LINUX Unplugged

Weekly Linux talk show with no script, no limits, surprise guests and tons of opinion.

About the show

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 581: The Linux Escape Hatch

    September 22nd, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins
    apple, community engagement, developer focus, dhh, haiku os, jupiter broadcasting, kernel development, linux alternatives, linux evangelism, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lora radios, mesh networks, meshtastic, nix, off-grid communication, omakub, open-source, ruby on rails, rust, software ports, stability, system management, web development

    What if we had to abandon ship and stop using Desktop Linux? We've come up with a master plan, and put it to the test.

  • 580: Brent’s Boogie Bus Broadcast Bash

    September 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 mins
    amd, apple vision pro, autoflow, berlin, boost, cosmic, encryption, executive director, federation, file request, framework laptop, gnome, homeassistant, hub 9, intel, jupiter broadcasting, kde, linux 6.11, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mailvelope, membership discount, nextcloud, nix, opensats, supersonic, waycheck, windmill, wireguard

    The things we like in the new Nextcloud release, and we attempt to upgrade our production server live—from a big blue bus.

  • 579: Lost & Found

    September 8th, 2024  |  57 mins 45 secs
    firefox, floppy disk, free deck, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged

    Secret moments from the show you've never heard before. We kick off with some hardware hurdles, then dive into the news and share a few surprising stories.

  • 578: Young and the Rustless

    September 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 28 mins
    2fa, american maple syrup, appletv no more, bazzite, berlin meetup, beverly by coke, bitcoin well, buy bitcoin in canada, c, c++, chrislas since middle school, davx5, dc stephen, dirk hohndel, fido2 keys, hand-smacking os, hawn dale, ipfs, jupiter broadcasting, keybase.io, kiro, linus torvalds, linux kernel, linux kernel api, linux podcast, linux strorage filesystem summit, linux unplugged, longhorn, maple sats, nixos, nontechnical nonsense, open source summit, pantheon, rust, rust4linux, seaweedfs, soc 2, toronto meetup, totp, vaultwarden, wedson almeida filho

    Rust meets Linux in a clash of coding cultures. Why some developers are resisting, and where things go from here.

  • 577: Summer Kernel Corn Roast

    August 26th, 2024  |  1 hr 20 mins
    2fa, alpine, ansible, bcachefs, berlin meetup, canonical, cloudflare, cosmic alpha, cve, cve-2022-2601, dual-boot, efi, gentoo, greg kroah-hartman, grub, hyprland, jupiter broadcasting, kent overstreet, linus torvalds, linux 6.11, linux kernel developer team, linux podcast, linux unplugged, microsoft, nix drinking game, nixos, nixos feedback, nixos image generator, nixos stable or unstable, patch tuesday, pihole, proxmox virtual environment, saunafs, sbat, secure boot, tailscale, toronto meetup, ublue cosmic, ubuntu, ubuntu 24.10, ubuntu kernel

    Sixty vulnerabilities and exposures disclosed in one week sounds like a lot. We'll explain why it's just business as usual.