web02.fireside.fm Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:03:45 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) LINUX Unplugged - Episodes Tagged with “Hardware Acceleration” https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/hardware%20acceleration Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:30:00 -0700 An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux. en-us episodic Weekly Linux talk show with no script, no limits, surprise guests and tons of opinion. Jupiter Broadcasting An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux. no Jupiter Broadcasting chris@jupiterbroadcasting.com 660: Boots and Breakups https://linuxunplugged.com/660 ed8b13c0-17f4-4656-9327-89a58c04354d Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his favorite open source apps. 57:06 no Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his favorite open source apps. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, Ubuntu, GRUB, bootloader, BTRFS, ZFS, filesystems, EXT4, TWIB, This Week in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Node, Alby Hub, /boot, BootHole, Secure Boot, Ubuntu installer, UEFI, LUKS, LVM, TPM, RAID, systemd-boot, BIOS, shim, Ubuntu 26.10, minimal GRUB, ErsatzTV, ErsatzTV Next, Tunarr, IPTV, Jellyin, Plex, TV channels, hardware-accelerated transcoding, QuickSync, ODROID, HEVC, Star Trek, TNG broke the machine, hardware acceleration, ffmpeg, 10-bit HEVC TNG, Dispatcharr, media center, homelab, self-hosted, Linuxfest NorthWest, The Computer Upcycle Project, Olympia Mike, Nixbook, computer upcycle, Chromebooks, Turnstone, multi-node AI orchestration platform, AI orchestration, GreenBoost, Miramichi NB, age verification, OpenClaw, Cage Kiosk, Ampere, Planify, calendar, bore, SMS TUI, kdeconnect, kdeconnect-sms-tui, Busybridge, calendar sync Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his favorite open source apps.

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]]> 507: Full Wobble https://linuxunplugged.com/507 51ed08a7-8d3f-4391-a8fc-5abaa4a074fe Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max. 52:01 no Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Flathub, Fedora, Fedora 38, GNOME 44, Linux Desktop, Budgie, Sway, Phosh, systemd, Fedora Workstation, PipeWire, Wayland, GTK4, Btrfs, Intel, AMD, Asahi Linux, asahi-fedora-builder, tiling window manager, dnf5, KDE, Plasma 5.27, M1 Max MBP, ARM, hardware acceleration, dual booting, daily driver, video glitches, digital estate planning, backups, if I die, document, Rust, music-player, right-to-repair, LogSeq, Obsidian, Reaper, Flatpak, Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max.

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]]> 494: Updating Our Fiddly Bits https://linuxunplugged.com/494 2928decc-9314-489c-9455-d2363edbbda5 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting 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. 1:17:59 no 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. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, backups, borg, BorgBackup, BorgWarehouse, Vorta, BorgBase, borgmatic, emborg, restic, autorestic, OBS, streaming, livestreaming, Thelio, System76, AMD, Intel, Arc, graphics card, open-source graphics, hardware acceleration, Radeon RX 6500 XT, KDE Plasma, Plasma Desktop, NixOS, nix, LTS kernel, Wayland, Pipeline, modern Linux desktop, JACK, Carla, Helvum, qpwgraph, aj-snapshot, Elgato Stream Deck, streamdeck-ui, obsws-python, obs-websocket, RustDesk, remote desktop, Jellyfin, live usb, persistent usb, traefik, Nebula, Defined Networking, rsync, rsync.net, iDrive, Backblaze, ZFS, ZnapZend, tiling window manager, Material Shell, 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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]]> 470: Let's Call It an Upgrade https://linuxunplugged.com/470 e632a4a7-5a44-45d3-ba74-8dd60533bb5f Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them. 1:23:52 no We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, low-end boxes, NASA, MARS 2020, Ingenuity, Linuxcopter, meetups, Raleigh, London, Intel, AMD, budget build, budget-friendly pc, Acer, Lenovo, Cloud Professor, Atom, Celeron, Quick Sync, hardware acceleration, Raspberry Pi 4, NixOS, nixos-generators, thin client, Dell, Linux Mint 21, Vanessa, Cinnamon, Desktop Linux, X-Apps, Classic Linux, LTS, Timeshift, Btrfs, Muffin, Mutter, Bluetooth, thumbnail generator, process monitor, ManageIQ, ThinkPad, Terraform, package formats, XPS, rclone, Nextcloud, FTP, OctoDroid, git, GitHub, Matrix, Element, We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them.

