What would it really take to get you to switch Linux distributions? We debate the practical reasons more and more people are sticking with the big three. Plus Carl from System76 stops by to surprise us with some firmware news. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 2:22 Intro 2:36 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 4:24 USB Booting the Pi 4 10:10 System76 Open Firmware Update 23:14 SPONSOR: Linode 25:28 OpenPOWER Summit 2020 29:23 EndeavourOS ARM 30:14 Housekeeping 30:53 SPONSOR: Unplugged Core Contributors 32:59 It's Real...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Friends join us to discuss Cabin, a proposal that encourages more Linux apps and fewer distros. Plus, we debate the value that the Ubuntu community brings to Canonical, and share a pick for audiobook fans. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:48 Intro 0:54 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:25 Future of Ubuntu Community 6:51 Ubuntu Community: Popey Responds 9:31 Ubuntu Community: Stuart Langridge Responds 16:26 Ubuntu Community: Mark Shuttleworth Responds 17:30 BTRFS Workflow Developments 19:09 Linux Kernel 5.9 Perfo...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min
We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem. Plus Alexi Pol joins us for two big updates from the KDE community. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 1:30 Intro 1:49 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:56 Linux Action News Returns! 4:17 Ubuntu 20.10 Embraces Active Directory 7:26 DebConf 2020 12:58 Pipewire Progress with Wim Tayman 23:26 SPONSOR: Linode 25:28 Akademy 2020 33:41 Housekeeping 36:19 SPONSOR: Unplugged Core Contributors 38:08 Jono Bacon's Book ...
Sep 09, 2020•52 min
The Raspberry Pi might be getting a small software fix that makes a big performance improvement. Plus, we attempt to combine two internet connections with Linux live from the woods! Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 1:07 Intro 1:55 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:35 Lenovo Linux Laptops 11:21 Raspberry Pi Storage Speedup 13:31 SPONSOR: Linode 17:45 Linux Unplugged Core Contributors 18:58 Fedora 33 Bug-a-Thon 20:55 Using Two Internet Connections in Linux 25:11 Policy Routing 28:32 Net-ISP-Balance 31:46 Diving into...
Sep 02, 2020•47 min
It's a new day for Jupiter Broadcasting and the show, we share our big news. Plus our plan to help make a difference in free software, and we reunite with some old friends. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:42 Intro 1:08 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:59 Arch Update 4:13 Big News for Jupiter Broadcasting 6:58 Coder Radio Returns 8:08 Linux Action News Returns 9:45 The Future of Jupiter Broadcasting 10:23 Unplugged Core Contributors 15:01 Arch Update Part 2 16:49 Housekeeping 18:20 Arch Update Part 3 19:05 Bug ...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We round up the best podcast clients for your Linux desktop, mobile, and the web. Plus we announce the official Jupiter Broadcasting Matrix server, share some great picks, and a thought-provoking email. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:35 Intro 2:03 Debian Requests Artwork 3:04 Google Kernel Code Dump 8:07 The Future of Rust 14:15 Manjaro Forum Meltdown 20:11 Matrix Server Migration 27:38 Housekeeping 28:44 Podcatcher Play-Off 29:08 Podcatcher Play-Off: Honorable Mentions 31:33 Podcatcher Play-Off: Win...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min
We refurbish a special machine from the Jupiter Broadcasting Hardware Archive and try out Matrix, the one chat platform to rule them all. Plus Dan and Cassidy from elementary OS join us to discuss version 6.0. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:45 Intro 2:25 KDE Neon 20.04 4:17 Mozilla Resturcturing 8:21 elementary OS 6 18:29 Housekeeping 20:00 Matrix 22:33 Silver Salvage 29:43 Matrix Server Punishment Test 33:04 Clients Galore 35:06 Secure By Default 43:56 Outro 45:08 Post-Show Special Guests: Alex Kret...
Aug 12, 2020•48 min
We explain why BootHole is getting so much attention and break down the key issues. Then we review our favorite Linux-compatible headsets. Plus community news, feedback, and more. Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Eight Great Features Of Linux 5.8 - Phoronix Feedback from David: Trackball for RSI Standing Desks from Autonomous MX Vertical Advanced Ergonomic Mouse Debian: GRUB2 UEFI SecureBoot vulnerability - ‘BootHole’ A long list of GRUB2 secure-boot hol...
Aug 05, 2020•54 min
The past, present and future of Linux on Arm. The major challenges still facing full Linux support, and why ServerReady might be a solution to unify Arm systems. Plus we chat with the Manjaro team about recent changes. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:58 Intro 2:01 Terminal 2.0 in ChromeOS 4:41 Manjaro's Process Problems 13:49 Manjaro Sneak Peaks 15:41 Weekend Manjaro Journey 21:02 Housekeeping 22:09 ARM on Linux 24:01 The History of ARM 28:16 Single Board Computing Revolution 31:47 ARM Reaching into t...
