LINUX Unplugged

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

Episode 158: Happy Birthday Debian | LUP 158

August 16th, 2016  |  1 hr 40 mins

We throw a birthday party for Debian & the awkward moment that might be near.

Plus Ryan Sipes stops by to give us a post Mycroft update, we dream of a bcachefs future, challenge Wes to get Linux fully working on a MacBook & lots of updates!

Episode 157: SSH: Heaven or Shell | LUP 157

August 9th, 2016  |  1 hr 53 mins

Our favorite tricks & hacks for SSH, debunking the Linux botnet rampage myth & the new challenges Solus is taking on. Plus Ubuntu MATE on the BQ Tablet, benchmarking Ubuntu on Windows & our quick takes on using Zim Wiki and TagSpaces to manage your notes.

Episode 156: Your Media Just Got Served | LUP 156

August 2nd, 2016  |  1 hr 21 mins

Take advantage of the Chromecast without Google, extend Kodi with awesome new backends & cast media around your network with free Linux tools.

Plus the FCC forcing TP-Link to support open source firmwares, reverse tethering for Android & a lot more!

Episode 155: Snappy Collaboration | LUP 155

July 26th, 2016  |  1 hr 19 mins

We dive right in when Martin aka Wimpy returns from the Snappy Sprint & shares his experience from his recent trip. Wes ask our Virtual LUG to sound off on the projects they’d audit if given the means & why, the Starbound server challenge & more!

Episode 154: Pragmatic Idealism | LUP 154

July 19th, 2016  |  1 hr 37 mins

Do you use desktop Linux for idealistic or practical reasons? Plus Chris’s new VPN solution & the hosted vs self hosted debate. Plus Canonical’s smart move to push Snap packages, updates from our favorite projects, the disturbing news about Chrome & more!

Episode 153: One NAT to Rule Them | LUP 153

July 12th, 2016  |  1 hr 52 mins

Chris discovers he’s being snooped on by his ISP & Is Linux Mint 18 really the best Linux distro every?

Plus our chat with a Matrix.org developer, Solus goes rolling, Unity on Windows & building a long-term financially sustainable open source product.

Episode 152: To .NET or to .NOT? | LUP 152

July 5th, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

Noah joins Wes for the second time this week to talk with the mumble room. We cover package management for Bash, Nvidia putting GPUs in your containers, surprising things about open source at Comcast & discuss just what "Microsoft ♥ Linux" really means.

Episode 151: Universal Divide | LUP 151

June 28th, 2016  |  1 hr 48 mins

We go hands on with Linux Mint 18, then discuss the latest batch of desktop killers & Wimpy’s new rig. Plus what makes Mattermost really great, a new new universal package format, the confusing things Red Hat says & we get to know WireGuard!

Episode 150: War of the Packages | LUP 150

June 21st, 2016  |  1 hr 56 mins

We have a spirited discussion from both sides of the universal packaging issue, take a quick look at maru OS that turns a Nexus phone into your desktop, get the inside scoop on the recent Mycroft update & the new Solus release. Plus much more!

Episode 149: Snaps are Go! | LUP 149

June 14th, 2016  |  1 hr 34 mins

Canonical drops a bombshell by making snap packages available for many Linux distros, Nextcloud has some serious momentum, Samsung is rumored to drop Android in favor of Tizen across all devices & Wes kicks the tires of elementary OS’ new Beta of Loki.

Episode 148: Mind on my Cloud & Cloud on my Mind | LUP 148

June 7th, 2016  |  1 hr 8 mins

Great open source project achievements, we discuss the slippery slope that online services represent to Linux users.

Plus we get all big picture, what can be learned from ownCloud’s recent troubles, what we conclude by reading between the lines & more!

Episode 147: The Talking Gnome | LUP 147

May 31st, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

Open Source artificial intelligence in all the things? Ryan from Mycroft joins us to update us on their recent hard work.

Is YubiKey going to hell in a handbasket? The latest from openSUSE, our first impressions of Remix OS & more!