# Entropy Ain't Easy

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/678/
> Seven Linux kernels landed in one day. We sort out which belong in your homelab, and trace Linux’s long, occasionally disastrous quest for truly random numbers.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 678
- Date: 2026-08-02
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:15:40
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/0fed78a9-9d6e-437c-825e-f1a8baea9b59.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/cecc7897-9fdd-4a88-a917-14f63f3a7e3c.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/cecc7897-9fdd-4a88-a917-14f63f3a7e3c.srt)


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