Jul 29, 2020•53 min
Fedora makes a bold move and Microsoft seems to be working on their ideal "Cloud PC", we ponder what Linux has to offer. Plus an easy way to remotely watch movies with others, and a bunch of your feedback. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:29 Intro 2:34 RSI Woes 7:21 Jellyfin 13:12 Proxmox Backup Server 16:22 ProcMon for Linux 20:16 Fedora 33 Defaults to Btrfs 24:27 systemd-oomd 26:38 Housekeeping 28:41 Riot Becomes Element 32:36 Mysterious Microsoft Job Posting 39:19 Picks: Polybar 40:57 Picks: ytop 42...
Jul 22, 2020•53 min
Our team has been using Nextcloud to replace Dropbox for over a year, we report back on what has worked great, and what's not so great. Plus why Linus Torvalds has become the master of saying no. Special Guest: Drew DeVore. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Linus Torvalds Says He’s No Longer a Programmer: My Job Is to Say No Keynote: Linus Torvalds in conversation with Dirk Hohndel List of Linux kernel names - Wikipedia Implementing S3 Compatible Primary Storage for NextCloud Alone (TV series) - Wi...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions. Plus the best tool for getting things done on Linux, we take a look at openSUSE Leap 15.2, and breathe new life into an old Pebble. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Jeff Fortin Tam, and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Show & Tell: A steampunk desktop background radiation monitor Getting Things GNOME 0.4 released! Getting Things GNOME - GNOME Wiki Getting Things GNOME on Flathub Stir...
Jul 08, 2020•53 min
We're joined by two guests who share their insights into building modern Linux hardware products. Plus we try out Mint 20, cover some big Gnome fixes, and a very handy open source noise suppression pick! Special Guests: Alfred Neumayer, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Jeremy Soller. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: CutiePi Tablet - Raspberry Pi, Untethered by Phoebus Torralba — Kickstarter CutiePi Is World’s Thinnest, Hackable Raspberry Pi Tablet, Available for Pre-Order Now CutiePi Shell - The UI...
Jul 01, 2020•55 min
Why we think Apple just handed market share to Desktop Linux, and why you can kiss running Linux on the Mac goodbye forever. Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Generating cooking recipes using TensorFlow and a LSTM Recurrent Neural Network ARM-based Japanese supercomputer is now the fastest in the world Ampere donates Arm64 server hardware to Debian to fortify the Arm ecosystem Google’s Bringing Its Apple AirDrop Rival to Linux, Windows, and Mac Know when ...
Jun 24, 2020•47 min
It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions. Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it. Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: SpaceX: We’ve launched 32,000 Linux computers into space for Starlink internet Issue #54: Default disk partitioning layout fo...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The lightweight distro that stole our hearts, the four of us each try out a different contender and come away with what we think will be the leanest and meanest distribution for your PC. Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Jill Bryant Ryniker. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: BunsenLabs Linux Puppy Linux Home The FreeBSD Project SparkyLinux KolibriOS official site antiX Linux...
Jun 09, 2020•56 min
From the low-end to the high-end we try out both ends of the Linux hardware spectrum. Wes reviews the latest XPS 13, and Chris shares his thoughts on the Pinebook Pro. Plus a really cool new feature in Linux 5.7, and we get some answers to the recent GNOME patent settlement from the source. Special Guests: Dan Johansen and Drew DeVore. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: snakeware: A free Linux distro with a fully Python userspace GNOME gets big open-source patent win GNOME Patent Suite Update GNOME ...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network. Special Guest: Drew DeVore. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: VIMKiller: Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic measures How to Boot Raspberry Pi 4 From a USB SSD or Flash Drive USB Boot Forum post announcement rpi-eeprom-update usage The default boot mode is now 0xf41 which means continuously try SD then USB mass storage. Raspberry Pi’s firmware master branch on Github Put ...
May 27, 2020•58 min
Windows is getting more competitive by adopting core Linux features, so we cover the latest Linux-inspired additions to Windows. Then review the new release of Pi-hole, sort through recent PINE64 updates, and read your feedback. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Drew DeVore, Neal Gompa, and Philip Muller. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: WireGuard patchset for OpenBSD Microsoft President Brad Smith Acknowledges They Were Previously Wrong On Open-Source Craig Loewen on Twitter: "@satyanadella has j...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We're blown away by the Enlightenment desktop, and its little known features, and we share a quick way for you to try it out yourself. Plus our experience with Pop!_OS 20.04, Telegram's recent embarrassment, and some feedback. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Jill Bryant Ryniker. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Jessie Frazelle on Twitter: “You are stranded in a weird shell and you are only allowed to bring three commands, which ones do you choose: Mine -> | (gotta have pipes) aw...