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]]> 463: Humble Beginnings https://linuxunplugged.com/463 ee9b7eab-afad-4ac8-9ac2-96fe197d8f75 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love. 53:07 no One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love. Special Guest: Quentin Stafford-Fraser. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, DNS, DNS Toys, VNC, webcam, computer science, Ingenuity, MARS 2020, Perseverance, linuxcopter, linux on mars, Umbrel, self-hosting, lightning, bitcoin, Quentin Stafford-Fraser, augmented reality, early days of computing, Brunch with Brent, Intel, SDSi, Itanium, Nix, NixOS, nix-bitcoin, Jellyfin, Plex, media management, open source, ffmpeg, hardware acceleration, London, England, patents, RV, Lady Jupes, Cambridge University, Augmented Reality, Raspberry Pi, self-driving, Chamonix, France, Alps, Sherry with Brent, T9, Dr Quentin, One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love.

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  • Brunch with Brent: Quentin Stafford-Fraser - Jupiter Extras — Brent sits down with Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser, computer scientist, serial-entrepreneur, inventor (perhaps) of the webcam, Augmented Reality Ph.D. who ran the very first web server at the University of Cambridge, among much more. We explore topics including computer science as an art-form, the origins of the Raspberry Pi and T9 predictive text, philosophies around innovation and invention, challenging the patent system, and more.
  • JB London Meetup
  • DNS Toys — A DNS server that takes creative liberties with the DNS protocol to offer handy utilities and services that are easily accessible via the command line.
  • Mars helicopter needs patch to work around failed sensor — The patch inserts a small code snippet into the software running on Ingenuity's flight computer, intercepting incoming garbage packets from the inclinometer and injecting replacement packets constructed from IMU data.
  • Software upgrades help Mars helicopter keep flying
  • Umbrel 0.5 — Umbrel 0.5 brings the very first redesign of Umbrel’s UI since we launched. We went back to the drawing board to design a completely new homepage, a refreshed UI with beautifully crafted glass-like elements, a new dock-based layout, and the option to pick and choose from one of the 16 gorgeous, hand-curated wallpapers. And, of course, there’s a dark mode.
  • Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser's Website — I’m a computer scientist, entrepreneur, part-time academic and full-time gadget enthusiast based in Cambridge, England.
  • Quentin Stafford-Fraser's Blog
  • Jellyfin 10.8.0 has been released!
  • Jellyfin Release v10.8.0 — After a rather long development cycle the Jellyfin team is proud to announce stable version 10.8! This release post will mostly cover the highlights with little prose, as there is so much to cover!
  • nix-bitcoin — A collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.
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Special Guest: Quentin Stafford-Fraser.

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  • Brunch with Brent: Quentin Stafford-Fraser - Jupiter Extras — Brent sits down with Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser, computer scientist, serial-entrepreneur, inventor (perhaps) of the webcam, Augmented Reality Ph.D. who ran the very first web server at the University of Cambridge, among much more. We explore topics including computer science as an art-form, the origins of the Raspberry Pi and T9 predictive text, philosophies around innovation and invention, challenging the patent system, and more.
  • JB London Meetup
  • DNS Toys — A DNS server that takes creative liberties with the DNS protocol to offer handy utilities and services that are easily accessible via the command line.
  • Mars helicopter needs patch to work around failed sensor — The patch inserts a small code snippet into the software running on Ingenuity's flight computer, intercepting incoming garbage packets from the inclinometer and injecting replacement packets constructed from IMU data.
  • Software upgrades help Mars helicopter keep flying
  • Umbrel 0.5 — Umbrel 0.5 brings the very first redesign of Umbrel’s UI since we launched. We went back to the drawing board to design a completely new homepage, a refreshed UI with beautifully crafted glass-like elements, a new dock-based layout, and the option to pick and choose from one of the 16 gorgeous, hand-curated wallpapers. And, of course, there’s a dark mode.
  • Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser's Website — I’m a computer scientist, entrepreneur, part-time academic and full-time gadget enthusiast based in Cambridge, England.
  • Quentin Stafford-Fraser's Blog
  • Jellyfin 10.8.0 has been released!
  • Jellyfin Release v10.8.0 — After a rather long development cycle the Jellyfin team is proud to announce stable version 10.8! This release post will mostly cover the highlights with little prose, as there is so much to cover!
  • nix-bitcoin — A collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.
]]> 290: Proper Pi Pedigree https://linuxunplugged.com/290 bfe4547f-24d1-4ae9-a94e-1d8ba197e7b7 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:15:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system. 58:46 no We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system. Plus some great news for Gnome users, OBS studio has a new funding model, and a nostalgic chat with our study buddy Kenny. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress. KDE, Plasma, GNOME, Ubuntu, Latency, Mutter, OBS, live streaming, hardware acceleration, linux operating system fundamentals, raspberry pi, arm, embedded, ansible, home automation, ubuntu 18.04.2, LTS, Ubuntu MATE, MATE, 4.19, linux kernel, home assistant, openHAB, z-wave, mqtt, domoticz, alexa, google home, google assistant, smart assistant, smart home, smart lights, smart hub, automation, podcasting, podcast generator, subsync, open source, subtitles,Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.

