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

The BSD Humbling | LINUX Unplugged 602

16 February 2025

Our FreeBSD Challenge comes to a close, and chances are one of us will be paying the Windows tax.

Taming the Demons | LINUX Unplugged 601

9 February 2025

It's week one of our FreeBSD challenge, and for one of us, that penalty Windows install looks uncomfortably close! Plus, Zach Mitchell joins us to update us on Planet Nix.

Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once | LINUX Unplugged 600

2 February 2025

We celebrate 600 episodes, announce a new show feature, and officially launch the FreeBSD challenge.

Psycho Shower Linux Power | LINUX Unplugged 599

26 January 2025

On the eve of episode 600, we introduce our next challenge and explore the new wave of Linux phones.

Not Your Distrohopper's Distro | LINUX Unplugged 598

19 January 2025

With more criticisms of NixOS than ever—do they have a point? We'll dig into the tough critiques and give our perspective.

Cache My OS | LINUX Unplugged 597

12 January 2025

We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks.

Perilously Pontificated Predictions | LINUX Unplugged 596

5 January 2025

We make our big Linux predictions for 2025, but first, we score how we did for 2024.

Network 'n Burning Bonanza | LINUX Unplugged 595

29 December 2024

We tested out the OpenWRT One and tried it in a unique use case. Then, Wes goes back to 1999 to solve a problem.

2024 Tuxies | LINUX Unplugged 594

22 December 2024

It's the fifth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2024. Join us for the final Tuxies, and the second annual Boosties!

Zen and the Art of Kernel Preempting | LINUX Unplugged 593

15 December 2024

A special guest joins us for the news, then we dive headfirst into our RT Linux kernel adventures—where speed seduced, but stability ghosted us.

Chris' Netboot Nonsense | LINUX Unplugged 592

8 December 2024

USB thumb drives are old and busted. No hard drive? No problem. Need a quick system rescue or work in another distro for the day? Easy.

KDE Goes Banana | LINUX Unplugged 591

1 December 2024

The KDE and GNOME projects are working on official Linux distributions, but do we need more distros? We dig into their special sauce. Plus: Wes' top DNS server pick, and it's not one we've heard before.