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.

Dead Desktop Walking | LINUX Unplugged 59

23 September 2014

Debian moves to make Gnome the default desktop, is XFCE dead? Plus Red Hat announces its refocusing on the very thing Canonical makes all its money from & why we may be on the precipice of a massive new competition between the two companies.

Cult of Community | LINUX Unplugged 58

16 September 2014

Is the role of “Community Manager” a fraud perpetrated by companies trying to exploit the fruits for their community? We debate. Plus we discuss your systemd follow up, the recent purchase of openSUSE’s parent company Attachmate & more!

systemd Haters Busted | LINUX Unplugged 57

9 September 2014

The majority of systemd hate appears to be coming from just two sources. At least that’s what we suspect & call them out. Plus a review of OpenMediaVault and how it compares to FreeNAS, a quick look at Tox & what the heck is Fedora’s DNF?

One Packager for All | LINUX Unplugged 56

2 September 2014

The systemd group has a proposal for universal software management scheme for all Linux distributions. We’ll debate the philosophical impact & explain why it’s all powered by btrfs. Plus some thoughts on the ultimate DM & the true cost of a MacBook!

LinuxCon 2014 Unplugged | LINUX Unplugged 55

26 August 2014

Learn about Linux in big networking, what the future holds for SUSE & more from LinuxCon 2014. Plus, are you feeling a bit down? Maybe it’s because Linux users are being told to shut up about Desktop Linux. We’ll discuss why this an short sighted idea.

Microsoft's Munich Man | LINUX Unplugged 54

19 August 2014

Sam from the Moka project stops by to chat about making Linux look better. Then we get into the role open source plays in self driving cars. Plus we bust some of the FUD around Munich’s much reported plan to abandon Linux and switch back to Windows.

Ubuntu with Rodent | LINUX Unplugged 53

12 August 2014

The new Beta of ElementaryOS has shipped and we discuss where they are heading, the community interaction issues & their genius move with some tricky hardware support. Plus the long term cost of Ubuntu Touch, using ZFS on Linux successfully & more!

CRUX Interview | LINUX Unplugged 52

5 August 2014

Our team reviews the famous CRUX Linux and we discuss this unique distribution with one of its long time developers. Plus details about Fedora COPR and is Desktop Linux stuck in an uncanny valley? We debate.

OSCON Behind The Story | LINUX Unplugged 51

29 July 2014

We’ve got more interviews from OSCON & we debate if fragmentation is simply the result of winning Plus why the Linux community needs a reality check about the popularity of the MacBook & how poor the solutions are for MacBook owners who want to run Linux

Linux Look-Back | LINUX Unplugged 50

22 July 2014

We look back at five years of Linux memories, and reminisce about the bad old days of the Linux desktop. Plus our favorite ways to track performance, desktop Linux app containers that are already here and shipping and much more!

Rapid Fire Journalism | LINUX Unplugged 49

15 July 2014

We chat about our time with the new Plasma 5 desktop from KDE, then we discuss the poor state of Linux news & what the real solution is that has major ramifications for the community. Plus a Command Line challenge update & our big plans for next week!

KaOS Theory | LINUX Unplugged 48

8 July 2014

We chat with Jos Poortvliet about the future of KDE, Plasma 5 Desktop, then review a KDE distribution with a direction: KaOS. Plus: The great news for the Blender project, our OSCON plans and much more!