# Self-Hosted Location Tracking

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/614/
> We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week's Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 614
- Date: 2025-05-11
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:16:00
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/74a7f365-c361-4367-a489-a06a5326109c.mp3



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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [LINUX Unplugged TUI Challenge Rules](https://github.com/JupiterBroadcasting/linux-unplugged/blob/main/challenges/TUI-Challenge.md "LINUX Unplugged TUI Challenge Rules") — Help shape the challenge - what did we miss?
* [libcaca – Caca Labs](http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca "libcaca – Caca Labs") — A graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels, so that it can work on older video cards or text terminals.
* [New GNOME Executive Director Named: Steven Deobald](https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Executive-Steven-Deobald "New GNOME Executive Director Named: Steven Deobald") — Steven Deobald has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, succeeding interim director Richard Littauer and Holly Million, who stepped down last year after a brief tenure.
* [Creation of the NixOS hardware team](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/creation-of-the-nixos-hardware-team/63974 "Creation of the NixOS hardware team") — TL;DR: The Steering Committee is launching the new Hardware Team to own the nixos-hardware repo, drive hardware enablement, and expand partnerships.
* [Adopting sudo-rs By Default in Ubuntu 25.10 - Project Discussion - Ubuntu Community Hub](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583 "Adopting sudo-rs By Default in Ubuntu 25.10 - Project Discussion - Ubuntu Community Hub") — The sudo-rs project is designed to be a drop in replacement for the original tool. For the vast majority of users, the upgrade should be completely transparent to their workflow. That said, sudo-rs is a not a “blind” reimplementation.
* [LINUX Unplugged 607: Ubuntu's Rusty Roadmap](https://linuxunplugged.com/607 "LINUX Unplugged 607: Ubuntu's Rusty Roadmap")
* [Bcachefs Patches Aim For Faster Snapshot Deletion But With Another On-Disk Format Update](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Faster-Snapshot-Delete "Bcachefs Patches Aim For Faster Snapshot Deletion But With Another On-Disk Format Update") — Bcachefs has introduced patches aimed at significantly improving snapshot deletion performance. However, implementing these improvements necessitates an update to an incompatible on-disk format, which must be explicitly enabled by users.
* [Dawarich — Your Journey, Your Control](https://dawarich.app/ "Dawarich — Your Journey, Your Control") — Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control.
* [fabean/ytviewer](https://github.com/fabean/ytviewer "fabean/ytviewer") — YouTube TUI that pulls subscriptions from YouTube API
* [Pick: meshSidecar](https://github.com/noblepayne/meshSidecar "Pick: meshSidecar") — meshSidecar provides a flexible way to integrate mesh networking capabilities with NixOS services. It allows services to participate in mesh networks without requiring direct modification of the service itself.
* [Pick: ELEMENT.FM](https://element.fm/ "Pick: ELEMENT.FM") — Unlimited, GPLv3 Licensed, self-hostable podcast hosting