web01.fireside.fm Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:17:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) LINUX Unplugged - Episodes Tagged with “Ssd” https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/ssd Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:15:00 -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 658: Automated Love Crunch https://linuxunplugged.com/658 40bc8724-e6c9-4210-9e11-4c35740553af Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:15:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned. 1:02:31 no We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, diesel heater, ESP32, NODEMCU, open hardware, ESPHome, MQTT, Webasto, Chinbasto, Chinese diesel heater, home automation, self-hosting, self-hosted, UART, Ray Jones, Chinese Diesel Heater Communications Protocol, transistor, GPIO, OpenCode, AI, AI hardware, open source coding agent, AI agent, reverse engineering, Hunter Alpha, LFNW, Linuxfest NorthWest, SCaLE, Planet Nix, Jason Spisak, Brunch with Brent, LosslessCut, video editor, lossless video editing, CanIRun.ai, AI benchmark, llmfit, TUI, headless browser automation, browser automation, Chrome, Chrome DevTools MCP, Firefox DevTools MCP, LittleFox-MCP, MCP, ACP, Model Context Protocol, npx, mcp-server, MCP client, MCP tools, MCP registry, Agent Browser Protocol, Camofox, Camoufox, anti-detection browser, browser fingerprint spoofing, Lore, failing disk, BTRFS, SSD, filesystem error, RVBEE, NixOS, Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q, Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q, system migration, Beelink, mini PC, 1L PC We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned.

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]]> 649: Burned by AI https://linuxunplugged.com/649 3d7d0f9a-f4c5-4653-adbf-e7e57eb251d6 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:15:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage. 1:15:10 no The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage. Special Guest: Michael Tunnell. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, PlanetNix, SCaLE, LinuxFest Northwest, Michael Tunnell, Predictions, SSD, HDD, NAND flash prices, HDD Prices, Storage Apocalypse, Data Storage, Blu-Ray, disk burning, archival storage, BlueVault, TUI, cold storage, NetAlertX, Nixbook, DnD, Kopia, backup software, backup tool, Rclone, network-attached storage, NAS, PowerISO, CDEmu, Tellico The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage.

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Special Guest: Michael Tunnell.

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]]> 435: Desktop Burnout https://linuxunplugged.com/435 55d18bfc-0f0f-44ec-ac7f-4d6deb219cb4 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux. 58:50 no This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux. Special Guests: Carl George and Martin Wimpress. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Cryptocurrency, Jupiter Extras, fragmentation, CentOS Stream 9, EPEL 9, GNOME 40, Firefox 91, Flatpak, Slackware, OpenSUSE, SUSE, Tumbleweed, LEAP, Btrfs, Snap, YAST, Zypper, SCaLE, Nebula, SSD, RAID, JPL, NASA, Tim Canham, Ingenuity, Popcorn Pocket Computer, Audapolis, audio editing, AI, machine learning, Descript, This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux.

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]]> 428: Pi for the People https://linuxunplugged.com/428 51cc7453-16a9-46c1-bc3b-0c3e434a6a88 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76. 55:47 no We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76. Plus our thoughts on the perfect Linux laptop right now, and the clever initiative Valve just launched for the Deck. Special Guests: Jack Aboutboul, Jeremy Soller, and Neal Gompa. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, SpaceCadetPinball, Raspberry Pi, Pop!_OS 21.10, Pop Server, SSD, SD Card, Rust, System76, Valve, Steam Deck Verified, Linus Tech Tips, Apple, Macbook, M1 Pro, M1 Max, Asahi, Hector Martin, AlmaLinux Migration Tool, CentOS Converter, RHEL, Garuda, Arch Linx, Endeavour OS, btrfs, Timeshift, snapshots, Ventoy, KDE, tlp, charging, battery, Cinnamon, Manjaro, quickemu, UTM, ytcc, rust-motd, MOTD, onetun, boringtun, WireGuard, port forwarding, We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76.

Plus our thoughts on the perfect Linux laptop right now, and the clever initiative Valve just launched for the Deck.

Special Guests: Jack Aboutboul, Jeremy Soller, and Neal Gompa.

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Plus our thoughts on the perfect Linux laptop right now, and the clever initiative Valve just launched for the Deck.

Special Guests: Jack Aboutboul, Jeremy Soller, and Neal Gompa.

