Linux Supporters Group

Linux User & Developer (Issue 81, Jan 2010) : Explanation of how to use Windows 7 as a client of a Linux server — Open source desktop publishing using Scribus — Analysis of network security for web servers — Review of the JoliCloud netbook operating system — EasyPeasy Linux on an enclosed DVD.

Linux Journal (Issue 188, Dec 2009) : Very simple firewall specification for wireless browsing — Some hints on using virtual terminals 1-6 — Small desktop-notification programs: blinkd, osd_cat, notify-send — Very small embedded experimental board called ‘Beagle Board’ — About the Player Project (robot control software framework) — Tutorial on the the structure of the typical embedded system — The Mesh Potato router project — Using the Linux Terminal Server Project.

Linux Magazine (Feb 2010) : Setting up telnet, network file system and subsystem for Unix-based applications in Windows 7; Linux under Windows - cygwin, colinux, virtualization; A bit about cloud computing; All about GRUB 2; Videos+mencoder+sox; Using shell built-in commands.

Linux Shell Handbook (Linux Magazine - Spring 2010): — This is a fantastic special edition, with detailed tutorials on over 300 bash commands, covering topics such as: introduction to bash, files management, search tools, regular expressions, pipes, textmanipulation, configuration files, disk utilities, time commands, mount, users, sudo, processes, dvd commands, networks, ssh, ftp, rsync, wireless, cron, at, scripting, etc. — also a Knoppix 6.2 DVD.

Linux+ 4/2009 — Xen virtualisation — Tutorial on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) — Tutorial on RAM Disks in Linux, including how to configure firefox to use one — Musings on the rise of Linux on the ARM-powered smartbooks after the ix86-powered netbooks were smothered by you know who.

Linux Journal Nov 2009 — Using ‘vim’ with other applications — Virtualisation comparison — DNS and ipv4 — Filesystems: ext3 vs. XFS.

Linux Format Christmas 2009 — Shell scripting tutorial with basic examples — Network security using wireshark for sniffing — The usefulness of /proc and /sys explained — Creating video discs using dvdstyler — X-forwarding for remote desktops — UNR (ubuntu netbook remix) on DVD for USB booting.

Linux User & Developer, Issue 80, 2009 — Interview with Klaus Knopper — Notes on securing the Linux Kernel — Project control tutorial using ganttproject — A bit about gnuplot.

… and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!