LINUX Unplugged

Episode 241: Snitching on SCaLE

March 20th, 2018  |  1 hr 8 mins

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We’re playing just one interview from SCaLE this year, tons of community news, and two handy app picks.

Episode 240: Why This Theme Won’t Work | LUP 240

March 14th, 2018  |  1 hr 20 mins

This week Noah fills in for Chris while he's on his return journey from SCaLE! The guys get down deep on a variety of topics from screen sharing in Plasma under Wayland to the status of the GTK 'CommuniTheme' for ubuntu 18.04 and more!

Episode 239: Selling Out for Open Source | LUP 239

March 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 13 mins

We chip away at a larger meta topic this week, but before we get there we share a batch of community news, live technical feats & a random post show.

Episode 238: It's All Wimpy's Fault | LUP 238

February 27th, 2018  |  1 hr 30 secs

Linux apps are coming to ChromeOS via containers, Fedora is going for better battery life & what is going on with Xfce?

Plus Ubuntu MATE’s cool new tick & we take a look at crankshaft: raspberry pi + android auto + free software + love.

Episode 237: One Ping Only | LUP 237

February 20th, 2018  |  1 hr 37 mins

Canonical’s Ubuntu desktop head and their VP of Product Development join us to chat about the new data collection system they want in Ubuntu 18.04 & Cassidy from System76 and Elementary OS join us to talk about efforts to turn drive encryption on & more!

Episode 236: Microsoft’s Big Secret | LUP 236

February 13th, 2018  |  1 hr 35 mins

Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source.

Plus we wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré joins to talk Elemetary & more!

Episode 235: Atomic Neon Kool-Aid | LUP 235

February 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 43 mins

We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves.

Plus we launch the biggest Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have ramifications.

Episode 234: Behind Canonical’s Curtain | LUP 234

January 31st, 2018  |  1 hr 35 mins

How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? Plus the major concerns about the future of Gnome, the Client Side Decoration debate & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things.

Episode 233: Living Inside the Shell | LUP 233

January 23rd, 2018  |  1 hr 34 mins

Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone.

Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more!

Episode 232: The Secret to Future Linux Success | LUP 232

January 16th, 2018  |  1 hr 43 mins

A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans. Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more!

Episode 231: Most Expensive Linux Distro Ever | LUP 231

January 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 38 mins

We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out!

Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more!

Episode 230: Invest In Popcorn | LUP 230

January 2nd, 2018  |  57 mins 2 secs

Wes & the Beard kick Chris out to share their top tips for starting 2018 out right, plus a holiday surprise from Linux Journal, a new device for Google’s Fuchsia & an unfortunate new flaw in a processor near you.

Episode 229: Taste of Linux 2017 | LUP 229

December 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 25 mins

We break from the unformat of the show for a special holiday chat about the top moments in the world of Linux this year that impacted us the most.

Episode 228: rm -rf 2017 | LUP 228

December 19th, 2017  |  1 hr 16 mins

We debate the best distros of 2017, get into some community news, and a bcachefs and Gentoo challenge update & also learn a bit about Canonical’s new Multipass project.

Plus a few Linux commands that are guaranteed to destroy your install.

Episode 227: Peer Pressure | LUP 227

December 14th, 2017  |  1 hr 32 mins

It’s time to replace Patreon, YouTube, Twitter/Facebook & other centralized platforms of the web. But can open source answer the call? This week we look at a few projects that could replace today’s information silos if Linux users just step up & more!

Episode 226: Bitcoin for Linux Users | LUP 226

December 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins

Why Bitcoin is the next Linux, the Gentoo Challenge is in full swing, and we catch you up on the latest community news, a throwback app pick & more!