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The making of X
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Manage your network
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Make your own IM app
How to master UEFI and beat Secure Boot
ISSUE 127
Welcome
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This issue
Richard Hillesley
writes about art,
music, digital rights, Linux and
free software for a variety of
publications and is a previous editor
of
Linux User
. As well as his regular
monthly free software column
(page 11), Richard tells the 30-year
story of X and its forthcoming
replacements (page 36).
»
Ubuntu 13.04 reviewed
»
Optimise LibreOffi ce 4.0
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Dual boot with Windows 8
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Master network deployment
Michael Reed
is a technology writer and has
been hacking away at Linux for
over 15 years. Michael specialises
in desktop Linux solutions. This
month he demonstrates network
deployment by installing Fedora
across a LAN. Get started on page
24 (if you’re feeling brave)…
Welcome to the latest edition of Linux User &
Developer, the UK and America’s favourite high-end
open source and Linux magazine.
We’ve got two super-sized cover features for you
this issue and both tackle areas that affect a large
percentage of us home and business users.
The fi rst is our look at The Document Foundation’s
latest release, LibreOffi ce 4.0. As Michael Reed states in the
intro to his eight-page special (starting on page 42), Linux
is now the most fl exible, powerful and economic way of
deploying offi ce workstations. This being the case, it needs an
offi ce suite that can deliver on this promise and the current
jewel in the crown is LibreOffi ce. As well as revealing its latest
features and a quick-fi re comparison with Microsoft’s Offi ce,
you’ll learn 25 ways you can optimise your workfl ow to make it
even better.
The other pressing matter we cover this issue is dual
booting – specifi cally with Windows 8. If you’ve bought a
computer in the last six months or so it’s very likely to come
bundled with Microsoft’s latest OS, which brings with it
Secure Boot. A quick hop over to page 16 will show you how to
wrangle UEFI and overcome freedom’s latest adversary.
Liam Fraser
is the creator of the hugely popular
RaspberryPiTutorials
YouTube
series and is a Linux server admin
for the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
This month Liam shows us how to
write an instant messaging client
and server in Python. You can find
his guide on pages 56-61.
Joey Bernard
has been using Linux at home
for almost 20 years and he’s
now getting paid for it as
a computational research
consultant with ACEnet. In this
issue Joey shows you how to set
up your wireless network using
wicd instead of Network Manager
(pages 32-35).
Rory MacDonald
is our resident open
source reporter with a keen nose for
a story and a good eye for detail. You
can find his latest stories starting
on page 6, including news of the
BeagleBone Black release (we’re
reviewing it next issue) and the fact
Google has recently released its
code for Google Glass.
Rob Zwetsloot
studied aerospace engineering
at university, using Python to
model complex simulations in
class while configuring Linux
HTPCs at home. Among other things
this issue Rob shows us the best
system recovery live CD (page 68)
and brings us another code listing
for a classic Python game (page 50).
Russell Barnes, Editor
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Issue 127
Contents
Reviews
Optimise
LibreOffice
64
ZevenOS 3.0
The successor to BeOS
LibreOffice
42. Get the most out of
the latest version
66
Ubuntu 13.04
We play spot the difference
74
Zorin OS 6.3
Windows by any other name
76
Mageia 3 RC
Delayed at the fi nal hurdle
78
GNOME 3.8
We pick through 36,000
contributions one by one
Open
Source
Tutorials
24
Deploy Fedora over a network
80
Bodhi Linux
We check in with this
06
News
lightweight Ubuntu spin
The biggest stories from the
open source world
Master the art of network deployment
82
Elementary OS Luna
28
Make remote access secure with
(beta 2)
10
Opinions
The latest from your favourite
free software columnists
a virtual private network
Is it simplicity itself?
Forgot those SSH vulnerabilities…
84
Toshiba AT300SE
32
Wireless networking with wicd
Can this Android tablet
94
Letters
Get to grips with wicd - the fl exible
beat Google’s Nexus?
Your views on the magazine
and the open source scene
alternative to Network Manager
Developer tutorials
Features
16
Dual boot with
50
Python for beginners: Hangman
Rob walks you through the process of coding
Windows 8
another classic game with the full code listing
Get to grips with UEFI and
56
Instant messaging with Python
Program your own IM client and server
beat Secure Boot!
36
Replacing X
with our expert advice
We tell the story of X and its
On your free disc
imminent replacements
42
Customise
LibreOffice 4
Find out what’s new and
how to improve workfl ow
68
System rescue
super-test
Which is the best live CD
solution for your needs?
88
Q & A
Your problems solved!
96
Cover disc
The very latest distros on one DVD!
SystemRescueCD
Ubuntu 13.04
Mageia 3
Lubuntu
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Dual boot with Windows 8
This month Rob breaks down the process
of dual booting using modern PC systems
that utilise UEFI. Join us as we beat Secure
Boot and win the war on Windows 8!
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