# The Mess Machine

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/639/
> After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 639
- Date: 2025-11-02
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:01:45
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/4c0a537d-10c6-40ca-b44c-9a43891313c6.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/4c0a537d-10c6-40ca-b44c-9a43891313c6.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/4c0a537d-10c6-40ca-b44c-9a43891313c6.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")
* [SeaGL 2025](https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/ "SeaGL 2025") — November 7-8, 2025 in Seattle, WA
* [LinuxFest Northwest](https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/ "LinuxFest Northwest")
* [LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers](https://sessionize.com/linuxfest-northwest-2026 "LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers")
* [SCALE 23x - Southern California Linux Expo](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x "SCALE 23x - Southern California Linux Expo") — North America's largest community-run open source conference. Pasadena, CA - March 5-8, 2026
* [SCALE - Call for Presentations](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/cfp "SCALE - Call for Presentations")
* [Planet Nix '26](https://planetnix.com/ "Planet Nix &#x27;26") — March 5th-6th, 2026 @ Pasadena, CA
* [Planet Nix 2026: Call for Proposals](https://sessionize.com/planet-nix-2026/ "Planet Nix 2026: Call for Proposals")
* [LINUX Unplugged 481: Just a Prompt Away](https://linuxunplugged.com/481 "LINUX Unplugged 481: Just a Prompt Away") — The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
* [Red Hat eyes developer workflow efficiency, app modernization gains with new AI tools](https://www.itpro.com/software/development/red-hat-eyes-developer-workflow-efficiency-app-modernization-gains-with-new-ai-tools "Red Hat eyes developer workflow efficiency, app modernization gains with new AI tools") — An AI assistant specifically designed for application migration and modernization looks to reduce developer toil
* [SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Announced: "Enterprise Linux That Integrates Agentic AI"](https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-SLES-16-Released "SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Announced: &quot;Enterprise Linux That Integrates Agentic AI&quot;") — SUSE's announcement today for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 proclaims SLES 16 to be "the industry's first enterprise Linux that integrates agenetic AI" and "reduces operational costs and complexity through AI readiness."
* [openSUSE on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/openSUSE "openSUSE on Hugging Face")
* [ChrisLAS/hyprvibe](https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe "ChrisLAS/hyprvibe") — A riced up Hyprland desktop running ontop of NixOS.
* [Pull requests - ChrisLAS/hyprvibe](https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pulls "Pull requests - ChrisLAS/hyprvibe")
* [feat: add comprehensive sops-nix integration by shift · PR #15 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe](https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/15 "feat: add comprehensive sops-nix integration by shift · PR #15 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe")
* [Add options for username, group, home directory by samh · PR #8 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe](https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/8 "Add options for username, group, home directory by samh · PR #8 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe")
* [Create variables for user and home dir by F-bit818 · PR #5 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe](https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/5 "Create variables for user and home dir by F-bit818 · PR #5 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe")
* [LM Studio - Local AI on your computer](https://lmstudio.ai/ "LM Studio - Local AI on your computer")
* [Zed — The editor for what's next](https://zed.dev/ "Zed — The editor for what&#x27;s next")
* [Cursor: The best way to code with AI](https://cursor.com/ "Cursor: The best way to code with AI")
* [Nixbook](https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook "Nixbook") — Convert your old computer to a user friendly, lightweight, durable, and auto updating operating system build on top of NixOS.
* [nixbook/base.nix](https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook/blob/main/base.nix "nixbook/base.nix") — Roast my Nix: Not-a-flake edition!
* [Jupiter Broadcasting's Colony Events](https://colonyevents.com/events/ "Jupiter Broadcasting&#x27;s Colony Events")
* [Pick: duf](https://github.com/muesli/duf "Pick: duf") — Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative.
* [Pick: cheat.sh](https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh?tab=readme-ov-file "Pick: cheat.sh") — the only cheat sheet you need.

