Using gphoto2 to Automate Taking Pictures
Introducing an app that allows DSLR cameras to function as an image or video capture device in Linux.

Creating an Adventure Game in the Terminal with ncurses

By Jim Hall 

How to use curses functions to read the keyboard and manipulate the screen. more>>

Mycroft Mark II, Chronicle, Intel and Bionic Beaver

By Jill Franklin 

News briefs for January 26, 2018.

The Mycroft Mark II Open Source Voice Assistant (that doesn't spy on you) just launched on Kickstarter. Mycroft source code is available on GitHub. more>>

diff -u: Complexifying printk()

By Zack Brown 

What's new in kernel development: complexifying printk(). more>>

Chrome 64, GCC 7.3, Librem 5 Phone Progress and More

By Jill Franklin 

News updates for January 25, 2018.

Chrome 64 is now available for Linux, Mac and Windows, featuring a stronger ad blocker and several security fixes, including mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown. See the release updates for more info. more>>

Threading in Python

By Reuven M. Lerner 

Threads can provide concurrency, even if they're not truly parallel. more>>

Plex VR, Firefox 58.0, SteamOS and More

By Jill Franklin 

News briefs for January 24, 2018.

Plex is now VR-ready for Google Daydream-supported devices, available for free starting today from the Google Play Store. more>>

Introducing the Alarmy Android App

By Shawn Powers 

Shawn takes a quick look at "The World's Most Annoying Alarm Clock App". more>>

Linus Rants, Cryptojacking Protection, openSUSE and Games

By Jill Franklin 

News updates from January 23, 2018.

Linus Torvalds slams Intel's Spectre and Meltdown patches, calling them "COMPLETE and UTTER GARBAGE". See LKML for more. more>>

diff -u: in-Kernel DRM Support

By Zack Brown 

A look at what's new in kernel development.

Welcome to the new diff -u! We're experimenting with a shorter, more frequent, single-subject format for this feature, which also may evolve over time. Let us know what you think in the comments below. more>>

Spectre Patches, Snap, Happy Birthday LWN and More

By Jill Franklin 

News updates for January 22, 2018.

Are you using protection? Longtime kernel developer, Greg Kroah-Hartman, just posted a simple recipe for users to verify whether they are running a Spectre/Meltdown patched version of the Linux kernel. more>>

Raspberry Pi Alternatives

By Kyle Rankin 

A look at some of the many interesting Raspberry Pi competitors. more>>

Shell Scripting a Bunco Game

By Dave Taylor 

Bunco—a dice game that makes Yahtzee look complicated! more>>

Building Your Own Audible

By Shawn Powers 

A quick look at some options for streaming audio books. more>>

Using Python for Science

By Joey Bernard 

Introducing Anaconda, a Python distribution for scientific research.

I've looked at several ways you could use Python to do scientific calculations in the past, but I've never actually covered how to set up and use Python itself in a way that makes scientific work easier. Anaconda does just that. more>>

Wine, Mozilla, GNOME and DragonFly BSD

By Jill Franklin 

News briefs for January 19, 2018.

Wine 3.0, an annual release, became available yesterday. According to the release notes, highlights include Direct3D 10 and 11 support, the Direct3D command stream, the Android graphics driver and improved DirectWrite and Direct2D support. more>>

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