web01.fireside.fm Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:34:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) LINUX Unplugged - Episodes Tagged with “Zram” https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/zram Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:00:00 -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 627: The 2 a.m. Rescue https://linuxunplugged.com/627 9e97e9cd-adb5-48d7-91d0-5b9d58ef9136 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes. 1:24:37 no Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, open source, Vegas, conference, vibe coding, nix, reproducible badge, nix rescue, NixOS, Crush, hyprland desktop, ai coding, cursor, void, system tweaks, waybar rice, flake system, zen kernel, nix optimizations, zram, bpftune, hyprvibe, Podverse, TXLF, Texas Linux Festival, YOLO, LLM, GPT5, Rice, Aaron Asks, HomeBox, Forester, Notes, ZFS, Btrfs, Breez, btrbk, IKEA speakers, Sonos, gPodder, Music Assistant, V4V, Alby Hub, ffshare, ffmpeg, Actual Budget, SimpleFIN Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes.

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]]> 597: Cache My OS https://linuxunplugged.com/597 d3d8c0ba-e829-42ac-9370-581fea2c1773 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks. 1:18:20 no We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, CachyOS, regressions, Linux kernel, kernel developers, Flatpak, ChatGippity, Arch, scheduler, BORE, RT kernel, burstiness, zram, RustiCL, sched-ext, Btrfs Assistant We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks.

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]]> 565: Mistakes That Made Us Love Linux https://linuxunplugged.com/565 879a6bbe-003c-4eb4-a611-595fac3ab622 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:30:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting The facepalm moments that make us question our sanity—and swear off sudo for a week. 1:23:49 no The facepalm moments that make us question our sanity—and swear off sudo for a week. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Linux Mistakes, Windows 8 moment, Linux refuge, GNOME 3, AI strategy tax, 🤦, everyone makes mistakes, Kate, Microsoft, AI Clippy, Linux Don'ts, live-USB, sudo rm -rf, beginner mistakes, dotfiles, distrohopping, Ubuntu, Nvidia, Debian, dependency hell, SSH updates, dd, NixOS, BeeLink, zram, OOM killer, grub, nine-fives, linux install mistakes, Podverse, GoboLinux, Delfin, Frank Karlitschek, Nextcloud The facepalm moments that make us question our sanity—and swear off sudo for a week.

