LINUX Unplugged

524: How Our Server Got It's Groove Back

August 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins

Android Auto, Btrfs, Jupiter Broadcasting, Linode, WireGuard, backups, best laptops for nixos, bootload, disko, email privacy tip, github star history, grub, hedgedoc, homelab machine, iac, immutable infrastructure, impermanence, indestructible server, infrastructure as code, iron goat brewing, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, lvm, meetup, mesh vpn, mobile nixos, nix, nix flakes, nixos friendly hosters, nixos on vps, nixos server, nixos wiki, nixos-anywhere, podverse bounty, project cycle, rollback, security, snapshots, stratis, systemd, tmpfs, zfs

Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet?

518: Race To Immutability

July 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

Btrfs, Canonical, Centos, Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Action News, RedHat, almalinux, bobrossquotes, centos stream, chromeos, composability, conshax, container, debian, ffmpeg, floss.social, future of desktop linux, gnome boxes, immutability, immutable desktop, juju, lan, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lxd, nix-shell, nixos, opensuse microos, prosody, reliability, rhel, rocky linux, security, silverblue, snap store, snapcraft, snaps, snikket, stability, ubuntu core, ubuntu core desktop, workshops, xmpp, youtube-dl

Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop.

512: The Sound of Rust

May 28th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

Jupiter Broadcasting, android, automation, bitcoin dad pod, bitfocus companion, call for papers, chatgpt, daniel micay, dmr, docker-polaris, elgato, f-droid, ft8, git, gmrs, gnome plugin, google account deletion, grapheneos, grapheneos restructuring, gtk, ham, happy birthday brent, lapce, linux audio setup, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, lsp, modal editing, music streaming, nextcloud cookbook, pipewire, please run that, polaris, redox os, rope science, rust, rust code editor, security, stream deck, turtle, vim, wasi, xi, 🦒

We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.

511: Accepting the Future

May 21st, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

AI, Btrfs, Jupiter Broadcasting, Privacy, Red Hat, Right to repair, Wayland, aprs, asahi linux, bard, brew, 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, linux, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linux unplugged case, llm, mesh network, nix, nixos, odroid, odroid case, odroid-h3+, pipewire, podcastguru, pulseaudio, rhel, rust, security, signal from the noise, software insurance, spotify, subtitles, systemd, text-to-speech, upstream, 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.

505: Keep Your Darn Secrets

April 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

Gnome, Jupiter Broadcasting, Privacy, Productivity, Signal, Telegram, appimage, block editor, block reference, clojure, clojurescript, codex docs, datalog, decentralized, delete for everyone, device local, disappearing messages, double ratchet, e2ee, editor.js, electon, end-to-end-encrypted, evernote, flashcards, gping, graph, graph database, haskell, kde, kde connect, knowledge base, linux podcast, linux unplugged, logseq, markdown, message broker, note sync, notes, obsidian, open-source, org mode, outliner, pdf annotation, personal knowledge management, plasma, plugins, private chat, roam research, rust, security, simplex, simplex relay, simplexmq, smp, spaced repetition, task management, todo, todoist, tuxedo os, user identifiers, whiteboard, zettelkasten

We try out the most secure messaging app in the world, and Wes’ new note system that's so great you’ll want to abandon your current one.

504: It's a Trap!

April 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

Android Auto, Apple Watch, Carplay, Jupiter Broadcasting, NFC, NextCloud, Privacy, a-kenji, airplay, android, apple, apple tax, aurora store, berlin, berlin buds, berlin hackfest, c-base, chores, f-droid, gbyte, germany, gesture ui, gigatexel, giraffeneos, google pixel, grapheneos, icloud, immich, iodé, ios, kde, kde connect, libresign, linux podcast, linux unplugged, lock-in, matelight, media playback, nextcloud aio, nextcloud cookbook, nixos, pixel 7 pro, plasma, podman, 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 Auto, Carplay, Chromium, Jupiter Broadcasting, NextCloud, OpenSUSE, Privacy, Telegram, android, apple, backups, borg, carbonyl, community, duplicacy, duplicity, f-droid, giraffeneos, google, grapheneos, iPhone, imessage, immich, ios, jupiter.tube, kopia, linux podcast, linux unplugged, matrix, mumble, peertube, photoprism, photosync, pixel 7, podcasting 2.0, restic, rsnapshot, rsync, security, tumbleweed, vorta, yast, 🦒

Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.

491: 2023 Spoilers

January 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins

Flatpak, Jupiter Broadcasting, Predictions, System76, Ubuntu, arch linux, bcachefs, bitcoin, conversational interface, decentralization, ebpf, firefox, flathub, flutter, gamingonlinux, io_uring, libreddit, libredirect, libreoffice, linux, linux foundation, linux podcast, linux unplugged, log4j, matrix, mechanical keyboard, nft, nitter, nostr, openai, proton, search engine, security, snap, snap packages, steamos, thunderbird, tiling manager, tiling window manager, valve

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.

487: The Debian Debate

December 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 54 mins

Airdrop, Android Auto, Encryption, Flatpak, Jupiter Broadcasting, NextCloud, OpenSUSE, Privacy, WireGuard, android, android updates, backup, battery life, boosts, brent, chris, dashcam, debian, distro comparison, duplicati, file sharing tool, flathub, follow up, follow-up, free devices, google, google location data, google play services, grapheneos, honeymoon phase, iPhone, ipad, kde, leap, linux, linux desktop, linux podcast, linux talk show, linux unplugged, location data, lup, manjaro, mesh vpn, mumble room, p7 pro, picks, pixel 7, plasma, podcast, protests in china, proton, screen time, security, self-hosted model, solving problems phase, steam, tailscale, tesla, transition to linux, tumbleweed, virtual lug, vpn, wes, 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.

486: Goodbye, Google

November 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 34 mins

Android Auto, Flatpak, Gnome, Jupiter Broadcasting, NextCloud, OpenSUSE, Privacy, android, android alternative, aosp, app sandbox, apple, caldav, carddav, computer chronicles, davx5, debian, deebian, degoogle, devone, firefox, frog, geocache, gif, google play, grapheneos, iPhone, image restoration, image upscaling, intel 486, ios, jnome, kde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, maps, mobile, n.eko, newpipe, nostr, nvidia, photo sync, pixel, pixel 7 pro, pixel buds, plasma, play services, 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.