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

From Boston to bootc | LINUX Unplugged 616

25 May 2025

Fresh off Red Hat Summit, Chris is eyeing an exit from NixOS. What's luring him back to the mainstream? Our highlights, and the signal from the noise from open source's biggest event of the year.

25.05 Reasons to NixOS | LINUX Unplugged 615

18 May 2025

With NixOS 25.05 around the corner, we sit down with a release manager to unpack what's new, what's changing, and what's finally getting easier. Spoiler: it's not just the tooling.

Self-Hosted Location Tracking | LINUX Unplugged 614

11 May 2025

We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week's Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.

Packets, Power, and Paulus | LINUX Unplugged 613

4 May 2025

We chat with the founder of Home Assistant and then fire up Brent's Linux-powered rig.

25 Years of LinuxFest Northwest | LINUX Unplugged 612

27 April 2025

We're live from LinuxFest Northwest 2025. We're joined by guests from the audience, try our hand at Linux trivia and share our experiences from the best fest in the West.

Distro Double Trouble | LINUX Unplugged 611

20 April 2025

Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04 are here—We break down what's new, what stands out, and what we love most about each release.

Linus' Next Big Thing | LINUX Unplugged 610

13 April 2025

Apple's software is going rotten, while Linux sneaks up as the better Mac. Linus grumbles through Git's 20th birthday, and we spot a hardware window Linux better not slam shut.

We Used to Be Friends | LINUX Unplugged 609

6 April 2025

We attempt to get one of the great gaming classics running on Linux, and dig into some of the technical issues still holding back Linux. Plus: Chris has a new handheld.

Linus' NT Surprise | LINUX Unplugged 608

30 March 2025

Linux 6.14 lands with big improvements for gaming, laptops, and filesystems—but why is a Windows feature sneaking into our kernel?

Ubuntu's Rusty Roadmap | LINUX Unplugged 607

23 March 2025

Canonical's VP of Engineering for Ubuntu reveals why they're swapping coreutils for Rust-built tools. Then we break down the GNOME 48 release, and why this one is special.

Nix's Magic Cookbook | LINUX Unplugged 606

16 March 2025

We have stories to share, guests joining us, insights from our week at Planet Nix, and Brent's big bombshell.

Goodbye World | LINUX Unplugged 605

9 March 2025

We are digging into a superpower inside your Linux Kernel. How eBPF works, and how anyone can take advantage of it.