# Stop Desktop Slop

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/686/
> KDE’s fight over AI generated code explodes at exactly the moment Plasma is making some of its biggest changes in years.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 686
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:32:15
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/f9fe9c3b-8c6f-4456-aa6e-42365a1f396b.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/baa9d873-4356-41ed-a195-8ba847021b26.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/baa9d873-4356-41ed-a195-8ba847021b26.srt)


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### Episode Links

* [Web Boost](https://boost.jupiterbroadcasting.com/?show=lup "Web Boost") — Send us a boost via sats or USD
* [💥 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")
* [Jupiter Garage SWAG](https://www.jupitergarage.com/ "Jupiter Garage SWAG")
* [Going All-In on a Wayland Future](https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/ "Going All-In on a Wayland Future")
* [KDE/kup: Backup scheduler for the Plasma desktop](https://github.com/KDE/kup "KDE/kup: Backup scheduler for the Plasma desktop")
* [Sovereign Tech Fund Invests Over €1 Million in KDE Software Development](https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/ "Sovereign Tech Fund Invests Over €1 Million in KDE Software Development")
* [KDE and AI, and you, and me – Adventures in Linux and KDE](https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/23/kde-and-ai-and-you-and-me/ "KDE and AI, and you, and me – Adventures in Linux and KDE")
* [What would it take? A lovable, sovereign, AI-native KDE - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8eTZk6xoZQ "What would it take? A lovable, sovereign, AI-native KDE - YouTube")
* [What Even is Ocean?](https://anditosan.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/what-even-is-ocean/ "What Even is Ocean?")
* [Akseli Lahtinen on Union for QtWidgets](https://akselmo.dev/posts/union-qtwidgets/ "Akseli Lahtinen on Union for QtWidgets")
* [StyleKit talk at Akademy 2026](https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-14-stylekit_a_common_qml_api_for_styling_controls_and_widgets "StyleKit talk at Akademy 2026")
* [Framework Laptop 12](https://frame.work/laptop12 "Framework Laptop 12")
* [KDE Linux at 2: what we've learned and how it can help you](https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-50-kde_linux_at_2-what_we_ve_learned_and_how_it_can_help_you "KDE Linux at 2: what we've learned and how it can help you")
* [QA infrastructure in KDE](https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-53-qa_infrastructure_in_kde "QA infrastructure in KDE")
* [KDE at 30: What Are the Colored Blobs Telling Us?](https://planet.kde.org/kevin-ottens-2026-09-19-kde-at-30-what-are-the-colored-blobs-telling-us/ "KDE at 30: What Are the Colored Blobs Telling Us?")
* [KDE: The Documentary TRAILER — The Story of Free Software Underdogs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74996RVvXA "KDE: The Documentary TRAILER — The Story of Free Software Underdogs") — Full Film Coming October 14th
* [What's Happening in KDE Remote Desktop — Improved Unattended Mode and More](https://planet.kde.org/david-edmundson-2026-08-25-whats-happening-in-kde-remote-desktop-improved-unattended-mode-and-more/ "What's Happening in KDE Remote Desktop — Improved Unattended Mode and More")
* [This Week in Plasma: Bi-Directional RDP Clipboard Sync](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/15/this-week-in-plasma-bi-directional-rdp-clipboard-sync/ "This Week in Plasma: Bi-Directional RDP Clipboard Sync")
* [This Week in Plasma: So Many Ways to Click and Scroll](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/09/04/this-week-in-plasma-so-many-ways-to-click-and-scroll/ "This Week in Plasma: So Many Ways to Click and Scroll")
* [This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/06/this-quarter-in-kde-digital-sovereignty-q2-2026/ "This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026")
* [KDE for Enterprise Needs a Strong PIM Infrastructure](https://planet.kde.org/kevin-ottens-2026-07-21-kde-for-enterprise-needs-a-strong-pim-infrastructure/ "KDE for Enterprise Needs a Strong PIM Infrastructure")
* [Framework's Fedora KDE Plasma Laptop 12 Guide](https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Fedora+KDE+Plasma+Desktop+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop+12+Intel%C2%AE+Core%E2%84%A2+Series+3/856 "Framework's Fedora KDE Plasma Laptop 12 Guide")
* [systemd 262](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v262 "systemd 262")
* [A review canary in systemd's contributor instructions](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/73aa9523 "A review canary in systemd's contributor instructions")
* [Linux Live Update documentation](https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/liveupdate.html "Linux Live Update documentation")
* [LUO userspace API](https://docs.kernel.org/userspace-api/liveupdate.html "LUO userspace API")
* [memfd_create(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/memfd_create.2.html "memfd_create\(2\)")
* [FluxCast](https://fluxcast.dev/ "FluxCast") — Miracast/WFD ecosystem platform with .deb and AUR packages.
* [fluxcast-flake](https://github.com/noblepayne/fluxcast-flake "fluxcast-flake")
* [JB Gulf Coast Meetup Room](https://matrix.to/#/#jb_gulfcoast_meetups:matrix.org "JB Gulf Coast Meetup Room")
* [Nixarr](https://nixarr.com/ "Nixarr") — Media Server Nixos Module
* [Nixflix](https://kiriwalawren.github.io/nixflix/ "Nixflix") — Nixflix is a declarative media server configuration manager for NixOS
* [garage](https://git.deuxfleurs.fr/Deuxfleurs/garage "garage") — S3-compatible object store for small self-hosted geo-distributed deployments.
* [Pick: Cliparr](https://cliparr.dev/ "Pick: Cliparr") — Cliparr is a streamlined media clipper that allows you to quickly create and download clips from the media currently playing on your Plex or Jellyfin server, or from a local video file opened directly in your browser.
* [Cliparr: Plex and Jellyfin providers](https://github.com/TechSquidTV/Cliparr/blob/main/docs/providers "Cliparr: Plex and Jellyfin providers")
* [Cliparr: local file or direct media URL](https://github.com/TechSquidTV/Cliparr/blob/main/docs/local-videos "Cliparr: local file or direct media URL")
* [Cliparr: export settings](https://github.com/TechSquidTV/Cliparr/blob/main/docs/export-settings "Cliparr: export settings")
* [Cliparr: subtitles](https://github.com/TechSquidTV/Cliparr/blob/main/docs/subtitle-burn-in "Cliparr: subtitles")
* [Mediabunny — A complete JavaScript media toolkit for the browser](https://mediabunny.dev/ "Mediabunny — A complete JavaScript media toolkit for the browser")
* [KyleTryon/gifenc: fast GIF encoding](https://github.com/KyleTryon/gifenc "KyleTryon/gifenc: fast GIF encoding")
* [Pick: fdroidcl](https://github.com/Hoverth/fdroidcl "Pick: fdroidcl") — A command-line F-Droid desktop client
* [space-elevator](https://github.com/jspadgett/space-elevator "space-elevator") — Space Elevator gets you to orbit. What you do up there is your business.