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

RAMburglars | LINUX Unplugged 324

22 October 2019

Is the ZFS tax too high? We pit ZFS on root against ext4 in our laptop pressure cooker and see how they perform when RAM gets tight.

It's Pronounced 19.10 | LINUX Unplugged 323

15 October 2019

We risk it all and try ZFS on root with Ubuntu 19.10, and share our first impressions and what improvements we can't live without.

Just Enough VPN | LINUX Unplugged 322

8 October 2019

We reveal our secrets for bridging networks with WireGuard and Linux-powered networking.

Fresh Install Feels | LINUX Unplugged 321

1 October 2019

What makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect.

RHELhide | LINUX Unplugged 320

24 September 2019

CentOS goes rolling and announces version 8. Find out why we're excited to take a dip in this stream.

Positive in the Freedom Dimension | LINUX Unplugged 319

17 September 2019

Richard Stallman has resigned as president and director of the Free Software Foundation, and that's just one of the major shifts this week.

Manjaro Levels Up | LINUX Unplugged 318

10 September 2019

It’s official, Manjaro is a legitimate business; so what happens next? We chat with Phil from the project about the huge news.

Performance Picks for Kicks | LINUX Unplugged 317

3 September 2019

We take a trip to visit Level1Tech's Wendell Wilson and come back with some of his performance tips for a smoother Linux desktop.

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.

Wayland Buddies | LINUX Unplugged 315

20 August 2019

We spend our weekend with Wayland, discover new apps to try, tricks to share, and dig into the state of the project.

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.