Episode 186: AWS Loses Its ShIOT | LUP 186
The worst smart device hack we’ve ever heard of, dreams of the Pi Zero W, the AWS outage that savaged the Internet of Things & more!
Mar 01, 2017•1 hr 17 min
LINUX Unplugged
An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
Episodes
Episode 185: Plasma Injection | LUP 185
Austrian schools are switching, Wes is trying & Chris is reviewing the Plasma desktop this week. Why the heck we keep talking about it & what’s really bugging us about it. Plus the 7-Inch Ubuntu Laptop that might be legit & Linus reflects on what he really hates after 25 years of Linux.
Feb 22, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Episode 184: Chilling with Kylin | LUP 184
A surprising new desktop environment, the latest on cross-distro snappy support & how to get the most out of Android without Play Services. Plus a script to take over a running server and replacement it with FreeBSD, a fresh take on VPNs coming to a kernel near you & more!
Feb 15, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Episode 183: Niche Distros Need Not Apply | LUP 183
Is software ever really finished? Should we avoid boutique or niche Linux distributions? We have a spirited discussion & attempt to finally answer both of those questions. We also chat about what's new in Kodi 17, why open source on our TV’s is critical & more!
Feb 08, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Episode 182: Death by Download | LUP 182
Remotely bricking Android devices, the new Plasma is looking great, first hands on with the new XPS 13 Sputnik, more btrfs woes & hacking Popey’s system. Plus Kernel.org’s big change, building your own local Steam repository & more!
Feb 01, 2017•2 hr 32 min
Episode 181: A Brisk MATE for Solus | LUP 181
It’s a huge show with a bonanza of updates, big future plans & cross project collaboration. Michael Hall from Canonical join us to discuss UbunCon, SCALE15x plans & much more!
Jan 25, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Episode 180: The Theory of Liri | LUP 180
We take a look at a material design influenced distribution, the FSF’s new high priority list & much more this week!
Jan 18, 2017•2 hr 35 min
Episode 179: Project Sputnik Interview | LUP 179
Project Sputnik’s Barton George joins us to discuss the new Dell hardware running Linux & the history of the Sputnik project. Plus the KillDisk hype is high, The Pi’s PIXEL is taking on MATE, another Mac dev switches to Linux & more!
Jan 11, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Episode 178: Big Sister is Watching | LUP 178
Robots take over the show while we go around the table & get our 2017 predictions in for Linux. Plus updates from projects we love & the great Mac migration continues!
Jan 04, 2017•2 hr 37 min
Episode 177: The Many Faces of Linux | LUP 177
While the guys are hibernating over this holiday week, We look back on some of the most interesting topics the virtual LUG covered this year. Everything from snap packages & ubuntu reviews to LXD & Arch MacBook installs, plus a whole lot more. So kick back, settle in & enjoy the show!
Dec 27, 2016•2 hr 23 min
Episode 176: Shell-Shocked 2016 | LUP 176
We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!
Dec 21, 2016•2 hr 31 min
Episode 175: Best of MATEs | LUP 175
We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors. Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!
Dec 14, 2016•2 hr 36 min
Episode 174: Mesh of Thoughts | LUP 174
We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Raspberry Pi & debate about the effectiveness of mesh networking Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!
Dec 07, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Episode 173: Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LUP 173
After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs. Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!
Nov 30, 2016•1 hr 26 min
Episode 172: It's Not X, It's Wayland | LUP 172
Fedora 25 is out & project leader Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience, Ryan shares some tweaks Sytstem76 made to jump to 4k & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop. Plus community updates & more!
Nov 23, 2016•2 hr 54 min
Episode 171: Uncontained Human Error | LUP 171
This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!
Nov 16, 2016•2 hr 30 min
Episode 170: Nano Users Unite | LUP 170
Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn. Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!
Nov 09, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Episode 169: Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LUP 169
Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going. Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room, update you on a ton of great projects & more!
Nov 02, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Episode 168: Linux Shadow Force | LUP 168
We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!
Oct 26, 2016•2 hr 34 min
Episode 167: Livepatch Bait & Switch | LUP 167
Canonical is not first to the live patching game, but they could have the best take on it. VeraCrypt, the successor to TrueCrypt, audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop. Then we bust some brewing Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care.
Oct 19, 2016•2 hr 34 min
Episode 166: Linux Winter Developments | LUP 166
Serendipity this week as a beautiful theme reveals itself throughout the episode. Plus we get updates from some of our favorite projects, discuss the historic shift happening in Linux desktop & wrap it all up with some macOS shade.
Oct 12, 2016•2 hr 30 min
Episode 165: In OpenDaylight | LUP 165
We connect with the communities & hardware projects using Software Defined Networking, update you on some of our favorite open source projects, share some anecdotes from a recent trip & update you on our trails with OpenMediaVault.
Oct 05, 2016•2 hr 30 min
Episode 164: Dial Up Linux | LUP 164
In this special edition of Unplugged we do away with the traditional format & take calls LIVE on the air for free. Some say the advice is worth what you pay for it!
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 26 min
Episode 163: Games of Linux Future | LUP 163
In a special edition of Unplugged that looks towards the future of Gnome & KDE, The Linux Gamer joins us to discuss creating his content on Linux, game releases he’s looking forward to & answer questions from our virtual LUG. Plus we gush about Canonical hiring Wimpy, if your SSH password revealed when you attempt to connect to the wrong server, gander at the Nextcloud box & much more!
Sep 21, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Episode 162: Linux Flying High | LUP 162
Ubuntu powered drones that double as a desktop PC, tweaking your Linux desktop vs polish & coreboot’s efforts to bypass Intel ME. Plus our we update you on some of our favorite open source projects, the MySQL 0-day, a batch of emails, why we're excited about the crazy USB/IP Project & more!
Sep 14, 2016•2 hr 40 min
Episode 161: A Real Pain in the Flash | LUP 161
Wayland by default may finally be nigh & we share what we’re looking forward to the most about a Wayland powered desktop. The ext4 bug that bit Wimpy, Adobe Flash comes crawling back to Linux & our quick review of a well put together Plasma Desktop distro.
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Episode 160: Binary Decisions | LUP 160
We officially live in the post systemd word & we take a look around at some of the niftier tricks systemd is pulling off, some of the quirky bugs & quickly touch on some myths around the binary log format. Plus the clever tricks Wimpy employed to get Ubuntu Touch on an Android Meizu Pro 5, some big project updates, the SteamOS problem & more!
Aug 31, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Episode 159: All Wimpy's Vault! | LUP 159
We become masters of our own files this week, chat with the ElementaryOS project about inspiring future development & rolling our own file sync solution. Plus a quick look at the new Android N & why now might be the ideal time to switch to a Linux based phone OS. It’s a packed episode!
Aug 24, 2016•2 hr 23 min
Episode 158: Happy Birthday Debian | LUP 158
We throw a birthday party for Debian, discuss the future of the project & the possible awkward moment that might be near. Plus Ryan Sipes stops by to give us a post Mycroft update, we dream of a bcachefs future, challenge Wes to get Linux fully working on a MacBook by the end of the show & lots of community updates!
Aug 17, 2016•2 hr 40 min
Episode 157: SSH: Heaven or Shell | LUP 157
Our favorite tricks & hacks for SSH, debunking the Linux botnet rampage myth, the new challenges Solus is taking on & the inside track on how FOSS Talk Live went. Plus getting Ubuntu MATE on the BQ Tablet, benchmarking Ubuntu on Windows & our quick takes on using Zim Wiki and TagSpaces to manage you local, secure notes.
Aug 10, 2016•2 hr 54 min