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 Theory of Liri | LINUX Unplugged 180

17 January 2017

We take a look at a material design influenced distribution, the FSF’s new high priority list & much more this week!

Project Sputnik Interview | LINUX Unplugged 179

10 January 2017

Project Sputnik’s Barton George joins us to discuss the new Dell hardware running Linux & the history of the Sputnik project. Plus the KillDisk hype is high, The Pi’s PIXEL is taking on MATE, another Mac dev switches to Linux & more!

Big Sister is Watching | LINUX Unplugged 178

3 January 2017

Robots take over the show while we go around the table & get our 2017 predictions in for Linux. Plus updates from projects we love & the great Mac migration continues!

The Many Faces of Linux | LINUX Unplugged 177

27 December 2016

While the guys are hibernating over this holiday week, We look back on some of the most interesting topics the virtual LUG covered this year. Everything from snap packages & ubuntu reviews to LXD & Arch MacBook installs, plus a whole lot more!

Shell-Shocked 2016 | LINUX Unplugged 176

20 December 2016

We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!

Best of MATEs | LINUX Unplugged 175

13 December 2016

We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors. Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!

Mesh of Thoughts | LINUX Unplugged 174

6 December 2016

We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Pi & debate about mesh networking. Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!

Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LINUX Unplugged 173

30 November 2016

After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs. Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!

It's Not X, It's Wayland | LINUX Unplugged 172

22 November 2016

Fedora 25 is out & Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop & much more!

Uncontained Human Error | LINUX Unplugged 171

15 November 2016

This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!

Nano Users Unite | LINUX Unplugged 170

9 November 2016

Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn. Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!

Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LINUX Unplugged 169

1 November 2016

Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going. Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room & more!