LINUX Unplugged

Mycroft Action Show | LINUX Unplugged 126

5 January 2016

Straight from the horse's mouth, we get updates on the code drop coming from the Mycroft project. Plus some details about our SCALE plans & NVIDIA's Linux powered CES demo. Plus Chris owns up to his 2015 predictions & more!

Slaving for Red Star OS | LINUX Unplugged 125

29 December 2015

A distribution of Linux built to survey and track speech, we go into Red Star OS. Solus hits 1.0 & we bring on some of the team to tell us about it. Plus Mozilla has a new… Distraction? We debate their merits of rumored new Firefox OS powered hardware.

Linux’s Amazing Year | LINUX Unplugged 124

22 December 2015

We look back at the big year for Linux, for our show & our virtual LUG. Some of the most interesting projects in open source were discussed first in our LUG, we look at some of the great moments & then give you our fresh take on the big events.

Mycroft and Chilli | LINUX Unplugged 123

15 December 2015

UbuCon is just around the corner & we’re joined by Ubuntu’s community manager & team, Ryan from Mycroft stops by to give us an update, a major partnership between LibreOffice & OwnCloud, cool OwnCloud hardware, some updates to major projects & more!

Thunderclouds around Thunderbird | LINUX Unplugged 122

8 December 2015

Mozilla wants to spin off Thunderbird & launch an iOS ad blocker that only works with Safari, our best solutions for syncing your Podcasts from your mobile to your Linux desktop & SpiderOak ditches Google. Plus we review the new CrossOver 15 & more!

Raspberry Pi Does What? | LINUX Unplugged 121

1 December 2015

Fedora’s DNS changes are incoming, The new mini-pc revolution is here & the Raspberry Pi Zero brings it for $5. Adobe announces the death of Flash… Kind of. Plus open source gaming just got an upgrade, GIMP has some fancy & more!

Budgie Jumping | LINUX Unplugged 120

24 November 2015

A member of the Vivaldi project joins to discuss their new release. The man behind Solus comes on to follow up on our review. GIMP turns 20 this week and we ask if it’s just time to accept that some OSS projects will never topple their competitors & more!

What’s Up Docker? | LINUX Unplugged 119

18 November 2015

Have we gone too far with Docker? We discuss. Plus why all the bad press around SteamOS might be missing the mark & our virtual LUG shares their hands on experiences with openSUSE LEAP! Plus some important follow up, a few surprises & a dead UPS!

Leaping Over Tumbleweed | LINUX Unplugged 118

10 November 2015

New versions of openSUSE leap and Fedora have hit the web. The chairmen of openSUSE joins us & we follow up on Fedora 23. Plus the big upset with Debian this week, ransomware that targets Linux systems & way more than we can fit into this description!

Does Slack MatterMost? | LINUX Unplugged 117

3 November 2015

New Desktop Environment updates grab our attention & the trend to move open source projects towards Slack has us concerned. Plus how the VW emissions issue is great for hackers, an OggCamp recap & we light a candle for Fedora 23.

What's New MATE | LINUX Unplugged 116

27 October 2015

Behind the scenes on Ubuntu MATE’s new features, why Apple’s latest court case proves Richard Stallman was right about owning your own software & there is real debate about Xiaomi's new Linux laptop. Plus the big problems facing x86 & more!

Open Production | LINUX Unplugged 115

20 October 2015

OpenStreetMap might just be one of the most important open source projects. We look at some of the amazing tools built around it. Then our tips for producing great content & podcasts under Linux, plus a live unboxing & demo of the new Steam Controller.

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