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LInUx!
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How it changed the world
The rise of Ubuntu
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Open source Heroes
Oh, it’s an iPhone... screw you!
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all on p40
Complete guide
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Welcome
Get into Linux today!
We support the open source community
by providing a resource of information, and
a forum for debate.
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tutorials section – we’ve something for everyone!
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tutorials section under the GNU GPLv3.
We give you the most accurate, unbiased and
up-to-date information on all things Linux.
What we do
Who we are
This issue we asked our experts:
What was your Linux highlight over the
last 15 years of
LXF
coverage?
Jonni Bidwell
I remember when desktop effects were
introduced, and you could enable all
manner of crash-inducing, productivity-
depleting eye candy through Compiz.
Wobbly windows were a favourite, some
mornings I think they have come back.
But mostly that’s just my eyes acting a
bit wobbly.
FOSS forever
Linux Format
is 200 issues old. That’s no mean feat in
the current magazine climate of continuous decline, but
the recipe for success remains the same as the day it
launched: pleasing you, the discerning
Linux Format
reader.
We wouldn’t have remained the best-selling Linux magazine for
15 years without your continued support. So have a heartfelt
thanks for all here at
Linux Format
Towers, especially Effy,
you’ve bought him a lot of tequila over the years…
The success of
Linux Format
is simply a reflection of the
success of GNU/Linux itself. While at their time, best-selling
magazines such as
PC Answers, PC Plus, Amiga Format
and
many more, have all fallen by the wayside,
Linux Format
marches ever on. In fact the number of Linux and FOSS-based
titles on the newsstand has exploded, covering the Raspberry
Pi, Ubuntu, Android and more. Despite the competition
Linux
Format
has remained firmly the best-selling UK Linux magazine.
So sitting here at this milestone we’re looking back over an
amazing 15 years of Linux coverage, while looking forward to
what the future holds for the Linux kernel and the FOSS
community. If you’re the nostalgic type jump to our Linux Then
and Now feature on page 46 for 15 years of world-conquering
Linux coverage. We dig through the archives on page 40 to
bring you interviews from our Open Source Heroes.
Reading interviews with giants such as Stallman, Torvalds
and Shuttleworth it’s clear how their passion and worldview
plays into how they’ve shaped their particular area of the FOSS
world. We’ve even dusted off our own ex-Linux giant, Latin-
speaking Paul Hudson on page 88, so he can revive his love for
the not-so dead PHP.
If you’re more interested in the new, we’ve a guide to the
Linux kernel 4.0 and how you can give live-patching a trial run,
all on page 76. For the system admins out there we’re looking at
the future of Amazon Cloud Services on page 52, alongside how
you can get started with Debian 8 and switch to not-so-new
IPv6 while we wait for it to take over IPv4. Here’s hoping you
enjoy
Linux Format
for another 200 issues...
Neil Bothwick
I know I should be thinking of something
incredibly geeky and techy to spout on
about, but the real high points have all
involved meeting people from various
parts of the Linux and open source
communities at conferences, LUG
meetings and similar. The software is great
but the wetware is better.
Dr. Chris Brown
For me the turning point came when I
figured out how to declare a pointer to a
function that returns a pointer to a function
that returns an integer. Another interesting
moment for me and the Brown household
was when I decided to replace Windows
with Ubuntu on my wife’s laptop. I’m still
waiting for her to notice.
Paul Hudson
It took me fifteen long, death-filled years to
figure out that
Nethack
doesn’t actually
have an end. Instead, I have concluded that
the Amulet of Yendor is an elaborate
internet ruse that is designed to keep me
stuck at a Linux terminal for the rest of my
life, and nothing you can say will convince
me otherwise.
Mayank Sharma
My word that’s a wide timeframe, but if I
have to pick one highlight it’ll have to be
the advent of live CDs and more
specifically Knoppix. That one distribution
has perhaps introduced more people to
Linux than all others combined. That and
easy to use desktop virtualisation software
like
VirtualBox.
Neil Mohr,
Editor
neil.mohr@futurenet.com
On digital and print, see p30
www.linuxformat.com
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“Value your freedom or you will lose it.” – Richard Stallman
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Reviews
Acer Chromebook 15
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Another heavy hitting Chromebook geared
towards students and teachers hits the ring
with CPU clout and a beautiful full HD
Linux
Its performance may well tempt you
even if it is a little on the heavy side.
screen.
best-ever
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tips
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Ultimaker 2
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An evolution of the original that you won’t
want to miss. Exceptionally high print quality
and quiet operation at a reasonable price.
