LINUX Unplugged

Finger on the Pulse of Video | LINUX Unplugged 99

30 June 2015

Will Pinos bring to Linux Video What PulseAudio did for audio? We discuss this major development that breaks during the show. Also, a debate about the usefulness of boring distributions. Plus some big follow up, the Mumble room gets unplugged & more!

Not OK Google | LINUX Unplugged 98

23 June 2015

We look at some tools that make installing Linux on multiple computers a snap, discuss our favorite backup and reload approaches & then debate over Chromium auto-downloading a binary. Plus a great interview with the Openoid project from SELF2015 & more!

Better Open Source Options | LINUX Unplugged 97

16 June 2015

What makes the Linux awesome? Community. We’ve got coverage from SELF 2015 & an on the ground report from OpenTech 2015. Plus why open source needs to follow the Apple model and get started with students & how Red Hat stays connected to the community.

Fedora's Bright Future | LINUX Unplugged 96

9 June 2015

The Fedora Project Lead Matthew Miller joins us to discuss what’s coming up in Fedora 23 & reflect on Fedora 22. Plus Mark Shuttleworth unveils another device running Ubuntu, Angela stops by with a switch to Linux update, some quick story updates & more!

Disjunctive Normal Fedora | LINUX Unplugged 95

1 June 2015

A follow up on our Fedora 22 review, including a few areas we missed. How Google’s Cardboard could kickstart open source VR & whats coming to Gnome 3.18 Plus our take on the state of openSUSE, why 2015 might really be the year of the Linux Laptop & more!

11 Years of Linux Benchmarking | LINUX Unplugged 94

26 May 2015

Michael Larabel joins us to discuss his initiative of daily automated performance benchmarking & reflects on 11 years of running Phoronix.com. Plus our first take on Fedora 22, the best options for users that require Microsoft Office under Linux & more!

Rollback Romanticism | LINUX Unplugged 93

19 May 2015

After an Ubuntu update goes really bad Chris reflects on how snappy, a transactionally updated version of Ubuntu, could have avoided this problem. Plus a review of the System76 Meerkat PC, Russia plans to fork Sailfish OS & more!

Linux Wife, Happy Life. | LINUX Unplugged 92

12 May 2015

We get an update on our resident Mac users switch to Linux & the challenges she's run into. Ubuntu makes a deal with Microsoft and promises to ship snappy on the Internet of Things. Plus hints on how Debian PPAs might work, the first $9 Linux rig & more!

Open Source Kollaboration | LINUX Unplugged 91

5 May 2015

Aaron Seigo joins us to discuss the Kolab project. We also discuss the Roundcube project’s fundraiser & possible Kolab integration. Plus our Virtual LUG reviews Ubuntu 15.04, and we discuss what’s so desktop focused about Ubuntu 15.10 & much, much more!

How The Fest Was Fun | LINUX Unplugged 90

28 April 2015

Exclusive interviews from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2015, meet the man who brought Netflix to Linux, how Intel builds the MinnowBoard for Linux, the state of ZFS on Linux. Plus a quick look at Plasma 5.3, Telegram’s surprising popularity & more!

Oh Deere, RMS was Right | LINUX Unplugged 89

21 April 2015

Manufactures claim software integrated with hardware means the end user never truly owns the device, and simply owns a license to use it. Plus MacBook Linux woes, the quick look at the ThinkPad Yoga 3 running Linux, the biggest systemd myth busted & more!

Churning Over Btrfs | LINUX Unplugged 88

14 April 2015

Our discussion of Linux filesystems goes in depth. Plus a few corrections from last week & some follow up. We also look at the release of Linux 4.0, some of the more humorous press coverage it's received & the “big feature” Linus could care less about.

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