Gary, Chris, and Joe cover some of your feedback about why we use traditional GTK desktops rather than Plasma or a tiling window manager, why we don’t use MikroTik network gear, and Joe’s “homelab”. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show....
Aug 01, 2021•17 min
Chris Fisher from Jupiter Broadcasting joins us to discuss Syncthing, feedback about whether Silverblue is the future, and how the FOSS community might be susceptible to being exploited. First Impressions We had a look at Syncthing , a continuous file synchronization program. An inherent vulnerability in the FOSS community Is the FOSS community seems to be so susceptible to being taken advantage of? Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deplo...
Jul 26, 2021•30 min
The Steam Deck is probably the best news for Linux gaming since Proton, the Mars helicopter has over-delivered, whether Windows 11 is a good opportunity for FOSS, KDE Korner, and more. News Steam Deck “Huge leap” for NASA’s Mars helicopter ushers new mission support role Help us to improve LibreOffice Calc by completing our survey Why Windows 11 Could Be Good News for Ubuntu KDE Korner Lots of new improvements to Tok New Kalender app coming along nicely Digikam 7.3.0 This week in KDE: KDE-powere...
Jul 20, 2021•29 min
Joe talks to Chris and Gary about their homelab setups, their use of the cloud, and how it all ties together with WireGuard . CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show....
Jul 18, 2021•17 min
A quick look at Fedora Silverblue, your feedback including scanning and iOS vs Android, and FOSS devs actually making money with guest Daniel Foré. First Impressions We had a look at Fedora Silverblue , an immutable version of Fedora Workstation. Feedback VueScan Scanner Software Swisscows Software subscriptions and FOSS We are joined by Daniel Foré to discuss software subscriptions and monetising FOSS. We mentioned elementary Developer Weekend . CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nugg...
Jul 12, 2021•31 min
GitHub might put coders out of a job and piss them off in the process, Audacity’s owners cause more drama, IBM’s surprising management announcement, KDE Korner, and more. News GitHub Copilot is AI pair programming where you, the human, still have to do most of the work Audacity privacy notice Clarification of Privacy Policy IBM Leadership Changes When free and open source actually means £6k-£8k per package: Atos’s £136m contract with NHS England Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 25 . KDE Ko...
Jul 06, 2021•31 min
Joe is joined by Chris and Gary again to discuss cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and NFTs. Our history, our mistakes, and ultimately why we became jaded about the whole thing. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show....
Jul 04, 2021•17 min
Our long-awaited look at RebeccaBlackOS and how it drove us over the edge, and your feedback about Arch, Firefox, and loud dogs. Then a shocking revelation about who Félim trusts, and where we think Linux will be in 10 years. First Impressions We had a look at RebeccaBlackOS , a fan-made tribute to the singer that’s based on Debian. Feedback Things we mentioned: Aris-t2/CustomCSSforFx: Custom CSS tweaks for Firefox 57+ Firefox: Hide Native Tabs and Titlebar Josh’s CSS for Tree Style Tabs FOSS Ta...
Jun 28, 2021•31 min
Tim Berners-Lee jumps the shark, Chrome OS is 10, KDE Korner, good things about all sorts of projects, our Linux frustrations, Android or iOS, and more. Watch our FOSS Talk Live Show . News Microsoft’s Linux repositories were down for 18+ hours Source Code for the WWW Tim Berners-Lee, an NFT Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 24 . Dev Null and the Kernel Panics FOSS Talk Live leftovers The spinning wheel of meh at FOSS Talk Live ended up with loads of leftover questions so we answered a few ...
Jun 22, 2021•30 min
Joe is joined by Chris and Gary to discuss how we got into Linux around a decade ago, and what would be different for someone getting into it these days. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show....
Jun 20, 2021•26 min
A replacement for CentOS that seems identical so far, and your feedback about IRC, laptop marketing, Arch, alternatives to Windows terminal servers, loud dogs, and more. Watch our FOSS Talk Live Show . First Impressions We had a look at Rocky Linux , “a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with America’s top enterprise Linux distribution now that its downstream partner has shifted direction”. Feedback Things we mentioned: Bodhi Linux Fedora Silverblue ...
Jun 14, 2021•30 min
The new Firefox design annoys Félim, more Audacity drama, Fuchsia launches with a whimper, Ardour faces an age-old problem, KDE Korner, and more. Listen to 2.5 Admins episode 40 for a detailed breakdown of the Freenode drama. FOSS Talk Live is happening this Saturday, starting at 7pm UK time on YouTube . News A fresh new Firefox is here The Audacity finds new and exciting ways to annoy contributors with a Contributor License Agreement Glimpse fails The Ardour The “paywall” and related matters Go...
Jun 08, 2021•33 min
Joe is joined by Chris and listener Orlando to talk about why Arch and derivatives like Artix Linux are perfect for some users. Chris mentioned a talk called The Tragedy of systemd . CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show....
Jun 05, 2021•28 min
A quick look at a powerful distro that deserves a lot more time, your feedback, and Graham finally tries out a Pinephone. First Impressions We had a look at NixOS – a distro with an unusual approach to package management. Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together will be on Friday 4th June at 10pm UK time . Details here . Check out Late Night Linux Extra 22 . Feedback Things we mentioned: Sweep ocenaudio mhwaveedit Audio Recorder Gnome Wave Cleaner Kwave Ventoy Pinephone Grah...
May 31, 2021•32 min
Drama in the IRC world, the Framework modular laptop pre-orders are live, good and bad Android news, rare praise for Mozilla, the usual distaste for the UK government, and KDE korner. News Freenode IRC staff resign en masse, unhappy about new management Welcome to Libera Chat Preorders for the modular Framework Laptop are now open, starting at $999 Hands-On with Framework’s Fully Modular Laptop! Improving Firefox stability on Linux Android 12 will finally let alternative app stores update apps o...
