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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Linux Wayback Machine | LINUX Unplugged 333

24 December 2019

Open source won the last decade, but what if it hadn’t? We look back at some major milestones and reflect on a world where they never existed.

The WSL Secrets | LINUX Unplugged 332

17 December 2019

Big things are coming to Microsoft's WSL so we get the inside scoop on what's just around the corner.

apt install arch-linux | LINUX Unplugged 331

10 December 2019

We're myth-busting this week as we take a perfectly functioning production server and switch it to Arch. Is this rolling distro too dangerous to run in production, or can the right approach unlock the perfect server? We try it so you don't have to.

'Tis the SSHession | LINUX Unplugged 330

3 December 2019

Give the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release.

Flat Network Truthers | LINUX Unplugged 329

26 November 2019

Build one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.

My Mighty Fine Pine | LINUX Unplugged 328

19 November 2019

The Pinebook Pro gets put through the travel test, while we get an update on Pine64 projects straight from the source.

Distro Disco | LINUX Unplugged 327

12 November 2019

Get to know our Linux Users Group a little better and learn why they love their Linux distros of choice, and the one thing they'd change to make them perfect.

Dell, elementary, Fedora, oh my! | LINUX Unplugged 326

5 November 2019

Dell expands their linux hardware lineup, why elementary OS's Flatpak support sets the bar, and we chat with Christian Schaller of Red Hat about Fedora 31 and what's around the corner.

DNF or Die | LINUX Unplugged 325

29 October 2019

Fedora 31 strikes the right balance, we get the latest on the Librem 5 situation, and an easy graphics boost for laptops.

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.