Alan Pope
Special guest
Snap Advocate at Canonical working on Ubuntu, podcaster, father, husband, cat lover & a geek through and through.
Alan Pope has been a guest on 32 episodes.
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291: Dirty Home Directories
March 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
aws, canonical, chrome os, cloud, cloud computing, config files, containerd, containers, crostini, debian, devuan, docker, firefox, flowblade, fractional scaling, gnome, gnome 3.32, hidden files, home directory, ios, ipad, jupiter broadcasting, kubernetes, linux apps, linux podcast, lyft, meetup, open source, shotcut, simplified computing, systemd, systemd-nspawn, tablet, ubuntu, unplugged
We reveal all and look at the mess that is our home directories. How we keep them clean, back them up, and organize our most important files.
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288: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Repo
February 12th, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
apparmor, containers, copr, cryptominers, discover, dnf, docker, fedora, fedora 30, fedora schedule, gtk, journalism, jupiter broadcasting, kde, korkerds, linux journalism, linux podcast, lxc, opensuse, opensuse challenge, packagekit, pantheon, plasma 5.15, red hat, rolling release, runc, scale 17x, security, selinux, solvitaire, suse, tumbleweed, uberwriter, unplugged, user metrics, uuid, vala, vulnerability, wireguard, yast, zdnet, zypper
The hype around a new security flaw hits new levels. Fedora has a bunch of news, and we discover what's new in the latest Plasma release.
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287: Clean up After Yourself
February 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 14 mins
bitcoin, cryptocurrency, dhcp, dns sinkhole, dnsmasq, docker, ethereum, fosdem 2019, ftldns, gnome shell performance, gtk, gtk+, jupiter broadcasting, jupterdev telegram, linux podcast, overclock nvidia gpu, pi-hole, snapcraft, unplugged, vlc 4
Why FOSDEM might be the quintessential community event, and our thoughts after playing with Pi-Hole.
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282: Wishing Upon a Kernel
January 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
chromeos, clear linux, gnome, gpu, hopecasting, ibm, jupiter broadcasting, kde neon, linux podcast, openzfs, proton, redhat, reiserfs, unplugged, wine, wireguard, xfce
We start off the new year with our hopes and dreams for Linux and open source in 2019 and beyond.
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281: 2019 Predictions
December 26th, 2018 | 59 mins 9 secs
active directory, antegros, apple, arch, arm, aws, azure, bachefs, chromebook, clear linux, dark mode, dell, digital ocean, fuchsia, gnome, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, microsoft, pipewire, proton, red hat, sap, steam, suse, unplugged, virtual desktops, zfs
We get serious and bring in a special referee to help us lock in our Linux predictions for 2019.
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278: Shell in a Handbasket
December 4th, 2018 | 1 hr 4 mins
32bit, amazon, android, beowulf cluster, blink, chrome, clear linux, cloud, clr-boot-manager, dell, edge, emulator, external graphics, game streaming, intel, ios, ish, jack, juju, laptop, linux, linux podcast, lxd, maas, microsoft, pulseaudio, raspberry pi, shell, sputnik, steam, steam link, systemd, theodore dubois, thunderbolt, thunderbolt dock, ubuntu, udev, unplugged, webkit, x86, xps13, xubuntu
We chat with a developer who's gotten Linux running on iOS devices, do a deep dive into Clear Linux, and discuss Xubuntu ending 32bit support.
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Episode 276: Very Long Term Support
November 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
10 year support, 18.04, android, automation system, bolt, deepin, gaming on linux, linux, linux dock, linux kernel, linux podcast, lts, mainline, minitube, nvidia, prime, prime-select, remote desktop, settlers of catan, steam, steam link, thunderbolt, thunderbolt dock, ubuntu lts, ubuntu security podcast, unite-shell, unity, unplugged, valve, very long term support, webtty, x11, xpra, youtube-dl
Android and Ubuntu are working exceptionally hard to create longer support cycles. We’ll highlight the work that makes this possible, and what’s motivating these two different projects to strive for Very Long Term Support.
