591: KDE Goes Banana
1 December 2024
The KDE and GNOME projects are working on official Linux distributions, but do we need more distros? We dig into their special sauce. Plus: Wes' top DNS server pick, and it's not one we've heard before.
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Episode Links
- 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike
- 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM
- First Router Designed Specifically For OpenWrt Released — The OpenWrt One costs $89 with a case ($68.42 for the logic board only) and is hacker-friendly, featuring robust hardware specifications such as a MediaTek MT7981B SoC, dual Ethernet ports (2.5 GbE and 1 GbE), USB-C power, and modular expansion options.
- Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
- “KDE Linux” (codenamed “Project Banana”)
- Akademy 2024 - Saturday 7th September - Room 1 - YouTube
- An Operating System of Our Own - Akademy 2024 - FTV
- Adrian Vovk
- A Desktop for All
- GNOME OS Nightly
- Fitting Everything Together
- Shell Yes! | Push the Button
- 2024 Tuxies.Party — New category based on your feedback, and we’ve cleared out the hall of fame, all distros and desktops up for a vote!
- Reminder that PlanetNix Call for Papers is still open!
- Technitium DNS Server
- TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer: Technitium DNS Server — Technitium DNS Server is an open source authoritative as well as recursive DNS server that can be used for self hosting a DNS server for privacy & security. It works out-of-the-box with no or minimal configuration and provides a user friendly web console accessible using any modern web browser.
- Technitium Blog: Running Technitium DNS Server on Ubuntu Linux
- DnsServer/docker-compose.yml
- technitium-dns-server - MyNixOS
- NixOS Search - Options - technitium
- technitium-dns-server.nix
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- Errands — Todo application for those who prefer simplicity.
- Errands GitHub Page
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Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!
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