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Less is More

Are you ready to escape the bloat of mainstream Linux? We look at four lightweight, but general-purpose Linux distributions: Puppy Linux, Tiny Core Linux, antiX Linux, and Alpine Linux.

Zack's Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE

There are many FOSS databases available inexpensively today, and they might serve new projects well.

Start from Scratch

Coreboot lets you build your own custom firmware while learning more about Linux.

Espanso: Text expander and more - Abbreviated

Espanso is a cross-platform text expander that can do far more than simply replace text modules.

Circuit simulation with hardware description languages - Test Run

Designing field-programmable gate arrays is only half the job: The hardest part is the simulation, but Linux is the best place to tackle certain challenges.

MakerSpace

Make a camera for lenticular photography Wiggle Time You can take lenticular images with a homemade camera to re-create the “wiggle” pictures of your childhood.

Reverse engineering a BLE clock - Perfect Time

What do you do when all your Bluetooth clocks show slightly different times? With some reverse engineering, you can write a Python program to synchronize your clocks.

Creating custom ISO images - DIY Imager

If you are looking to customize your Linux distribution, we show you three graphical front ends for creating bootable ISO images.

One-stop solutions for Linux - Coming of Age

Linux users can now experience what Windows and macOS users have enjoyed for decades: hardware, software, and services bundled together. We look at six of these one-stop solutions for Linux.

Unlocking the Benefits

The Open Data Institute’s Lisa Allen explains why open data matters and what it will take for more widespread adoption.

Fast Track

CKAN, a versatile data management system, lets you build a portal to share your open data.

New Address

The Data Transfer Project wants to make it easier to move your data between social media sites.

Open Up

The open data movement extends the ideals of open source to government data and, ultimately, all the world’s knowledge.

System Alert

The unhide forensics tool scans your system for inconsistencies to uncover hidden processes

Guzzler Check

Want to bring down your electric bill? Investigate your favorite household appliances with a consumption meter and a Raspberry Pi

A Classic Revival

A look at the user-friendly, vertically integrated community distro

Flexible First Aider

No other operating system offers as many free tools for system maintenance and data recovery as Linux. Snal Linux combines these tools to create a compact Live distribution

Mass Conversion

If you have an extensive collection of photos, you will hardly want to edit each photo individually. Converseen lets you rotate, scale, and convert a large number of images in a single run

MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE: Linux Club Organization

Fostering an after-school Linux Club by encouraging participation

Designing field-programmable gate arrays-Planting Trees

Learn what FPGAs are, how they work, and how to desig FPGA integrated circuits on Linux

Simpler Content Management

Not everyone needs a conventional database content management system. For beginners and smaller websites, a flat-file content management system offers ease of use, while eliminating attack vectors

Cave Painter

While searching for a method to draw geodata right into the terminal, Mike Schilli discovers the wondrous world of map projections.

Good Dog

A Raspberry Pi, a Pi-compatible camera, and a mesh VPN are all you need to watch your pets from afar

Scrape and Show

You can use one line of Bash code to scrape a web page and show the data you're tracking in Home Assistant or Node-RED

Home Manager

The RaspBee Il module turns your Raspberry Pi into a smart control center for Zigbee devices

En Guarde!

Many loT devices are so poorly protected against attacks that it is easy for an intruder to slip inside. With the right tools and best practices, you can bar the door

MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE

A new effort to record the history of open source is underway.

Viewing wildlife with a Pi Zero photo trap Garden Safari

Armed with no more than a Raspberry Pi photo trap, you can discover who pays a visit to your garden at night.

Let an Al chatbot do the work Machine Language

The electronic brain behind ChatGPT from OpenAl is amazingly capable when it comes to chatting with human partners. Mike Schilli picked up an API token and has set about coding some small practical applications.