web01.fireside.fm Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:18:03 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) LINUX Unplugged - Episodes Tagged with “Vpn” https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/vpn Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:45:00 -0800 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 651: Uptime Funk https://linuxunplugged.com/651 f18f3888-ecb8-49e8-b595-11703b3f7e01 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:45:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won’t ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups. 1:02:43 no When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won’t ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, self-hosted, DNS, mesh network, VPN, Tailscale, Nebula, Pi-hole, Technitium, Prometheus, Grafana, monitoring, local DNS, mesh VPN, Planet Nix, SCaLE, Flox, Meetup, VPS, MagicDNS, automatic hostname resolution, ad-blocking, NACME, ACME for Nebula PKI, uptime-kuma, metrics, Home Assistant, Docker, Ntfy, enterprise-grade monitoring stack, Librem 5, Purism, PinePhone, FuriLabs, Linux phone, nixos-router, YNAB, Actual Budget, Wifiman, van automation, RichARCH Hyprvibe Spin, Switchyard When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won’t ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups.

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]]> 650: This Old Network https://linuxunplugged.com/650 3aad9cb2-68c5-40cb-a288-bdcf1776ac84 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:15:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected... 1:03:03 no We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected... Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, Planet Nix, SCaLE, SWAG, network makeover, mini PC, GEEKOM, NixOS, OpenWrt One, OpenWrt, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Sonoff, ZBT-2, Home Assistant, Symfonisk, Sonos, wifi speaker, Ikea, WiFi, NixOS router, printing issues, Unplugged pivot, OpenCode, open source AI coding agent, Nixbook, Computer Upcycle Project, HP ProDesk 600 G5 Mini, 1L PC, SFF PC, Coral USB Accelerator, Coral TPU, Frigate, ActualBudget, YNAB, Actual, open source budgeting, pocket-id, OIDC, NAS, BlueVault, Pocket TTS, TTS, text-to-speech, webview-kiosk, nebula, mesh network, VPN We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...

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]]> 643: The Sunday Soapbox https://linuxunplugged.com/643 9df2ad27-6c47-470b-b2ca-6ce76b741fdf Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:45:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected. 1:31:33 no We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, The Great Holiday Homelab, homelab, Jellyswarrm, Jellyfin, Plex, remote access, proxy, VPN, remote media server, VPS, ngrok, reverse proxy, LiveTV, Pangolin, Tunneled Reverse Proxy, Youtarr, YouTube, SponsorBlock, Pinchflat, Dawarich, location tracking, family features, Location sharing, KSMBD, kernel SMB, Linux kernel, kernel performance, CVE, GrapheneOS, 🦒, France, OVH, encryption, backdoors, encryption backdoors, Google Pixel, Pixel phones, encrypted communication, Chat Control, Pavel Durov, Telegram, Europe, Encryption Backdoor, Android AOSP, AOSP, Android, privacy, open source privacy, GrapheneOS phone, Motorolla, Rust For Linux, Bcachefs, DKMS, Red Hat, Project Hummingbird, Bootleg, TalosOS, Kubernetes, home manager, Git, Fossil, Boosties, Jupiter Party membership, Gopher64, N64 emulator, game emulator We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected.

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]]> 642: Tunneling Home for the Holidays https://linuxunplugged.com/642 047c9840-2dd5-4c63-84f7-8d38c6e4aee6 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:45:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Chris cooks up a remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One simple toggle: absurd, yet shockingly effective. 56:16 no Chris cooks up a remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One simple toggle: absurd, yet shockingly effective. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, Great Holiday Homelab, Old Fart, Jellyfin, Plex, remote access, proxy, VPN, remote media server, VPS, ngrok, API gateway, ingress-as-a-service, Home Assistant, home automation, media playback dashboard, NixOS, ephemeral tunnel, Cloudflare, systemd, DNS, Jellyswarrm, reverse proxy, Rust, Python, declarative-jellyfin, declarative configuration, jellyhub, jellyman, JellyRoller, Emby, EmbyToLocalPlayer, WatchState, Pew!, Syncthing, git, proxmox-nixos, secret port boost, subgen, Whisper, subtitles Chris cooks up a remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One simple toggle: absurd, yet shockingly effective.

