[sf-lug] Linux Pro issue 247 precis for June 2021

[Bobbie Sellers]

Hi  LUGers.

      Cover emphasis is on MakerSpace Hand-on Guide to GPIO
     Distributions of the Month Knoppix 9.1 which we now have in the library
and ZORIN OS 15.3 Core which will be avaliable.

         Then Post Quantum Encryption Will privacy survive quantum 
computers?

     JSON Deep Dive Get fluent in ths mportant data format.

     DTLS Encyrption over UDP

     LINUXVOICE
o maddog explores the history of text editors

o Obsideian: Nifty note and knowlege  tool

10 FOSSPICKS -Heavenly free tools.

NEWS Editorial News Flash: COBOL rises from its own non-ashes.
IBM's COBOL for Linux 1.1 Comppier

ON THE COVER
34  DTLS
The connectionless UDP transport won't work with the popular TLS privacy 
protocol. DTLS is
an alternative that will protect your UDP traffic from prying eyes.

56    Hands-On Guide to the GPIO The GPIO is a powerful interface from your
Raspberry Pi to outside hardware. We'll show you how to program for the 
GPIO.

38    JSON Deep Dive
JSON is a leading data format for websites, mobile devices, and even 
ordinary desktop applications.
We take you down inside JSON format and describe some tools for working 
with JSON data.

88 Obsidian
Organize your thoughts with this cool knowledge app built on Markdown.

NEWS
   News
• Apple M1 Hardware Support To Be Merged into Linux Kernel 5.13
• KDE Launches the Qt 5 Patch Collection
• Linux Creator Warns Next Kernel Could Be Delayed
• System76 Updates Its Pangolin Laptop
• New Debian-Based Distribution Arrives on the Market
• System76 Releases New Thelio Desktop
• AlmaLinux Is Officially Available

12 Kernel News

• “Welcoming” a New Kernel Developer

• An Ancient Feature Goes Belly Up

COVER STORY

16 Quantum Computing and Encryption
The encryption methods we use today are no match for tomorrow’s quantum 
computers.
We’ll show you why and what’s ahead for cryptography in the post-quantum 
era.

REVIEW

22Distro Walk – Knoppix Knoppix, a portable operating system and rescue 
disk,
continues to evolve.

IN-DEPTH

26 distri
The experimental distri research project investigates ways to speed up 
package management.

30 Command Line – Installers
Testing cutting-edge applications may require learning about the 
installer first.

34 DTLS – Encryption for UDP
TLS encryption is wonderful if it is running over a reliable transport 
protocol like TCP; but if your needs call for the less reliable UDP 
transport, you’d better start learning about DTLS.

38  JSON Deep Dive
JSON data format is a standard feature of today’s Internet. We’ll take a 
close look at JSON format and explore some tools for reading and 
manipulating JSON data.

46 dgamelaunch
Set up a server to play Roguelike games and preserve a piece of gaming 
history.

51 Charly’s Column – Zint
Doing a hardware inventory in a data center is never easy. Charly uses 
Zint to provide each newly acquired system with a QR code sticker.

52 Programming Snapshot – fsnotify
Inotify lets applications subscribe to change notifications in the 
filesystem. Mike Schilli uses the
cross-platform fsnotify library to detect what’s happening.

LINUXVOICE
73 Welcome This month in Linux Voice.

74 Doghouse – Code Longevity
Maddog discusses the long history of text editors and the RAND message 
handling system.

75 EdUBudgie
EdUBudgie Linux is an Ubuntu clone created by a teacher and aimed 
directly at the education market.

78 Kit Scenarist
Creative writers take note! Kit Scenarist is a free application designed 
to simplify the process of writing
a screenplay.

82 FOSSPicks
This month Graham looks at SonoBus, NewsFlash, Kinto.sh,RetroShare, 
Emilia Pinball, and much more!
88 Tutorial – Obsidian
Obsidian helps you work more effectively by giving you a tool to record, 
connect, and catalog your ideas and notes.

MakerSpace
56 ARM64 Assembly and GPIO - Reading, writing, and arithmetic with the 
Raspberry Pi in
ARM64 assembly language.

66 Pi OS 2020-12-02 - The latest Raspberry Pi OS adds the PulseAudio 
sound server and a print manager.

70 Zenity - Add a dialog box to your command-line app.

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