Martin Wimpress
Special guest
Passionate open source advocate, Linux 🐧 enthusiast & podcaster 🎤 Lives in 🇬🇧 with his wife & daughter. Works for @Canonical making @Ubuntu & @snapcraftio.
Martin Wimpress has been a guest on 42 episodes.
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322: Just Enough VPN
October 8th, 2019 | 46 mins 54 secs
atari, atari vcs, cli, cmus, dhcp, dns, dnsmasq, email, encrypted email, jupiter broadcasting, linus, linux, linux podcast, microsoft, networking, openpgp, raspberry pi, rust, spotify, spotify-tui, subspace, thunderbird, tui, unplugged, vpn, wireguard
We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking.
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312: What Modern Linux Looks Like
July 30th, 2019 | 57 mins 33 secs
containers, darling, docker, embedded devices, etcd, fedora coreos, freeoffice, iot, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, macos, manjaro, podman, raspberry pi 4, raspberry pi desktop kit, softmaker, thinkpad, thinktiny, ubucon, ubuntu core, wine
Manjaro takes significant steps to stand out, and the shared problem major distributions are trying to solve, and why it will shape the future of Linux.
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311: 32 Hours of Outrage
July 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 8 mins
32bit, amazon linux, aws certified solutions architect, career in linux today, dropbox xfs, endeavour os, fedora i686, jupiter broadcasting, kernel 5.2 kvm bug, linux job market, linux job tipis, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxserver, red hat certified engineer, texas linuxfest keynote, thomas cameron
Keynote presenter from Texas LinuxFest and established industry expert Thomas Cameron joins us to discuss the end of the distro wars, the future of Linux jobs, his personal take on IBM's acquisition of Red Hat, some really great Linux job tips, and much more.
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306: Flipping FreeNAS for Fedora
June 18th, 2019 | 59 mins 49 secs
atari vcs, chromium, command line bookmarks, containers, docker, fedora, fedora 30, fedora server, freebsd, freenas, grep, jupiter broadcasting, linus tech tips, linux podcast, linux unplugged, marker, nas, netflix, nfs, openzfs, picks, rga, ripgrep, sack panic, snap packages, storage, system76, tcp, thelio, windows, wsl2, zfs, zfs on linux
We attempt something you never should, we live flip our FreeNAS ZFS install to a Fedora server.
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304: Losing My Religion
June 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
amd, bbq, ctrl alt face, deep fakes, deep learning, desktop fragmentation, desktop standards, ebooks, foliate, free software, gtkwebkit, jupiter broadcasting, linux desktop, linux gaming, linux podcast, linux state of the union, linux unplugged, open source, peer to peer, peertube, ryzen, smach z, texas linuxfest, thomas cameron, txlf, ubuntu, ubuntu mate, windows 7, year of the linux desktop, youtube
Adopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.
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297: Release the Dingo
April 16th, 2019 | 57 mins 40 secs
19.04, ansible, chromebooks, devops, devuan, devuan conference, disco dingo, electronplayer, gnome, jupiter broadcasting, linus tech tips, linux, linux podcast, long term support, lts, ltt, manjaro, mesa, ncspot, ncurses, partyloud, pop!_os, privacy, red hat, rhce, rhcsa, root on zfs, rust, security, simplot, snapcraft, spotify, systemd, traffic simulator, ubuntu, unplugged, yaru, zfs, zfs on linux
Ubuntu's new release is here, and this one might be one of the most important in a while. But is it worth upgrading from an LTS? We review and debate just that.
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296: Defining Desktop Linux
April 9th, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
archivebox, git, gpd pocket, grace hopper celebration, jupiter broadcasting, linux desktop, linux gaming, linux podcast, lutris, pengwin, proton, rebranding, snapcraft, steam, ubuntu mate, unplugged, visual studio code, vscode, wkhtmltopdf, wlinux, wsl
The way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.
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295: Stay and Compile a While
April 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
accelerated graphics, apache, apache foundation, codecs, compiling software, f5, ffmpeg, firefox, gentoo, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, machine learning, mozilla, nano, nginx, notifications, open source, open source audio, opus, raspberry pi, raspberry pi keyboard and mouse, text editors, ubuntu mate 18.04 beta 1 for raspberry pi, unplugged, vi, vlc, vocoder, wasi, webassembly
Is there really any advantage to building your software vs installing the package? We discuss when and why you might want to consider building it yourself.
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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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290: Proper Pi Pedigree
February 26th, 2019 | 58 mins 46 secs
4.19, alexa, ansible, arm, automation, domoticz, embedded, gnome, google assistant, google home, hardware acceleration, home assistant, home automation, jupiter broadcasting, kde, latency, linux kernel, linux operating system fundamentals, linux podcast, live streaming, lts, mate, mqtt, mutter, obs, open source, openhab, plasma, podcast generator, podcasting, raspberry pi, smart assistant, smart home, smart hub, smart lights, subsync, subtitles, ubuntu, ubuntu 18.04.2, ubuntu mate, unplugged, z-wave
We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.
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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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286: Ell is for Linux
January 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 8 mins
18.04, 19.04, canonical, chromecast, containers, cool-retro-term, debian, disco dingo, docker, ell, firefox, firefox 65, flatpak, fractional scaling, free content, fx_cast, gradio, jupiter broadcasting, kernel patch, kodi, kodi 18, lfnw, librem 5, linux podcast, lts, mate, mozilla, open source home theater, ppa, pureos, purism, scale, scale 17x, shortwave, study group, ubuntu, unplugged, wayland, x11, yaml
We're playing Robin Hood with the content, and a new member of our team joins to tell you all about it.
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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 277: Skipping Fedora 31
November 27th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 secs
backups, base platform, community, dropbox, ext4, fedora, fedora 31, gnome, gpu, iss, kde, lfnw, linux podcast, linuxfest northwest, martin wimpress, matthew miller, mergerfs, nasa, open source, packaging, packaging winter, plasma, red hat, security, silverblue, snapcraft, snapraid, switching to linux, thunderbolt, tooling, trust, unplugged, wimpy, windows, xfs, zfs
Fedora might take a year off, to focus on it self. Project Lead and Council Chair Matthew Miller joins us to explain this major proposal.
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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.