Wes Payne

Episode 150: War of the Packages | LUP 150

June 21st, 2016  |  1 hr 56 mins

We have a spirited discussion from both sides of the universal packaging issue, take a quick look at maru OS that turns a Nexus phone into your desktop, get the inside scoop on the recent Mycroft update & the new Solus release. Plus much more!

Episode 149: Snaps are Go! | LUP 149

June 14th, 2016  |  1 hr 34 mins

Canonical drops a bombshell by making snap packages available for many Linux distros, Nextcloud has some serious momentum, Samsung is rumored to drop Android in favor of Tizen across all devices & Wes kicks the tires of elementary OS’ new Beta of Loki.

Episode 148: Mind on my Cloud & Cloud on my Mind | LUP 148

June 7th, 2016  |  1 hr 8 mins

Great open source project achievements, we discuss the slippery slope that online services represent to Linux users.

Plus we get all big picture, what can be learned from ownCloud’s recent troubles, what we conclude by reading between the lines & more!

Episode 147: The Talking Gnome | LUP 147

May 31st, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

Open Source artificial intelligence in all the things? Ryan from Mycroft joins us to update us on their recent hard work.

Is YubiKey going to hell in a handbasket? The latest from openSUSE, our first impressions of Remix OS & more!

Episode 146: Snap, Flaps & Package Drops | LUP 146

May 24th, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

Package once, run anywhere. But are we finally about to nail it?

Plus why you're going to want to wait on that systemd upgrade, funding projects with a rocky past, the big thing about Mycroft no one is talking about & we try out Mycroft on the desktop.

Episode 145: BuzzwordFS | LUP 145

May 17th, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

You're insecure unless you're running Greg’s Kernels. Plus openSUSE chairman Richard Brown stops by to follow up on not shipping ZFS in openSUSE

And the simple thing we could all be doing to improve OSS, but maybe we’re all feeling a little entitled!

Episode 144: Flavorless Mint | LUP 144

May 10th, 2016  |  1 hr 51 mins

Is a new wave of tech savvy Linux users coming? Chris makes his case & why distributions like Linux Mint won’t be ready for it.

Plus updates from some of our favorite projects, Linux on the PS4 & a quick look at the Fedora 24 beta.

Episode 143: Can't Contain Linux | LUP 143

May 3rd, 2016  |  1 hr 22 mins

Your marvelous container powered future, Subsonic is going closed source, we discuss alternative options, hands on with the HTC Vive under Linux, DuckDuckGo supporting their favorite open source, the goals for Ubuntu 16.10 & much more!

Episode 142: Long Term Disappointment | LUP 142

April 26th, 2016  |  1 hr 30 mins

This week LTS has a new meaning as we reflect on a couple of weeks with Ubuntu 16.04 & why we’re dumping it.

We pick up the mood with some exclusive LinuxFest Northwest clips, projects updates & another clip that was never meant to air.

Episode 141: 16.04 and Shut Your Face | LUP 141

April 19th, 2016  |  2 hrs 6 mins

We get a little rambunctious as we talk about Ubuntu 16.04, why not the openSUSE Build Server & the problem with Ubuntu that’s just now being solved.

Plus some audio never meant for public release, first hands on with the Bq Ubuntu Tablet & more!

Episode 140: Blame Popey for ZFS | LUP 140

April 12th, 2016  |  1 hr 21 mins

ZFS on Ubuntu gets new prominent criticism from Richard Stallman, Leo Laporte gives Linux & reports back with some interesting insights.

Then we discuss updates to XFCE, the Vive's lack of Linux support & setting up Traccar & discovering it’s limitations

Episode 139: Virtual Bondage | LUP 139

April 5th, 2016  |  1 hr 46 mins

We look at the state of Virtual Reality under Linux. Richard Brown from openSUSE joins us to discuss making the Plasma Desktop even better & our quick review of Apricity OS.

Plus a bunch of project updates & much more!

Episode 138: Better than Linux | LUP 138

March 29th, 2016  |  1 hr 42 mins

Has Linux met its match? That’s the claim several outlets are making this week. We look at the new operating systems stepping into the light.

The first official Ubuntu tablet goes on sale & we share our thoughts, a little BASH on Windows & a lot more!

Episode 137: Kool as Breeze KDE | LUP 137

March 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 36 mins

Plasma 5.6 is out & we’ll discuss. Some of our secret LFNW Linux rig build plans are revealed, why gaming on Linux is doing better than you think & live shootout of OSS Skype killers. Also oubuntuBSD, OSS GPS tracking, Nvidia’s Wayland support & more!

Episode 136: There's a Snap for That | LUP 136

March 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 43 mins

The future of Linux package management is here & there’s a lot of ideas on how to solve it. We discuss some of the more popular ones . Plus MATE adopting CSD, the new generation of “perfect” Linux laptops & more!

Episode 135: Microsoft's SeQueL to Linux | LUP 135

March 8th, 2016  |  1 hr 11 mins

Microsoft’s announces SQL server for Linux. We get a little nostalgic. Plus a look at the new OwnCloud release & updates on some of our favorite projects. Plus we take a look at Shashlik which promises to run Android apps on your Linux desktop & more!