Studio

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Proprietary software is expensive and it can slow you down. You can’t even get started on your task until you spend a lot of money. Luckily, you don’t need proprietary software to get started with game development. This month we explore some free tools you can use for rolling your own indie games.

Game Kitchen

Open source software can provide every tool you need to create an independent game.

10+ mins

Security the Securonis Way

The Debian-based Securonis Linux features a comprehensive set of graphical security tools. We talk to its creator about some of its custom features.

6 mins

Super CoW

A next-gen CoW filesystem enters the mainline

8 mins

Dashboard Delight

Simplify the chaos of self-hosted services with Homepage, a customizable dashboard with widgets that put service statistics at your fingertips.

9 mins

NO INTERNETREQUIRED

This new utility lets you update a system that is notconnected to the Internet.

4 mins

Rethinking the Terminal

The Warp AI agent takes the guesswork out of working at the command line. We show you how to build a simple website with one prompt.

4 mins

The Watcher

This versatile security app checks for vulnerabilities, watches logs, and acts as a single interface for other tools.

7 mins

How Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap are changing software distribution Ship It!

Modern-day package systems solve some problems posed by classic formats like DEB and RPM. We look at Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap and describe how they differ.

10+ mins

MakerSpace

Build a Long-Range Sensor Network with ChirpStack Sensor Symphony

10+ mins

MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE

Free software, and the FOSS community, can help technology students get the education they desire in Brazil and elsewhere.

3 mins

Terminal Mosaic

What's better than one command line? Many command lines that never die. Take the terminal to new places with Zellij.

9 mins

Just in Time

Just is a command runner that lets you define project-specific tasks in a declarative justfile.

7 mins

Exercise Place

The GRUB 2 boot manager might seem intimidating at first glance. All the more reason to spin up a virtual playground so you can practice.

10+ mins

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Linux Magazine Description:

Publisher: Linux-New-Media

Category: Technology

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

Linux Magazine is your guide to the world of Linux. Each monthly issue includes in-depth articles on trending topics, tutorials on useful tools, troubleshooting and optimization tips, insightful news on crucial developments in the world of open course, and cool projects for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other maker-board systems.