Episodes
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498: Rolling Papercuts
February 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
backups, borg, borgbackup, btrbk, btrfs, copy-on-write, deduplication, flatpak, gamestreaming, gnome, jupiter broadcasting, krdc, krfb, lenovo, linux podcast, linux unplugged, moonlight, nomachine, nvidia, pikvm, plasma, rdp, remote desktop, rsnapshot, rsync, rust, rustdesk, send/receive, sfz, simple file server, snapshots, ssh, static file server, steam deck, sunshine, teamviewer, video acceleration, vnc, vorta, wayland, waypipe, wayvnc, wifi, wlroots, xfce, zfs, zoom
Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge.
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497: More Features? More Problems.
February 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
apt, arch linux, aur, balanced power, battery life, beers with lup, blendos, boxxy, calamares, distrobox, dnf, docker, docker-rollout, game streaming, gboard, gentoo, gnome, google takeout, grapheneos, home networking, http, jupiter broadcasting, kde plasma, krunvm, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mbox, moonlight, nixos, performance, plasma 5.27, podverse, power profile, power profiles daemon, raspberry pi, raspberrypi, remote desktop, rustdesk, snowflakeos, spinrite, steam deck, steamdeck, tp-link, ubuntu, vanillaos, vimusic, vpn, wi-fi problems, wireguard, wireless
How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified.
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496: Tux in the Hen House
February 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
apple m1 max mbp, arch linux, arm, asahi linux, backup, bedrock linux, blend package manager, blendos, btrbk, btrfs, containers, crystal linux, data safety, distro blend, distrobox, easyinstallscript, elementary os, elementary os 7, fedora, fedora 37, fedora linux, gamebuntu, github, horus, jade gui, jupiter broadcasting, linux 6.2 rc, linux distros, linux podcast, linux unplugged, m1, podman, ubuntu, ubuntu ed, ubuntu unity, ubuntu web
Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop.
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495: The Moment of Truth
January 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 35 mins
android, android auto, apple, backups, borg, carbonyl, carplay, chromium, community, duplicacy, duplicity, f-droid, giraffeneos, google, grapheneos, imessage, immich, ios, iphone, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter.tube, kopia, linux podcast, linux unplugged, matrix, mumble, nextcloud, opensuse, peertube, photoprism, photosync, pixel 7, podcasting 2.0, privacy, restic, rsnapshot, rsync, security, telegram, tumbleweed, vorta, yast, 🦒
Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.
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494: Updating Our Fiddly Bits
January 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
aj-snapshot, amd, arc, autorestic, backblaze, backups, borg, borgbackup, borgbase, borgmatic, borgwarehouse, carla, defined networking, elgato stream deck, emborg, graphics card, hardware acceleration, helvum, idrive, intel, jack, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, kde plasma, linux podcast, linux unplugged, live usb, livestreaming, lts kernel, material shell, modern linux desktop, nebula, nix, nixos, obs, obs-websocket, obsws-python, open-source graphics, persistent usb, pipeline, plasma desktop, qpwgraph, radeon rx 6500 xt, remote desktop, restic, rsync, rsync.net, rustdesk, streamdeck-ui, streaming, system76, thelio, tiling window manager, traefik, vorta, wayland, zfs, znapzend
Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.
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493: Network Nirvana
January 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
acme, ansible, api, arch, automation, bash, bitwarden, cloud hosting, defined networking, feedback, garuda, grapheneos, immutable os, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, lego, let's encrypt, linode, linux podcast, linux unplugged, managed nebula, mastodon, mesh vpn, nano, nebula, neovim, networking, nextcloud, nginx, nixos, nixos 22.11, nixos upgrades, open-source, plex, proxyparty, python, reverse proxy, self-hosting, ssh, ssl, tls, vpn, vpn security, wireguard, zoneminder
Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks.
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492: A New Challenge Approaches
January 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
ansible, audiobookshelf, automation, boosts, buy it once, car, community, control enthusiasts, decentralization, docker, free software, good omens, immutability, intel quick sync, intel_gpu_top, jellyfin, jellyfin january, jupes, jupiter broadcasting, linux, linux podcast, linux quality, linux unplugged, maintainability, makemkv, mastodon, mate, matrix, men at arms, nas, nextcloud, ownership, plex, podverse, privacy, quality, right to repair, rss, scale, scale20x, self-hosting, simplicity, sovereignty, star trek, swiftfin, terry pratchett, traefik, website
Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology.
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491: 2023 Spoilers
January 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
arch linux, bcachefs, bitcoin, conversational interface, decentralization, ebpf, firefox, flathub, flatpak, flutter, gamingonlinux, io_uring, jupiter broadcasting, libreddit, libredirect, libreoffice, linux, linux foundation, linux podcast, linux unplugged, log4j, matrix, mechanical keyboard, nft, nitter, nostr, openai, predictions, proton, search engine, security, snap, snap packages, steamos, system76, thunderbird, tiling manager, tiling window manager, ubuntu, valve
We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.
