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.

What’s a Distro? | LINUX Unplugged 191

4 April 2017

Joe Ressington of Late Night Linux joins Wes to discuss just what makes a “Proper” distribution, the latest news about Libreboot & the FSF Plus containers explained in pictures, Fedora has the desktop for Hacker News & Android is king of the internet.

Boot Free or Die Tryin’ | LINUX Unplugged 190

28 March 2017

We dig deep into the LibreBoot project, how the Intel ME problem impacts open source & limits badass free laptops. Then we spend Wes’ money and shop for his next perfect Linux rig. Plus we discuss the big changeup at FreeNAS & more!

Das Boot Manager | LINUX Unplugged 189

21 March 2017

Bulletproof Linux Kernel upgrades might be near, Kodi gets a real Netflix Plugin & the dirty, stinky, no good, obvious, elephant in the room around desktop Linux. Plus why Bcachefs might be Linux’s next hit filesystem, Mozilla's Obsidian & more!

Celebrating Linux on Pi Day | LINUX Unplugged 188

14 March 2017

We celebrate Pi Day by loading Mycroft & Alexa onto a Raspberry Pi 3, look at the actual use cases for VR & AR under Linux today, flash back to Linux in the 90s & update on our favorite projects.

CIA's Dank Trojans | LINUX Unplugged 187

7 March 2017

It’s the year of the CIA linux desktop, Popey & Wimpy share their Mobile World Congress adventures & Bryan joins us to discuss the last Linux Sucks talk ever. Plus we chat with Gnome at SCALE, take a look at Endless OS & ponder the Litebook.

AWS Loses Its ShIOT | LINUX Unplugged 186

28 February 2017

The worst smart device hack we’ve ever heard of, dreams of the Pi Zero W, the AWS outage that savaged the Internet of Things & more!

Plasma Injection | LINUX Unplugged 185

21 February 2017

Austrian schools are switching, Wes is trying & Chris is reviewing Plasma. Why we keep talking about it & what’s really bugging us about it. Plus the 7-Inch Ubuntu Laptop might be legit & Linus reflects on what he really hates after 25 years of Linux.

Chilling with Kylin | LINUX Unplugged 184

14 February 2017

A surprising new desktop environment, the latest on cross-distro snappy support & how to get the most out of Android without Play Services. Plus a script to take over a running server and replacement it with FreeBSD, a fresh take on VPNs & more!

Niche Distros Need Not Apply | LINUX Unplugged 183

7 February 2017

Is software ever really finished? Should we avoid boutique or niche Linux distros? We have a spirited discussion & attempt to finally answer those questions. We also chat about what's new in Kodi 17, why open source on our TV’s is critical & more!

Death by Download | LINUX Unplugged 182

31 January 2017

Remotely bricking Android devices, the new Plasma is looking great, first hands on with the new XPS 13 Sputnik, more btrfs woes & hacking Popey’s system. Plus Kernel.org’s big change, building your own local Steam repository & more!

A Brisk MATE for Solus | LINUX Unplugged 181

24 January 2017

It’s a huge show with a bonanza of updates, big future plans & cross project collaboration. Michael Hall from Canonical join us to discuss UbunCon, SCALE15x plans & much more!

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!