LINUX Unplugged

Episode 224: No Escape from Google | LUP 224

November 22nd, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

Google gets caught red handed and goodies in the new Linux kernel. 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 the groundwork for the Gentoo Challenge & more!

Episode 223: Fedora’s New Trick | LUP 223

November 15th, 2017  |  1 hr 49 mins

A new version of Fedora hits the web and we share our thoughts & chat with a member of the project, Noah joins us & we’re all excited about Firefox quantum.

Plus Gnome 4’s ambitious goals, a new Linux Kernel that really matters, OpenShot woes & more!

Episode 222: A Community Divided | LUP 222

November 7th, 2017  |  1 hr 19 mins

Community news & app picks this week before we get into a bizarre story that could rip up parts of the open source community.

Plus Elementary OS’s secret weapon to get more native apps, our tips for great High-DPI under Linux & some Enlightenment love.

Episode 221: Ubuntu A-Team | LUP 221

October 31st, 2017  |  1 hr 33 mins

Two of Ubuntu’s top contributors join us to chat about the 17.10 release, working upstream with Gnome, the future of SNAPS in Ubuntu & goals for 18.04. Plus Flatpak gets mature & the Linux Foundation is working on open source AI, Kodi problems & more!

Episode 220: Remotely Useful | LUP 220

October 24th, 2017  |  1 hr 34 mins

An easy solution to get high performance remote Linux desktop, how to interact with an open source project or community & looking back at some of Fedora’s recent accomplishments.

Plus Canonical is on the path to an IPO, pirates embrace Flatpack & more!

Episode 219: Ubuntu’s New Era | LUP 219

October 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 6 mins

We review Ubuntu 17.10 & discuss some of the major achievements this release represents. Plus we break down an important Linux kernel news story, get updates from the community & more!

Episode 218: The Purism Redemption | LUP 218

October 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

We review Purism’s Librem 15, the high performance 15.6″ laptop built for Linux with physical radio kill switches.

Plus the snap coming to a desktop near you, we report back from SeaGL & discuss some future changes to your humble weekly Linux talk show.

Episode 217: That One Time, At Ubuntu Camp | LUP 217

October 3rd, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

How does Ubuntu get built? Chris is back from the Ubuntu Rally in NYC and has a full report, some interviews & stories to share.

Plus Jos Poortvliet & Frank Karlitschek join us to talk about NextCloud’s new End-to-end Encryption.

Episode 216: Open Source Is Hard | LUP 216

September 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

It’s Wes & the Beard this week as we cover tons of stories. TopIcons is officially unmaintained, KDE launches the XFree kwin project in an attempt to get rid of XWayland, Synergy goes closed source, Microsoft & Canonical build a custom linux kernel & more

Episode 215: Pulse of PipeWire | LUP 215

September 19th, 2017  |  1 hr 6 mins

A game changing project for Linux multimedia has been officially announced today, so we chat with the brilliance behind PipeWire, Wim Taymans.

Plus community news of the week & why the rapid decline of the “open source media” matters more than ever.

Episode 214: Hacking Devices with Kali Linux | LUP 214

September 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 35 mins

Audit your network with a couple of easy commands on Kali Linux. Chris decides to blow off a little steam by attacking his IoT devices, Wes has the scope on Equifax blaming open source & the Beard just saved the show. It’s a really packed episode!

Episode 213: Gnome Does it Again | LUP 213

September 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 14 mins

Gnome is about to solve one of our biggest Wayland’s concerns, but we're worried about the future. Plus we chat with Wimpy about the Ubuntu Rally in NYC & more!

Episode 212: The Free Phone Nightmare | LUP 212

August 29th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

We reflect on the communities appetites for another GNU/Linux phone fundraiser & pontificate if the Librem 5 might be our last hope. Plus a live unboxing of some new shiny surprise hardware.

We also cover additional options for offsite backup & more!

Episode 211: Forks Done Right | LUP 211

August 22nd, 2017  |  1 hr 37 mins

We get fired up about the bigger message behind Ubuntu’s new fork, debate Mozilla’s plans to collect data on Firefox users & come up with solutions for Linux users fleeing from CrashPlan. Plus a geeky project so cool it might consume your life & more!

Episode 210: Total Solus Eclipse | LUP 210

August 15th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins

A new version of Solus is out and Ikey joins us to chat about whats new, building in Snap support & more. Wimpy sets us straight about confinement & we have some follow up on Slackware.

Plus some great app picks, community news, Gnome’s birthday & more!

Episode 209: LILO and Slack(ware) | LUP 209

August 8th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

We conclude our Slackware challenge & share the lessons and results.

Plus why you really need to give Firefox another try, easy sandboxing of any Linux app, GTK4’s blockers, the official anti-systemd resource... And we announce another meetup!