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Issue 176 (November 2013) - Build your own distro
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Making stuff is fun. Putting bits together, taking them apart again to see how it works, putting them back together in a slightly different way: it's incredibly satisfying. This is why we decided to devote eight pages to building your own distro. Three different methods, infinite possibilities. The only limit is the number of rainy days you'll have to do it all (let's face it: we have plenty of rainy days to play with). Also in the issue: hear from the Gnome Foundation's executive director, and come away buzzing with fresh enthusiasm for free software. If you're into buzzwords – or deploying web apps to the cloud easily – you'll appreciate Mr Nick Veitch's tutorial on Juju Charms. And if you like talking to other human beings you'll want to know all about the Ubuntu for Phones OS, which looks to us like a real winner. or at least, it will be, if Canonical can get it to market before Sailfish. All this, plus coding, reviews and more, only in Linux Format!
On the DVD: Rosa Linux, Perppermint, Sonar and FourM. Plus hotpicks, code books and more.
Features
Build your own distro
Stand our from the distrowatch crowd and create your own distro. (Mayank Sharma)
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Raspberry Pi add-ons
Discover three of the best Raspberry Pi addons (Ben Everard) Click here to read!
Coverdisc
The best new open source software on the planet
Griffon, Puddletag, Mobik, PyHIDS, Potamus, Loping, Dateutils, UBee512, Vinterm, S2png (Mike Saunders) Click here to read!
Tutorials
Coding Academy
Reviews
Devolo LiveCam
The powerline ethernet webcam promises Linux support. (Graham Morrison) Click here to read!
Collection Managers
Find out the best way of keeping your stuff in order (Marco Fioretti) Click here to read!
More
News: All the latest news from the Linux universe
Groklaw, Ubuntu Edge, Guns, Samsung and Microsoft. (Andrew Gregory) Click here to read!
What on Earth: Open vSwitch
discover the wonderful world of virtual networking (Marco Fioretti) Click here to read!