Episodes
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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.
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Episode 221: Ubuntu A-Team | LUP 221
October 31st, 2017 | 1 hr 33 mins
Two of Ubuntu’s top contributors join us to chat about the 17.10 release, working upstream with Gnome, the future of SNAPS in Ubuntu & goals for 18.04. Plus Flatpak gets mature & the Linux Foundation is working on open source AI, Kodi problems & more!
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Episode 220: Remotely Useful | LUP 220
October 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 34 mins
An easy solution to get high performance remote Linux desktop, how to interact with an open source project or community & looking back at some of Fedora’s recent accomplishments.
Plus Canonical is on the path to an IPO, pirates embrace Flatpack & more!
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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!
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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.