May 25, 2021•33 min
In this community meetup recording, we discuss what lengths we all go to to protect our privacy. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7...
May 23, 2021•26 min
The perfect offline distro, and your feedback about WSLg, Plasma issues, our terrible artwork, some app suggestions, and more. First Impressions We had a look at Endless OS , “the operating system that comes with everything your family needs”. Feedback Things we mentioned: Clipboard freezes when KVM/QEMU VM window is opened using virt-manager grml-rescueboot FreeTube Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applicat...
May 17, 2021•30 min
Big news for everyone’s favourite audio recorder and editor Audacity, KDE Korner, and the various ways we all follow the news. News Audacity & MuseScore Announcement! Open-source audio fans up in arms after Audacity opts to add telemetry capture Ultimate Guitar launches Muse Group and acquires Audacity elementary OS 6 Beta Available KDE Developer tries out ElementaryOS 6 Odin Linux App Summit 2021 (13-15 May 2021): Timetable Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together date ...
May 11, 2021•30 min
In this community meetup recording, we discuss the realities of using a FOSS-only phone. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day fre...
May 09, 2021•20 min
Whether there’s any point trying out random distros, and your feedback about AMD hardware, slow phones, messaging services, cryptocurrencies, and KDE. First Impressions Is there anything to be gained from trying new distros? We’ll be pressing the random button on DistroWatch and briefly trying out the distro it picks for us. The first distro will be Endless OS . Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together date will be on Friday 7th May at 10pm UK time . Details here . Check out...
May 03, 2021•30 min
Linux flies on Mars, a new Ubuntu release, the kernel is the subject of an ill-judged study, Linux GUI apps on Windows, KDE Korner, and more. News NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter achieves historic powered flight on Mars NASA’s Mars helicopter makes second flight Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight Ubuntu 21.04 is here Ubuntu Server 21.04: What’s new? Ubuntu 21.04 Flavours Released, This is What’s New The Initial Preview of GUI app support is now available for the Windows ...
Apr 27, 2021•31 min
In this community meetup recording, we discuss how far we are all willing to go to support people who we switch to Linux. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenight...
Apr 25, 2021•27 min
We go through a load of your feedback about Auacity’s new file format and UI toolkit, hacking a Firestick, Google search, the future of Fedora, and more. Plus Joe gives up on KDE. We mentioned Launcher Manager . Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together date will be on Friday 23th April at 10pm UK time . Details here . Check out Late Night Linux Extra 19 and send in more non-Linux questions for us. Check out the Conversations in Code podcast. CBT Nuggets This episode is spons...
Apr 16, 2021•30 min
Signal disappoints with crypto nonsense, Google finally triumphs over Oracle, Nvidia helps out Mozilla’s voice project, the EFF helps you find out if you’re part of Chrome’s latest experiment, KDE Korner, and more. News Signal is testing a payments feature that lets you send cryptocurrency to friends WTF: Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support Signal finally updates public server code after months of silence US Government Sues Decentralized Content Platform LBRY Over $11M in Token Sales Over a decad...
Apr 13, 2021•29 min
Joe is joined by Sean Davis to discuss the his shift from Xfce develpment towards elementary OS, and then we find out that Félim has a lot more tech superstitions than he thought. There is some bad language in this episode . Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nugge...
Apr 11, 2021•26 min
The lengths that we’ve all been to for a smooth home media setup, your feedback about SUSE and NFTs, and we hear from some actual young people who use Linux. Home media setups MythTV, Pis, x86 boxes, and grown-up solutions like the Firestick How to Stream Netflix, Disney Plus, and more on raspberry pi 4 widevine Admin The next mumble get-together date will be on Friday 9th April at 10pm UK time . Details here . Check out Late Night Linux Extra 18 Check out Joe’s albums Feedback Follow-up on gett...
Apr 05, 2021•31 min
Stallman is back and ruffling feathers, PHP moves to GitHub, AMP might be on its way out, Audacity’s latest update gives us pause, Fairphone delivers an unlikely update, online events, and more. News Free Software Foundation urged to free itself of Richard Stallman by hundreds of developers and techies Announcement video An open letter to remove Richard M. Stallman from all leadership positions An open letter in support of RMS PHP repository moved to GitHub after malicious code inserted under cr...
Mar 30, 2021•29 min
The importance of open source vs open standards, and the best way to move beyond the Linux desktop into servers and headless boxes. Keep an eye on this page for details of the next community meetup. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. See the RSS Feeds page for wa...
Mar 28, 2021•19 min
What’s changed about Linux and FOSS in the last crazy year, a new private search engine on the horizon, and your feedback about all sorts. A new hope for search? Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling – and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version Admin The next mumble get-together date will be on Friday 26th March at 10pm UK time. Details here . A year on from The Event Almost a year to the day since the UK went into its first lockdown we discuss what this last crazy 12 ...
Mar 22, 2021•32 min
Graham tries to argue that NFTs are sometimes good, SUSE prepares IPO, Canonical gets friendly with Google, Konvergence in KDE Korner, and more. News Steam Link now available on Linux SUSE prepares for multi-billion Euro IPO Canonical Makes Flutter ‘Default Choice’ for Future Desktop Apps NASA Mars helicopter lead on Linux Unplugged Admin The next mumble get-together date will be on Friday 26th March at 10pm UK time . Details here . Check out Late Night Linux Extra 17 . NFTs Non-fungible tokens:...
Mar 16, 2021•30 min
