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

The Moment of Truth | LINUX Unplugged 495

29 January 2023

Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.

Updating Our Fiddly Bits | LINUX Unplugged 494

22 January 2023

Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.

Network Nirvana | LINUX Unplugged 493

15 January 2023

Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks.

A New Challenge Approaches | LINUX Unplugged 492

8 January 2023

Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology.

2023 Spoilers | LINUX Unplugged 491

1 January 2023

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.

2022 Tuxies | LINUX Unplugged 490

25 December 2022

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.

Brent's Secret Emails | LINUX Unplugged 489

18 December 2022

Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.

Revenge of the Lizard People | LINUX Unplugged 488

11 December 2022

We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.

The Debian Debate | LINUX Unplugged 487

4 December 2022

After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.

Goodbye, Google | LINUX Unplugged 486

27 November 2022

Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.

Mystery Box | LINUX Unplugged 485

20 November 2022

We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.

Fedora Falls Flat | LINUX Unplugged 484

13 November 2022

Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.