# Something New, Something Old

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/641/
> We dig into the biggest Linux hardware news of the year, then fire up our new-to-us 1L PC server.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 641
- Date: 2025-11-16
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:10:27
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/1da4617f-761a-415d-92fc-9156455377c9.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/1da4617f-761a-415d-92fc-9156455377c9.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/1da4617f-761a-415d-92fc-9156455377c9.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")
* [Download DNClient Desktop from Defined Networking](https://www.defined.net/downloads/ "Download DNClient Desktop from Defined Networking")
* [OLF Conference - Free and Open Software Conference and Expo](https://olfconference.org/ "OLF Conference - Free and Open Software Conference and Expo")
* [Registration - OLF Conference](https://olfconference.org/home/registration/ "Registration - OLF Conference")
* [Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/ "Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS")
* [Steam Controller](http://steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller "Steam Controller") — Steam Controller shares DNA with Steam Deck, with all the inputs to play all the games on Steam, wherever Steam is.
* [Steam Machine](http://steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine "Steam Machine") — Made for powerful, versatile PC gaming on a big screen; quiet and small enough to fit under your TV, on your desk, or anywhere else you want to game. (It's a roughly 6-inch (160mm) cube!)
* [Steam Frame](http://steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe "Steam Frame") — Comfortable, wireless, lightweight VR designed to give you a new way to experience your entire Steam library
* [“The Steam machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home.”](https://x.com/oliver_drk/status/1989739576869687511 "“The Steam machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home.”")
* [Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/anti-cheat-will-still-be-one-of-the-biggest-problems-for-the-new-steam-machine/ "Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine")
* [FEX-Emu/FEX: A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64 Linux](https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX "FEX-Emu/FEX: A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64 Linux")
* [FEX 2511 Delivers More Performance Improvements For Linux x86 Binaries On ARM64](https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2511-Released "FEX 2511 Delivers More Performance Improvements For Linux x86 Binaries On ARM64")
* [Commits · FEX-Emu/FEX · GitHub](https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX/graphs/commit-activity "Commits · FEX-Emu/FEX · GitHub")
* [PLF10 Smart Plug – Kaufman Home Automation](https://kaufha.com/plf10/ "PLF10 Smart Plug – Kaufman Home Automation")
* [Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1](https://www.home-assistant.io/connectzbt1/ "Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1")
* [About Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1](https://support.nabucasa.com/hc/en-us/articles/30878291112349-About-Home-Assistant-Connect-ZBT-1 "About Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1") — Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1 is the new name for Home Assistant SkyConnect. Despite the new name and look, they have the exact same hardware, capability, and support.
* [libvirt: The virtualization API](https://libvirt.org/ "libvirt: The virtualization API")
* [libvirt - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Libvirt "libvirt - ArchWiki") — Libvirt is a collection of software that provides a convenient way to manage virtual machines and other virtualization functionality, such as storage and network interface management. These software pieces include a long term stable C API, a daemon (libvirtd), and a command line utility (virsh).
* [Category:Virtualization - NixOS Wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Category:Virtualization "Category:Virtualization - NixOS Wiki")
* [Virt-manager - NixOS Wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Virt-manager "Virt-manager - NixOS Wiki")
* [Libvirt - NixOS Wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Libvirt "Libvirt - NixOS Wiki")
* [Pick: easyeffects](https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects "Pick: easyeffects") — Limiter, compressor, convolver, equalizer and auto volume and many other plugins for PipeWire applications
* [EasyEffects 8.0 Released In Porting From GTK4 To Qt / QML / Kirigami](https://www.phoronix.com/news/EasyEffects-8.0 "EasyEffects 8.0 Released In Porting From GTK4 To Qt / QML / Kirigami")
* [Easy Effects on Flathub](https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.github.wwmm.easyeffects "Easy Effects on Flathub")
* [Marcel Repo Email](https://paste.docs.lol/reader/DisclaimsAppendants "Marcel Repo Email")