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  • ngrok — Go from code to global in just minutes with a developer-friendly, idiomatic solution for managing traffic to your APIs.
  • Jellyswarrm — Jellyswarrm is a reverse proxy that lets you combine multiple Jellyfin servers into one place.
  • Sveske-Juice/declarative-jellyfin — This repository provides a Nix flake that allows for declarative configuration of Users, Libraries, Plugins, Settings, etc. Jellyfin 10.11 is NOT SUPPORTED.
  • declarative-jellyfin full example
  • Zigl3ur/jellyhub — JellyHub is a web app that allow you to fetch media from all of your jellyfin servers and regroup it in one place, so there is one place to search for specific media and tells you on wich server the desired media is located.
  • Smiley-McSmiles/jellyman — Jellyman is a lightweight BASH CLI tool for installing and managing Jellyfin. As well as create a full backup (automatically or manually) so you can move or import all your metadata and user information to another machine.
  • LSchallot/JellyRoller — JellyRoller is an open source CLI Jellyfin Controller written in Rust that works on Windows and Linux. Its primary purpose is to allow administration of a Jellyfin application from the command line.
  • kjtsune/embyToLocalPlayer — etlp (embyToLocalPlayer) is a tool that lets Emby, Jellyfin, and Plex play videos using your local media players (like mpv or VLC) instead of the built-in web player, while optionally sending playback progress back to the server.
  • Pick: subgen — Autogenerate subtitles using OpenAI Whisper Model via Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Tautulli, or Bazarr.
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  • ngrok — Go from code to global in just minutes with a developer-friendly, idiomatic solution for managing traffic to your APIs.
  • Jellyswarrm — Jellyswarrm is a reverse proxy that lets you combine multiple Jellyfin servers into one place.
  • Sveske-Juice/declarative-jellyfin — This repository provides a Nix flake that allows for declarative configuration of Users, Libraries, Plugins, Settings, etc. Jellyfin 10.11 is NOT SUPPORTED.
  • declarative-jellyfin full example
  • Zigl3ur/jellyhub — JellyHub is a web app that allow you to fetch media from all of your jellyfin servers and regroup it in one place, so there is one place to search for specific media and tells you on wich server the desired media is located.
  • Smiley-McSmiles/jellyman — Jellyman is a lightweight BASH CLI tool for installing and managing Jellyfin. As well as create a full backup (automatically or manually) so you can move or import all your metadata and user information to another machine.
  • LSchallot/JellyRoller — JellyRoller is an open source CLI Jellyfin Controller written in Rust that works on Windows and Linux. Its primary purpose is to allow administration of a Jellyfin application from the command line.
  • kjtsune/embyToLocalPlayer — etlp (embyToLocalPlayer) is a tool that lets Emby, Jellyfin, and Plex play videos using your local media players (like mpv or VLC) instead of the built-in web player, while optionally sending playback progress back to the server.
  • Pick: subgen — Autogenerate subtitles using OpenAI Whisper Model via Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Tautulli, or Bazarr.
]]> 624: Tiny PC, Huge Problems https://linuxunplugged.com/624 ac5f058d-3e9f-4cef-9983-c1097c78abdd Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:45:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed. 1:22:32 no Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, Nebula, mesh VPN, overlay network, decentralized VPN, VPN, Home Assistant, ODROID H4, btrfs, git, Syncthing, Raspberry Pi, remote backup, tiny PC, mini PC, SFF PC, small form factor PC, SBC, single-board computer, ODROID, Home Assistant Yellow, Raspberry Pi CM4, Intel N100, Intel N150, MINISFORUM, Bluenix, Bluefin, Linkwarden, bookmark manager, Neko, WebRTC, virtual browser, remote desktop, Soltros-OS, Bootc, CachyOS, Miniflux, health tracking software, Aeon, Zotero, NixOs, ESPHome, Universal Blue, Bazzite, Cachy OS, Endurain, WinApps Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed.

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]]> 497: More Features? More Problems. https://linuxunplugged.com/497 b2e6af08-e61f-4776-b324-eb27eed44576 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified. 1:10:37 no How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Wi-Fi Problems, VPN, WireGuard, Beers with LUP, Power Profiles Daemon, blendOS, Arch Linux, DNF, APT, AUR, VanillaOS, Ubuntu, NixOS, SnowflakeOS, Rustdesk, Docker, RaspberryPi, GrapheneOS, Gboard, ViMusic, SpinRite, Google Takeout, MBOX, HTTP, SteamDeck, Distrobox, battery life, power profile, performance, GNOME, Plasma 5.27, KDE Plasma, wireless, home networking, TP-Link, balanced power, Calamares, Rustdesk, Steam Deck, Raspberry Pi, krunvm, Gboard, SpinRite, Moonlight, game streaming, remote desktop, docker-rollout, boxxy, Podverse, Gentoo, How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified.

