Brent Gervais
Co-Host of LINUX Unplugged
Commercial, Editorial & Documentary Photography -- local food, sustainability, technology, photography on Linux + more!
Brent Gervais has hosted 168 Episodes.
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490: 2022 Tuxies
December 25th, 2022 | 50 mins 17 secs
arch, asahi linux, best desktop environment, best linux distro of the year, best text editor, cosmic, debian, emacs, framework laptop, home assistant, hp devone, immich, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, kate, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lunarvim, mastodon, nano, nextcloud, nixos, plasma, pop!_os, proton, stable diffusion, steam deck, sway, tuxies, ubuntu, umbrel, vi, vim, vscode, xfce
It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.
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489: Brent's Secret Emails
December 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 30 mins
activitypub, android, aosp, apple, arch linux, brently, btrfs, canonical, clonezilla, clown show, cow, dave, dns, element, ergodox, fedora, flatpak, fosdem, giraffeneos, gnome boxes, google, grapheneos, i3, iphone, jupiter broadcasting, let's encrypt, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, nextcloud, nextcloud talk, nix, nixos, nixpkgs, nobara linux, opensuse, owntracks, playstore, retro kde theming, rsync, smarttubenext, snapshots, sway, tailscale, tiling window manager, tumbleweed, ubuntu, virtualbox, virtualization, wayland, waze, xfs, yast, zfs, zfs-on-root, zsys, 🦒
Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.
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488: Revenge of the Lizard People
December 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 20 mins
ansible, arc gpu, backup strategy, btrfs, carplay, cold storage, dave, debian tattoo, degoogling, gps logger, grapheneos, jif, jiraffeneos, jnome, jupiter broadcasting, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lizard brent, magsafe, never have i ever, nextcloud, nextcloud notes, nix, nixos, opensuse, opi, patreon, pixel, pixel 7, plasma, rockstor, rolling distro, tasks.org, tumbleweed, tumbleweed-cli, tuxies, twups, xmpp, yast, zyp, zypper
We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.
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487: The Debian Debate
December 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 54 mins
airdrop, android, android auto, android updates, backup, battery life, boosts, brent, chris, dashcam, debian, distro comparison, duplicati, encryption, file sharing tool, flathub, flatpak, follow up, follow-up, free devices, google, google location data, google play services, grapheneos, honeymoon phase, ipad, iphone, jupiter broadcasting, kde, leap, linux, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux talk show, linux unplugged, location data, lup, manjaro, mesh vpn, mumble room, nextcloud, opensuse, p7 pro, picks, pixel 7, plasma, podcast, privacy, protests in china, proton, screen time, security, self-hosted model, solving problems phase, steam, tailscale, tesla, transition to linux, tumbleweed, virtual lug, vpn, wes, wireguard, youtube
After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.
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486: Goodbye, Google
November 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 34 mins
android, android alternative, android auto, aosp, app sandbox, apple, caldav, carddav, computer chronicles, davx5, debian, deebian, degoogle, devone, firefox, flatpak, frog, geocache, gif, gnome, google play, grapheneos, image restoration, image upscaling, intel 486, ios, iphone, jnome, jupiter broadcasting, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, maps, mobile, n.eko, newpipe, nextcloud, nostr, nvidia, opensuse, photo sync, pixel, pixel 7 pro, pixel buds, plasma, play services, privacy, security, tailscale, tender owl, text extraction, tumbleweed, tuxedo computers, tuxedo os, upscaler, webdav, x86
Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.
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485: Mystery Box
November 20th, 2022 | 2 hrs 5 mins
activitypub, bitcoin audible, btrfs, debian, distro hopping, dm-sflc, encryption, fediverse, fedora, fedora silverblue, fluffychat, gentoo, geocache, gif, gif vs jif, hidden filesystem, hidden volume, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter.tube, kde neon, kubuntu, kudelski security, lan party, libredirect, linode, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux unplugged, listener engaged, manjaro, mastodon, nitter, nixos, opensuse, plausible deniability, pleroma, pop! os, session, shufflecake, shufflecake-userland, startrek.sexy, system76, thelio, truecrypt, twittertonitter, ubuntu mate, veracrypt, zfs
We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
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484: Fedora Falls Flat
November 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 24 mins
accelerated graphics, ai, arch, codecs, coqui, deep fakes, fediverse, fedora 37, flathub, flatpak, gaming on linux, geocache, gnome 43, gnome software, h.264, helvum, jack, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kvm, linux audio, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, ml, mumble, nexcom, nix, nvidia, odroid, openzfs, peertube, pipewire, plasma 5.26, pleroma, popcorn pocket, proton, pulseaudio, raspberry pi 4, rpm, rpm fusion, signal, slack, stable diffusion, steamos, telegram, tts, ubuntu mate, v3d, valve, zfs, zfs-on-linux, zsys
Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.
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483: Chris Is Done With Raspberry Pi
November 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 33 mins
activitypub, ai art, app store, arc graphics, boostcli, btrfs, dmca, element, fediverse, gaming on linux, gif, godot, godot foundation, homeassistant, homekit, intel arc, iot, jupiter broadcasting, linux packaging, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, matter, microos, nix, nixos, odroid h3+, open source game engine, opensuse, signal, snap, snapcraft.io, steamos, twitter
We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.
