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

Resilience Is Futile | LINUX Unplugged 305

11 June 2019

Is Resilient Linux truly an indestructible distro? Or is this our toughest distro challenge yet?

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.

Stateless and Dateless | LINUX Unplugged 303

28 May 2019

We visit Intel to figure out what Clear Linux is all about and explain a few tricks that make it unique.

Dark Style Rises | LINUX Unplugged 302

21 May 2019

Can the Free Desktop avoid being left behind in the going dark revolution? Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss their proposal.

Peak Red Hat | LINUX Unplugged 301

14 May 2019

We scale the Red Hat Summit and come back with a few stories to share.

Ultimate Fedora Test | LINUX Unplugged 300

7 May 2019

Is Fedora 30 the peak release of this distribution? We put it through the ultimate test, live on the air, and put everything on the line.

Shame as a Service | LINUX Unplugged 299

30 April 2019

Fresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.

Blame Joe | LINUX Unplugged 298

23 April 2019

This week we discover the good word of Xfce and admit Joe was right all along. And share our tips for making Xfce more modern.

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.

Stay and Compile a While | LINUX Unplugged 295

2 April 2019

Is there really any advantage to building your software vs installing the package? We discuss when and why you might want to consider building it yourself.

Tainted Love | LINUX Unplugged 294

26 March 2019

Why we sometimes go too far with our Linux advocacy, and a few humble strategies to switch people to Linux.