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LXF — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100

For 25-years Linux Format was proud to bring its readers all the latest and greatest news, reviews, tutorials, opinion and open source freedom that it could cram into 100 pages or so. While all good things must come to an end, the content you paid for can …

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LXF — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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As we're wrapping things up after 25 years, it feels right to pop the progenitor of Linux Format up here too. We've offered this for download previously, so you may have it already, but for reference reasons we'll put this page up so it's easier to …

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LXF — Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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Discover 25 years of open source with Linux Format! Celebrate our final issue ever while we look back on how the Linux kernel and open source software has changed, evolved and taken over the world! We dig up the old editors for a beer, relive classic reviews …

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LXF — Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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25-years ago in this month of May, back in 2000 (just after the giant Y2K meltdown that flipped every plane upsidedown) Linux Format was first published. To help celebrate and remember this momentous pinnacle of publishing prowess (and while we still have server access) we'll be popping …

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LXF — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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Blast off with Ubuntu! We get you up and running with the latest Linux release in record quick time. With install-free testing, dual booting and all the new features you have to try, covered in depth by our experts so you can't go wrong! (Probably, mostly, perhaps …

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LXF — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100

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Make Linux Mobile! Can you get full-fat Linux on your mobile? We’ll have a damn good try and let you take Tux with you. We help free your Android phone from Google, enjoy the benefits of LineageOS and make it work harder with terminal apps and …

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LXF — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Pass Tux’s Hacking Academy! Have you got the l33t hacker skills to take Tux’s hacking challenge? Get up to speed with the tools, techniques and distros you need to monitor and interrogate networks, spoof AI with prompt injection, select WIFI adapters for scanning and interception …

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LXF — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Protect your home network from all the net nasties! We help you firewall your devices and data from intrusion explaining the basics of device isolation to creating guest VLANs and demilitarized zones for better protection, then run ad blocking DNS services and enhance your external network access …

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LXF — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Get inside open AI! We explore how AI and machine learning works, how you can get it running on your home PC and utilise open source builds to make it your own. From smart chat bots to image generation, recognition and we even pitch the best chat …

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LXF — Mon, 03 May 2021 16:20:00 +0100

We have a new issue, and a new website, and a new server. Sort of. The archive is mostly up at running and hopefully it stays that way. If not it's the fault of Amazon Web Services. Meanwhile, behold our glorious new issue:

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