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]]> 493: Network Nirvana https://linuxunplugged.com/493 58476509-ce10-4fdb-936b-f57d1fbef4e0 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:15:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks. 1:15:13 no Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks. Special Guest: Ryan Huber. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, NixOS, Nebula, Defined Networking, open-source, networking, VPN, mesh VPN, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, plex, Zoneminder, WireGuard, vpn security, NixOS upgrades, NixOS, NGINX, SSL, TLS, acme, lego, let's encrypt, managed nebula, Bitwarden, mastodon, Linode, feedback, reverse proxy, ssh, cloud hosting, NixOS 22.11, immutable OS, nano, neovim, proxyparty, API, Arch, Garuda, self-hosting, automation, python, ansible, bash, GrapheneOS, Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks.

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]]> 487: The Debian Debate https://linuxunplugged.com/487 19749df7-9e07-4218-a7e8-2c2bcd7b575c Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting 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. 1:54:45 no 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. Plus, follow-up on Chris' GrapheneOS adventures and more. LUP, Linux Podcast, Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Unplugged, Linux desktop, GrapheneOS, Tailscale, VPN, WireGuard, mesh VPN, Android, iPhone, iPad, Google, location data, YouTube, Android Auto, Tesla, Dashcam, privacy, security, Android updates, Google Play Services, Follow-up, Linux Unplugged, LUP, Podcast, Linux, Distro Comparison, GrapheneOS, Virtual LUG, Google Location Data, Android Auto, P7 Pro, Nextcloud, AirDrop, YouTube, Battery Life, Screen Time, Protests in China, Linux Talk Show, Mesh VPN, WireGuard, Free Devices, Transition to Linux, Self-Hosted Model, Pixel 7, Chris, Wes, Brent, Follow Up, Picks, Boosts, Mumble Room, Honeymoon Phase, Solving Problems Phase, File Sharing Tool, backup, Duplicati, encryption, KDE, Plasma, Debian, LEAP, Tumbleweed, OpenSUSE, Manjaro, Proton, Steam, Flatpak, Flathub 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.

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]]> 473: End of the Road https://linuxunplugged.com/473 8f07d035-a3be-4955-adb7-a0772dec9865 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 19:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS. 1:23:10 no We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS. Plus, we announce who will be joining us at JPL in September. Special Guest: Cassidy James Blaede. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Dell XPS, GNOME, Flatpak, Flathub, gnome-info-collect, metrics, telemetry, jpl, meetups, Mumble, Mobilizon, Framasoft, Endless, Endless OS, immutability, ostree, offline os, EULA, dark mode, barrier, Cassidy James Blaede, torrent, tailscale, wireguard, nebula, mesh network, vpn, Keybase, security, Evolution, email, Thunderbird, HAM radio, colo, server, GNU GUIX, VisiData, googerteller, Espanso, TextExpander, We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.

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]]> 465: Too Nixy for My Shirt https://linuxunplugged.com/465 c9010224-e034-4b0e-8e86-92bdad797319 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:15:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects. 1:04:50 no The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects. Brent's Node : 03cf7e9b79a3230749db642ad690889065ec35b9ded184266d4fce424ab75470fc Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Umbrel, self-hosting, docker, containers, app platform, bitcoin, lightning, nix, NixOS, Raspberry Pi, SBC, Arm, ARM64, aarch64, cross-compiling, systemd-nspawn, qemu, virtualization, home manager, dotfiles, declarative infrastructure, Merkle tree, zfs, btrfs, hash, hash functions, git, IPFS, guix, cryptography, commit, snapshot, openMPTCProuter, privacy, GitKraken, sysadmin, podverse, podcasting 2.0, nebula, vpn, mesh network, The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.

