The Linux 6.12 kernel isn't just another update — it's a game-changer that deserves our full attention, from performance improvements to fascinating new features.
Breaking free from Google's grip: Our surprising journey and the tools that made it possible. Plus, Brent's NAS feature stirring up debate, s clever tool for distributed video encoding, and more.
We go back in time to revisit our favorite classic SUSE release and then fix Brent's broken box the hard way.
We're building a completely hidden Linux OS inside an existing system—with no trace left behind.
Deploying Nextcloud the Nix way promises a paradise of reproducibility and simplicity. But is it just a painful trek through configuration hell? We built the dream Nextcloud using Nix and faced reality.
Kent Overstreet, the creator of bcachefs, helps us understand where his new filesystem fits, what it's like to upstream a new filesystem, and how they've solved the RAID write hole.
The stories that kept us talking all year, and are only getting hotter! Plus the big flops we're still sore about.
We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.
We daily drive Asahi Linux on a MacBook, chat about how the team beat Apple to a major GPU milestone, and an easy way to self-host open-source ChatGPT alternatives.
Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet?
Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop.
Why everyone is excited about the next Linux kernel, Valve's big hire, and Red Hat's clone war.
What we really like in Debian 12, the big players backing RISC-V, and the improvements in NextCloud Hub 5.
How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.
Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max.
We surprise each other with three secret topics, with one big catch.
A classic gadget gets a Linux-powered new lease on life, the next project getting Rusty, great news for Btrfs users, and more.
A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora’s plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta.
FFmpeg gets new superpowers, Plasma’s switch to Qt6 gets official; what you need to know. Plus we round up the top features coming to Linux 6.3.
Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store.
Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about.
Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge.
Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop.
Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along.
Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.
Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube.
We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.
We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.
The focus of the new Ubuntu release, Gitea's surprising announcement, and Linux prepares to drop another architecture.
The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point.
Our thoughts on IBM slicing up more of Red Hat, what stands out in Nextcloud Hub 3, and a few essential fixes finally landing in the Linux kernel.
A Linux jailbreak that's a win for Right to Repair, our favorite things in Android 13, and the major features that just missed the Linux 6.0 window.
We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them.
Red Hat hints at its future direction, why realtime might finally come to Linux after all these years, and our reaction to Google's ambitious new programing language.
The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.
The controversial Intel code now shipping in Linux, why F-Droid is getting more attractive for developers, and the rumor that could change the industry.
We take a sneak peek at some future tech coming to Linux, and share details on HP's new laptop that runs POP!
System76 reveals a new tool to make Pop's desktop faster than the rest, and we break down that recent Btrfs defrag infinite loop bug.
We make some last-minute changes to our server setup and catch up on a bunch of thought-provoking feedback.
Our new server setup is bonkers, but we love it.
We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021.
This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux.
Can we live with openSUSE Tumbleweed?
Is the true path to mastering Linux fully embracing the command line? Why it's time to change our mindset about the terminal.
We check-in with Fedora Project lead Matthew Miller on the state of the project, then conduct our exit interview with Fedora 34, and review Fedora 35.
We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76.
Sometimes things go wrong; this week, we admit we've got a problem.
We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love.
Updates gone wrong, surprise hardware failures, and flooding out all our electronics in a single go. We've got a lot to catch you up on.
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.
Is it possible to have Arch’s best feature on other Linux distros? We attempt it and report our findings. Plus our reaction to NVIDIA’s beta Wayland support–is this the milestone we’ve been waiting for?
From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition!
A spicy mix of distro news, including Rocky Linux's first milestone release, and our follow-up on the University of Minnesota’s kernel ban.
The new release of Fedora has more under the hood than you might know. It's a technology-packed release, and nearly all of it is coming to a distro near you.
The University of Minnesota has been banned from the Linux kernel. We'll share the history, the context, and where things stand now around the controversial research that led to the ban.
You should never host your own email, so we’ve gone and done just that. What we learned trying to build an email server in 2021.
We share some exclusive details about the Linux-powered gear that just landed on Mars, and the open-source frameworks that make it possible.
Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week.
Which distro is best for friends and family? We have a unique take on this common question.
We showcase a tool that will change your Linux game.
Wendell joins the show to cover the state of graphics on Linux, and what Intel has in store for the future.
We have some strong opinions about the state of openSUSE Tumbleweed. We've secretly been running it for the past week, and share our experience.
We reveal the winners of the 2020 Tuxies.
It's light as a feather, fast as hell, and everything is upstream. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon ships with Fedora, and this week we put it to the test.
A RISC-V development PC is in the works, we have the details and try to set expectations.
Fedora 33 is a bold release, and we’ve put it through the wringer. We tell you what’s great, and what you should know before diving in.
We embrace new tools to upgrade your backup game, securely move files around the network, and debunk the idea that Windows will ever be based on Linux.
Friends join us to discuss Cabin, a proposal that encourages more Linux apps and fewer distros.
It's a new day for Jupiter Broadcasting and the show, we share our big news.
Jon shares the story of how Docker came to Unraid, hints at future subscription plans, performance features coming, and much more.
Fedora makes a bold move and Microsoft seems to be working on their ideal "Cloud PC”, we ponder what Linux has to offer.
Fedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions.
It's time to challenge some long-held assumptions. Today's Btrfs is not yesterday's hot mess, but a modern battle-tested filesystem, and we'll prove it. Plus our thoughts on GitHub dropping the term "master", and the changes Linux should make NOW to compete with commercial desktops.
From the low-end to the high-end we try out both ends of the Linux hardware spectrum. Wes reviews the latest XPS 13, and Chris shares his thoughts on the Pinebook Pro.
Chris' tale of woe after a recent data loss, and Wes' adventure after he finds a rogue device on his network.
We discover a few simple Raspberry Pi tricks that unlock incredible performance and make us re-think the capabilities of Arm systems.
We question the very nature of Linux development, and debate if a new approach is needed.
Linus Torvalds says don't use ZFS, but we think he got a few of the facts wrong. Jim Salter joins us to help us explain what Linus got right, and what he got wrong.
We review our predictions and own up to what we got wrong, and what we got right in 2019.
Big things are coming to Microsoft's WSL so we get the inside scoop on what's just around the corner.
We're myth-busting this week as we take a perfectly functioning production server and switch it to Arch. Is this rolling distro too dangerous to run in production, or can the right approach unlock the perfect server? We try it so you don't have to.
Get to know our Linux Users Group a little better and learn why they love their Linux distros of choice, and the one thing they'd change to make them perfect.
Red Hat's Stratis project reaches a major milestone, Microsoft's Linux powered dev boards go up for sale, and Fedora's hunt for buggy hibernation under Linux has begun.
Surprising details in how Ubuntu's Gnome desktop is getting implemented, Krita hits some troubles but the community comes to the rescue, Bitcoin splits, Firefox sends, and Red Hat gives up on Btrfs.