Plus some great news for Gnome users, OBS studio has a new funding model, and a nostalgic chat with our study buddy Kenny.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.

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  • More GNOME Shell / Mutter Performance Optimizations & Latency Reductions Still Coming - Phoronix — Specifically on the Ubuntu front, Daniel has released a fix for Ubuntu 19.04 Disco and Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic to deal with 144/120Hz displays where GNOME's Mutter caps the rendering to 60 FPS. The fix for Ubuntu 18.10 is still being in the process of SRU'ed.
  • OBS Studio 23.0 Released With VA-API Video Encoding, New Audio Filters - Phoronix — OBS Studio 23.0 also has several new audio filters, batch remuxing support, multi-track audio support to FFmpeg output, and a variety of other alterations.
  • Open Broadcaster Software | New Ways to Support OBS Development — It’s amazing to think that the first version of OBS was publicly released over six years ago. What started out as a small side project by Hugh “Jim” Bailey to make a free and open source program to stream StarCraft 2 has grown into a powerful force in the streaming and video production industry. Hundreds of thousands of people use OBS Studio every day not just for video gaming, but also for broadcasting everything from conferences to sports competitions to school announcements. It’s a tool that can be used freely by anyone, from large studios with big budget productions to individuals who just want to engage with a community online.
  • Available Now: New GeForce-Optimized OBS — We have collaborated with OBS, the industry-leading streaming application, to help them release a new version with improved support for NVIDIA GPUs. The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, reduces the FPS impact of streaming by up to 66% compared to the previous version, meaning higher FPS for your games.
  • Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup
  • What’s Free at Linux Academy — March 2019 - Linux Academy Blog — Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group, allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.
  • LiNUX Courses - Linux Operating System Fundamentals — Kenny first encountered Solaris UNIX while I was in the military, and found out about Linux through the grapevine. He has worked with Linux in local government, fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and by providing training. I have received Linux certifications from LPI, CompTIA, and Red Hat. Kenny has been working with Linux for nearly two decades and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others about the system, and strives to learn more about the operating system every day.
  • Raspberry Pi Updates Devices to Linux 4.19
  • Martin Wimpress on Twitter — This week I am working on @ubuntu_mate 18.04.2 images for the @Raspberry_Pi models 2 and 3/3+ Nothing exciting to report just yet, build system is configured and the root file system is being generated. Next up is adding the kernel and boot loader.
  • Python Wheels for the Raspberry Pi — piwheels is a Python package repository providing Arm platform wheels (pre-compiled binary Python packages) specifically for the Raspberry Pi, making pip installations much faster.
  • StableReleaseUpdates - Ubuntu Wiki — Once an Ubuntu release has been completed and published, updates for it are only released under certain circumstances, and must follow a special procedure called a "stable release update" or SRU.
  • OpenHab vs Home Assistant vs Domoticz - Best Open Source Home Automation
  • Awesome Home Assistant — Awesome Home Assistant is a curated list of awesome Home Assistant resources.
  • Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
  • openHAB — a vendor and technology agnostic open source automation software for your home.
  • Domoticz — Domoticz is a Home Automation system design to control various devices and receive input from various sensors.
  • IronicBadger: Home Assistant configuration files — This repository contains all configuration used to configure my home automation setup using Home Assistant. This is a living and breathing repository and as such is subject to change.
  • Linux Action Show special about Home Assistant — Our founder Paulus Schoutsen is interviewed by Chris Fisher for a Linux Action Show special about home automation, Hass.io and the new Home Assistant podcast.
  • smacke/subsync: Automagically synchronize subtitles with video.
  • Podcast Generator — Podcast Generator is an open source Content Management System written in PHP and specifically designed for podcast publishing. It provides the user with the tools to easily manage all of the aspects related to the publication of a podcast, from the upload of episodes to its submission to the iTunes store.
]]> We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.

Plus some great news for Gnome users, OBS studio has a new funding model, and a nostalgic chat with our study buddy Kenny.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.

