LINUX Unplugged

511: Accepting the Future

May 21st, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

ai, aprs, asahi linux, bard, brew, btrfs, contact scopes, custom-built pc, desktop linux, desktop session, digipeater, display manager, display server, docker-compose, electron, full text search, garden gnome, giraffeneos, gmscompatconfig, grapheneos, ham radio, hector martin, jupiter broadcasting, linux, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linux unplugged case, llm, mesh network, nix, nixos, odroid, odroid case, odroid-h3+, pipewire, podcastguru, privacy, pulseaudio, red hat, rhel, right to repair, rust, security, signal from the noise, software insurance, spotify, subtitles, systemd, text-to-speech, upstream, wayland, x11, x86, xorg, youtube full text search, yt-dlp, yt-fts, zfs, 🦒

How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.

504: It's a Trap!

April 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

a-kenji, airplay, android, android auto, apple, apple tax, apple watch, aurora store, berlin, berlin buds, berlin hackfest, c-base, carplay, chores, f-droid, gbyte, germany, gesture ui, gigatexel, giraffeneos, google pixel, grapheneos, icloud, immich, iodé, ios, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde connect, libresign, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lock-in, matelight, media playback, nextcloud, nextcloud aio, nextcloud cookbook, nfc, nixos, pixel 7 pro, plasma, podman, privacy, security, sideloading, tailscale, value4value, 🦒

Why using the iPhone makes it harder to run Linux; Chris follows up on his four-month-long challenge to ditch iOS for GrapheneOS.

Plus, Brent's extended stay in Berlin has led to some developments you won't want to miss.

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.

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.