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.

Your Hosts

Brent Gervais

Chris Fisher

Wes Payne

Creating Discord in the Matrix | LINUX Unplugged 654

15 February 2026

We were minutes away from shutting down our Matrix server when the Discord news hit. Now we're not just keeping it, we're doubling down. Can open source seize this moment?

The Kernel Always Wins | LINUX Unplugged 653

8 February 2026

The news this week highlights shifts in Linux from multiple angles. What's evolving, why it matters, and that moment where the future actually works.

Have Your Bot Call My Bot | LINUX Unplugged 652

1 February 2026

We stress tested open source AI agents this week. What actually held up, and where it falls apart. Plus Brent's $20 Wi-Fi upgrade.

Uptime Funk | LINUX Unplugged 651

25 January 2026

When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won't ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups.

This Old Network | LINUX Unplugged 650

18 January 2026

We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...

Burned by AI | LINUX Unplugged 649

11 January 2026

The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage.

I See Live People | LINUX Unplugged 648

4 January 2026

We unleash a networking monitoring tool to spot new devices, track changes in real time, and fire alerts straight into Home Assistant, MQTT, and your phone.

Plausibly Postulated Prophecies | LINUX Unplugged 647

28 December 2025

We make our big Linux predictions for 2026, but first, we score how we did for 2025.

The Great Holiday Homelab Special 🎄 | LINUX Unplugged 646

21 December 2025

The Great Holiday Homelab Special! Where our community brought their absolute best, from budget busters to beautiful disasters. Plus, a boosties celebration! Grab an eggnog and join us as we attempt to choose this year's winners.

COSMIC Christmas | LINUX Unplugged 645

14 December 2025

We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.

The People's Filesystem | LINUX Unplugged 644

7 December 2025

Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What's new, what's next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.

The Sunday Soapbox | LINUX Unplugged 643

30 November 2025

We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected.