2019-05-01_Linux_Format

4 LXF249 May 2019 http://www.linuxformat.com

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NeilMohriscertainlynohacker,buthe

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helikestheideaofanoptimisedcompact

keyboard,isthisthingworthit?

Slax9.8 20

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cantheback-from-deadslimlinedistro

managetoretainitscharmdespiteallthe

changesandupdates?

Refracta9.0 21

A Devuan-baseddistrodoesn’tparticularly

exciteMayankSharma, butthisone

comeswitha bunchofinteresting

tweaksandcustomscripts.

LinuxKodachi6.0 23

Distroswithgrandioseclaimsdon’treally

impressMayankSharma, buthe’sinfor

a surprisewiththisXubuntu-basedprivacy

protectingdistro...

Dusk 24

Managementarenervousagain,asIan

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first person shooter.

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Contents

The future is finally here! Jonni Bidwell

explains how to set up the ultimate open source

voice-controlled home with Mycroft... page 34

Human computing 42

Never one to turn down talking about high-

powered programming over biscuits and

coffee, Jonni Bidwell meets the

multitalented Omoju Miller.

ROUNDUP

Disk cloning tools 28

Need to provision a lab full of PCs? The

ever lethargic Shashank Sharma tests

the best tools to get the job done without

breaking into a sweat.

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