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LINUX Unplugged

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An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
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Episodes

547: Behind the Shelves

Data-hoard with purpose and manage your audiobooks and podcasts with one application, plus the lone Linux box that remains on Mars.

Jan 28, 2024•53 min

546: What You’re Missing about NixOS

Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.

Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 12 min

545: 3,062 Days Later

Kent Overstreet, the creator of bcachefs, helps us understand where his new filesystem fits, what it's like to upstream a new filesystem, and how they've solved the RAID write hole. Special Guest: Kent Overstreet.

Jan 15, 2024•57 min

544: Half the Bits, Double the Pain

This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers. We load Linux on three barely alive systems, and it takes a turn we didn't expect.

Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 27 min

542: 2023 Tuxies

It’s the fourth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2023.

Dec 24, 2023•47 min

541: Out with a Bang

The stories that kept us talking all year, and are only getting hotter! Plus the big flops we're still sore about. Special Guest: Kenji Berthold.

Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min

540: Uncensored AI on Linux

We test two popular methods to run local language models on your Linux box. Then, we push the limits to see which language models will toe the line and which won't.

Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 20 min

539: Rollback Required

This week, our embarrassment is your entertainment. Then, we check the age and health of all our disks with one app.

Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min

538: Surprisingly Smooth Transition

PipeWire hits 1.0, and Wim Taymans joins us to reflect on the smooth success of PipeWire. Plus the details on the first NixCon North America, and more. Special Guests: Wim Taymans and Zach Mitchell.

Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min

537: This Makes Us Unemployable

Can we save an old Arch install? We'll attempt a live rescue, then get into our tips for keeping your old Linux install running great.

Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 8 min

536: Plasma Power-Ups

The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.

Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min

535: Hit the Turbo

A special guest joins us, and we each give Fedora 39 a try. What’s new, what we liked, and what didn’t make the cut! Special Guest: Drew DeVore.

Nov 10, 2023•2 hr 51 min

534: We Nixed Proxmox

We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.

Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min

533: LinuxFest North Jeff

We try and pull off one too many projects, but you can't argue with the results. We report on our week of rebuilds and rescues and having a blast at LinuxFest Northwest. Special Guest: Frank Karlitschek.

Oct 23, 2023•2 hr 56 min

532: We Like Snaps Now

Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.

Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 16 min

531: The Windows Challenge

We ran Windows for the week with three seemingly simple objectives. How we did, our take on what's gotten a lot better about Windows, and what still needs some work.

Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 37 min

530: Leave the Pi in the Oven

Why the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't meet our expectations, and the x86 boxes you should consider instead.

Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min

529: Changing the Game

Even if you don't game, the data is in, and the impact of the Steam Deck on Linux is massive. We'll go into details and then share our long-term review of the Deck. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Listener Jeff.

Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 13 min

528: Where's Your Data?

Today's theme is data sovereignty, and we'll check in with two crucial projects that are giving you more options. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.

Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min

527: Framing Brent

Brent's new Framework laptop has been torn apart and put back together again. We'll find out if it's up to his standards. Plus, we're kicking off a new build.

Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min

526: Canonical Wins by Default

While chaos is brewing in SUSE and Red Hat land, Canonical stays the course and doubles down on the Linux desktop. Plus, our thoughts on the kernel team GPL-blocking NVIDIA.

Sep 04, 2023•49 min

525: Beating Apple to the Sauce

We daily drive Asahi Linux on a MacBook, chat about how the team beat Apple to a major GPU milestone, and an easy way to self-host open-source ChatGPT alternatives. Special Guest: Neal Gompa.

Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min

523: Ride the Rhino

We're trying out Rhino Linux—a unique take on rolling Ubuntu with AUR-like powers and other surprises.

Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min

522: Practical Privacy

Why Linux reigns for privacy; our recommendations for secure tools from chat to DNS.

Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min

521: Rethinking GNOME

Two important news stories, plus our thoughts on GNOME’s new windowing proposal and the Framework 16.

Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min

520: To Infinity and Berlin

Do they build them better in Germany? We try out the next-generation InfinityBook Pro 14 and dig into TUXEDO OS.

Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min

519: The Clone Grift Wars

Have Oracle and SUSE lost their minds? Plus, we dig into Fedora's proposal to add telemetry collection to Workstation.

Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 26 min