{"product_id":"2940158450495","title":"Linux Journal June 2016","description":"It's summer time here in the northern hemisphere (although it did snow at my house\u003cbr\u003eon May 15, 2016--hopefully Mother Nature is done with that nonsense). When the sun is\u003cbr\u003eshining, there's nothing I like to do more than sit outside--under an\u003cbr\u003eumbrella, with SPF 50+ sunscreen and, of course, a book. These days, those books usually\u003cbr\u003eare digital, and since it's June 1st, that means a new issue of Linux\u003cbr\u003eJournal is ready to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis month, Reuven M. Lerner switches things up a bit and describes how easy it has become to use nginx as a Web server for your applications. It's been a viable and efficient option for\u003cbr\u003eseveral years now, but Reuven shows just how polished and easy it is to install\u003cbr\u003eand configure. Next, Dave Taylor does some polishing this month as well, as he puts the\u003cbr\u003efinal touches on his wegrep series. I'm ashamed to admit that my scripting often never\u003cbr\u003egets that last bit of polish, and it's unfortunate, because a good script should be\u003cbr\u003eflexible and portable. Dave shows how to take that last important step.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKyle Rankin's latest series on the Qubes distribution has been incredible, and if you've been a\u003cbr\u003elittle overwhelmed, no worries. In this issue, Kyle describes some of his real-life\u003cbr\u003eexamples on how to use Qubes on a daily basis. The notion of virtualizing\u003cbr\u003eapplications isn't new, but the way Qubes compartmentalizes everything you do is\u003cbr\u003eunique, and sometimes examples help to clarify things. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI make some clarifications this month as well, but in my case, I'm clarifying photos of birds. Specifically, I demonstrate my new homemade IP cameras built using Raspberry Pi devices. The camera modules for the RPis are cheap and incredibly high quality. It only makes sense to take advantage of\u003cbr\u003ethat for BirdCam!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrei Lukovenko has an incredible article this month on\u003cbr\u003eHTTPS certificates. First\u003cbr\u003eoff, he introduces the Let's Encrypt certificate authority (which I'd never heard\u003cbr\u003eof), and then goes on to walk through automating the certificate renewal process! I've been\u003cbr\u003eusing StartSSL for years to get free SSL certificates, and even though the one-year\u003cbr\u003eexpiration is a long time, it seems like every year, I have to relearn how to\u003cbr\u003einstall certificates. Andrei explains how to make your computers do all the work,\u003cbr\u003ewhile getting more frequent SSL cert updates as well! It's an article you don't\u003cbr\u003ewant to miss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis month, you also will learn how to install the full R statistical software on a mobile Android\u003cbr\u003edevice. Mobile devices are powerful enough that installing such packages\u003cbr\u003emakes sense, and with the help of Marius Hofert and Kurt Hornik, you'll learn how to do\u003cbr\u003eso using Linux in a chroot environment on Android. Even if you're not interested in\u003cbr\u003einstalling R, the process for installing Linux inside Android is fascinating and\u003cbr\u003efun! Marius and Kurt go through the entire process, including information on\u003cbr\u003eunlocking bootloaders and rooting devices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis month's issue of \u003cem\u003eLinux Journal\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for reading in the shade with a\u003cbr\u003eglass of iced tea and a hammock. Or, if you happen to be in the southern\u003cbr\u003ehemisphere, perhaps curled in a blanket with a cup of hot tea. Either way, I love\u003cbr\u003eissues where you learn to do cool things, and this one is full of ideas and\u003cbr\u003eprojects. We also include product announcements, cool apps, tech tips and\u003cbr\u003ecountless other nerdy tidbits that will help make your summer a bit cooler. We hope\u003cbr\u003eyou enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together!\u003cbr\u003e--Shawn Powers","brand":"Linux Journal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071506563312,"sku":"2940158450495","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158450495_p0.jpg?v=1764113033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158450495","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}