LINUX Unplugged

Ubuntu's Bare Gnome | LINUX Unplugged 193

18 April 2017

Community efforts to port Unity 8 or recreate the Unity 7 desktop are popping up all over. Plus why Ubuntu Gnome left us feeling underwhelmed. Then, Ikey stops by to tell us about Solus Gnome edition, other new things coming from the project & more!

Home Sweet Gnome | LINUX Unplugged 192

12 April 2017

OpenELEC’s latest release, Snaps on Fedora, plus Wes’ Picks, Pinterest’s support for Open Source & the use of Slack for OSS projects. Then we have a wide-ranging discussion about Ubuntu’s big desktop change, what it means for the Desktop, Vendors & you!

What’s a Distro? | LINUX Unplugged 191

4 April 2017

Joe Ressington of Late Night Linux joins Wes to discuss just what makes a “Proper” distribution, the latest news about Libreboot & the FSF Plus containers explained in pictures, Fedora has the desktop for Hacker News & Android is king of the internet.

Boot Free or Die Tryin’ | LINUX Unplugged 190

28 March 2017

We dig deep into the LibreBoot project, how the Intel ME problem impacts open source & limits badass free laptops. Then we spend Wes’ money and shop for his next perfect Linux rig. Plus we discuss the big changeup at FreeNAS & more!

Das Boot Manager | LINUX Unplugged 189

21 March 2017

Bulletproof Linux Kernel upgrades might be near, Kodi gets a real Netflix Plugin & the dirty, stinky, no good, obvious, elephant in the room around desktop Linux. Plus why Bcachefs might be Linux’s next hit filesystem, Mozilla's Obsidian & more!

Celebrating Linux on Pi Day | LINUX Unplugged 188

14 March 2017

We celebrate Pi Day by loading Mycroft & Alexa onto a Raspberry Pi 3, look at the actual use cases for VR & AR under Linux today, flash back to Linux in the 90s & update on our favorite projects.

CIA's Dank Trojans | LINUX Unplugged 187

7 March 2017

It’s the year of the CIA linux desktop, Popey & Wimpy share their Mobile World Congress adventures & Bryan joins us to discuss the last Linux Sucks talk ever. Plus we chat with Gnome at SCALE, take a look at Endless OS & ponder the Litebook.

AWS Loses Its ShIOT | LINUX Unplugged 186

28 February 2017

The worst smart device hack we’ve ever heard of, dreams of the Pi Zero W, the AWS outage that savaged the Internet of Things & more!

Plasma Injection | LINUX Unplugged 185

21 February 2017

Austrian schools are switching, Wes is trying & Chris is reviewing Plasma. Why we keep talking about it & what’s really bugging us about it. Plus the 7-Inch Ubuntu Laptop might be legit & Linus reflects on what he really hates after 25 years of Linux.

Chilling with Kylin | LINUX Unplugged 184

14 February 2017

A surprising new desktop environment, the latest on cross-distro snappy support & how to get the most out of Android without Play Services. Plus a script to take over a running server and replacement it with FreeBSD, a fresh take on VPNs & more!

Niche Distros Need Not Apply | LINUX Unplugged 183

7 February 2017

Is software ever really finished? Should we avoid boutique or niche Linux distros? We have a spirited discussion & attempt to finally answer those questions. We also chat about what's new in Kodi 17, why open source on our TV’s is critical & more!

Death by Download | LINUX Unplugged 182

31 January 2017

Remotely bricking Android devices, the new Plasma is looking great, first hands on with the new XPS 13 Sputnik, more btrfs woes & hacking Popey’s system. Plus Kernel.org’s big change, building your own local Steam repository & more!

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