LINUX Unplugged

Weekly Linux talk show with no script, no limits, surprise guests and tons of opinion.

About the show

An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.

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Episodes

  • Episode 219: Ubuntu’s New Era | LUP 219

    October 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 6 mins

    We review Ubuntu 17.10 & discuss some of the major achievements this release represents. Plus we break down an important Linux kernel news story, get updates from the community & more!

  • Episode 218: The Purism Redemption | LUP 218

    October 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

    We review Purism’s Librem 15, the high performance 15.6″ laptop built for Linux with physical radio kill switches.

    Plus the snap coming to a desktop near you, we report back from SeaGL & discuss some future changes to your humble weekly Linux talk show.

  • Episode 217: That One Time, At Ubuntu Camp | LUP 217

    October 3rd, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

    How does Ubuntu get built? Chris is back from the Ubuntu Rally in NYC and has a full report, some interviews & stories to share.

    Plus Jos Poortvliet & Frank Karlitschek join us to talk about NextCloud’s new End-to-end Encryption.

  • Episode 216: Open Source Is Hard | LUP 216

    September 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

    It’s Wes & the Beard this week as we cover tons of stories. TopIcons is officially unmaintained, KDE launches the XFree kwin project in an attempt to get rid of XWayland, Synergy goes closed source, Microsoft & Canonical build a custom linux kernel & more

  • Episode 215: Pulse of PipeWire | LUP 215

    September 19th, 2017  |  1 hr 6 mins

    A game changing project for Linux multimedia has been officially announced today, so we chat with the brilliance behind PipeWire, Wim Taymans.

    Plus community news of the week & why the rapid decline of the “open source media” matters more than ever.

  • Episode 214: Hacking Devices with Kali Linux | LUP 214

    September 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 35 mins

    Audit your network with a couple of easy commands on Kali Linux. Chris decides to blow off a little steam by attacking his IoT devices, Wes has the scope on Equifax blaming open source & the Beard just saved the show. It’s a really packed episode!

  • Episode 213: Gnome Does it Again | LUP 213

    September 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 14 mins

    Gnome is about to solve one of our biggest Wayland’s concerns, but we're worried about the future. Plus we chat with Wimpy about the Ubuntu Rally in NYC & more!

  • Episode 212: The Free Phone Nightmare | LUP 212

    August 29th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins

    We reflect on the communities appetites for another GNU/Linux phone fundraiser & pontificate if the Librem 5 might be our last hope. Plus a live unboxing of some new shiny surprise hardware.

    We also cover additional options for offsite backup & more!

  • Episode 211: Forks Done Right | LUP 211

    August 22nd, 2017  |  1 hr 37 mins

    We get fired up about the bigger message behind Ubuntu’s new fork, debate Mozilla’s plans to collect data on Firefox users & come up with solutions for Linux users fleeing from CrashPlan. Plus a geeky project so cool it might consume your life & more!

  • Episode 210: Total Solus Eclipse | LUP 210

    August 15th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins

    A new version of Solus is out and Ikey joins us to chat about whats new, building in Snap support & more. Wimpy sets us straight about confinement & we have some follow up on Slackware.

    Plus some great app picks, community news, Gnome’s birthday & more!

  • Episode 209: LILO and Slack(ware) | LUP 209

    August 8th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

    We conclude our Slackware challenge & share the lessons and results.

    Plus why you really need to give Firefox another try, easy sandboxing of any Linux app, GTK4’s blockers, the official anti-systemd resource... And we announce another meetup!

  • Episode 208: The Stallman Line | LUP 208

    August 1st, 2017  |  1 hr 38 mins

    We get philosophical about open source’s most modern problem & debate where we draw our own personal “Stallman Line”.

    Plus a we discuss today’s big Bitcoin fork, Mozilla’s new Firefox experiments, Krita’s woes, Gnome’s moves & the Slackware Challenge.

  • Episode 207: Return Of The Distrohopper | LUP 207

    July 25th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

    We get down to distros in today’s episode. Distro news, modular distros, some reviews & major new developments.

    Plus Chris talks about leaving Arch and returning to his distro-hopping roots & the major news that broke today.

  • Episode 206: Beardy McBeardface | LUP 206

    July 18th, 2017  |  1 hr 43 mins

    Wes, in true TechSNAP style, highlights a few complicated ideas explained well, then it's on to updates from a few of our favorite projects, including some exciting news for WireGuard & a great collection of new stuff from around the internet & more!

  • Episode 205: A Fitting Fedora | LUP 205

    July 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 4 mins

    Fedora 26 is here & so is Matthew Miller to chat about the new release, big future projects, important changes to Rawhide & openSUSE’s openQA.

    Plus our hands on experience with the new release, the ultimate upgrade test results & more!

  • Episode 204: Awkward Distro Puberty | LUP 204

    July 4th, 2017  |  1 hr 42 mins

    TUXEDO Computers & System76 have announced their own Linux distros, plus OutlawCountry, BFQ scheduler, XDA Forum is going to give Phoronix competition & more!