Wes Payne
Co-Host of LINUX Unplugged
Inquisitive nonsense and other such things.
Wes Payne has hosted 582 Episodes.
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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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294: Tainted Love
March 26th, 2019 | 1 hr 10 mins
alcosynth, ansible, asus firmware hack, backdoor, backtrack, cellular hacking, convergence, curl, curl 21st birthday, debconf, debian, desktop linux, firmware updates, install fests, jupiter broadcasting, kali linux, kernel modules, linux advocacy, linux hardware support, linux podcast, nano, nexdock 2, open source, proprietary firmware, ruby on rails, shadowhammer, sigintos, switching people to linux, synthehol, tainted kernel, text editors, unplugged, wifi
Why we sometimes go too far with our Linux advocacy, and a few humble strategies to switch people to Linux.
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293: Netflix's Gift to Linux
March 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 14 mins
android, battery life, bcc, bpf, bpftrace, brendan gregg, debian, debian project leader, dtrace, ebpf, eqt investments, ext4slower, fdroid, gnome, google play, gtk, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde connect, lfnw, linux laptop, linux podcast, mate 1.22, mobile, netflix, novell, opensnoop, perf, performance monitoring, plasma, powertop, profiling, qt, sms, suse, suse independence, tlp, tlp 1.2, unplugged, wanda the fish
Developers at Netflix are creating the next set of super powers for Linux, we'll get the details straight from the source.
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292: Cheese on the SCaLE
March 12th, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
azure sphere, bug reports, containers, debian, debian elections, developer tooling, ebpf, f5, firefox send, home automation, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, mozilla, nginx, node-red, open source governance, openpower, project leadership, purism, scale, scale 17x, snapcraft, sway, system76, unplugged, wayland, web anniversary, window managers, wlroots, world wide web
A new voice joins the show, and we share stories from our recent adventures at SCaLE 17x.
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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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289: The Meat Factor
February 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 15 mins
cgroups, cgroups v2, clear linux, community, containers, darktable, debian, desktop linux, digikam, email, eta, fedora 31, firewalls, geary, intel, iptables, jupiter broadcasting, lfnw, linux podcast, meatspace, meetups, mx linux, netdata, photography, pi musicbox, progress bar, scale, shorewall, snap packages, snapcraft, systemd, unplugged
Will there ever be another "big" Linux distro, or has that time passed?
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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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285: Pain the APT
January 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 19 mins
akira, apt, apt-get, aws, azure, azure sphere, benchmarks, canonical, circonus, design, documentdb, ebgp, elementary, freemium, gpg, gtk, https, io, jupiter broadcasting, kafka, kernel, lfnw, linux, linux podcast, man in the middle, metrics, mitm, mongodb, multipass, native apps, oggcamp, open source business models, powershell, rce, redis, scale, scheduler, security, sequeler, sketch, ssd, taxi, texas linux fest, ubuntu, ui, unplugged, ux, vala, windows, windows 10, windows core
An embarrassing vulnerability has been found in the apt package manager, we’ll break it all down. Plus Alessandro Castellani tells us about his plans to build a professional design tool for Linux.
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284: Free as in Get Out
January 15th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
amazon, apple, apt search, cddl, celluloid, centos, chezmoi, chromeos, cloudkit, computer mouse, delphix, documentdb, dotfiles, ephemeral browser, fedora, foundationdb, foundationdb record layer, gnome, gpl, jupiter broadcasting, linux apps, linux on chromeos, linux podcast, mpv, neal gompa, ota 7, rhel, sql, stratis, ubports, ubuntu touch, unplugged, zfs, zol
ZFS on Linux is becoming the official upstream project of all major ZFS implementations, even the BSDs. But recent kernel changes prevent ZFS from even building on Linux. Neal Gompa joins us to discuss why it all matters.
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283: The Premiere Shell
January 8th, 2019 | 1 hr 10 mins
adobe, apollo, bash, clear linux, creative cloud, dnf, ed, entroware, fedora, fedora 31, fish, fish shell, gaming on linux, gnu, jason evangelho, jupiter broadcasting, linux, linux 5.0, linux kernel, linux podcast, peter ammon, premiere, proton, rover tracker, shell, steam, unplugged, user tracking, windows phone, zsh
Joe joins Wes to discuss the state of Adobe's Creative Cloud on Linux and why the Fish shell might be your favorite new tool.
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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.