Félim is trolled about the cloud, our first impressions of elementary OS, your feedback, and more. First Impressions We had a look at elementary OS, the “thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS”. Benefits of the cloud Gary from LNL Extra joins us to wind Félim up. Crowdsec CrowdSec... Read More
The kernel turns 30, flagship phones get even more locked down, great news for running Linux on M1 Macs, AMP looks to be exactly what we thought it was, KDE Korner, and more. News DebConf just wrapped up and there are videos available Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices... Read More
Gary, Chris, Dalton, and Joe discuss reporting bugs, why we don’t always do it, and why we really should. 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. ... Read More
What we all thought about the open and federated Twitter alternative Mastodon, plus your feedback about the new user experience, and why Graham and Joe don’t use Linux for making music. First Impressions We had a look at Fostodon, a FOSS-focused Mastodon instance. Feedback We mentioned Going Linux. CBT Nuggets This... Read More
New releases from elementary OS and Debian, Apple causes a big privacy stink, KDE Korner, your feedback about Linux grifters, and some mid-summer silliness. News Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life Child Safety One Bad Apple elementary OS 6 Odin Available Now Debian 11 “bullseye” released... Read More...
Gary, Chris, and Joe are joined by Dalton to discuss whether platforms really matter in an age where they all offer so much choice with Virtualization, WSL, proton, and cloud desktops etc. CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills.... Read More
Our first impressions of a relatively unusual distro. Plus your feedback about Syncthing, GitHub Copilot, and advice for a new Linux user. First Impressions We had a look at Bodhi Linux, a lightweight distribution featuring the Moksha Desktop. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy,... Read More...
Whether GNOME is meant to be used in its default state, why open source doesn’t need to conquer the world to succeed, emulating ancient Windows versions on dirt cheap modern hardware, KDE Korner, and more. News “Every Preference Has a Cost” My proposal for scaling open source: don’t Cracking Open the Android/iOS Grip on... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More...
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More...
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... Read More
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... Read More...
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More...
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
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... Read More...
