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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457: Automated Chaos
May 8th, 2022 | 47 mins 56 secs
ansible, ansible galaxy, astronomy, bgp, black hole, canonical, dishy, docker, infrastructure as code, ipv6, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lxc, lxd, nasa, networking, nix, nixos, orchestration, overlay network, perseus galaxy cluster, podman, portability, remote work, satellite internet, sonification, spacex, starlink, ubuntu, vanlife, virtual machines, virtualization, vm, work life rv, zfs
Each of us brings a secret topic to the show, and we discover a common theme about using the wrong tool for the right job.
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456: Our Linux Regrets
May 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
admin, android, apparmor, arch, arm, bottles, canonical, containers, emacs, firefox, gaming on linux, gentoo, iac, jupiter broadcasting, lady jupes, las, linux app summit, linux desktop, linux gaming, linux podcast, linux time machine, linux unplugged, lutris, mozilla, nix, nixos, office hours, packaging, pop!_os, preempt_rt, proton, realtime, sandbox, snap packages, snapcraft, snapd, snaps, steam, steamos 3.0, sysadmin, ubuntu, valve, wine
If we could change just one mistake in our Linux journey, what would it be?
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455: I run NixOS BTW
April 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
adam curry, ansible, arion, automation, canonical, community, containers, dark style preference, dave jones, deb-get, declarative, docker, flatpak, github, gnu, guix, jammy jellyfish, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, martin wimpress, mate 22.04, mqtt, nftables, nix, nixos, nvidia, pimox7, podcasting 2.0, podfather, podman, poetry, poetry2nix, pop!_os, preempt-rt, proxmox, raspberry pi 4, real time kernel, snapcraft, tailscale, tmux, ubuntu 22.04, unsnap, virtualisation, wayland, wimpy, x.org
We've hit a bump in the road with the NixOS challenge, and share what it might not be great at. Plus, what we didn't cover in our Ubuntu 22.04 review.
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454: Double Distro Details
April 17th, 2022 | 59 mins 19 secs
5.15, 5.17, android, backend sync, backups, canonical, dnf, do-release-upgrade, fedora 36, flatpak, flutter, gnome 42, in-flight entertainment, installer, jammy jellyfish, jupiter broadcasting, ksmbd, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lxd 5.0, matrix, ntfs, nvidia, outlook, podman 4.0, python 3.10, qemu, red hat, rpm, rss, rsshub, ruby 3.0, synapse, ubuntu 22.04, wayland, zfs, zfs send, zsys
Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases.
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453: Raleigh Action Show
April 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
amd, ansible, armbian, automation, bitwarden, bore, coreos, debian, devops, dod, east coast meetup, flatseal, flutter, freerdpserver, gmc rv, gpu, hotswap, immutable, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, macos, microsoft, nfs, ngrok, nix, nixos, python, raleigh, raspberry pi, rdp, redhat, rust, slackware, tcp tunnel, tea, terraform, webtop, wsl2, yellowdog
We just wrapped up our East Coast meetup and have a bunch of great stories to share. Plus some Nix ups and downs, and more.
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452: Synapse Collapse
April 3rd, 2022 | 54 mins 23 secs
build system, cassidy james blaede, color picker, containers, danielle fore, docker, docker-compose, elementary os, fractal, functional programming, gnome 43, gnome weather, grafana, jupiter broadcasting, lazy, linux podcast, linux unplugged, matrix, metric, netdata, nix, nixos, nixpkgs, nvme, object storage, prometheus, pub-sub, redis, reproducible build, solanum, synapse, termux, userland, workers
How we nearly crashed our Matrix server; what we did wrong and how we're fixing it.
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451: The NixOS Challenge
March 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
ansible, apfs, apple silicon, asahi alpha, asahi linux, bitcoin, boosts, compelling, configuration management, decentralized, declarative configuration, element, fascinating, federation, filesystems, functional programming, hector martin, jupiter broadcasting, lightning, linux distributions, linux podcast, linux unplugged, m1 max, matrix, nix, nix expression language, nixos, noteworthy, package management, package manager, podcasting 2.0, rebuild, remarkable, satoshi, unique, value4value
We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions.
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450: It Went Real Bad
March 20th, 2022 | 58 mins 45 secs
anaconda, antennapod, apple silicon, asahi linux, centos stream, dark mode, dark style preference, desktop performance, extensions, fedora 36, fountain, gnome 42, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, libadwaita, linux podcast, linux unplugged, m1 max, plex, podcasting 2.0, raspberry pi, triple buffering, ubuntu 22.04
Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for.