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481: Just a Prompt Away
October 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 25 mins
ai, artificial intelligence, aur, automatic1111, bcache, bcachefs, btrfs, cacheing, canonical, compvis lmu, container-toolkit, copy-on-write, cow, cuda, deep generative neural network, docker, docker compose, dreamstudio, emad mostaque, gnome, gtk4, intel arc, interim release, iwd, jupiter broadcasting, kinetic kudu, latent diffusion, linux 5.19, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lmu munich, lure, lvm, machine learning, ml, nautilus, nvidia, open source, pipewire, runway, stability.ai, stable diffusion, storage, thelio, ubuntu 22.10, wifi, wpa_supplicant, zfs
The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
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480: Taming the Beast
October 16th, 2022 | 1 hr 26 mins
alma linux, amd ryzen 9, btrfs, clear linux, codecs, dev one, discrete gpu, external gpu, fedora, geocache, gpl, graphics toolkits, gtk, h.264, h.265, iced, intel arc, jupiter broadcasting, linux 6.0, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxworld, lvm, mesa, nixos, north cascades, nvidia, ohio linux fest, open-source graphics, phoronix test suite, rtx 3060 ti, rust, software patents, system76, thelio, unigene superposition, zfs
Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point.
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479: Good Software, Bad Blood
October 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 21 mins
acastus photon, accessibility, amd, auto move windows, c, codecs, collaboration, cosmic, elm, elm architecture, fedora, geocache, gnome, gnome extensions, google, gtk, h.264, h.265, iced, igpu, intel, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lokinet, mpeg-la, nextcloud, nextcloud hub 3, nvidia, open-source graphics, osint, pelias, pop!_os, red hat, rust, sharepoint, silverblue, software licenses, software patents, solaris, stadia, system76, tasks, todo, uav
What the heck is going on? Fedora is dropping features, GNOME is getting Iced, and the mistake we'll never make again. We've got a lot to sort out.
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478: The Best of Both Worlds
October 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
android, awesomewm, calyxos, degoogle, dwm, europa clipper, f-droid, flight controller, game streaming, gaming on linux, geocache, google, grapheneos, ham radio, ingenuity, jpl, jupiter broadcasting, linux in the ham shack, linux podcast, linux unplugged, magic wormhole, maple syrup, mars 2020, nasa, nixos, open-source-rover, photo sync, proton, science, solaris, space, stadia, steam, storj, tim canham, valve, voyager, vulkan
We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars.
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477: The Feeling of Fast
September 25th, 2022 | 1 hr 25 mins
amd, android, auto-tiling, curses, docker, f(x)tec pro1 x, fsarchiver, geekbench, gentoo, ghostbsd, gnome, grapheneos, hardware upgrade, hp dev one, hugo, ios, iphone, jpl, jupiter broadcasting, kde plasma, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lte, modern hardware, nixos, openbenchmarking, performance, phoronix test suite, pop!_os, proc, productivity, rust, superposition, sysctl, system76, systeroid, thinkpad, tiling, tui, ubuntu touch, window management, workspaces, workstation, x240, x250
We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private.
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476: Canary in the Photo Mine
September 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 27 mins
ai, android, autotag, casaos, cloud backup, cloud storage, crowdsec, data storage, decentralized storage, face-recognition, fail2ban, garmin, glacier, google photo, headway, jupiter broadcasting, kde, librephotos, linux mint, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lomorage, ml, mobius sync, navigation, openstreetmap, osmand, photo backup, photo sharing, photo sync, photoprism, photosync, photoview, pigallery2, plasma, rclone, s3, s3fs, self-hosted, stingle, storj, syncthing, uhuruphotos, warrant canary, wazuh, webdav
We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up.
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475: Brent's Bug Battle
September 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
ai, anti-virus, apple silicon, av, baller boost, bug reports, c#, cash app, desktop linux, documentation, dotnet, edr, endpoint protection, fedora, fountain.fm charts, git-lfs, gnome, hamburger menu, hpsc, idrive, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kubuntu, large file storage, lightning, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lup mascot, ml, nasa, neon, nextcloud, nix, odin, photoprism, photosync, plasma, podcasting 2.0, podverse, pop!_os, powerpc, qt, rad750, readme, risc-v, robosats, sifive, space exploration, syncthing, synology photos, thor, todo, unity, unraid, wayland, woden, x11, x280, yggdrasil
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
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474: Linux's Malware Inevitability
September 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
anti-malware, antivirus, apple, canonical, element, endlessos, federation, flutter, fragmentation, google photos, ham radio, harmonoid, immutable os, ios, jupiter broadcasting, libmpv, linux podcast, linux unplugged, local media, macos, malware, matrix, media player, mpv, nemo, nix, peertube, photo backup, pluma, power users, privacy, rhel, security, ubuntu, ubuntu unity, unity tweak, unity7, virus, x11
Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.