http://www.linuxformat.com http://www.techradar.com/pro/linux December 2019 LXF257 5CONTENTS
TERMINAL: WTF! 60
Dashboards usually provide a quick
rundown of variety of information at a
glance. Shashank Sharma reveals how
you can set one up for your terminal.OPENSHOT: Video editing 62
Nick Peers reveals how easy it is to take
your raw video footage and turn it into a
polished movie with the best video editor
that open source can muster.GIMP: HDR photography 68
Mike Bedford investigates how to
generate dramatic photos, containing
much more of the tonal variation we
actually see in a scene.GRUB: Control your boot 72
Mats Tage Axelsson explains the inner
workings of GRUB and how it can unify
booting all your operating systems – while
looking pretty, too.RETROPIE: Classic gaming 76
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a fully featured
retro games console capable of playing
titles for Amiga, Sega, Nintendo and much
more, with Nate Drake.Recover everything! 44
He’s no cryptkeeper, but Mayank Sharma
knows a thing or two about bringing
deleted files back from the dead.Raspberry Pi news 48
The Ubuntu 19.10 Pi 4 release is more than
a little buggy, plus read about a literal case
study for the Pi.Lakka 49
Les Pounder takes the Pi 4 version of the
popular retro-gaming platform for a spin.Node-RED: Monitor Twitter 50
Les Pounder shows us how to use a Pi and
Node-RED to read the sentiment of a tweet
and control a colour-coded LED.The Bluetooth stack 52
Sean D. Conway guides you through the
steps of upgrading the existing Bluetooth
infrastructure in Raspberry Pi’s Raspbian.Cool your Pi 56
Les Pounder shows us how to keep the
new Raspberry Pi 4 cool, even under heavy
workloads, using bolt-ons.Hacking Minecraft 88
Calvin Robinson demonstrates how to use
Python to hack into a friend’s Minecraft
game and create a chatbot.Build Proton apps 92
Mats Tage Axelsson takes you through
creating a desktop application using
Proton, the React way to the desktop.News 6
GNOME goes to patent war! Samsung goes
home, taking DeX with it. PS4 streaming
comes to Linux. AMD goes on to sponsor
Blender, and AV1 goes primetime.Linux user groups 11
Les Pounder goes all teary-eyed thinking
about ten years of Oggcamp.Answers 12
Dump ANSI logs, upload Pi photos from
random networks, use Slax from USB, use
tail to cut files, and && in terminals.Mailserver 16
Why oh why did we not include Vi? Why oh
why don’t we include bibliographies? Why
oh why do we hate 32-bit so very much?Subscriptions 24
Back issues 66
Overseas subs 67
HotPicks 81
Alexander Tolstoy hasn’t got time to
worry about patrolling the Turkish-Syrian
border – he’s far too busy patrolling all of
the open source software repositories for
the freshest of releases like: Paperwork,
Webtorrent-desktop, Exaile, Npkill,
Sampler, App Outlet, Freac, Homebrew,
Kitty, Connectagram, Lander.Your free DVD 96
Next month 98
ON YOUR
FREE (^) DVD
(^) Ubuntu 19.
(^) Xubuntu 19.
(^) NixOS 19.
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http://www.techradar.com/pro/linux December 2019 LXF257 5
CONTENTS
TERMINAL:WTF! 60
Dashboardsusuallyprovidea quick
rundownofvarietyofinformationata
glance.ShashankSharmarevealshow
youcansetoneupforyourterminal.
OPENSHOT:Videoediting 62
NickPeersrevealshoweasyit istotake
yourrawvideofootageandturnit intoa
polishedmoviewiththebestvideoeditor
thatopensourcecanmuster.
GIMP:HDRphotography 68
MikeBedfordinvestigateshowto
generatedramaticphotos,containing
muchmoreofthetonalvariationwe
actuallyseeina scene.
GRUB:Controlyourboot 72
MatsTageAxelssonexplainstheinner
workingsofGRUBandhowit canunify
bootingallyouroperatingsystems– while
lookingpretty,too.
RETROPIE:Classicgaming 76
TurnyourRaspberryPiintoa fullyfeatured
retrogamesconsolecapableofplaying
titlesforAmiga,Sega,Nintendoandmuch
more,withNateDrake.
Recover everything! 44
He’s no cryptkeeper, but Mayank Sharma
knows a thing or two about bringing
deleted files back from the dead.
RaspberryPinews 48
TheUbuntu19.10Pi4 releaseismorethan
a littlebuggy,plusreadabouta literalcase
studyforthePi.
Lakka 49
LesPoundertakesthePi4 versionofthe
popularretro-gamingplatformfora spin.
Node-RED:MonitorTwitter 50
LesPoundershowsushowtousea Piand
Node-REDtoreadthesentimentofa tweet
andcontrola colour-codedLED.
TheBluetoothstack 52
SeanD.Conwayguidesyouthroughthe
stepsofupgradingtheexistingBluetooth
infrastructureinRaspberryPi’sRaspbian.
CoolyourPi 56
LesPoundershowsushowtokeepthe
newRaspberryPi4 cool,evenunderheavy
workloads,usingbolt-ons.
HackingMinecraft 88
CalvinRobinsondemonstrateshowtouse
Pythontohackintoa friend’sMinecraft
gameandcreatea chatbot.
BuildProtonapps 92
MatsTageAxelssontakesyouthrough
creatinga desktopapplicationusing
Proton,theReactwaytothedesktop.
News 6
GNOMEgoestopatentwar!Samsunggoes
home,takingDeXwithit.PS4streaming
comestoLinux.AMDgoesontosponsor
Blender, and AV1 goes primetime.
Linux user groups 11
Les Pounder goes all teary-eyed thinking
about ten years of Oggcamp.
Answers 12
Dump ANSI logs, upload Pi photos from
random networks, use Slax from USB, use
tail to cut files, and && in terminals.
Mailserver 16
Why oh why did we not include Vi? Why oh
why don’t we include bibliographies? Why
oh why do we hate 32-bit so very much?
Subscriptions 24
Backissues 66
Overseas subs 67
HotPicks 81
Alexander Tolstoy hasn’t got time to
worry about patrolling the Turkish-Syrian
border – he’s far too busy patrolling all of
the open source software repositories for
the freshest of releases like: Paperwork,
Webtorrent-desktop, Exaile, Npkill,
Sampler, App Outlet, Freac, Homebrew,
Kitty, Connectagram, Lander.
Your free DVD 96
Next month 98
ONYOUR
FREEDVD
Ubuntu19.
Xubuntu19.
(^) NixOS 19.
Page 96
RASPBERRY Pi USER
CODING ACADEMY
REGULARS AT A GLANCE
TUTORIALS
IN-DEPTH