LINUX Unplugged

Episode 174: Mesh of Thoughts | LUP 174

December 6th, 2016  |  1 hr 14 mins

We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Pi & debate about mesh networking.

Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!

Episode 173: Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LUP 173

November 30th, 2016  |  1 hr 25 mins

After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs.

Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!

Episode 172: It's Not X, It's Wayland | LUP 172

November 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 54 mins

Fedora 25 is out & Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop & much more!

Episode 171: Uncontained Human Error | LUP 171

November 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 29 mins

This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!

Episode 170: Nano Users Unite | LUP 170

November 9th, 2016  |  1 hr 12 mins

Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn.

Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!

Episode 169: Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LUP 169

November 1st, 2016  |  1 hr 15 mins

Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going.

Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!

Episode 168: Linux Shadow Force | LUP 168

October 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 33 mins

We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!

Episode 167: Livepatch Bait & Switch | LUP 167

October 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 34 mins

Canonical may have the best take on live patching. VeraCrypt’s audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop.

Then we bust some Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care

Episode 166: Linux Winter Developments | LUP 166

October 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 29 mins

Serendipity this week as a beautiful theme reveals itself throughout the episode.

Plus we get updates from some of our favorite projects, discuss the historic shift happening in Linux desktop & wrap it all up with some macOS shade.

Episode 165: In OpenDaylight | LUP 165

October 4th, 2016  |  1 hr 30 mins

We connect with the communities & hardware projects using Software Defined Networking, update you on some of our favorite open source projects, share some anecdotes from a recent trip & update you on our trails with OpenMediaVault.

Episode 164: Dial Up Linux | LUP 164

September 28th, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

In this special edition of Unplugged we do away with the traditional format & take calls LIVE on the air for free.

Some say the advice is worth what you pay for it!

Episode 163: Games of Linux Future | LUP 163

September 20th, 2016  |  1 hr 14 mins

We towards the future of Gnome & KDE, The Linux Gamer joins to discuss creating his content on Linux, game releases he’s looking forward to & answer questions from our virtual LUG. Plus we gush about Canonical hiring Wimpy & much more!

Episode 162: Linux Flying High | LUP 162

September 13th, 2016  |  1 hr 39 mins

Ubuntu powered drones that double as a desktop PC, tweaking your Linux desktop vs polish & coreboot’s efforts to bypass Intel ME.

Plus our we update you on some OSS projects, the MySQL 0-day, why we're excited about the crazy USB/IP Project & more!

Episode 161: A Real Pain in the Flash | LUP 161

September 6th, 2016  |  1 hr 15 mins

Wayland by default may finally be nigh & we share what we’re looking forward to the most about Wayland powered desktops. The ext4 bug that bit Wimpy, Adobe Flash comes crawling back to Linux & our quick review of a well put together Plasma Desktop distro.

Episode 160: Binary Decisions | LUP 160

August 30th, 2016  |  1 hr 5 mins

W take a look around at some of the niftier tricks systemd is pulling off, some of the quirky bugs & quickly touch on some myths around the binary log format.

Plus Wimpy gets Ubuntu Touch on an Android Meizu Pro 5, the SteamOS problem & much more!

Episode 159: All Wimpy's Vault! | LUP 159

August 23rd, 2016  |  2 hrs 23 mins

We become masters of our own files this week, chat with the ElementaryOS project about inspiring development & rolling our own file sync solution. Plus a quick look at the new Android N & why now might be the ideal time to switch to a Linux based phone OS