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Issue 287 (April 2022) - Build your own Kernel

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Compile, optimise, minify – we help you build your own Linux kernel and do unspeakable things to its poor source code by crushing it through the GCC and spitting out custom kernels for you to play with! It’s easier than you think and fun, honest.

PLUS: Terminal fuzzy search, Zotero researching, emulate the Jupiter Ace, open source your home automation, Slackware 15 tested, Valve Steam Deck hands-on, create an online classroom, discover binary trees, explore casting protocols and loads more!

 Features

Build the Kernel

(Jonni Bidwell)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Linux From Scratch part two

(Aaron Peters)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Charitable characters

The Emmabuntüs collective enlightens Jonni Bidwell as to its kind and open source efforts, helping to distribute second-hand computers to communities in need. (Jonni Bidwell)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Answers

Logging system monitoring, fixing a dead network with Mint, logging shutdown issues, discovering manuals and how best to create emergency boot USB sticks. (Neil Bothwick)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

 Coverdisc

Hotpicks

Weather Widget 2, Fancontrol GUI, Wine, DaedalOS, FreyrJS, Chmod-CLI, Rescuezilla, Warble, SpaceHuggers, Efiboots and Ehh. (Alexander Tolstoy)
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 Tutorials

Build a news ticker

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Inside casting protocols

(Mats Tage Axelsson)
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Terminal - fuzzy finder

(Shashank Sharma)
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Zotero - organise your research

(Nick Peers)
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Emulation - Jupiter Ace

(Les Pounder)
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Home Assistant part one

(Matt Holder)
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Ebook publishing

(Michael Reed)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

LXF Server - Moodle

(David Rutland)
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 Reviews

Intel Core i5 12400

(Dave James)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

ArchLabs 2022.02.12

(Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

UBOS Linux 2022-02-04

(Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Slackware 15

(Mayank Sharma)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Valve Steam Deck

(Linux Format)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

FLIRC Pi Zero Case

(Les Pounder)
Available as a PDF to subscribers.

Ubuntu alternatives

Pop!_OS 21.10, Mint 20.2 Cinnamon, Bodhi Linux 6.0.0, Lubuntu 21.10, Zorin OS 16 Core R4 (Michael Reed)
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 More

News: News

Linux malware increases by 35 per cent during 2021, there’s a nasty Polkit exploit you need to patch and governments are once again after your encrypted stuff. (Matt Hanson)
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News: Kernel Watch

(Jon Masters)
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News: Pi news

Introduced by PJ Evans. Coolest Projects goes Global so everyone can take part, the Pi gets beta network installs and the 64-bit Pi OS comes out of beta. (Les Pounder)
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