LINUX Unplugged

An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.

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Brent Gervais

Chris Fisher

Wes Payne

Debian on the Fly | LINUX Unplugged 242

27 March 2018

A new version of Slax is out this week, and they might just be onto something really unique. We take this Debian powered, Fluxbox running, net bootin distro for a test drive.

Snitching on SCaLE | LINUX Unplugged 241

20 March 2018

We’re playing just one interview from SCaLE this year, tons of community news, and two handy app picks.

Why This Theme Won’t Work | LINUX Unplugged 240

14 March 2018

This week Noah fills in for Chris while he's on his return journey from SCaLE! The guys get down deep on a variety of topics from screen sharing in Plasma under Wayland to the status of the GTK 'CommuniTheme' for ubuntu 18.04 and more!

Selling Out for Open Source | LINUX Unplugged 239

6 March 2018

We chip away at a larger meta topic this week, but before we get there we share a batch of community news, live technical feats & a random post show.

It's All Wimpy's Fault | LINUX Unplugged 238

27 February 2018

Linux apps are coming to ChromeOS via containers, Fedora is going for better battery life & what is going on with Xfce? Plus Ubuntu MATE’s cool new tick & we take a look at crankshaft: raspberry pi + android auto + free software + love.

One Ping Only | LINUX Unplugged 237

20 February 2018

Canonical’s Ubuntu desktop head and their VP of Product Development join us to chat about the new data collection system they want in Ubuntu 18.04 & Cassidy from System76 and Elementary OS join us to talk about efforts to turn drive encryption on & more!

Microsoft’s Big Secret | LINUX Unplugged 236

13 February 2018

Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source. Plus we wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré joins to talk Elemetary & more!

Atomic Neon Kool-Aid | LINUX Unplugged 235

6 February 2018

We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves. Plus we launch the biggest Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have ramifications.

Behind Canonical’s Curtain | LINUX Unplugged 234

31 January 2018

How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? Plus the major concerns about the future of Gnome, the Client Side Decoration debate & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things.

Living Inside the Shell | LINUX Unplugged 233

23 January 2018

Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone. Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more!

The Secret to Future Linux Success | LINUX Unplugged 232

16 January 2018

A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans. Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more!

Most Expensive Linux Distro Ever | LINUX Unplugged 231

9 January 2018

We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out! Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more!