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    <![CDATA[<p>Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=UNPLUGGED">The Bitcoin Company</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=UNPLUGGED">You can spend your sats, and keep the show on the road. Earn Bitcoin with every credit card, gift card, flight, hotel stay, prepaid Visa card purchase, and shopping through our app.</a> Promo Code: UNPLUGGED</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://1password.com/unplugged">1Password Extended Access Management</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://1password.com/unplugged">Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946">Support LINUX Unplugged</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="💥 Get Sats Quick and Easy with Strike" rel="nofollow" href="https://strike.me/">💥 Get Sats Quick and Easy with Strike</a></li><li><a title="📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov">📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM</a></li><li><a title="First NixCon North America!" rel="nofollow" href="https://discourse.nixos.org/t/announcing-first-nixcon-north-america/35874">First NixCon North America!</a></li><li><a title="Southern California Linux Expo 21x" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x">Southern California Linux Expo 21x</a> &mdash; SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area.</li><li><a title="SCALE 21x Registration" rel="nofollow" href="https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/">SCALE 21x Registration</a></li><li><a title="FOSDEM 2024 - Feb 3-4" rel="nofollow" href="https://fosdem.org/2024/">FOSDEM 2024 - Feb 3-4</a> &mdash; FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don't need to register. Just turn up and join in!</li><li><a title="Getting started with NixOS by Mike Kelly" rel="nofollow" href="https://codemonkeymike.medium.com/getting-started-with-nixos-75985388a15c">Getting started with NixOS by Mike Kelly</a> &mdash; I previously wrote Why do people love NixOS so much? to try and explain the advantages of using Nix. So now let’s dive in and actually do an install!</li><li><a title="Zero to Nix" rel="nofollow" href="https://zero-to-nix.com/">Zero to Nix</a> &mdash; Your guide to learning Nix and flakes.
</li><li><a title="Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition" rel="nofollow" href="https://tonyfinn.com/blog/nix-from-first-principles-flake-edition/">Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition</a></li><li><a title="distrobox" rel="nofollow" href="https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox">distrobox</a> &mdash; Use any linux distribution inside your terminal.
</li><li><a title="distrobox in nixpkgs" rel="nofollow" href="https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=23.11&amp;show=distrobox&amp;from=0&amp;size=50&amp;sort=relevance&amp;type=packages&amp;query=distrobox">distrobox in nixpkgs</a></li><li><a title="Building SnowflakeOS ISO" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/snowflakeos-iso">Building SnowflakeOS ISO</a></li><li><a title="Icicle Installer" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/icicle">Icicle Installer</a></li><li><a title="Jake Hamilton on Mastodon" rel="nofollow" href="https://hachyderm.io/@jakehamilton/111614885530966568">Jake Hamilton on Mastodon</a> &mdash; I'm happy to announce that #SnowflakeOS and its related projects from @vlinkz is joining #SnowfallOrg!
</li><li><a title="Snowfall" rel="nofollow" href="https://snowfall.org/">Snowfall</a> &mdash; Making nix better one project at a time.
</li><li><a title="Snowfall on GitHub" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg">Snowfall on GitHub</a></li><li><a title="Snowfall Flake" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/flake">Snowfall Flake</a> &mdash; Simplify Nix Flakes on the command line.</li><li><a title="Unplugged Core Membership" rel="nofollow" href="https://unpluggedcore.com/">Unplugged Core Membership</a></li><li><a title="Boltz.Exchange" rel="nofollow" href="https://boltz.exchange/">Boltz.Exchange</a> &mdash;  Easily move between on-chain, Lightning, and Liquid</li><li><a title="t2linux" rel="nofollow" href="http://t2linux.org/">t2linux</a> &mdash; Linux support for Apple devices with the T2 security chip.</li><li><a title="Mac-on-Linux" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.maconlinux.net/">Mac-on-Linux</a></li><li><a title="pick: Spotube" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube">pick: Spotube</a> &mdash; Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron!
