Chris Fisher

Episode 176: Shell-Shocked 2016 | LUP 176

December 20th, 2016  |  1 hr 31 mins

We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!

Episode 175: Best of MATEs | LUP 175

December 13th, 2016  |  1 hr 35 mins

We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors.

Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!

Episode 174: Mesh of Thoughts | LUP 174

December 6th, 2016  |  1 hr 14 mins

We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Pi & debate about mesh networking.

Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!

Episode 173: Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LUP 173

November 30th, 2016  |  1 hr 25 mins

After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs.

Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!

Episode 172: It's Not X, It's Wayland | LUP 172

November 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 54 mins

Fedora 25 is out & Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop & much more!

Episode 171: Uncontained Human Error | LUP 171

November 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 29 mins

This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!

Episode 170: Nano Users Unite | LUP 170

November 9th, 2016  |  1 hr 12 mins

Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn.

Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!

Episode 169: Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LUP 169

November 1st, 2016  |  1 hr 15 mins

Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going.

Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!

Episode 168: Linux Shadow Force | LUP 168

October 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 33 mins

We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!

Episode 167: Livepatch Bait & Switch | LUP 167

October 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 34 mins

Canonical may have the best take on live patching. VeraCrypt’s audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop.

Then we bust some Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care

Episode 166: Linux Winter Developments | LUP 166

October 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 29 mins

Serendipity this week as a beautiful theme reveals itself throughout the episode.

Plus we get updates from some of our favorite projects, discuss the historic shift happening in Linux desktop & wrap it all up with some macOS shade.

Episode 165: In OpenDaylight | LUP 165

October 4th, 2016  |  1 hr 30 mins

We connect with the communities & hardware projects using Software Defined Networking, update you on some of our favorite open source projects, share some anecdotes from a recent trip & update you on our trails with OpenMediaVault.

Episode 164: Dial Up Linux | LUP 164

September 28th, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

In this special edition of Unplugged we do away with the traditional format & take calls LIVE on the air for free.

Some say the advice is worth what you pay for it!

Episode 163: Games of Linux Future | LUP 163

September 20th, 2016  |  1 hr 14 mins

We towards the future of Gnome & KDE, The Linux Gamer joins to discuss creating his content on Linux, game releases he’s looking forward to & answer questions from our virtual LUG. Plus we gush about Canonical hiring Wimpy & much more!

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.