# Chris' Smart Home Disaster

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/637/
> The biggest failure in seven years, right before a trip. What broke, how Chris pulled it back together, and how Wes would fix it right.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 637
- Date: 2025-10-19
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 00:58:25
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/863ea8c8-c572-4b88-bfb4-e03fe73280dd.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/863ea8c8-c572-4b88-bfb4-e03fe73280dd.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/863ea8c8-c572-4b88-bfb4-e03fe73280dd.srt)


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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")
* [Home Assistant Community Add-on: SSH & Web Terminal](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-community-add-on-ssh-web-terminal/33820 "Home Assistant Community Add-on: SSH & Web Terminal")
* [HomeAssistent Yellow: EmberZNet Zigbee: failed to flash firmware · Issue #146293](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/146293 "HomeAssistent Yellow: EmberZNet Zigbee: failed to flash firmware · Issue #146293")
* [HA Yellow/Zigbee Issue - Home Assistant Community](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ha-yellow-zigbee-issue/719144 "HA Yellow/Zigbee Issue - Home Assistant Community")
* [Home Assistant Yellow Radio firmware - Home Assistant Community](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-yellow-radio-firmware/878480 "Home Assistant Yellow Radio firmware - Home Assistant Community")
* [Home Assistant on X: "⚠️ WE'RE ENDING PRODUCTION OF THE HOME ASSISTANT YELLOW ⚠️](https://x.com/home_assistant/status/1978536552260067438 "Home Assistant on X: "⚠️ WE'RE ENDING PRODUCTION OF THE HOME ASSISTANT YELLOW ⚠️")
* [Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop](https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-M720q-Desktop-Computer/dp/B07GSC44SF "Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop")
* [Dell OptiPlex 3070 Desktop Computer](https://www.amazon.com/Dell-OptiPlex-3070-Desktop-Computer/dp/B07TTCJB2P?th=1 "Dell OptiPlex 3070 Desktop Computer")
* [Beelink Mini S13 Pro Mini PC,13 Generation Intel N150](https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-S12-Pro-Generation-Intel/dp/B0BW8JSQCH "Beelink Mini S13 Pro Mini PC,13 Generation Intel N150")
* [Minisforum MS-01 Work Station](https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-01?variant=46713694978293 "Minisforum MS-01 Work Station")
* [Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2](https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2/ "Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2")
* [Home Assistant - NixOS Wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Home_Assistant "Home Assistant - NixOS Wiki")
* [home-assistant/component-packages.nix at nixos-25.05](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-25.05/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/component-packages.nix "home-assistant/component-packages.nix at nixos-25.05")
* [Pick: Hexecute 🪄](https://github.com/ThatOtherAndrew/Hexecute "Pick: Hexecute 🪄") — Launch apps by casting spells!
* [Pick: Lenspect](https://github.com/vmkspv/lenspect "Pick: Lenspect")
* [Lenspect on Flathub](https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.vmkspv.lenspect "Lenspect on Flathub") — A lightweight security threat scanner intended to make malware detection more accessible and efficient.