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]]> 458: NVIDIA's New View https://linuxunplugged.com/458 f1766a53-4364-4c50-b6c4-4740f0ec1628 Sun, 15 May 2022 19:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders. 1:07:13 no NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders. Special Guests: Avery Pennarun and Christian F.K. Schaller. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Tailscale, LAN, Linux Action News, NVIDIA, nouveau driver, firmware blog, sshuttle, Avery Pennarun, Christian Schaller, Red Hat, Ansible, NixOS, Bitwarden, LXD, Starlink, Star Trek, Weron, WebRTC, mesh network, mesh VPN, VPN, Wireguard, VM, Ansible Vaults, open source NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders.

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]]> 415: Something Sinister Below Deck https://linuxunplugged.com/415 bebb256e-0d59-4035-9364-f1fcc7017e92 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck. 1:12:45 no Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck. Plus, our thoughts on how Valve might successfully ship Arch to consumers, a batch of feedback, and more. Special Guest: Ethan Lee. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Linux Gaming, Proton, Steam, Ethan Lee, Valve, Steam Deck, DirectX, Wine, Vulkan, Windows, gaming, game development, Arch Linux, Desktop Linux, CBL-Mariner, Microsoft, Azure, Kubernetes, IoT, Linux 5.10, WSLg, WSL, Wayland, RDP, PulseAudio, pacman, wireshark, tshark, networking, Rust, HTTP, HTTP2, PostgreSQL, RustScan, nmap, port scanning, containers, docker, VPN, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, RHEL, Hotwire Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck.

Plus, our thoughts on how Valve might successfully ship Arch to consumers, a batch of feedback, and more.

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]]> 407: And the Answer is... https://linuxunplugged.com/407 d518b12e-df51-463e-8299-a3171ef4d973 Tue, 25 May 2021 12:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition! 1:16:43 no From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition! Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, AMA, ask me anything, ask us anything, WSL, WSLg, Microsoft, Apple, macOS, Linux desktop, Alexa, Siri, smart assistant, Mycroft, homelab, solar storm, EMP, lithium batteries, solar, RV, nebula, wireguard, networking, VPN, Ubuntu, Docker, CentOS, ThinkPad, Raspberry Pi, open source, HAMMER2, ZFS, Btrfs, bcachefs, tiling, Pop! Shell, Steam, gaming, PCI passthrough, sysadmin, Ronald Jenkees, origin story, DNS, domain names, FOSS, music, sci-fi, Expanse, Iain Banks, termbin, From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition!

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]]> 398: Back in the Freedom Dimension https://linuxunplugged.com/398 2505f6e8-2150-442e-93a1-a3bf06cdf1da Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We share our favorite networking trick of all time, and then chat with the blokes behind a new WireGuard-powered service. 1:00:44 no We share our favorite networking trick of all time, and then chat with the blokes behind a new WireGuard-powered service. Plus our reaction to RMS's return to the FSF, some big project updates, picks, and more! Special Guests: Dalton Durst and Danielle Foré. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Microsoft, Discord, Matrix, RMS, Richard Stallman, GNU, GCC, FSF, Free Software, social forking, edw, elementary Developer Weekend, elementary OS, Daniel Fore, Dalton Durst, UBports, Ubuntu Touch, OTA 16, Security, OpenSSL, security, CVE, Rust, Linux, Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux modules, drivers, Linux-Next, WireGuard, Hoppy, Hoppy.network, VPN, ssh, ngrok, port forwarding, firewalls, iptables, NAT, router, networking, Rust-for-Linux, Raspberry Pi, POCKIT, Meerschaum, LUPLUG, dsnet, Subspace, GNOME 40, Fedora 34, FreeBSD, pfSense, Netgate, We share our favorite networking trick of all time, and then chat with the blokes behind a new WireGuard-powered service.

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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.

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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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]]> 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.

