Episodes
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Episode 237: One Ping Only | LUP 237
February 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 37 mins
Canonical’s Ubuntu desktop head and their VP of Product Development join us to chat about the new data collection system they want in Ubuntu 18.04 & Cassidy from System76 and Elementary OS join us to talk about efforts to turn drive encryption on & more!
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Episode 236: Microsoft’s Big Secret | LUP 236
February 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 35 mins
Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source.
Plus we wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré joins to talk Elemetary & more!
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Episode 235: Atomic Neon Kool-Aid | LUP 235
February 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 43 mins
We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves.
Plus we launch the biggest Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have ramifications.
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Episode 234: Behind Canonical’s Curtain | LUP 234
January 31st, 2018 | 1 hr 35 mins
How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? Plus the major concerns about the future of Gnome, the Client Side Decoration debate & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things.
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Episode 233: Living Inside the Shell | LUP 233
January 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 34 mins
Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone.
Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more!
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Episode 232: The Secret to Future Linux Success | LUP 232
January 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 43 mins
A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans. Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more!
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Episode 231: Most Expensive Linux Distro Ever | LUP 231
January 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 38 mins
We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out!
Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more!
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Episode 230: Invest In Popcorn | LUP 230
January 2nd, 2018 | 57 mins 2 secs
Wes & the Beard kick Chris out to share their top tips for starting 2018 out right, plus a holiday surprise from Linux Journal, a new device for Google’s Fuchsia & an unfortunate new flaw in a processor near you.
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Episode 229: Taste of Linux 2017 | LUP 229
December 26th, 2017 | 1 hr 25 mins
We break from the unformat of the show for a special holiday chat about the top moments in the world of Linux this year that impacted us the most.
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Episode 228: rm -rf 2017 | LUP 228
December 19th, 2017 | 1 hr 16 mins
We debate the best distros of 2017, get into some community news, and a bcachefs and Gentoo challenge update & also learn a bit about Canonical’s new Multipass project.
Plus a few Linux commands that are guaranteed to destroy your install.
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Episode 227: Peer Pressure | LUP 227
December 14th, 2017 | 1 hr 32 mins
It’s time to replace Patreon, YouTube, Twitter/Facebook & other centralized platforms of the web. But can open source answer the call? This week we look at a few projects that could replace today’s information silos if Linux users just step up & more!
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Episode 226: Bitcoin for Linux Users | LUP 226
December 5th, 2017 | 1 hr 23 mins
Why Bitcoin is the next Linux, the Gentoo Challenge is in full swing, and we catch you up on the latest community news, a throwback app pick & more!
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Episode 225: Hacking the Community | LUP 225
November 29th, 2017 | 1 hr 39 mins
Red Hat, Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and others come together to push common sense GPL enforcement & a whole batch of community news.
Plus we call out the Register, DRM’s dirty little secret & how Linux users can make a difference.
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Episode 224: No Escape from Google | LUP 224
November 22nd, 2017 | 1 hr 24 mins
Google gets caught red handed and goodies in the new Linux kernel. But the meat of the show is Lynis a tool to audit your Linux box, create reports & teach you how to better secure your system.
Plus the groundwork for the Gentoo Challenge & more!
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Episode 223: Fedora’s New Trick | LUP 223
November 15th, 2017 | 1 hr 49 mins
A new version of Fedora hits the web and we share our thoughts & chat with a member of the project, Noah joins us & we’re all excited about Firefox quantum.
Plus Gnome 4’s ambitious goals, a new Linux Kernel that really matters, OpenShot woes & more!
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Episode 222: A Community Divided | LUP 222
November 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 19 mins
Community news & app picks this week before we get into a bizarre story that could rip up parts of the open source community.
Plus Elementary OS’s secret weapon to get more native apps, our tips for great High-DPI under Linux & some Enlightenment love.