Linux on another planet, Chrome OS enjoys huge success, great Firefox improvements, a flawed but well-meaning idea for a laptop, free RHEL for FOSS projects, Xfce news, and KDE Korner. News Linux has made it to Mars Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share Latest Firefox release includes Multiple Picture-in-Picture... Read More...
Which messaging services we use, Debian, web apps and Firefox in your Feedback, and running proper distros on Chromebooks. Messaging Overload Our thoughts on a recent blog post by popey about all the different messaging apps and services that he uses. Feedback Follow-up on Debian, progressive web apps, and supporting Firefox. Linux... Read More...
Internet outrage about Raspberry Pi OS and Ubuntu on Azure, slightly new LibreOffice branding, when software freedom is a matter of life and death and more in the news, plus the usual Kool Kapers in KDE Korner. News Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OS Pitchforks set to Stun Visual Studio... Read More
Whether Debian should be easier for new users, Twitter pretends to care about decentralisation, a protip about portable monitors, how we should run an online FOSS Talk Live, and your feedback. Using an Android tablet as a portable monitor All you need is a cheap USB capture device and an app from the Play... Read More
Graham’s Pi microcontroller prediction comes true, great progress with Linux on M1 Macs, Element’s Play Store troubles, hope for Firefox and web standards docs, mixed VR news, a new tablet distro in KDE Korner, and more. News Meet Raspberry Silicon: Raspberry Pi Pico now on sale at $4 Arduino To Release Board Based on... Read More
Will’s hybrid cloud approach to Pi-hole, and huge batch of feedback about all sorts including Firefox, convergence, home monitoring, email servers, and more. Pi-hole and WireGuard follow-up Double helping of Pi Hole Admin Join the community mumble get-together on 29th January 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here. Listen to some of the... Read More...
Will’s questionable network gear recommendations, Wikipedia at 20, terrible BBC educational material, minimising e-waste, VMs vs containers, KDE Korner, and more. News Linux distro review: Intel’s own Clear Linux OS Ubiquiti, maker of prosumer routers and access points, has had a data breach BBC educational material about open source Wikipedia at 20: last gasp... Read More...
Monitoring and automating our homes, heating systems, brewing the perfect beer with a raspberry Pi, modern databases, KDE Korner, and more. Home monitoring and automation Will’s links: Raspberry Pi Heating Controller Heating controller code Graphing library InfluxDB Cloud 2 Node-RED Graham’s links: Home Assistant Domoticz HA Bridge Rtl_433 BrewPi (legacy) Fermentrack ... Read More...
It’s that time of year where we look back at our 2020 predictions, and make some new ones for 2021. 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. Datadog... Read More...
We look back at some of the biggest 2020 trends including Arm and Mozilla, consider the fallout from the recent CentOS announcement, and end on typically good KDE news. Plus details of a LNL community event. Two big 2020 topics Arm 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75 Raspberry Pi 400 PinePhones... Read More
Faux outrage over the Linux Foundation’s lack of dogfooding, an attempt to port Linux to modern Macs, follow-up on search engines and privacy, KDE Korner, and more. News No dog food today – the Linux Foundation annual report marcan is creating Linux for Apple Silicon Macs Check out the most recent episode of Late... Read More
What we actually mean when we use the word trust, good news for youtube-dl, why we don’t use DuckDuckGo, and Joe’s shocking switch to KDE Neon (on one machine). News Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl After RIAA’s Abuse of the DMCA We can do better than DuckDuckGo Admin... Read More
Mint finally sorts out the Chromium mess, what distro we should be recommending to new users, a new Raspberry Pi, the problem with Let’s Encrypt’s success, and a packed KDE Korner. News Raspberry Pi 400 Raspberry Pi 400 with Ubuntu support Late Night Linux Extra episode about the PI 400 Linux Mint pushes out... Read More
Drama with open source office suites, the RIAA attacks open source, a new Ubuntu release complete with Raspberry Pi support, new Arm hardware, and the usual KDE goodness. News Apache Software Foundation Celebrates Two Decades Of OpenOffice LibreOffice rains on OpenOffice’s 20th anniversary parade, tells rival project to ‘do the right thing’ and die... Read More...
