Episodes
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597: Cache My OS
January 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
arch, bore, btrfs assistant, burstiness, cachyos, chatgippity, flatpak, jupiter broadcasting, kernel developers, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, regressions, rt kernel, rusticl, sched-ext, scheduler, zram
We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks.
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596: Perilously Pontificated Predictions
January 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 15 mins
32-bit, ai os, automotive linux, bcachefs, cosmic desktop, debian, deepin, enclosed, fountain, ingenuity, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, magi os, makululinux, nixos, nvk, risc-v, rocky linux, steamos, ubuntu core desktop, zfs
We make our big Linux predictions for 2025, but first, we score how we did for 2024.
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595: Network 'n Burning Bonanza
December 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
alby hub, audio cd tools, banana pi, cd burning, cd ripping, cd-r, cdrdao, descent, dxx-rebirth, fre:ac, immich, jupiter broadcasting, k3b, kitty, lact, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, los machucambos, mifi setup, minisforum um790, nixos, one, openwrt, openwrt one, producer carl, qobuz, raspberrypi, streaming, tailscale, tidal
We tested out the OpenWRT One and tried it in a unique use case. Then, Wes goes back to 1999 to solve a problem.
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594: 2024 Tuxies
December 22nd, 2024 | 55 mins 56 secs
boosties, cli tools, community platforms, desktop distros, desktop environments, free apps, jupiter broadcasting, linux hardware, linux podcast, linux unplugged, newcomer projects, open source, self-hosting, server distros, shells, text editors, tuxies
It’s the fifth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2024. Join us for the final Tuxies, and the second annual Boosties!
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593: Zen and the Art of Kernel Preempting
December 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
alby hub, centos, centos stream, centos stream 10, chatgippity, colony events, cosmic, epel 10, fedora, fedora 42, fountain, gathio, gentoo, gnome 47, gnome terminal, grapheneos, ham radio, immutabity deniers, immutable, jupiter broadcasting, kb6nu, libro.fm, linux podcast, linux unplugged, liquorix, lup 600, matthew miller, mayo, muqss, ports-info, preept_rt, ptyxis, red hat enterprise linux, rhel, rt kernel, shelter, sig, special interest groups, tuxies, ubuntu, xfce, zen kernel, 🦒
A special guest joins us for the news, then we dive headfirst into our RT Linux kernel adventures—where speed seduced, but stability ghosted us.
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592: Chris' Netboot Nonsense
December 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
alby hub, click'n'run, clonezilla, colony events, flathub, flatpak, gathio, gnome foundation, ipxe, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde e.v., lindows, linspire, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxserver.io, lup 600, netboot, netboot.xyz, nixos, pi-hole, proxmox, pxe, tuxies, veeam, windows pe, year of the immutable desktops
USB thumb drives are old and busted. No hard drive? No problem. Need a quick system rescue or work in another distro for the day? Easy.
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591: KDE Goes Banana
December 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
adrian vovk, akademy 2024, alby hub, atomic, carbonos, dns, errands, flatpak, gnome, gnome os, harald sitter, immutable, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde linux, kde neon, lennart poettering, linux podcast, linux unplugged, nextcloud, obtainium, openwrt, openwrt one, pi-hole, planetnix, project banana, steamdeck, steamos, tailscale, technitium, tuxies, 🍌
The KDE and GNOME projects are working on official Linux distributions, but do we need more distros? We dig into their special sauce.
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590: Self-Host Before You're Toast
November 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
alby, alby go, alby hub, anker, backups, banana pi, bluebubbles, boosties, breez, davx5, discount bandit, e-smith server, fossify, fountain, futo keyboard, garmin, grapheneos, home assistant, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lubelogger, lup 600, mealie.io, nas, nextcloud, nextcloud aio, obtainium, ohio linuxfest, oss document scanner, pinchflat, simplemobiletools, soundcore motion 300, streamyfin, syncthing, tubular, turboscribe, tuxies, 🍌🥧, 🦒
Two years ago, we took a small step toward digital privacy. Today, we’re rethinking everything about our online lives, and we'll give you the tools to do the same.