Roundup:
Alternative OSes
p24
Fedora 22 Workstation
....19
Fedora returns to a six-month release
schedule, and lays down a robust, stable and
fast distro for your delectation.
Sabayon 15.06
..................
20
Built on Gentoo, but without it and Arch
Linux’s installation complexities. Sabayon
Face that fear of rolling releases with
Sabayon, an easy to install distro.
hopes you have a sweet tooth.
CrunchBang++
..................21
Bang! The popular distro has been forked!
Kerpow! And it’s fast! Whoosh! But is it still
crunchy?! Ka-Boom!
Interview
And then I get really
excited, and by excited I
mean I curse at people.
Classic interviews with open source giants
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Kerbal Space Program
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Ever wanted to send little green people into
space? Yes? Now you can. Build and fly
realistically simulated rockets in a game that
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Raspberry Pi User
Pi news...................................
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The Piacademy heads to America to train 
thousands of educators. Plus, build your own 
Mini Raspberry Pi Handheld and the Pi is voted 
the first (and third) favourite open spec single 
board computer survey.
In-depth...
15 Years of Linux...................
46
The good ol’ days – weren’t they better? Except, 
of course, when they weren’t. We dive into the 
early days for our 200th issue.
AstroPi SenseHAT................
63
Own the data capture and science platform 
that’s heading to the ISS. Les
Pounder boldy 
goes where no reviewer has gone before.
Make a buzzer game ...........
64
Harnessing the power of the humble paper clip 
(and few other things, like a Pi) Les
Pounder 
shows you how to make a skill game.
Join us as we don our nostalgia goggles.
Coding Academy
System coding:
Processes ..............................
84
Dr. Chris Brown
takes you by the hand and 
leads you through the processes of the Linux 
system, and takes a look at pipes through the 
eyes of a (very generous) system programmer
Tutorials
Debian 8
Debian: Get started
..........
70
Jonni Bidwell
offers up a guide to some
everyday tasks in legendary distro.
Device security
Protection tips
...................74
Neil Bothwick
covers how to deal with tea
leafs after they steal your laptop with
password, Bluetooth locks and much more!
PHP: Build a word game .....
88
Can’t code? Paul
Hudson wants you coding if 
it’s the last thing he ever does, which is likely as 
we broke his arm getting him to write for us.
Regulars at a glance
News.............................
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Subscriptions ...........30 Back issues ...............68
We ask: What’s SourceForge done 
this time (allegedly)? Ubuntu takes 
aim at the masses with BQ’s next 
phone, Gimp’s processing engine 
gets some love and the DragonBox 
Pyra re-ignites back into life.
Buy some subs so we can recoup the  Missed the chance to shred your 
cost of all the Linux games we 
bought in the Steam Summer Sale.
knuckles building your own Linux 
box? Grab LXF199 today!
Proxmity lock. Mines not included.
Sysadmin...................50 Next month ...............98
Mr. Brown
reminisces about his ‘first  We enter a new age of living in the 
time’: “It took an absolute age and 
failed several times.” Also using 
two hundreds. Windows 10 is here, 
eek! Linux gives it the smack down.
Mailserver..................
10
Linux and fun with cold callers.
Linux kernel 4.0
Patch a running kernel
...
76
Jonni Bidwell
stares in wonder at the holy
grail of sysadmins: dynamic kernel patching
and gets to work detailing how it’s done,
then explains why it doesn’t do it all.
Pretty distros, the madness of modern  Ansible with AWS.
User groups................13
some open tech shoulder rubbing.
HotPicks ....................54
Alexander Tolstoy took a trip to the 
while having a paddle in the Gulf of 
Finland – what a guy: qBittorrent, 
Les Pounder heads to the smoke for 
Baltics, but found the best FOSS 
Roundup ....................24
Alexander Tolstoy
celebrates Linux 
by suggesting some alternatives…
uGet, Tmux, Qt5CT, Krita, Scribus, 
Kid3, Tanks of Freedom, Dust Racing 
2D, Lollypop, CVAssistant.
Our subscriptions team
is waiting for your call.
Jonni Bidwell
says winter is coming, as the
IPv4 leaves wither and die. Who will save us?
Discover how you can jump onto a IPv6
network now and get ahead of the crowd.
IPv6
How to get connected
....
80
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