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]]> 370: PipeWire Progress https://linuxunplugged.com/370 f9774bcf-a26a-4922-80a2-41b90af1c47a Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem. 51:47 no We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem. Plus Alexi Pol joins us for two big updates from the KDE community. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-Show 1:30 Intro 1:49 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru 2:56 Linux Action News Returns! 4:17 Ubuntu 20.10 Embraces Active Directory 7:26 DebConf 2020 12:58 Pipewire Progress with Wim Tayman 23:26 SPONSOR: Linode 25:28 Akademy 2020 33:41 Housekeeping 36:19 SPONSOR: Unplugged Core Contributors 38:08 Jono Bacon's Book Club 39:05 Feedback: Alpine Server Challenge 40:15 Feedback: Remote Office 44:05 Picks: SC-IM 45:11 Picks: Present 47:30 Outro 48:49 Post-Show Special Guests: Aleix Pol, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Neal Gompa, and Wim Taymans. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, yarh-io, Raspberry Pi, Linux handheld, Ubuntu 20.10, Active Directory, Debian, OpenZFS, DebConf20, marketing, diversity, audio, video, PulseAudio, JACK, GStreamer, PipeWire, Wim Taymans, GNOME, Red Hat, Jonathan Carter, Lenovo, WirePlumber, Collabora, session manager, Akademy 2020, Aleix Pol, BigBlueButton, Linux App Summit, Fedora 33, People Powered Book Club, Jono Bacon, Alpine, Docker, containers, ssh tunnel, WireGuard, VPN, spreadsheets, ncurses, terminal apps, SC-IM, Present, markdown, archive.org, WaybackMachine We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem.

Plus Alexi Pol joins us for two big updates from the KDE community.

Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
1:30 Intro
1:49 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
2:56 Linux Action News Returns!
4:17 Ubuntu 20.10 Embraces Active Directory
7:26 DebConf 2020
12:58 Pipewire Progress with Wim Tayman
23:26 SPONSOR: Linode
25:28 Akademy 2020
33:41 Housekeeping
36:19 SPONSOR: Unplugged Core Contributors
38:08 Jono Bacon's Book Club
39:05 Feedback: Alpine Server Challenge
40:15 Feedback: Remote Office
44:05 Picks: SC-IM
45:11 Picks: Present
47:30 Outro
48:49 Post-Show

Special Guests: Aleix Pol, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Neal Gompa, and Wim Taymans.

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]]> We get an update from PipeWire developer Wim Taymans on the status of Linux's new audio and video subsystem.

Plus Alexi Pol joins us for two big updates from the KDE community.

Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
1:30 Intro
1:49 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
2:56 Linux Action News Returns!
4:17 Ubuntu 20.10 Embraces Active Directory
7:26 DebConf 2020
12:58 Pipewire Progress with Wim Tayman
23:26 SPONSOR: Linode
25:28 Akademy 2020
33:41 Housekeeping
36:19 SPONSOR: Unplugged Core Contributors
38:08 Jono Bacon's Book Club
39:05 Feedback: Alpine Server Challenge
40:15 Feedback: Remote Office
44:05 Picks: SC-IM
45:11 Picks: Present
47:30 Outro
48:49 Post-Show

Special Guests: Aleix Pol, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Neal Gompa, and Wim Taymans.

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]]> 355: Chris' Data Crisis https://linuxunplugged.com/355 1c1813f2-00ab-427b-9a1e-e3c77da41f31 Tue, 26 May 2020 21:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network. 57:35 no Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network. Special Guest: Drew DeVore. Linux Podcast, Unplugged, A Cloud Guru, Jupiter Broadcasting, Vim, VIMKiller, hardware, firmware, Raspberry Pi 4, USB Boot, booting, ext4, btrfs, filesystems, ZFS, backups, data integrity, networking, WFH, working from home, ARP, netdiscover, nmap, Wireshark, tcpdump, MAC address, WiFi, wireless, wireless networking, LinSSID, wavemon, FireHOL, FireQOS, VPN, DNSMasq, smokeping, speedtest, fing, pfSense, OPNsense Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network.

Special Guest: Drew DeVore.

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]]> Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network.

Special Guest: Drew DeVore.

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]]> 330: 'Tis the SSHession https://linuxunplugged.com/330 aa2e80db-f1c8-45a0-bbea-fa5b98d47f5e Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:15:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release. 1:03:00 no Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release. Plus we'll share some gadget gift ideas, and what we're building for the holidays. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Cassidy James Blaede. Raspberry Pi, SBC, Orange Pi, Librem 5, PinePhone, Purism, elementary OS, 5.1, Hera, Juno, Cassidy James Blaede, Linux gifts, holiday gifts, gifts, gift giving, SSH, Self-Hosted, BackupPC, Jellyfin, Kodi, PiHole, AdGuard, Veeam, Odroid GO, Lakka, RetroArch, Cassidy James Blaede, OSMC, 6tunnel, VPN, ipv6, Hass.io, HomeAssistant, Strobe Audio, snapcast, Open Media Vault, FreedomBox, SSH, openssh, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release.

