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Linux Magazine #309 - Digital Issue

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AUGUST 2026 – Firefox and the AI Kill Switch

What is your browser doing when you're not looking? The arrival of Mozilla's much-anticipated Block AI Enhancements feature creates an occasion to look down into the packets and see what is coming and going from the Firefox browser.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown looks at the importance of the user.


Firefox AI Kill Switch

Firefox 148 introduced an option called "Block AI enhancements." What does that mean, is it really a "kill switch" for AI, and does Firefox live up to its reputation as a browser that exists beyond corporate control? We decided to start up Wireshark and find out.


Distro Zoo – Original & Derivative Distros

This month, we explore Archcraft 2026.05.12, NetHydra 2026.2, PrismLinux 2026.05.05, and ZenLake OS 26.04.


Monitoring with eBPF Tools

Old-school performance monitoring won't cut it for today's complex configurations. Extended Berkeley Packet Filter and its suite of surrounding tools are here to help.


gocryptfs

With gocryptfs, you can avoid security breaches by encrypting files on your hard disk before uploading them to the cloud.


Strange Binaries

Want to run an app from a different distribution or architecture or one that needs different libraries? We show you some tricks to make this work on your Linux machine.


Programming Snapshot – Go TUI

To help Mike Schilli finish watching the movies he's already started, a Go TUI assists him with cross-service home theater scheduling and timekeeping.


Network Monitoring with ss

We take a close look at the Socket Statistics utility ss and show why it is better than netstat for forensics, troubleshooting, and other networking tasks.


Voice Assistant

bitVox, a small voice assistant built on a 2011 Raspberry Pi Model B, separates hardware control, speech processing, intent routing, and skills into plain Linux processes, allowing you to read, test, and modify one piece at a time.


UEFI for Raspberry Pi

A conventional PC and the Raspberry Pi have many things in common, but the single-board computer does not natively support UEFI boot. For some models, you can change that.


Doghouse – Tech Sovereignty

A good plan – and FOSS – can pave the way to the security, simplicity, and local financial benefit of tech sovereignty.


Pipes Redirecting

Turn simple commands into complex pipelines to process files and automate tasks in seconds.


WTF Terminal Dashboard

This simple dashboard tool keeps you up to date on everything from system information to soccer scores.


FOSSPicks

This month, we explore the top FOSS, including one of the great ebook managers, an anarcho-pacifist Doom clone, and a Monero CPU miner. 


Tutorial – Meld

Visually compare files and directories, resolve complex three-way merge conflicts, and audit your code repositories via a visually appealing, color-coded, side-by-side interface.