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

What Makes a Linux User? | LINUX Unplugged 423

14 September 2021

Why it might be time to re-think who is and who is not a Linux user, plus we do a reality check on the state of Linux phones.

The Fun Distro | LINUX Unplugged 422

7 September 2021

We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love.

Server Savior Squad | LINUX Unplugged 421

31 August 2021

A surprise server outage at the studio requires we jump into action with a few last-minute solutions and deploy one of our favorite open-source tools.

Real People Are Out There | LINUX Unplugged 420

24 August 2021

We share some stories from our Denver meetup, the strange reason we found ourselves at a golf course, and some news you should know.

What's Cookin' at System76 | LINUX Unplugged 419

17 August 2021

Live from Denver, we chat with old friends and new. We get the inside scope on what has been going on at System76, and what's coming up next.

What's up with WireGuard | LINUX Unplugged 418

10 August 2021

Big things are happening in the world of WireGuard, Jim Salter joins to catch us up.

Run Every Distro At Once | LINUX Unplugged 417

3 August 2021

Yabba Dabba Distro! Run every major distribution on one native host. How we hijacked a Fedora install and turned it into the ultimate meta Linux box.

Server Meltdown | LINUX Unplugged 416

27 July 2021

We try to pull off a show while recovering from an epic server crash. Then we build the ultimate remote Linux desktop—in the cloud!

Something Sinister Below Deck | LINUX Unplugged 415

20 July 2021

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.

Linux's Awkward News Phase | LINUX Unplugged 414

13 July 2021

Have you noticed the Linux news has gotten a little weird? Michael Tunnell joins us to break down the changes we've observed over the last year.

Community of Enterprise Linux | LINUX Unplugged 413

6 July 2021

Linux server admins don't know where to turn next; how the cult of personality might be shaping Linux's most important market.

Going Deepin on Fuchsia | LINUX Unplugged 412

29 June 2021

Is Fuchsia a risk to Linux? We try out a cutting-edge Fuchsia desktop and determine if it is a long-term threat to Linux.