May 13, 2020•57 min
Manjaro has a new hardware partner so Phillip joins to share the details, and we have the Lemur Pro in house for a battery endurance test like no other. Plus an Arch server update, and Chris orders the new Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Jeremy Soller, and Philip Muller. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Inkscape 1.0 Promo video: Inkscape 1.0 is here! - YouTube Return of the Lite - an impressively powerful, lightweight and compact 11” Linux laptop - Man...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Fedora Project Leader Matthew Miller joins us to discuss Lenovo shipping ThinkPads loaded with Fedora, and our review of the new 32 release. Plus Ubuntu's Director of Desktop Martin Wimpress covers the details everyone missed in 20.04. Special Guests: Martin Wimpress, Matthew Miller, and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Red Hat Summit 2020 Virtual Experience Wimpy on Twitter: There are new ✨ features in #Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 that no one is aware of or talking 🙊 about, so here they are...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The latest Ubuntu LTS is here, but does it live up to the hype? And how practical are the new ZFS features? We dig into the performance, security, and stability of Focal Fossa. Plus our thoughts on the new KWin fork, if Bleachbit is safe, and a quick Fedora update. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Drew DeVore. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Logging Into Linux With A 1930s Teletype TUXEDO Computers Launches A Power/Thermal Control Center For Their Linux Systems System76 Lemur Pro KDE’s window ma...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 13 min
We build the server you never should, a tricked out Arm box, and push it to the limit with a telnet torture test. Plus what we're playing recently, community news, a handy self-hosted music pick, and more. Special Guests: Alan Pope and Brent Gervais. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Bored? How about trying a Linux speed run? AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Amassing Improvements For Linux 5.8 NVIDIA released the 440.82 stable ‘Long Lived’ Linux driver - helps DOOM Eternal on Steam Play Proton Batman: Ar...
Apr 15, 2020•53 min
Today we make nice with a killer, an early out-of-memory daemon, and one of the new features in Fedora 32. We put EarlyOOM to the test in a real-world workload and are shocked by the results. Plus we debate if OpenWrt is still the best router solution, and chew on Microsoft's new SELinux competitor. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Window Maker Version 0.95.9 Released Microsoft announces IPE, a new code integrity feature for Linux — Microsoft says t...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 4 min
We discover a few simple Raspberry Pi tricks that unlock incredible performance and make us re-think the capabilities of Arm systems. Plus we celebrate Wireguard finally landing in Linux, catch up on feedback, and check out the new Manjaro laptop. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Philip Muller. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Raspberry Pi Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Daily Build WireGuard 1.0.0 for Linux 5.6 Released LUP Started Covering WireGuard in June of 2016 Manjaro InfinityBook Pr...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min
We debate the dangers and advantages of one-click deployments. Then Dan from elementary OS shares an AppCenter for Everyone update. Plus a big batch of feedback that kicks off some wide-ranging discussions. Special Guests: Danielle Foré and Neal Gompa. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: FOSS Responders — COVID-19 is impacting the open source industry in many ways. If you or your community has been impacted, please let us know Seems that NVIDIA silently axed their GTC talk about Nouveau? Update: NVID...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
It was the first of its kind, and the first forced to go virtual. We get the behind the scenes story of WSL Conf from the organizers. Plus our impressions of the latest GNOME release, community news, app picks, and more. Special Guests: Hayden Barnes, Neal Gompa, and Sohini Bianka Roy. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: Linux Kernel’s Floppy Disk Code Is Seeing Improvements In 2020 elementary #AppCenterForEveryone on Twitter — Due to travel restrictions and for the safety and well-being of our contr...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min
We load up Windows 10 with WSL2, the new Terminal, and give it a go to see what it does better than Linux. Then we dive into the deep end and attend the first-ever WSLConf. Plus the big new feature coming to Ubuntu, why Chris is going to Denver, and more. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: OpenSilver: a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplementation of Silverlight, that runs on current browsers via WebAssembly. Ubuntu 20.04’s zsys add...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min
We try the Mac desktop for 30 days, find out what we think it does best, and where Linux will always have it beat. This episode kicks off the start of a bigger conversation series. Plus community news, very handy picks, and more. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Maria Komarova, and Michael Aaron Murphy . Support LINUX Unplugged Links: GNOME Shell 3.36 release Looking Great Firefox 75 On Wayland Now To Have Full WebGL, Working VA-API Acceleration - Phoronix Don’t forget about DST! FOSS Talk Live - June...
Mar 04, 2020•57 min
