LINUX Unplugged

An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.

Your Hosts

Brent Gervais

Chris Fisher

Wes Payne

COSMIC Christmas | LINUX Unplugged 645

14 December 2025

We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.

The People's Filesystem | LINUX Unplugged 644

7 December 2025

Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What's new, what's next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.

The Sunday Soapbox | LINUX Unplugged 643

30 November 2025

We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected.

Tunneling Home for the Holidays | LINUX Unplugged 642

23 November 2025

Chris cooked up a wild remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One tiny toggle spins up a secure tunnel on demand. Simple, absurd, and shockingly effective.

Something New, Something Old | LINUX Unplugged 641

16 November 2025

We dig into the biggest Linux hardware news of the year, then fire up our new-to-us 1L PC server.

Duece Configalo: Desktop Gigolo | LINUX Unplugged 640

9 November 2025

We dive into your configs, the genius moves, the glorious blunders, and everything in between.

The Mess Machine | LINUX Unplugged 639

2 November 2025

After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.

The Distro Everyone Should Copy | LINUX Unplugged 638

26 October 2025

Fedora 43 arrives with polish, new spins, and a smarter installer; and one decision the rest of the Linux world should pay attention to.

Chris' Smart Home Disaster | LINUX Unplugged 637

19 October 2025

The biggest failure in seven years, right before a trip. What broke, how Chris pulled it back together, and how Wes would fix it right.

Engineering the Future | LINUX Unplugged 636

12 October 2025

We're back from Texas just in time to chat with Jon Seager, Canonical's VP of Engineering, and their new era with Ubuntu 25.10. On the way, we visit System76 in Denver where the COSMIC team has surprises waiting for us.

The Texas Linux Fest Special | LINUX Unplugged 635

5 October 2025

Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more.

Config Confessions | LINUX Unplugged 634

28 September 2025

From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't.