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Episode 275: Year of the Relevant Desktop
November 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
bitwarden, canonical, canonical ipo, emulation, f.k. schaller, firmware, linux podcast, lvfs, mark shuttleworth, microsoft, open invention network, open source, pcsx, pipewire, playstation, red hat, snes9x, supertuxkart, thunderbolt, ubuntu, unplugged, usb-c, wayland, zune
Christian F.K. Schaller from Red Hat joins us to discuss seamless Linux upgrades, replacing PulseAudio, some of the recent desktop Projects Red Hat’s been working on... And the value they get from them.
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Episode 274: Open Source by Default
November 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 13 mins
android, apple, automation, automation system, fedora, foss, fuse, huginn, hybrid cloud, kde connect, linux academy, linux podcast, open source, open source revolution, procdump, secure boot, show automation, sysinternals, sysinternals for linux, t2, unplugged
Have the revolutionaries won the war against proprietary software? That’s the argument being made. And we argue, what else did you expect?
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Episode 273: International Hat Machines
October 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 43 mins
bsd, cockpit, dbxfs, dell, dell precision 5530, dropbox, fedora, fedora 29, flathub, flatpak, gaming on linux, ibm, linus, linux, linux podcast, linuxserver.io, meetbsd, modularity, nextcloud, open hardware, proton, protondb, red hat, rhel, samsung, samsung osg, steam, system76, thelio, thunderbolt, unplugged, zfs
We speculate about a future where IBM owns Red Hat, and review the latest Fedora 29 release that promises a new game changing feature.
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Episode 271: Juno Jubilation
October 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 42 mins
chrome os, dalton durst, dxvk, elementary os, flatkill, flatpak, gnome, gpd pocket 2, gtk3 themes, juno, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, ota5, palm, photopea, plasma, ubports, vulkan
elementary OS’ latest and greatest released today, and we talk with Dan and Cassidy from the project about their biggest release yet.
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Episode 270: Stratis Pulls it All Together
October 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 10 mins
andy grover, application menus, appmenu, creative selection, device mapper, eazel, gnome, gnome history, google, google plus, hardware acceleration, irl glasses, ken kocienda, linux podcast, nautilus, plasma, project stream, project strobe, red hat, stratis storage, todoist, unplugged, xfs
Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.
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Episode 266: From Jupiter to Beyond
September 11th, 2018 | 54 mins 45 secs
libre application summit, linux academy, linux podcast, nextcloud, solus
We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge!
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Episode 265: Privacy Priorities
September 4th, 2018 | 50 mins 23 secs
android, android security, chromebook, cindy, gnome, gnome tweaks, google, intel, keybase, librem, librem 5, linux, linux mint, linux podcast, lmde, meltdown, privacy, proven, purism, random number generators, raspberry pi zero, rat, responsible disclosure, rng, security, spectre, tcpdump, zerophone
Intel has disappointed the kernel community with its latest security disclosures but there’s still hope for a better future. That’s more than can be said for the state of privacy on Android, so we discuss some alternatives.
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Episode 264: Proton, Electron for Games!
August 28th, 2018 | 1 hr 7 mins
codeweavers, fedora, gaming on linux, intel microcode, kde itinerary, libre application summit, linux podcast, lvfs, plasma, proton, realtek, steam, ubuntu touch, vulkan, wine
Steam Play rocks the Linux world as it promises new levels of compatibility with AAA Windows games. But the story of how Valve is doing it might be just as fascinating.
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Episode 261: GNOME, GNOME on the Range
August 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
cassidy james blaede, denial of service, elementary os, extensions, firmware, gnome, gpg sync, gtk+, javascript extensions, linux podcast, lvfs lenovo, peertube, plasma, powershell, removing themes, transitions dj
GNOME is discussing big changes, Elementary OS has big news, and a big bug has been found in Linux.