Plus we'll share some gadget gift ideas, and what we're building for the holidays.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Cassidy James Blaede.

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]]> Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release.

Plus we'll share some gadget gift ideas, and what we're building for the holidays.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Cassidy James Blaede.

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]]> 329: Flat Network Truthers https://linuxunplugged.com/329 eb1f8be9-bf60-48f6-9acc-2f8690ba2b7e Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:30:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them. 1:06:51 no Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them. Plus community news, first impressions of Google Stadia, listener feedback, and some great picks. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Guus Sliepen, and Ryan Huber. Android, Linux, Mainline, WireGuard, VPN, Zinc, Crypto, cryptography, Linux 5.5, Google, System76, ThinkPad, Overlay Network, networking, Virtual Private Network, Tinc, Nebula, Slack, Stadia, linux gaming, Jupiter Extras, Ryan Huber, Guus Sliepen, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting, Flat Network, fzf, fish shell, profile-sync-daemon, wee-slack, girens, Plex, GTK, native apps, KDE, Plasma, Manjaro, Arch linux, Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.

Plus community news, first impressions of Google Stadia, listener feedback, and some great picks.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Guus Sliepen, and Ryan Huber.

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]]> Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.

Plus community news, first impressions of Google Stadia, listener feedback, and some great picks.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Guus Sliepen, and Ryan Huber.

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]]> 322: Just Enough VPN https://linuxunplugged.com/322 0398f8b8-54e7-49be-8866-37b652ea6259 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:15:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking. 46:54 no We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking. Plus the future of OpenPGP in Thunderbird, a disappointing update for the Atari VCS, and a shiny new Spotify client for your terminal. Special Guest: Martin Wimpress. Linus, Microsoft, Linux, OpenPGP, Thunderbird, email, encrypted email, Atari VCS, Atari, Wireguard, VPN, networking, subspace, raspberry pi, dnsmasq, dns, dhcp, spotify, spotify-tui, tui, cli, rust, cmus, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking.

Plus the future of OpenPGP in Thunderbird, a disappointing update for the Atari VCS, and a shiny new Spotify client for your terminal.

Special Guest: Martin Wimpress.

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]]> We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking.

Plus the future of OpenPGP in Thunderbird, a disappointing update for the Atari VCS, and a shiny new Spotify client for your terminal.

Special Guest: Martin Wimpress.

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]]> 321: Fresh Install Feels https://linuxunplugged.com/321 43baed9f-b9cd-4109-a005-b3b0daf50239 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 22:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect. 1:07:48 no What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect. Plus the big little updates coming to Ubuntu MATE, some Pi pontification, and some significant changes for Wireguard. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais. openSUSE, Ubuntu, ubuntu MATE, ubuntu 19.10, wireguard, Fedora 31, fedora, crypto, cryptography, vpn, security, automation, installing linux, scripting, gnome, plasma, KDE, Canonical, Red Hat, yadm, direnv, ansible, dconf, cpu-x, linux podcast, jupiter broadcasting What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect.

Plus the big little updates coming to Ubuntu MATE, some Pi pontification, and some significant changes for Wireguard.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.

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]]> What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect.

Plus the big little updates coming to Ubuntu MATE, some Pi pontification, and some significant changes for Wireguard.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.

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]]> 299: Shame as a Service https://linuxunplugged.com/299 6c317e7e-1da7-4a8d-a27c-d5d50b36e191 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories. 1:13:03 yes Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories. Plus our concerns with Purism's new subscription services, Fedora 30 is released, and we spin up the Distro Hoppers. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez. Fedora, Fedora 30, flicker free boot, gnome, gnome 3.32, ubuntu 19.04, Silverblue, Librem One, Purism, Privacy, Geary, Software as a service, SaaS, android, open source, free software, mattermost, mastodon, vpn, Red Hat, Docker, DockerCon, Linux Lite, Linux, Linux Conference, LinuxFest NorhtWest, LFNW, Home Automation, Containers, Linux Audio, DistroHoppers, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.

Plus our concerns with Purism's new subscription services, Fedora 30 is released, and we spin up the Distro Hoppers.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.