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449: Bugfix and Chill
March 13th, 2022 | 50 mins 25 secs
adhd, bookstack, boostagram, boosts, bug, bugfixing, chole, electric system, emacs, epic, feedback, flathub, flatpak, floss, foss, free software, gaming on linux, gog, headscale, heroic games launcher, independent podcasting, issue tracking, jupiter broadcasting, lady jupes, libre, lightning, linux podcast, linux unplugged, onionshare, open-source, org-mode, oss, podcasting 2.0, rv, support, tailscale, tor, ubuntu, value4value
How each of us asks for features and help from free software projects, and one of our most prescient soapboxes in a while.
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448: A Mystery in Plain Sight
March 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, nextcloud, spacex, starlink, steam deck, steamos 3
We surprise each other with three different topics, hidden away by encryption in our show notes - we literally have no idea what we're talking about this week.
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447: An Umbrel for Everything
February 27th, 2022 | 54 mins 34 secs
bitcoin, bitcoin node, boostagram, boostcli, boostirc, bsd, containers, crypto, cryptocurrency, docker, docker-compose, donations, freenas, helipad, helm, jupiter broadcasting, kubernetes, lightning, linux, linux podcast, linux unplugged, middleman, oculus, podcasting 2.0, rust, security, self-hosting, self-sovereignty, simula one, simulavr, truenas scale, ukraine, umbrel, virtual reality
We look at two new options that enable ANYONE to run a personal server at home or a small business.
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446: Kudu Cores and Cloud Wars
February 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
ai, amd, arduino, boosts, c++, discord, dns, dog, element, gpio, gtk4, helipad, hwatch, ingenuity, jupiter broadcasting, kudu, linux copter, linux podcast, linux unplugged, m1, macbook pro max, mars 2020, matrix, ml, multitasking, nvidia, perseverance, phoronix test suite, pop!_os, proton, python, raspberry pi, rnote, rss, rtx 3060, rust, ryzen, spodcast, spotify, ssh, steam, system76, tensorflow, value 4 value, vscode
We put the sports car of Linux laptops to the test. Is it the multi-tasking machine it claims to be?
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445: Brent's Betrayal
February 13th, 2022 | 53 mins 47 secs
32bit, 64bit, arch, brian benchoff, canonical, carrier board, confession pi time, fedora, flatpak, flutter, gtk, jupiter broadcasting, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux unplugged, minecraft, minimum viable computer, netboot, network booting, pi 4, pi 400, pi compute module, raspberry pi, raspberry pi imager, rpilocator, rpmlauncher, sata, snap packages, ubuntu, ubuntu 22.04, unity remix, usb
Linux is the master of small computers, and this week it’s going to the next level. We chat with the creator of the $15 Linux box and share some significant updates for the Raspberry Pi.
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444: Much Ado About Ubuntu
February 6th, 2022 | 49 mins 33 secs
22.04, airsnort, arch, bootloader music, canonical, conferences, cosmic, dart, debian, desktop linux, fedora, flutter, gaming on linux, gnome, grub init tune, grub tune tester, jammy jellyfish, jupiter broadcasting, kali, kernel updates, kismet, knoppix, linux podcast, linux unplugged, live cds, live usb, livepatch, manjaro, meetups, pop!_os, proton, pxe boot, slackware 15, snap packages, snapcraft, steam deck, ubuntu, ubuntu advantage, ubuntu pro, valve
There's just something off about Ubuntu these days, this week we put it all together.
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443: Linux Did This First
January 30th, 2022 | 50 mins 51 secs
burning cds, canonical, centos, clonezilla, clusterknoppix, dvd, finnix 123, history of the linux live session, iceweasel, jupiter broadcasting, k3b, kde connect, knoppix 9.1, liberty linux, linux podcast, linux unplugged, live cd, lxde, ncurses, sc-im, suse, systemrescuecd, toram, ubuntu, usb, ventoy, x11
We all take it for granted, but it is one of the best things about Linux. We share the history of the live CD, how it all got started, and the times it saved our bacon.
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442: Liberty Leaks and Lies
January 23rd, 2022 | 41 mins 5 secs
5.13, 5.16, 5.4, alma, app stores, canonical, centos, cinnamon, debian, edge iso, enterprise linux, flathub, flatpak, gaming on linux, gnome, jupiter broadcasting, linux desktop, linux gaming, linux mint 20.3 una, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lmde, mainline, open-source sustainability, openssh, rhel, rocky, snapshots, ssh, ssh-tools, support, suse liberty, sysadmin, timeshift, ubuntu, zfs
SUSE had an awkward week; we breakdown the very mixed launch of SUSE Liberty Linux.