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

Nano Users Unite | LINUX Unplugged 170

9 November 2016

Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn. Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!

Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LINUX Unplugged 169

1 November 2016

Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going. Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!

Linux Shadow Force | LINUX Unplugged 168

25 October 2016

We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!

Livepatch Bait & Switch | LINUX Unplugged 167

18 October 2016

Canonical may have the best take on live patching. VeraCrypt’s audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop. Then we bust some Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care

Linux Winter Developments | LINUX Unplugged 166

11 October 2016

Serendipity this week as a beautiful theme reveals itself throughout the episode. Plus we get updates from some of our favorite projects, discuss the historic shift happening in Linux desktop & wrap it all up with some macOS shade.

In OpenDaylight | LINUX Unplugged 165

4 October 2016

We connect with the communities & hardware projects using Software Defined Networking, update you on some of our favorite open source projects, share some anecdotes from a recent trip & update you on our trails with OpenMediaVault.

Dial Up Linux | LINUX Unplugged 164

28 September 2016

In this special edition of Unplugged we do away with the traditional format & take calls LIVE on the air for free. Some say the advice is worth what you pay for it!

Games of Linux Future | LINUX Unplugged 163

20 September 2016

We towards the future of Gnome & KDE, The Linux Gamer joins to discuss creating his content on Linux, game releases he’s looking forward to & answer questions from our virtual LUG. Plus we gush about Canonical hiring Wimpy & much more!

Linux Flying High | LINUX Unplugged 162

13 September 2016

Ubuntu powered drones that double as a desktop PC, tweaking your Linux desktop vs polish & coreboot’s efforts to bypass Intel ME. Plus our we update you on some OSS projects, the MySQL 0-day, why we're excited about the crazy USB/IP Project & more!

A Real Pain in the Flash | LINUX Unplugged 161

6 September 2016

Wayland by default may finally be nigh & we share what we’re looking forward to the most about Wayland powered desktops. The ext4 bug that bit Wimpy, Adobe Flash comes crawling back to Linux & our quick review of a well put together Plasma Desktop distro.

Binary Decisions | LINUX Unplugged 160

30 August 2016

W take a look around at some of the niftier tricks systemd is pulling off, some of the quirky bugs & quickly touch on some myths around the binary log format. Plus Wimpy gets Ubuntu Touch on an Android Meizu Pro 5, the SteamOS problem & much more!

All Wimpy's Vault! | LINUX Unplugged 159

23 August 2016

We become masters of our own files this week, chat with the ElementaryOS project about inspiring development & rolling our own file sync solution. Plus a quick look at the new Android N & why now might be the ideal time to switch to a Linux based phone OS