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

Plasma Power-Ups | LINUX Unplugged 536

12 November 2023

The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.

Hit the Turbo | LINUX Unplugged 535

9 November 2023

A special guest joins us, and we each give Fedora 39 a try. What’s new, what we liked, and what didn’t make the cut!

We Nixed Proxmox | LINUX Unplugged 534

29 October 2023

We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.

LinuxFest North Jeff | LINUX Unplugged 533

22 October 2023

We try and pull off one too many projects, but you can't argue with the results. We report on our week of rebuilds and rescues and having a blast at LinuxFest Northwest.

We Like Snaps Now | LINUX Unplugged 532

15 October 2023

Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.

The Windows Challenge | LINUX Unplugged 531

8 October 2023

We ran Windows for the week with three seemingly simple objectives. How we did, our take on what's gotten a lot better about Windows, and what still needs some work.

Leave the Pi in the Oven | LINUX Unplugged 530

1 October 2023

Why the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't meet our expectations, and the x86 boxes you should consider instead.

Changing the Game | LINUX Unplugged 529

24 September 2023

Even if you don't game, the data is in, and the impact of the Steam Deck on Linux is massive. We'll go into details and then share our long-term review of the Deck.

Where's Your Data? | LINUX Unplugged 528

17 September 2023

Today's theme is data sovereignty, and we'll check in with two crucial projects that are giving you more options.

Framing Brent | LINUX Unplugged 527

10 September 2023

Brent's new Framework laptop has been torn apart and put back together again. We'll find out if it's up to his standards. Plus, we're kicking off a new build.

Canonical Wins by Default | LINUX Unplugged 526

3 September 2023

While chaos is brewing in SUSE and Red Hat land, Canonical stays the course and doubles down on the Linux desktop. Plus, our thoughts on the kernel team GPL-blocking NVIDIA.

Beating Apple to the Sauce | LINUX Unplugged 525

27 August 2023

We daily drive Asahi Linux on a MacBook, chat about how the team beat Apple to a major GPU milestone, and an easy way to self-host open-source ChatGPT alternatives.