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  • What's new in Fedora 30 Workstation — Fedora 30 Workstation includes the latest release of the simple, beautiful GNOME 3.32 desktop environment.
  • Librem One by Purism — A growing bundle of ethical services.
  • Librem One Campaign Wants to Help De-Google Your Life — Purism, perhaps best known for the Librem 5 Linux phone crowdfunding campaign, has launched a new initiative offering “privacy protecting, no-track, no-ads” apps and services for mobile users.
  • Apps/Geary - GNOME Wiki
  • Android Apps by Purism on Google Play
  • Red Hat Summit 2019 — Red Hat Summit 2019 will feature executives, open source leaders, and some of our most innovative customers discussing trends, telling stories, and anticipating the future.
  • DockerCon San Francisco 2019 — Whether you’re just getting started with containers or consider yourself an expert, DockerCon enables you to advance your technical expertise with hands-on learning and expert-led sessions.
  • Linux Academy Sale! — Last chance to get the #1 Cloud Training Platform for 33% OFF!
  • LinuxFest Northwest 2019 Reflections — As the mountains shrink in the distance the realization that LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW) has actually come to a close begins to sink in. I don’t think anyone would argue that this year’s LFNW was a fantastic success. Being that this was my first LFNW to attend I was pleasantly surprised how this event felt more like a large family reunion than a Linux conference. With friends traveling from as far away as the United Kingdom and Shanghai, this event was truly a unique experience that I'll never forget.
  • Smart RGB LED strips with Home Assistant — 2019 is the year I am taking back control of my smart devices by bringing as much 'smarts' back inside my LAN as possible.
  • Linuxfest Northwest 2019 - Day 1 Complete — Full unedited stream from GeekGamer.TV coverage of LinuxFest Northwest 2019
  • LinuxFest Northwest 2019: Fifty years of Unix, Internet and more — Besides 1969 being a year of landmarks, it was the start of a unique operating system and (later) a free operating system that captured people's minds.
  • Linux Lite, A Free Operating System — Linux Lite is a 'gateway operating system'. It was created to make the transition from Windows to a linux based operating system, as smooth as possible.
]]> Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.

Plus our concerns with Purism's new subscription services, Fedora 30 is released, and we spin up the Distro Hoppers.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.

Support LINUX Unplugged

Links:

  • What's new in Fedora 30 Workstation — Fedora 30 Workstation includes the latest release of the simple, beautiful GNOME 3.32 desktop environment.
  • Librem One by Purism — A growing bundle of ethical services.
  • Librem One Campaign Wants to Help De-Google Your Life — Purism, perhaps best known for the Librem 5 Linux phone crowdfunding campaign, has launched a new initiative offering “privacy protecting, no-track, no-ads” apps and services for mobile users.
  • Apps/Geary - GNOME Wiki
  • Android Apps by Purism on Google Play
  • Red Hat Summit 2019 — Red Hat Summit 2019 will feature executives, open source leaders, and some of our most innovative customers discussing trends, telling stories, and anticipating the future.
  • DockerCon San Francisco 2019 — Whether you’re just getting started with containers or consider yourself an expert, DockerCon enables you to advance your technical expertise with hands-on learning and expert-led sessions.
  • Linux Academy Sale! — Last chance to get the #1 Cloud Training Platform for 33% OFF!
  • LinuxFest Northwest 2019 Reflections — As the mountains shrink in the distance the realization that LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW) has actually come to a close begins to sink in. I don’t think anyone would argue that this year’s LFNW was a fantastic success. Being that this was my first LFNW to attend I was pleasantly surprised how this event felt more like a large family reunion than a Linux conference. With friends traveling from as far away as the United Kingdom and Shanghai, this event was truly a unique experience that I'll never forget.
  • Smart RGB LED strips with Home Assistant — 2019 is the year I am taking back control of my smart devices by bringing as much 'smarts' back inside my LAN as possible.
  • Linuxfest Northwest 2019 - Day 1 Complete — Full unedited stream from GeekGamer.TV coverage of LinuxFest Northwest 2019
  • LinuxFest Northwest 2019: Fifty years of Unix, Internet and more — Besides 1969 being a year of landmarks, it was the start of a unique operating system and (later) a free operating system that captured people's minds.
  • Linux Lite, A Free Operating System — Linux Lite is a 'gateway operating system'. It was created to make the transition from Windows to a linux based operating system, as smooth as possible.
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