</li><li><a title="Pick: Cider" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider">Pick: Cider</a> &mdash; A new cross-platform Apple Music experience based on Electron and Vue.js written from scratch with performance in mind.</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=UNPLUGGED">The Bitcoin Company</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=UNPLUGGED">You can spend your sats, and keep the show on the road. Earn Bitcoin with every credit card, gift card, flight, hotel stay, prepaid Visa card purchase, and shopping through our app.</a> Promo Code: UNPLUGGED</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged">Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://1password.com/unplugged">1Password Extended Access Management</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://1password.com/unplugged">Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946">Support LINUX Unplugged</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="💥 Get Sats Quick and Easy with Strike" rel="nofollow" href="https://strike.me/">💥 Get Sats Quick and Easy with Strike</a></li><li><a title="📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov">📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM</a></li><li><a title="First NixCon North America!" rel="nofollow" href="https://discourse.nixos.org/t/announcing-first-nixcon-north-america/35874">First NixCon North America!</a></li><li><a title="Southern California Linux Expo 21x" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x">Southern California Linux Expo 21x</a> &mdash; SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area.</li><li><a title="SCALE 21x Registration" rel="nofollow" href="https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/">SCALE 21x Registration</a></li><li><a title="FOSDEM 2024 - Feb 3-4" rel="nofollow" href="https://fosdem.org/2024/">FOSDEM 2024 - Feb 3-4</a> &mdash; FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don't need to register. Just turn up and join in!</li><li><a title="Getting started with NixOS by Mike Kelly" rel="nofollow" href="https://codemonkeymike.medium.com/getting-started-with-nixos-75985388a15c">Getting started with NixOS by Mike Kelly</a> &mdash; I previously wrote Why do people love NixOS so much? to try and explain the advantages of using Nix. So now let’s dive in and actually do an install!</li><li><a title="Zero to Nix" rel="nofollow" href="https://zero-to-nix.com/">Zero to Nix</a> &mdash; Your guide to learning Nix and flakes.
</li><li><a title="Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition" rel="nofollow" href="https://tonyfinn.com/blog/nix-from-first-principles-flake-edition/">Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition</a></li><li><a title="distrobox" rel="nofollow" href="https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox">distrobox</a> &mdash; Use any linux distribution inside your terminal.
</li><li><a title="distrobox in nixpkgs" rel="nofollow" href="https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=23.11&amp;show=distrobox&amp;from=0&amp;size=50&amp;sort=relevance&amp;type=packages&amp;query=distrobox">distrobox in nixpkgs</a></li><li><a title="Building SnowflakeOS ISO" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/snowflakeos-iso">Building SnowflakeOS ISO</a></li><li><a title="Icicle Installer" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/icicle">Icicle Installer</a></li><li><a title="Jake Hamilton on Mastodon" rel="nofollow" href="https://hachyderm.io/@jakehamilton/111614885530966568">Jake Hamilton on Mastodon</a> &mdash; I'm happy to announce that #SnowflakeOS and its related projects from @vlinkz is joining #SnowfallOrg!
</li><li><a title="Snowfall" rel="nofollow" href="https://snowfall.org/">Snowfall</a> &mdash; Making nix better one project at a time.
</li><li><a title="Snowfall on GitHub" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg">Snowfall on GitHub</a></li><li><a title="Snowfall Flake" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/snowfallorg/flake">Snowfall Flake</a> &mdash; Simplify Nix Flakes on the command line.</li><li><a title="Unplugged Core Membership" rel="nofollow" href="https://unpluggedcore.com/">Unplugged Core Membership</a></li><li><a title="Boltz.Exchange" rel="nofollow" href="https://boltz.exchange/">Boltz.Exchange</a> &mdash;  Easily move between on-chain, Lightning, and Liquid</li><li><a title="t2linux" rel="nofollow" href="http://t2linux.org/">t2linux</a> &mdash; Linux support for Apple devices with the T2 security chip.</li><li><a title="Mac-on-Linux" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.maconlinux.net/">Mac-on-Linux</a></li><li><a title="pick: Spotube" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/KRTirtho/spotube">pick: Spotube</a> &mdash; Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron!
</li><li><a title="Pick: Cider" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider">Pick: Cider</a> &mdash; A new cross-platform Apple Music experience based on Electron and Vue.js written from scratch with performance in mind.</li></ul>]]>
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