Discover a new breed of distros for 2011 - Zenwalk, Sabayon, Yoper, Pardus and more!
Code Qt Quick in 10 minutes, and under 90 lines of code
Fedora 14 and Minecraft get the LXF review treatment
KDE Silk explained - will this become KDE 5?
On the 4GB DVD: Fedora 14, Linux Mint 10 and OpenBSD 4.8. Plus: KDevelop 4.1, games, podcasts and more...
Tutorials on OpenOffice.org Calc, Inotify, tiling window managers...
Features
Hit the distro jackpot
Discover a new breed of distros for 2011 - PCLinuxOS, SimplyMepis, Pardus, Sabayon, Slitaz, Zenwalk, CrunchBang, Puppy Linux, Yoper, Crux, SYS Linux, Slax, Kanotix, EasyPeasy, MeeGo, SUSE Studio (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
20 things we'd change about installing software
Software installation in Linux can confuse new users, while it pleases and irritates more experienced campaigners in equal measure. Here are some ideas on improving the situation. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Get developing!
We show how the community is making it easier for developers to contribute code - and that means you too! (Jono Bacon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Linux inside
We unearth the secret places and devices where Linux is quietly dominating the market. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Dr Brown's Administeria
htop - a new command for your sysadmin's toolbox. Plus: OpenSolaris fork OpenIndiana, all the roles of the dollar sign, and the B-tree filesystem (btrfs). (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Ruben Vermeersch
The maintainer of popular photo management tool F-Spot provides a snapshot of its status. (Jono Bacon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
Fedora, Mint and BSD!
Fedora 14 brings the hottest new technology to your desktop, while Linux Mint 10 is a fresh Ubuntu spin-off with a shiny new metallic theme. OpenBSD is perhaps the most secure OS ever. Plus: KDevelop 4.1, games, podcasts... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
GPredict, pyAggr3g470r, Pitch Perfect, Choqok, Glyphtracer, Mixxx, MDZ, VMS Empire, Xye, Bino, Publimark (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
OOo Calc: Better spreadsheets
If numbers, tables and garish three-dimensional charts scare you silly, take a deep breath and allow us to make you a spreadsheet ninja. (Bob Moss) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Inotify: Watch your filesystems
Koen likes to keep an eye on what is happening on his filesystem. Thanks to Inotify, he doesn't have to miss any file change. (Koen Vervloesem) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Routers: Build your own
Part 2: Build your own internet firewall and router from scratch to keep your network safe and learn how it all works. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Qt: Geolocate in Qt Quick
We unveil the power of declarative programming to build an RSS reader with images and maps in less than 100 lines of code. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CakePHP: Build a file uploader
Graham builds a file sharing app so you can share files with a select few logged-in users rather than the whole internet. (Graham Weldon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Desktop: Save screen space
We prove that tiling window managers can be a genuine advantage when it comes to hardware and productivity. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Fedora 14
It's set to become the main Gnome-based distro, but can Fedora continue to fight off the challenge from Ubuntu? We see if the hat fits. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Komodo 6.01
A multi-purpose IDE that proves you don't need to be big and clunky to cover all the bases. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Minecraft 1.2.0
Today, Alex has dug to bedrock, been swamped by lava, punched a pig in the face, and teleported to another dimension. All in a day's work. (Alex Cox) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
We take a look at what might be the most spontaneous and comprehensive music production tool available for Linux. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Netbooks
On test: Acer Aspire One D255, HP Mini 210, Samsung N230, Dell Mini 1012, MSI Wind U135DX (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: The end of X
Will Wayland cause X to become an ex-windowing system? Plus: The Linux Box launches Enkive; AMD joins MeeGo; Jolicloud enters hardware market; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; free Kinekt drivers released; Cray launches mid-range HPC. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: They're off!
Ubuntu 11.04 - Work on the Natty Narwhal begins at the forthcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit. Plus: Linux Mint 10, Sabayon 5.4, NonVisual Desktop Access. (Susan Linton) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: Silk
We explain how your next KDE desktop will try to cram the whole of the internet inside your monitor. (Marco Fioretti) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
