Episodes
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Episode 184: Chilling with Kylin | LUP 184
February 14th, 2017 | 1 hr 15 mins
A surprising new desktop environment, the latest on cross-distro snappy support & how to get the most out of Android without Play Services.
Plus a script to take over a running server and replacement it with FreeBSD, a fresh take on VPNs & more!
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Episode 183: Niche Distros Need Not Apply | LUP 183
February 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 23 mins
Is software ever really finished? Should we avoid boutique or niche Linux distros? We have a spirited discussion & attempt to finally answer those questions.
We also chat about what's new in Kodi 17, why open source on our TV’s is critical & more!
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Episode 182: Death by Download | LUP 182
January 31st, 2017 | 1 hr 32 mins
Remotely bricking Android devices, the new Plasma is looking great, first hands on with the new XPS 13 Sputnik, more btrfs woes & hacking Popey’s system.
Plus Kernel.org’s big change, building your own local Steam repository & more!
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Episode 181: A Brisk MATE for Solus | LUP 181
January 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 23 mins
It’s a huge show with a bonanza of updates, big future plans & cross project collaboration.
Michael Hall from Canonical join us to discuss UbunCon, SCALE15x plans & much more!
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Episode 180: The Theory of Liri | LUP 180
January 17th, 2017 | 1 hr 35 mins
We take a look at a material design influenced distribution, the FSF’s new high priority list & much more this week!
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Episode 179: Project Sputnik Interview | LUP 179
January 10th, 2017 | 1 hr 4 mins
Project Sputnik’s Barton George joins us to discuss the new Dell hardware running Linux & the history of the Sputnik project.
Plus the KillDisk hype is high, The Pi’s PIXEL is taking on MATE, another Mac dev switches to Linux & more!
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Episode 178: Big Sister is Watching | LUP 178
January 3rd, 2017 | 1 hr 36 mins
Robots take over the show while we go around the table & get our 2017 predictions in for Linux.
Plus updates from projects we love & the great Mac migration continues!
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Episode 177: The Many Faces of Linux | LUP 177
December 27th, 2016 | 2 hrs 23 mins
While the guys are hibernating over this holiday week, We look back on some of the most interesting topics the virtual LUG covered this year.
Everything from snap packages & ubuntu reviews to LXD & Arch MacBook installs, plus a whole lot more!
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Episode 176: Shell-Shocked 2016 | LUP 176
December 20th, 2016 | 1 hr 31 mins
We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!
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Episode 175: Best of MATEs | LUP 175
December 13th, 2016 | 1 hr 35 mins
We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors.
Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!
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Episode 174: Mesh of Thoughts | LUP 174
December 6th, 2016 | 1 hr 14 mins
We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Pi & debate about mesh networking.
Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!
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Episode 173: Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LUP 173
November 30th, 2016 | 1 hr 25 mins
After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs.
Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!
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Episode 172: It's Not X, It's Wayland | LUP 172
November 22nd, 2016 | 1 hr 54 mins
Fedora 25 is out & Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop & much more!
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Episode 171: Uncontained Human Error | LUP 171
November 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 29 mins
This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!
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Episode 170: Nano Users Unite | LUP 170
November 9th, 2016 | 1 hr 12 mins
Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn.
Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!
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Episode 169: Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LUP 169
November 1st, 2016 | 1 hr 15 mins
Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going.
Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!