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]]> 393: Perfecting Our Plasma https://linuxunplugged.com/393 aa2961ea-5908-48ae-bc56-b6188b97ad06 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Something special has been achieved this week, a new benchmark in the desktop experience. We dig in. 56:20 no Something special has been achieved this week, a new benchmark in the desktop experience. We dig in. And why everyone will be looking for an open-source LastPass alternative. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Neal Gompa, and Philip Muller. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, AmpliPi, Raspberry Pi, Pi Compute Module, Linux audio, home audio, the coder, robe, Coder Radio, Windows Refund Day, Windows, Microsoft, VLC 4.0, VideoLAN, Plex, mpv, youtube-dl, IMDb, TMDb, Facebook, CentOS Stream, Fedora, Chef, oomd, LastPass, Password Managers, pass, Bitwarden, 1Password, KeePassXC, KeePass, Manjaro, Philip Muller, Arch, Nvidia, KDE, Plasma 5.21, Krunner, Kickoff Menu, Breeze Twilight, Ventoy, M.2, SSD, GPL Condom, LTS Kernel, SonoBus, remote recording, Linux audio, Opus, Something special has been achieved this week, a new benchmark in the desktop experience. We dig in.

And why everyone will be looking for an open-source LastPass alternative.

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And why everyone will be looking for an open-source LastPass alternative.

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]]> 391: GNOME 40ified https://linuxunplugged.com/391 d0f7bcd5-6b74-4c9b-8274-6db29158d8bd Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it. 59:32 no We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it. Plus Wimpy, Ubuntu's Desktop lead, chats with us about his future after Canonical. Special Guests: Carl George and Martin Wimpress. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, VideoLAN, VLC, Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Installer, Google, Flutter, Dart, cross platform, Wimpy, Martin Wimpress, Slim.ai, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6+, Caleb Connolly, GTK4, Gnome 40, desktop environments, window management, Ubuntu MATE, Allan Day, Carl George, horizontal workspaces, Ventoy, SSD, SATA, Epiphany, Firefox, Chromium, Browser Wars, Gamestop AMC, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ticker, stocks, ticker, We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it.

Plus Wimpy, Ubuntu's Desktop lead, chats with us about his future after Canonical.

Special Guests: Carl George and Martin Wimpress.

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Plus Wimpy, Ubuntu's Desktop lead, chats with us about his future after Canonical.

Special Guests: Carl George and Martin Wimpress.

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]]> 375: Wrong About Pop! https://linuxunplugged.com/375 cb29be0a-19c5-4e00-99d6-23ef7fa1d21e Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We're reminded that you can't judge a distro by its screenshots. We use Pop!_OS for a few weeks and share our embarrassing discovery. 1:05:45 no We're reminded that you can't judge a distro by its screenshots. We use Pop!_OS for a few weeks and share our embarrassing discovery. Plus our thoughts on the new Plasma release, a super handy pick, and more. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 0:44 Intro 0:50 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:39 Plasma 5.20 7:50 Kernel 5.9 8:05 VMware Flirts with Arm 15:28 SPONSOR: Linode 18:54 Big News for Nebula 22:10 Code-Shaming the Kernel 27:40 Housekeeping 29:31 Pop!OS Exit Interview 31:44 Pop!OS Full-Time Staff 34:49 Pop!OS: The Last Ten Percent 37:46 Pop!OS: A Very Unique Distribution 43:13 Pop!OS: Driving Hardware Sales 47:40 Pop!OS: Strengthening the System76 Brand 49:51 Manjaro Arm 20.10 Released 50:48 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 51:48 Feedback: TLP Magic 53:23 Feedback: Chromebooks and Education 56:16 Pick: Autotier 59:09 Pick: Antennapod 2.0.1 1:00:30 SPONSOR: Core Contributors 1:01:10 Outro 1:03:18 Post-Show Special Guest: Neal Gompa. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, KDE Plasma 5.20, Task Manager, Wayland, Notifications, Linux 5.9, NFS, extended attributes, Arm, Raspberry Pi, ESXi, ESXi-Arm, VMware Flings, vSphere, virtualization, Slack, Nebula, Ryan Huber, VPN, networking, Defined Networking, AMD Radeon, AMDGPU, graphics drivers, code quality, GPU, open source, free software, System76, Pop!_OS, Pop Shop, Pop Shell, System76 Keyboard, Steam, Ubuntu, Canonical, Fedora, Dell Precision, Linux gaming, auto tiling, tiling window manager, GNOME Shell, TLP, powertop, power management, WiFi, Chromebooks, Google, education, linux for kids, Manjaro ARM 20.10, storage, autotier, SSD, NVMe, FUSE, AntennaPod, podcasting apps We're reminded that you can't judge a distro by its screenshots. We use Pop!_OS for a few weeks and share our embarrassing discovery.

Plus our thoughts on the new Plasma release, a super handy pick, and more.

Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
0:44 Intro
0:50 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
2:39 Plasma 5.20
7:50 Kernel 5.9
8:05 VMware Flirts with Arm
15:28 SPONSOR: Linode
18:54 Big News for Nebula
22:10 Code-Shaming the Kernel
27:40 Housekeeping
29:31 Pop!_OS Exit Interview
31:44 Pop!_OS Full-Time Staff
34:49 Pop!_OS: The Last Ten Percent
37:46 Pop!_OS: A Very Unique Distribution
43:13 Pop!_OS: Driving Hardware Sales
47:40 Pop!_OS: Strengthening the System76 Brand
49:51 Manjaro Arm 20.10 Released
50:48 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
51:48 Feedback: TLP Magic
53:23 Feedback: Chromebooks and Education
56:16 Pick: Autotier
59:09 Pick: Antennapod 2.0.1
1:00:30 SPONSOR: Core Contributors
1:01:10 Outro
1:03:18 Post-Show

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Plus our thoughts on the new Plasma release, a super handy pick, and more.

Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
0:44 Intro
0:50 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
2:39 Plasma 5.20
7:50 Kernel 5.9
8:05 VMware Flirts with Arm
15:28 SPONSOR: Linode
18:54 Big News for Nebula
22:10 Code-Shaming the Kernel
27:40 Housekeeping
29:31 Pop!_OS Exit Interview
31:44 Pop!_OS Full-Time Staff
34:49 Pop!_OS: The Last Ten Percent
37:46 Pop!_OS: A Very Unique Distribution
43:13 Pop!_OS: Driving Hardware Sales
47:40 Pop!_OS: Strengthening the System76 Brand
49:51 Manjaro Arm 20.10 Released
50:48 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
51:48 Feedback: TLP Magic
53:23 Feedback: Chromebooks and Education
56:16 Pick: Autotier
59:09 Pick: Antennapod 2.0.1
1:00:30 SPONSOR: Core Contributors
1:01:10 Outro
1:03:18 Post-Show

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]]> 358: Our Fragmented Favorite https://linuxunplugged.com/358 f6bb5162-a188-4bc2-bcd8-0ec587e032e2 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions. Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it. Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops. 1:13:47 no It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions. Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it. Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Neal Gompa. Linux Podcast, Unplugged, A Cloud Guru, Jupiter Broadcasting, SpaceX, Starlink, Falcon 9, Crew Dragon, preempt, disk partitioning, disk layout, NVMe, SSD, Btrfs, ZFS, CoW, copy on write, snapshots, checksums, data integrity, LVM, XFS, EXT4, Facebook, Fedora, filesystem, Fedora Workstation, containers, Docker, Flatpak, disk space, GitHub, master, welcoming nomenclature, Rich Bowen, Matt Ahrens, redis, python, ruby, GIMP, Pine64, PinePhone, PineTab, postmarketOS, Librem 5, Purism, Phosh, phone, mobile, macOS, Apple, Windows, accesibility, proprietary software, Pipewire, media production It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions.

Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it.

Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops.

Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Neal Gompa.

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Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it.

Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops.

Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Neal Gompa.

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]]> 285: Pain the APT https://linuxunplugged.com/285 b37be25b-89fa-40f9-a64c-41fbf767131c Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:45:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting An embarrassing vulnerability has been found in the apt package manager, we’ll break it all down. Plus Alessandro Castellani tells us about his plans to build a professional design tool for Linux. 1:19:51 yes An embarrassing vulnerability has been found in the apt package manager, we’ll break it all down. Plus Alessandro Castellani tells us about his plans to build a professional design tool for Linux. We also have a batch of big community news, and the case for the cloud killing Open Source. Special Guests: Alessandro Castellani and Brent Gervais. OGGCAMP, Apt, apt-get, RCE, security, mitm, man in the middle, GPG, https, eBGP, io, ssd, scheduler, linux, kernel, circonus, metrics, benchmarks, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Core, Powershell, Azure Sphere, Multipass, Ubuntu, Canonical, Akira, UX, UI, Design, Elementary, Vala, GTK, Native apps, sketch, Taxi, sequeler, SCALE, LFNW, Texas Linux Fest, MongoDB, DocumentDB, Open Source Business Models, Redis, Kafka, AWS, Azure, Freemium, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting An embarrassing vulnerability has been found in the apt package manager, we’ll break it all down. Plus Alessandro Castellani tells us about his plans to build a professional design tool for Linux.

We also have a batch of big community news, and the case for the cloud killing Open Source.

Special Guests: Alessandro Castellani and Brent Gervais.

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We also have a batch of big community news, and the case for the cloud killing Open Source.

Special Guests: Alessandro Castellani and Brent Gervais.

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