Microsoft has purchased GitHub, sending shock-waves through the free software community. We discuss the bidding war that took place, and it leaves us questioning what the future of Electron might be. Plus we’ve found a great batch of Linux apps you're going to want to try, NextCloud turns two, big changes to the KWin project, and the details on Samsung’s Chromebook Plus landing Linux app support. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service cre...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 4 min
After we make ourselves at Gnome, we look at some future open source goodies coming your way, look at how Canonical’s upstream pitch, and get excited about the next great Linux filesystem hope. Plus Chris’ first wreck on the road to Texas, Thunderbolt networking, and our results from the best Linux laptop for 2018. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support t...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 26 min
What is the best laptop for Linux in 2018? How about the best Evernote killer, and production setup? We cover the best of the best this week. Plus Gnome’s performance hackfest, Mycroft goes Blockchain, and what’s behind Tesla’s big GPL dump. Sponsored By: Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial. Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unpl...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 13 min
The Linux community is eating its own this week, as attention seeking plucky YouTuber’s trade on free software’s good name for clicks. We learn the real story behind some of the Internet’s recent free software freak-out. Plus a fantastic batch of community news and updates, some cool tools, and we discuss if it’s time to give up the Qt or GTK purist lifestyle. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! Linux Academy :...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Chrome OS is officially getting full-fledged Linux apps, and we ponder if this is truly a win for Linux. Plus a ton of app picks this week, community news, and more. Sponsored By: Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial. Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you creat...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Ubuntu and Fedora have new releases, and our early impressions are great. We’ll share the features that we think make these distros some of the best Linux desktop releases ever. Plus some important community news, some Darktable tips for beginners, and some select clips from this year’s LinuxFest Northwest. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo C...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 33 min
We get the inside scope from the Ubuntu flavors prepping for the 18.04 release, and then we finally make good on a long running threat. Plus the quiet shuttering of the Windows division inside Microsoft, and how they could help save Linux from Apple. Sponsored By: Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial. DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $1...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Azure Sphere is Microsoft making silicon as a service with Linux at its core. We’ve chatted with the folks behind Azure Sphere and breakdown this huge announcement. Plus a bunch of community news, a string of app picks, and maybe even a concerned rant. Sponsored By: Linux Academy : Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial. DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a ...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 13 min
We have some Plasma problems this week, but we’re sticking with it and still putting it into production in our most ambitious event yet. But we start with a bunch of important community news, including what looks like ZFS on Linux’s first major bug, the future of Elementary OS apps, and a proposal to revamp Ubuntu’s betas. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited ti...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Richard Stallman has some practical steps society could take to roll back the rampant and expanding invasion of our privacy. But his suggestions leave us asking some larger questions. Plus the latest on the march to Juno, some fun app picks, a quick look at Qubes OS 4.0, community news, and more. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Valve has removed the Steam Machine section from Steam — In a move that's not exactly surprising, Valve has quietly removed the Steam Machine section from Steam. Apple Is ...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 9 min
A new version of Slax is out this week, and they might just be onto something really unique. We take this Debian powered, Fluxbox running, net bootin distro for a test drive. Plus Google moves to block GApps on “uncertified devices”, Red Hat turns 25, a new Wayland contender, a few app picks, and much more. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 2 min
We’re playing just one interview from SCaLE this year, tons of community news, and two handy app picks. Plus webOS returns, some fundamental Linux plumbing upgrades, and Private Internet Access goes Open Source. Special Guest: Ilan Rabinovitch. Sponsored By: Ting : Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! DigitalOcean : Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 c...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 9 min
This week Noah fills in for Chris while he's on his return journey from SCaLE! The guys get down deep on a variety of topics from screen sharing in Plasma under Wayland to the status of the GTK 'CommuniTheme' for ubuntu 18.04 and more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 21 min
We chip away at a larger meta topic this week, but before we get there we share a batch of community news, live technical feats & a random post show. Support LINUX Unplugged
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Linux apps are coming to ChromeOS via containers, Fedora is going for better battery life & what is going on with Xfce? Plus Ubuntu MATE’s cool new tick & we take a look at crankshaft: raspberry pi + android auto + free software + love. Support LINUX Unplugged
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Canonical’s Ubuntu desktop head and their VP of Product Development join us to chat about the new proposed data collection system they want to build into Ubuntu 18.04 & Cassidy from System76 and Elementary OS join us to talk about their efforts to turn drive encryption on by default. Plus a BIG announcement at the end of the show! Support LINUX Unplugged
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the awkward situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source. Plus we check in and & wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré sets the record straight on the week’s Elementary OS news & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 35 min
We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves. Plus we launch the biggest desktop Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have long lasting ramifications. Support LINUX Unplugged
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 43 min
How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? We’re live from Canonical’s Seattle Snapcraft Summit with the inside scoop of where things are going. Plus the major concerns we have about the future of Gnome Shell, why the Client Side Decoration debate is hot again & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things. Support LINUX Unplugged...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone. Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 34 min
A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans. Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 44 min
We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out! Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 39 min
Wes & the Beard kick Chris out to share their top tips for starting 2018 out right, plus a holiday surprise from Linux Journal, a new device for Google’s Fuchsia & an unfortunate new flaw in a processor near you. Support LINUX Unplugged
Jan 03, 2018•57 min
We break from the unformat of the show for a special holiday chat about the top moments in the world of Linux this year that impacted us the most. Support LINUX Unplugged
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 26 min
We debate the best distros of 2017, get into some community news, and a bcachefs and Gentoo challenge update & also learn a bit about Canonical’s new Multipass project. Plus a few Linux commands that are guaranteed to destroy your install. Support LINUX Unplugged
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 17 min
It’s time to replace Patreon, YouTube, Twitter/Facebook & all the other centralized platforms of the web. But can open source answer the call? This week we look at a few projects that could replace today’s information silos if Linux users just step up. Plus community news, some big updates & a lot more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Dec 14, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Why Bitcoin is the next Linux, the Gentoo Challenge is in full swing, and we catch you up on the latest community news, a throwback app pick & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Red Hat, Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and others come together to push common sense GPL enforcement & a whole batch of community news. Plus we call out the Register, DRM’s dirty little secret & how Linux users can make a difference. Support LINUX Unplugged
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Google gets caught red handed, we find lots of goodies in the new Linux kernel & we have three great new app picks this week. But the meat of the show is Lynis a tool to audit your Linux box, create reports & teach you how to better secure your system. Plus we officially lay the groundwork for the Gentoo Challenge. Support LINUX Unplugged
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 24 min
A new version of Fedora hits the web and we share our thoughts & chat with a member of the project, Noah joins us to answer your live calls & we’re all excited about Firefox’s new quantum release. Plus Gnome 4’s ambitious goals, a new Linux Kernel that really matters, OpenShot woes & more! Support LINUX Unplugged
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 49 min
