Episodes
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Episode 47: Desktopaholics Anonymous | LUP 47
July 1st, 2014 | 37 mins 8 secs
We come clean on our struggle with loving every Linux desktop, until we start up the hate. We discuss huge news for CoreOS & take a closer look at OwnCloud 7s server-to-server syncing.
Plus troubleshooting KDE sound problems & a new community initiative!
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Episode 46: SouthEast LinuxFest Unplugged | LUP 46
June 24th, 2014 | 54 mins 2 secs
We’ve got another round of great exclusive interviews from the floor of SouthEast LinuxFest 2014.
Find out why Slackware is still going strong, the BSD kindness brigade & more!
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Episode 45: The Triple-Boot Phone | LUP 45
June 17th, 2014 | 24 mins 46 secs
Chris shares his experience with triple booting Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Android on his Nexus 5 and the surprising results.
Plus some grounded feedback and much more!
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Episode 44: Bedrock: A New Paradigm | LUP 44
June 10th, 2014 | 46 mins 38 secs
The founder of Bedrock Linux joins us to discuss their ambitious distribution that lets you utilize the userland of all your favorite distributions at once
Plus Alienware slaps Linux users in the face with a dead fish, your feedback, and more!
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Episode 43: Mint 17: Fresh or Stagnant? | LUP 43
June 3rd, 2014 | 1 hr 3 mins
We’ll take a look at the new features of Linux Mint 17, and discuss the new Cinnamon release. Then we’ll debate if distro derivatives are a bad thing.
Plus: Is Red Hat too over controlling of Gnome? Candidates for the Gnome Foundation’s board think so.
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Episode 42: Fine Wine or Sour Ports | LUP 42
May 27th, 2014 | 1 hr 2 mins
Liam from Gaming on Linux joins us to discuss the Witcher 2 port fiasco, and why Linux’s reputation as a gaming platform could be on the line.
Plus a heated Manjaro discussion, your feedback, and a BIG announcement!
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Episode 41: Arch’s Uprising | LUP 41
May 20th, 2014 | 1 hr 27 secs
Is this the year of Arch? We dig through the results from our listener survey, compare our audience’s answers with another recent large survey and find some surprising results.
Plus how the “Power Linux User” is underrepresented by developer attention!
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Episode 40: Developers Get Qt | LUP 40
May 13th, 2014 | 51 mins 8 secs
We chat with two of the LXQt developers, and find out what’s behind this major undertaking. Then we discuss our favorite packages for a Linux home server, and the brand new Ubuntu Orange cluster box.
Plus your feedback, our follow up, and much more!
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Episode 39: Fragmentation Timebomb | LUP 39
May 6th, 2014 | 55 mins 59 secs
Ubuntu will be rolling out their first generation Qt based desktop environment, Mir, Wayland and X11 are competing, and developers are crying fragmentation.
But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand? And is fragmentation a problem?
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Episode 38: The Rest of the Fest | LUP 38
April 29th, 2014 | 47 mins 38 secs
We had a chance to chat with folks from Firefox, the EFF, SUSE, and more. Plus we discuss the real benefits to Linux conventions like LinuxFest Northwest.
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Episode 37: Client Side Drama | LUP 37
April 22nd, 2014 | 49 mins 48 secs
We discuss the pros & cons of Client Side Decorations and their potential issues.
Plus our thoughts on the best password managers, your follow up and more!
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Episode 36: Beware of Underdog | LUP 36
April 15th, 2014 | 56 mins 27 secs
Are boutique distributions a bag of hurt for new users?
We love a good underdog, but sometimes our excitement gets the best of us and we recommend something that’s not appropriate for a switcher to land on.
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Episode 35: Windows eXPired | LUP 35
April 8th, 2014 | 1 hr 10 mins
XP support ends today and we’ll celebrate the occasion by debating what prevents technical users switching to Linux, address some common myths, and set a course for our new howto show.
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Episode 34: Drive-By Advice | LUP 34
April 1st, 2014 | 1 hr 7 mins
We debate the validity of recent anti-Linux comments made on a Leo Laporte's nationally syndicated “Tech Guy” radio show, and the more subtle and larger “built-in bias” many in the tech community still hold towards Linux.
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Episode 33: Graphical Civil War | LUP 33
March 25th, 2014 | 1 hr 22 mins
Is devastating fragmentation going to doom Desktop Linux, can a case for multiple display servers?
Don’t care about the display server? We’ll make the case why you need to care, and why the biggest community confrontation could be brewing.
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Episode 32: Do Me a SolydXK | LUP 32
March 18th, 2014 | 50 mins 31 secs
The co-founders of SoyldXK join us to discuss their origins, what they focus on, how they hope to make a profit, and what the future might hold.
Plus we have some “solid” AutoCAD replacements for Linux, your emails, and more!