Alan Pope | Jupiter Broadcasting

Million-Dollar Predictions | LINUX Unplugged 438

28 December 2021

We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021.

This Old Linux PC | LINUX Unplugged 426

5 October 2021

It's the worst time ever to upgrade or buy a new PC, so we cover our favorite tips for getting the most out of your current hardware. Then we pit a 2014 desktop against a 2021 laptop and find out if our old clunker can beat the Thinkpad.

Linus Tech Tips Linux Challenge: Our Reaction | Jupiter EXTRAS 76

5 October 2021

Our virtual LUG of experts had a lot to say about the Linus Tech Tips Switch to Linux challenge. We recap what is going on, how it could go wrong, and what we hope happens.

Perilously Precocious Predictions | LINUX Unplugged 386

29 December 2020

Friends join us for a special edition of the show to review last year's predictions, and forecast the future.

Cabin Fever | LINUX Unplugged 371

15 September 2020

Friends join us to discuss Cabin, a proposal that encourages more Linux apps and fewer distros.

Double Data Rate Trouble | LINUX Unplugged 369

1 September 2020

The Raspberry Pi might be getting a small software fix that makes a big performance improvement.

The Best is Yet to Come | LINUX Unplugged 368

26 August 2020

It's a new day for Jupiter Broadcasting and the show, we share our big news.

Arm: A New Hope | LINUX Unplugged 349

14 April 2020

We build the server you never should, a tricked out Arm box, and push it to the limit with a telnet torture test.

User Error: What Will Change Post-virus? | Jupiter EXTRAS 67

31 March 2020

Joe, Alan, and Dan speculate about what the world will be like after the situation with Coronavirus is under control and life returns to something resembling normality.

Our Week with Windows | LINUX Unplugged 344

10 March 2020

We load up Windows 10 with WSL2, the new Terminal, and give it a go to see what it does better than Linux. Then we dive into the deep end and attend the first-ever WSLConf.

What Linux is Best At | LINUX Unplugged 343

3 March 2020

We try the Mac desktop for 30 days, find out what we think it does best, and where Linux will always have it beat.

IRC is Not Dead | Self-Hosted 13

27 February 2020

Self-Hosted IRC solutions are better than ever. Alan Pope joins us to make a case for the classic way to communicate online and tells us about a modern client for the web, mobile, and desktop you run on your server.

Brunch with Brent: Alan Pope | Jupiter EXTRAS 38

10 December 2019

Brent sits down with Alan Pope (popey), who shares his knack for fuzzy-testing, the beginnings of Ubuntu Podcast, insights into Ubuntu Touch and Unity, the joys and perils of being "Internet Famous", and how to contribute meaningfully to your favorite Linux distributions.

popey on ThinkPads | Jupiter EXTRAS 34

22 November 2019

Chz sits down with Alan Pope (popey) to discuss his thoughts about ThinkPads, and why they might be the perfect Linux laptop. Find out what those model numbers really mean, plus our tips for picking which one is right for you.

Self-Hosted Secrets | LINUX Unplugged 316

27 August 2019

Safely host your own password database using totally open source software. We cover BitWarden, our top choice to solve this problem.

Bigger. Faster. Harder to Maintain. | LINUX Unplugged 314

13 August 2019

It's huge, and it's getting bigger every month. How do you test the Linux Kernel? Major Hayden from Red Hat joins us to discuss their efforts to automate Kernel bug hunting.

I Spy With My Little Pi | LINUX Unplugged 313

6 August 2019

We put the Raspberry Pi 4 to the desktop test, and try it as our daily driver.

Flipping FreeNAS for Fedora | LINUX Unplugged 306

18 June 2019

We attempt something you never should, we live flip our FreeNAS ZFS install to a Fedora server.

Losing My Religion | LINUX Unplugged 304

4 June 2019

Adopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.

Release the Dingo | LINUX Unplugged 297

16 April 2019

Ubuntu's new release is here, and this one might be one of the most important in a while. But is it worth upgrading from an LTS? We review and debate just that.

Defining Desktop Linux | LINUX Unplugged 296

9 April 2019

The way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.

Dirty Home Directories | LINUX Unplugged 291

5 March 2019

We reveal all and look at the mess that is our home directories. How we keep them clean, back them up, and organize our most important files.

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Repo | LINUX Unplugged 288

12 February 2019

The hype around a new security flaw hits new levels. Fedora has a bunch of news, and we discover what's new in the latest Plasma release.

Clean up After Yourself | LINUX Unplugged 287

5 February 2019

Why FOSDEM might be the quintessential community event, and our thoughts after playing with Pi-Hole.

Wishing Upon a Kernel | LINUX Unplugged 282

2 January 2019

We start off the new year with our hopes and dreams for Linux and open source in 2019 and beyond.

2019 Predictions | LINUX Unplugged 281

26 December 2018

We get serious and bring in a special referee to help us lock in our Linux predictions for 2019.

Shell in a Handbasket | LINUX Unplugged 278

4 December 2018

We chat with a developer who's gotten Linux running on iOS devices, do a deep dive into Clear Linux, and discuss Xubuntu ending 32bit support.

Very Long Term Support | LINUX Unplugged 276

20 November 2018

Android and Ubuntu are working exceptionally hard to create longer support cycles. We’ll highlight the work that makes this possible, and what’s motivating these two different projects to strive for Very Long Term Support.

Year of the Relevant Desktop | LINUX Unplugged 275

13 November 2018

Christian F.K. Schaller from Red Hat joins us to discuss seamless Linux upgrades, replacing PulseAudio, some of the recent desktop Projects Red Hat’s been working on... And the value they get from them.

Open Source by Default | LINUX Unplugged 274

6 November 2018

Have the revolutionaries won the war against proprietary software? That’s the argument being made. And we argue, what else did you expect?

International Hat Machines | LINUX Unplugged 273

30 October 2018

We speculate about a future where IBM owns Red Hat, and review the latest Fedora 29 release that promises a new game changing feature.

Juno Jubilation | LINUX Unplugged 271

16 October 2018

elementary OS’ latest and greatest released today, and we talk with Dan and Cassidy from the project about their biggest release yet.

Stratis Pulls it All Together | LINUX Unplugged 270

9 October 2018

Red Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.

From Jupiter to Beyond | LINUX Unplugged 266

11 September 2018

We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge!

Privacy Priorities | LINUX Unplugged 265

4 September 2018

Intel has disappointed the kernel community with its latest security disclosures but there’s still hope for a better future. That’s more than can be said for the state of privacy on Android, so we discuss some alternatives.

Proton, Electron for Games! | LINUX Unplugged 264

28 August 2018

Steam Play rocks the Linux world as it promises new levels of compatibility with AAA Windows games. But the story of how Valve is doing it might be just as fascinating.

GNOME, GNOME on the Range | LINUX Unplugged 261

7 August 2018

GNOME is discussing big changes, Elementary OS has big news, and a big bug has been found in Linux.

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