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589: 6 Reasons to Love Linux 6.12
November 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
bcachefs, binary boost, btrfs, btrfs assistant, config_vt, crash qr code, io_uring, jupiter broadcasting, kernel 6.12, kernelconfig.io, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lts kernels, nixos, preempt_rt, raspberry pi 5, rust, sched_ext
The Linux 6.12 kernel isn't just another update — it's a game-changer that deserves our full attention, from performance improvements to fascinating new features.
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588: Clearing out the Tumbleweeds
November 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
arch, beelink, bees, boosties, btrfs, dedupe, devenv, distrosea, fedora, fountain, framework, gnome, gpu dock, hp devone, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kexec, leap, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lup 600 meetups, lustrate, minisforum, nixos, nixos-images, open-webui, opensuse, owncloud, planet nix, reiserfs, scale, suse, suse linux 9.1, tmate, tumbleweed, vscode
We go back in time to revisit our favorite classic SUSE release and then fix Brent's broken box the hard way.
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587: Triple Fedora Taste-Test
November 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 28 mins
apple m1, arctic circle zip code, asahi linux, asahi-audio, atomic, audiobookshelf, bootc, bootupd, cosmic atomic, dnf, dnf 5, fedora, fedora 41, fedora media writer, flock, folluoost, gdm settings, gnome 47, holesail, i3, jupiter broadcasting, kinoite, kinoite mobile, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lup 600 meetups, matthew kosarek, meshtastic, mir, miracle-wm, mircale, nixos, nvidia, nwg-shell, opensuse, planet nix, plasma 6.2, ptyxis, rpm-ostree, seagl, silverblue, spins, sway, tiling, tumbleweed, universal blue, wayland, web apps
Fedora 41 is here! We break down the best new features, then branch out for a three-way spin showdown. Which flavor will come out on top?
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586: Kexec with Determination
October 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
cool-retro-term, determinate nixd, determinate systems, determinate-nixd, dnote, downstream nix distribution, fedora, fedora 41, flakehub, framework, garbage collection, graham christensen, jupiter broadcasting, kexec, linux podcast, linux unplugged, meshtastic, nix cache, nix distribution, nixos, plastic, rust, theoretical nyc meetup coordinator
We’re hot-swapping our rigs to Fedora 41; then Graham Christensen gives us the inside scoop on a new Nix distribution, and Determinate Systems’ big week!
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585: Choosy Moms Choose Ubuntu
October 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
24.10, alby hub, apt 3.0, breez, dumb, flutter, framework, framework 13 amd, gluetun, gnome 47, heroic games launcher, imagegenius, immich, jupiter broadcasting, kdeconnect, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lutris, nixos, notebooklm, oracular oriole, scale, snap, steam, tab hoarding, ubuntu, ubuntu lts, ubuntu unity, wayland, wes' mom
Wes got Mom a new Linux laptop, and he lets her pick the distro. Plus, we take a look at the new Ubuntu 24.10, and why we think this release might be a good sign for the future.
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584: Captain Meshtastic and the Solar Cowboy
October 13th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
decentralized, derivationdingus, esp32, esp32 s3, fcc, framework, heltec v3, home assistant, jefftastic, jupiter broadcasting, kdeconnect, lillygo tdeck, lilygo, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mesh network, meshbbs, meshmap, meshtastic, mqtt, nix-ld, nixos, nostrastic, off-grid, poop mcdinglefart, producer jeff, t-watch s3
After building nodes, climbing roofs, swapping antennas, and even some war driving, it's time for our Meshtastic deep dive!
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583: Nix on Easy Mode
October 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
dev shell, development environment, devenv, etchdroid, flakes, framework, google photos alternative, immich, internal loathing of windows, jefftastic, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, meshtastic, nix, nixos, nixpkgs, nixy, pip, python, seagl, will it nix
Wes gives his shell superpowers to solve a tricky problem. Then, we share an update on our favorite Google Photos alternative, including breaking changes and a great new way to run it.
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582: On the CUPS of Disaster
September 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
activate linux, alby hub, atari vcs, clapgrep, common unix printing system, cups, cups-browsed, cve, evilsocket, exploits, foomatic-rip, frog, haiku, jefftastic, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, meshtastic, nixos, nodeboard, printer, producer jeff, pwnscript, reactos, servo, unix, vulnerability, 🐸
We explain the one-packet attack on CUPS and discuss its real-world implications. Plus, a Meshtastic update and more.