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  • Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare — What if you care about AI's environmental impact, privacy holes, and the ethical problems of training on data without the creators' permission? The answer might be to switch to Linux. Yes, Linux.
  • Kate Asks about Mistakes to Avoid — Hey boys-Microsoft has officially gone off the deep end with this AI stuff. I'm pretty sure AI Clippy is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Any tips for escaping to Linux before I get assimilated? What are the big "don'ts" for a newbie?
  • Jeremy Molina on X — sudo rm -rf ./ on the root directory 😓
  • Lee Ball on X — I thought I was in a backup directory when I did an rm -rf but turned out I'd forgotten the ./ and just went into /var/lib/mysql and not the backup of said directory.
  • ChaoticHuman on X — I think my most major beginner mistake once was something like "sudo chown useraccount /" because I wanted to not have to deal with file-ownership-conflicts though I no longer remember what exactly I did. I only remember that it led to completely destroying my Linux-system.
  • Ken Starks on X — What are all these files with a dot before them. They aren't programs. Might as well delete them.
  • PDunn on X — Using fringe distos and too much distrohopping causing loss of time and not being productive. Linux can be a time sink I don't have time for. So I installed Ubuntu and moved on. I just use what works and is easy to maintain. Unplugged contributor here.
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  • Chris' Beelink Nix Config
  • Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition — This guide is a beginner's guide to Nix and related tooling, focusing on the newer nix command, and flake.nix compared to older tools like nix-env and default.nix. It does not require any prior Nix knowledge, and instead builds up the Flake based world from first principles, so that it can serve as an introduction to Nix itself, as well as the concept and uses of Flakes.
  • Pick: Delfin — Delfin is a native client for the Jellyfin media server. It features a fast and clean interface to stream your media in an embedded MPV-based video player.
  • Delfin on Flathub
  • Delfin repo
  • Delfin nix package
  • A fireside chat with Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek - Nextcloud — Part of this talk was on LUP, now you can hear the full thing.
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  • Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare — What if you care about AI's environmental impact, privacy holes, and the ethical problems of training on data without the creators' permission? The answer might be to switch to Linux. Yes, Linux.
  • Kate Asks about Mistakes to Avoid — Hey boys-Microsoft has officially gone off the deep end with this AI stuff. I'm pretty sure AI Clippy is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Any tips for escaping to Linux before I get assimilated? What are the big "don'ts" for a newbie?
  • Jeremy Molina on X — sudo rm -rf ./ on the root directory 😓
  • Lee Ball on X — I thought I was in a backup directory when I did an rm -rf but turned out I'd forgotten the ./ and just went into /var/lib/mysql and not the backup of said directory.
  • ChaoticHuman on X — I think my most major beginner mistake once was something like "sudo chown useraccount /" because I wanted to not have to deal with file-ownership-conflicts though I no longer remember what exactly I did. I only remember that it led to completely destroying my Linux-system.
  • Ken Starks on X — What are all these files with a dot before them. They aren't programs. Might as well delete them.
  • PDunn on X — Using fringe distos and too much distrohopping causing loss of time and not being productive. Linux can be a time sink I don't have time for. So I installed Ubuntu and moved on. I just use what works and is easy to maintain. Unplugged contributor here.
  • Membership Summer Discount — Take $1 a month of your membership for a lifetime!
  • Chris' Beelink Nix Config
  • Nix from First Principles: Flake Edition — This guide is a beginner's guide to Nix and related tooling, focusing on the newer nix command, and flake.nix compared to older tools like nix-env and default.nix. It does not require any prior Nix knowledge, and instead builds up the Flake based world from first principles, so that it can serve as an introduction to Nix itself, as well as the concept and uses of Flakes.
  • Pick: Delfin — Delfin is a native client for the Jellyfin media server. It features a fast and clean interface to stream your media in an embedded MPV-based video player.
  • Delfin on Flathub
  • Delfin repo
  • Delfin nix package
  • A fireside chat with Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek - Nextcloud — Part of this talk was on LUP, now you can hear the full thing.
]]> 544: Half the Bits, Double the Pain https://linuxunplugged.com/544 f34c0772-cedd-40bc-9fa7-0efba6da22f1 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 20:45:00 -0800 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers. 1:27:16 no This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers. We load Linux on three barely alive systems, and it takes a turn we didn't expect. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, 32-bit Challenge, 32-bit, Linux, Mageia, Debian, XFCE, FreeBSD, GhostBSD, MidnightBSD, Crunchbangplusplus, #!++, Peppermint, HP Mini 110, Atom N2600, CrunchBang, Intel T2300, Mageia 9, Gentoo, Debian 12, LMDE, NixCon, SCaLE, LFNW, Texas Linux Festival, Kolide, BBS, Podcast Index, Podverse, Fountain, Castamatic, AntennaPod, Desktop, Distro, NixOS, Chromium, Electron, ZSWAP, zRAM, PSI, NoHang, Mumble, Dell, Inspiron 6400, Mageia, Nix, SCALE, LinuxFest Northwest, Texas Linux Festival, NixCon NA This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers.

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]]> 422: The Fun Distro https://linuxunplugged.com/422 916f33ea-9f0e-4708-a39c-0cec8354d135 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love. 1:04:04 no We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love. Plus, the reunion road trip hits a bump, some community news, feedback, picks, and more. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Jupiter Broadcasting, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, E Ink, Light Phone, social media, Arizona, Lady Jupes, RV, Tornado, Sumo Spring, JPL, NASA, Ingenuity, MARS 2020, Perseverance, KDE Plasma 5.23, Wayland, XWayland, Nate Graham, LWN, Jonathan Corbet, iptables, firewall, firewalld, nftables, Linux for Fun, Arch, Zen kernel, ZRAM, OOM, BTRFS, zstd, NVIDIA, Garuda, TimeShift, Sweet theme, youtube-dl, yt-dlp, ytmdl, gaming on linux, We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love.

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]]> 361: Buttery Smooth Fedora https://linuxunplugged.com/361 11a3fded-17b6-4e17-a715-b970e69876d0 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:00:00 -0700 Jupiter Broadcasting full Jupiter Broadcasting Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions. 53:06 no Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions. Plus the best tool for getting things done on Linux, we take a look at openSUSE Leap 15.2, and breathe new life into an old Pebble. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Jeff Fortin Tam, and Neal Gompa. Linux Podcast, Unplugged, A Cloud Guru, Jupiter Broadcasting, Balena, Raspberry Pi, Geiger counter, Getting things GNOME, GTG, Getting Things Done, Jeff Fortin Tam, Fedora 22, Btrfs, filesystems, snapshots, zram, GCC, LLVM, SUSE, openSUSE, Leap 15.2, snapshots, snapper, transactional server, zypper, YaST, Sway, Pebble, smartwatch, Rebbel Yell, RebbleOS, markdown, Zettlr, Roam Research, eMacs, Org-roam, LaTeX, Pandoc, text editors, doom-emacs, Spacemacs, productivity tools Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions.

Plus the best tool for getting things done on Linux, we take a look at openSUSE Leap 15.2, and breathe new life into an old Pebble.

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Plus the best tool for getting things done on Linux, we take a look at openSUSE Leap 15.2, and breathe new life into an old Pebble.

Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Jeff Fortin Tam, and Neal Gompa.

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