Issue October 2019 - Linux Format (2024)

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IN THIS ISSUEWHO WE ARENeil Bothwick I‘m tempted to say Emacs, just to irritate all those with a preference for a weird text editor, but it’s probably ZShell. I do like my terminal. If you’re talking about graphical desktop software, maybe Chromium, as I love sharing all my browsing history with the world. Nick Peers It has to be BitWarden, my password manager. Once that’s in place, I’m able to log into other accounts and download other tools, whether it’s Signal for secure desktop messaging or Handbrake for ripping DVDs. Aaron Peters For Internet things, I’ll install Google Chrome straight away (yes, I’m aware of Chromium). For writing, Emacs and Pandoc come next. Finally, Git for version control. With these three programs, I can jump into work, and install others if I find I…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEWHO WE ARENeil BothwickI‘m tempted to say Emacs, just to irritate all those with a preference for a weird text editor, but it’s probably ZShell. I do like my terminal. If you’re talking about graphical desktop software, maybe Chromium, as I love sharing all my browsing history with the world.Nick PeersIt has to be BitWarden, my password manager. Once that’s in place, I’m able to log into other accounts and download other tools, whether it’s Signal for secure desktop messaging or Handbrake for ripping DVDs.Aaron PetersFor Internet things, I’ll install Google Chrome straight away (yes, I’m aware of Chromium). For writing, Emacs and Pandoc come next. Finally, Git for version control. With these three programs, I can jump into work, and install others if I find I need them.Calvin RobinsonOn a fresh…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEMo Mint, mo problemsThere’s no better, friendlier introduction to using Linux than Linux Mint. If you’re picking up this magazine for the first time, hello and welcome to Linux: the open, smart, friendly way to use a modern PC. Best of all, it’s all been freed for you to use – liberated, you could say – so you’re free to install it, use it and modify it however you would like to. Linux and the accompanying library of open source tools means you’re no longer locked to a single OS vendor, a single desktop or a single app store. Coded and maintained by an army of developers across the globe, this sometimes means things might not be as slick as under macOS or Microsoft Windows, but we think that’s more a strength of…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEMo Mint, mo problemsThere’s no better, friendlier introduction to using Linux than Linux Mint. If you’re picking up this magazine for the first time, hello and welcome to Linux: the open, smart, friendly way to use a modern PC. Best of all, it’s all been freed for you to use – liberated, you could say – so you’re free to install it, use it and modify it however you would like to.Linux and the accompanying library of open source tools means you’re no longer locked to a single OS vendor, a single desktop or a single app store. Coded and maintained by an army of developers across the globe, this sometimes means things might not be as slick as under macOS or Microsoft Windows, but we think that’s more a strength of the…2 min

REGULARS AT A GLANCEIBM makes its Power ISA open sourceIBM’s Power CPUs have been powering systems since the 1980s, and the company has now made the Power ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) open source in a bid to make the chips more widely used. The move will enable hardware manufacturers to build their own processors based on IBM Power CPUs, like the Power9, without having to pay royalties. The move will, according to IBM, make the company the “only processor vendor and POWER the only architecture with a completely open system stack, from the foundation of the hardware through the software stack.”The move is a welcome one, and certainly makes a lot of sense, with the increasing popularity of the open-source RISC-V ISA. RISCV’s success has also lead to its competitor Arm being encouraged to open up its licensing –…2 min

REGULARS AT A GLANCEIBM makes its Power ISA open sourceIBM’s Power CPUs have been powering systems since the 1980s, and the company has now made the Power ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) open source in a bid to make the chips more widely used. The move will enable hardware manufacturers to build their own processors based on IBM Power CPUs, like the Power9, without having to pay royalties. The move will, according to IBM, make the company the “only processor vendor and POWER the only architecture with a completely open system stack, from the foundation of the hardware through the software stack.” The move is a welcome one, and certainly makes a lot of sense, with the increasing popularity of the open-source RISC-V ISA. RISCV’s success has also lead to its competitor Arm being encouraged to open up its licensing…2 min

Issue October 2019 - Linux Format (2024)

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