[sf-lug] Linux Pro Magazine issue #238 September 2020

[Bobbie Sellers]

Hi LUGers,

     You may wonder why all the stuff today?
     Bi-polar is the reason and when I got it going I may as well let 
you have it.

         Linux Pro Magazine issue 238 September 2020
     WHAT'S INSIDE
Your Linux experience goes much more smoothly if your system is run-
ning at peak performance. This month we focus on some timely tun-
ing techniques, including the kernel’new Pressure Stall Information (PSI)
feature.

Also inside:
• Jitsi – a reliable solution for
open source video conferencing

• Repology – this useful web
app serves as a universal
search engine for Linux
packages

At MakerSpace, we get ready for
Halloween, and LinuxVoice offers
some new insights on marketing
Linux.

     NEWS

• Purism Launches a Mini PC
• openSUSE Leap 15.2 Adds AI and Machine Learning
• Google’s Nearby Sharing Could Work with Linux
• System76 Launches Ryzen-Powered Laptop
• Fedora 33 Desktop Defaults to Btrfs
• SUSE Acquires Rancher Labs

  `Kernel News
• Improving Memory Management
• Simplifying(ish) the Kernel Build System
• Detecting Firmware Crashes

  Interview – Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
It’s been a rough couple of years for the
German-based SUSE and its flagship
open source project, openSUSE. Linux
Magazine talks to Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
about where openSUSE is going and
its relationship to SUSE.

     COVER STORIES
     PSI -- Pressure Stall Information (PSI) is a new
feature that gives users a better view of resource contention.

Shell - Shell scripts are often written for simplicity rather than 
efficiency.
  A closer look at the processes can lead to easy optimization.

Performance Tweaks  -- If you are looking for ways to speed up
your Linux, consider this collection of curated performance tweaks.

REVIEWS
    Distro Walk: Documentation -- Support
Contrary to popular belief, free software does offer support. Depending 
on the
distro, this support can be found in a wide range of documentation formats.

IN-DEPTH
    Command Line – Navigation
For decades, cd has been a Linux
workhorse, but modern drives
sometimes call for more efficient
navigation tools. Read on for some
command-line navigation alternatives

MAKERSPACE
     Lunchbox Portable Pi
A lunchbox-style portable Rascomputer provides external control for a
steampunk robotic skull.

Halloween Vending Machine
A Halloween vending machine frightens visitors, but the braver ones
receive a chocolate reward.

LINUXVOICE
Welcome -- This month in Linux Voice
     Doghouse – IoT and Resource Consumption
IoT does require electricity and other resources, but is that cause
for concern?

Social Proof
Linux keeps getting better, but timprovements never seem to have an
effect on desktop market share.  If we really want to reach
unfamiliar users, maybe we need a different approach?

     asciinema
Asciinema lets you record events at the command line and publish the
resulting terminal movie on the web.

FOSSPicks
This month Graham previews PACE, liquidctl, Celestia, Ardour 6.0,
Kotatogram, QElectroTech , Gorched, and more.

Collabora and OnlyOffice
Small businesses and organizations can benefit from products that
expand on basic office suites to support collaborative work.

Tutorial – UltraScreen
An open source screen sharing tool that works well over the Internet.

Distributions of the Month!!!
openSUSE 15.2 and Bodhi Linux 5.1
Two Terrific Distros on a Double-Sided DVD!

and much much more at <www.linuxpromagazine.com>

     And now it is time to play Angband!

     Bobbie Sellers