Why Windows isn’t switching to a Linux kernel, Will tells us how he stopped his kids using TikTok with a Raspberry Pi, possible LNL merch, and the usual goodness in KDE Korner. Linux-based Windows We discuss a recent post by Hayden Barnes about the ridiculous idea of Windows switching to a Linux kernel that... Read More
Why WireGuard is the only VPN software worth using, games becoming open source, the slow demise of Mozilla, Cloudflare synergy with the Wayback Machine, KDE Korner, 3D printing updates, and more. News Amnesia is now open source! BBC Micro Elite source code Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla’s top exec pay going up... Read More
How do we fix the broken Internet? We try to find solutions that don’t mean resorting to regulation. Plus Arm is sold again, Ubuntu community rumblings, a packed KDE Korner, and more. News NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion Arm co-founder starts ‘Save Arm’ campaign to keep independence amid $40B Nvidia deal Ubuntu... Read More
Bad news for Mozilla, divided opinion on modular phones, AI takes over aviation, whether Canonical is on the right path, and plenty of great developments in KDE Korner. News Joe will be doing Linux Action News again because Jupiter Broadcasting is independent again Changing World, Changing Mozilla Sources: Mozilla extends its Google search deal... Read More...
How a Windows user views desktop Linux, some ask us anything questions, and Félim’s attempts to solve his RSI problem. Kyle the Windows user We discuss the recent episode of Late Night Linux Extra where Joe spoke to Kyle. He’s a technical Windows user who cares about privacy and security. He tried Linux but... Read More
A look back at the year in Linux so far, some speculation about what’s coming, Lineage OS on the Raspberry Pi, and KDE Korner. Lineage Love-in OnePlus One, Sony Xperia XZ2 series, F(x)tec Pro1 get LineageOS 17.1 Lineage 17.1 on the Pi Admin Keep an eye on the Late Night Linux Extra feed... Read More
It’s been an unusually busy couple of summer weeks so we dig into the news including Canonical teaming up with Google, more updates from Pine64, and LibreOffice drama. Plus Will came up with a new segment, and KDE Korner. News COVID Tracker Ireland app one of Linux Foundation Public Health’s first open source projects... Read More
Great mobile Linux news, dispelling myths about desktop market share, the beginning of the end for BIOS booting, KDE Korner, and some more of your ask us anything questions. News UBports GSI brings Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported Android device Yet more claims that desktop Linux market share is increasing, but those stats... Read More
Will reminisces about netbooks, Joe has a new Pinebook Pro, Facebook’s complex morals, Bountysource worries the community, and KDE Korner. News Facebook did a bad thing to do a good thing Bountysource was going to change its terms so it could keep unclaimed bounties but then backtracked Xfce considers leaving Admin If you... Read More
Linux audio tips, upgrade vs nuke and pave, smartwatches, a new Raspberry Pi, Microsoft and Mint drama, and the shortest KDE Korner ever. News 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75 Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version Ubuntu 20.10 desktop might be officially supported on the Pi Mint not keen... Read More
The deeper implications of all of Microsoft’s recent announcements, good news for Munich, GNOME, and KDE, and mixed news for VR on Linux. News LiMux is back Patent case against GNOME resolved Half-Life: Alyx Update Adds Native Linux Support, Vulkan Rendering OAuth sign-in with Gmail enabled again in KMail and Kontact Admin If... Read More
Good news for Linux phones and Raspberry Pi users, an embarrassing security incident, Keybase bought by Zoom, KDE Korner, some feedback, and more. Plugs Check out Joe’s other podcasts The New Show with Daniel Foré and Alan Pope, and 2.5 Admins with Jim Salter and Allan Jude. News /e/ Partners With Fairphone postmarketOS... Read More...
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has been released so we have a good look at the distro that will be around for 10 years. Plus good news for email, relative stability for Debian, GitHub’s power move, and loads of KDE developments in the news. Two new podcasts Joe has been busy over the last couple of... Read More
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the news including good news for UBports, changes to Firefox, Microsoft’s new LSM, potentially bad news for KDE, and more. Keep an eye on the All Episodes Feed for upcoming episodes of Late Night Linux Extra News PinePhone UBports Community Edition Pre-orders are Open PINEPHONE... Read More
The impacts of Coronovirus on Linux and open source, KDE Korner, and whether we are seeing the second big split in the FOSS world. Linux and the virus We mention that FOSS Talk Live 2020 is cancelled and talk about how Linux and FOSS will be affected by current world events. KDE Korner... Read More
We try and lighten the mood with a silly new segment. Meanwhile in the news Microsoft makes another open source move, bad news for VR on Linux, and more. News Microsoft’s GitHub buys npm When Virgin Media said it leaked ‘limited contact info’, it meant p0rno filter requests Half Life Alyx is released 23rd... Read More