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  • More GNOME Shell / Mutter Performance Optimizations & Latency Reductions Still Coming - Phoronix — Specifically on the Ubuntu front, Daniel has released a fix for Ubuntu 19.04 Disco and Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic to deal with 144/120Hz displays where GNOME's Mutter caps the rendering to 60 FPS. The fix for Ubuntu 18.10 is still being in the process of SRU'ed.
  • OBS Studio 23.0 Released With VA-API Video Encoding, New Audio Filters - Phoronix — OBS Studio 23.0 also has several new audio filters, batch remuxing support, multi-track audio support to FFmpeg output, and a variety of other alterations.
  • Open Broadcaster Software | New Ways to Support OBS Development — It’s amazing to think that the first version of OBS was publicly released over six years ago. What started out as a small side project by Hugh “Jim” Bailey to make a free and open source program to stream StarCraft 2 has grown into a powerful force in the streaming and video production industry. Hundreds of thousands of people use OBS Studio every day not just for video gaming, but also for broadcasting everything from conferences to sports competitions to school announcements. It’s a tool that can be used freely by anyone, from large studios with big budget productions to individuals who just want to engage with a community online.
  • Available Now: New GeForce-Optimized OBS — We have collaborated with OBS, the industry-leading streaming application, to help them release a new version with improved support for NVIDIA GPUs. The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, reduces the FPS impact of streaming by up to 66% compared to the previous version, meaning higher FPS for your games.
  • Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup
  • What’s Free at Linux Academy — March 2019 - Linux Academy Blog — Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group, allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.
  • LiNUX Courses - Linux Operating System Fundamentals — Kenny first encountered Solaris UNIX while I was in the military, and found out about Linux through the grapevine. He has worked with Linux in local government, fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and by providing training. I have received Linux certifications from LPI, CompTIA, and Red Hat. Kenny has been working with Linux for nearly two decades and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others about the system, and strives to learn more about the operating system every day.
  • Raspberry Pi Updates Devices to Linux 4.19
  • Martin Wimpress on Twitter — This week I am working on @ubuntu_mate 18.04.2 images for the @Raspberry_Pi models 2 and 3/3+ Nothing exciting to report just yet, build system is configured and the root file system is being generated. Next up is adding the kernel and boot loader.
  • Python Wheels for the Raspberry Pi — piwheels is a Python package repository providing Arm platform wheels (pre-compiled binary Python packages) specifically for the Raspberry Pi, making pip installations much faster.
  • StableReleaseUpdates - Ubuntu Wiki — Once an Ubuntu release has been completed and published, updates for it are only released under certain circumstances, and must follow a special procedure called a "stable release update" or SRU.
  • OpenHab vs Home Assistant vs Domoticz - Best Open Source Home Automation
  • Awesome Home Assistant — Awesome Home Assistant is a curated list of awesome Home Assistant resources.
  • Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
  • openHAB — a vendor and technology agnostic open source automation software for your home.
  • Domoticz — Domoticz is a Home Automation system design to control various devices and receive input from various sensors.
  • IronicBadger: Home Assistant configuration files — This repository contains all configuration used to configure my home automation setup using Home Assistant. This is a living and breathing repository and as such is subject to change.
  • Linux Action Show special about Home Assistant — Our founder Paulus Schoutsen is interviewed by Chris Fisher for a Linux Action Show special about home automation, Hass.io and the new Home Assistant podcast.
  • smacke/subsync: Automagically synchronize subtitles with video.
  • Podcast Generator — Podcast Generator is an open source Content Management System written in PHP and specifically designed for podcast publishing. It provides the user with the tools to easily manage all of the aspects related to the publication of a podcast, from the upload of episodes to its submission to the iTunes store.
]]> Episode 270: Stratis Pulls it All Together https://linuxunplugged.com/270 4b782ce3-fb2d-4ff0-8777-7133e6c23c09 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:15:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone. 1:10:23 yes Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone. Also Google subtracts Plus, some KDE and GNOME news, and a bit of forgotten Linux history. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Andy Grover, and Martin Wimpress. Google Plus, Google, IRL Glasses, Project Strobe, Project Stream, Hardware Acceleration, Plasma, Gnome, AppMenu, Application Menus, Eazel, Nautilus, Gnome History, Creative Selection, Ken Kocienda, Andy Grover, Stratis Storage, XFS, Device Mapper, Red Hat, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Todoist Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.

Also Google subtracts Plus, some KDE and GNOME news, and a bit of forgotten Linux history.

Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Andy Grover, and Martin Wimpress.

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]]> Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.

Also Google subtracts Plus, some KDE and GNOME news, and a bit of forgotten Linux history.

Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Andy Grover, and Martin Wimpress.

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