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490: 2022 Tuxies
December 25th, 2022 | 50 mins 17 secs
arch, asahi linux, best desktop environment, best linux distro of the year, best text editor, cosmic, debian, emacs, framework laptop, home assistant, hp devone, immich, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, kate, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lunarvim, mastodon, nano, nextcloud, nixos, plasma, pop!_os, proton, stable diffusion, steam deck, sway, tuxies, ubuntu, umbrel, vi, vim, vscode, xfce
It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.
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489: Brent's Secret Emails
December 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 30 mins
activitypub, android, aosp, apple, arch linux, brently, btrfs, canonical, clonezilla, clown show, cow, dave, dns, element, ergodox, fedora, flatpak, fosdem, giraffeneos, gnome boxes, google, grapheneos, i3, iphone, jupiter broadcasting, let's encrypt, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, nextcloud, nextcloud talk, nix, nixos, nixpkgs, nobara linux, opensuse, owntracks, playstore, retro kde theming, rsync, smarttubenext, snapshots, sway, tailscale, tiling window manager, tumbleweed, ubuntu, virtualbox, virtualization, wayland, waze, xfs, yast, zfs, zfs-on-root, zsys, 🦒
Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.
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488: Revenge of the Lizard People
December 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 20 mins
ansible, arc gpu, backup strategy, btrfs, carplay, cold storage, dave, debian tattoo, degoogling, gps logger, grapheneos, jif, jiraffeneos, jnome, jupiter broadcasting, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lizard brent, magsafe, never have i ever, nextcloud, nextcloud notes, nix, nixos, opensuse, opi, patreon, pixel, pixel 7, plasma, rockstor, rolling distro, tasks.org, tumbleweed, tumbleweed-cli, tuxies, twups, xmpp, yast, zyp, zypper
We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.
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487: The Debian Debate
December 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 54 mins
airdrop, android, android auto, android updates, backup, battery life, boosts, brent, chris, dashcam, debian, distro comparison, duplicati, encryption, file sharing tool, flathub, flatpak, follow up, follow-up, free devices, google, google location data, google play services, grapheneos, honeymoon phase, ipad, iphone, jupiter broadcasting, kde, leap, linux, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux talk show, linux unplugged, location data, lup, manjaro, mesh vpn, mumble room, nextcloud, opensuse, p7 pro, picks, pixel 7, plasma, podcast, privacy, protests in china, proton, screen time, security, self-hosted model, solving problems phase, steam, tailscale, tesla, transition to linux, tumbleweed, virtual lug, vpn, wes, wireguard, youtube
After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.
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486: Goodbye, Google
November 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 34 mins
android, android alternative, android auto, aosp, app sandbox, apple, caldav, carddav, computer chronicles, davx5, debian, deebian, degoogle, devone, firefox, flatpak, frog, geocache, gif, gnome, google play, grapheneos, image restoration, image upscaling, intel 486, ios, iphone, jnome, jupiter broadcasting, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, maps, mobile, n.eko, newpipe, nextcloud, nostr, nvidia, opensuse, photo sync, pixel, pixel 7 pro, pixel buds, plasma, play services, privacy, security, tailscale, tender owl, text extraction, tumbleweed, tuxedo computers, tuxedo os, upscaler, webdav, x86
Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.
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485: Mystery Box
November 20th, 2022 | 2 hrs 5 mins
activitypub, bitcoin audible, btrfs, debian, distro hopping, dm-sflc, encryption, fediverse, fedora, fedora silverblue, fluffychat, gentoo, geocache, gif, gif vs jif, hidden filesystem, hidden volume, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter.tube, kde neon, kubuntu, kudelski security, lan party, libredirect, linode, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux unplugged, listener engaged, manjaro, mastodon, nitter, nixos, opensuse, plausible deniability, pleroma, pop! os, session, shufflecake, shufflecake-userland, startrek.sexy, system76, thelio, truecrypt, twittertonitter, ubuntu mate, veracrypt, zfs
We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
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484: Fedora Falls Flat
November 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 24 mins
accelerated graphics, ai, arch, codecs, coqui, deep fakes, fediverse, fedora 37, flathub, flatpak, gaming on linux, geocache, gnome 43, gnome software, h.264, helvum, jack, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kvm, linux audio, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, ml, mumble, nexcom, nix, nvidia, odroid, openzfs, peertube, pipewire, plasma 5.26, pleroma, popcorn pocket, proton, pulseaudio, raspberry pi 4, rpm, rpm fusion, signal, slack, stable diffusion, steamos, telegram, tts, ubuntu mate, v3d, valve, zfs, zfs-on-linux, zsys
Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.
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483: Chris Is Done With Raspberry Pi
November 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 33 mins
activitypub, ai art, app store, arc graphics, boostcli, btrfs, dmca, element, fediverse, gaming on linux, gif, godot, godot foundation, homeassistant, homekit, intel arc, iot, jupiter broadcasting, linux packaging, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mastodon, matrix, matter, microos, nix, nixos, odroid h3+, open source game engine, opensuse, signal, snap, snapcraft.io, steamos, twitter
We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.