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529: Changing the Game

LINUX Unplugged

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. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Listener Jeff.


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528: Where's Your Data?

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


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523: Ride the Rhino

We're trying out Rhino Linux—a unique take on rolling Ubuntu with AUR-like powers and other surprises. 


527: Framing Brent

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. 


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518: Race To Immutability

Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop. 


@kaas_peeland

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. 


526: Canonical Wins by Default

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. Special Guest: Neal Gompa.


525: Beating Apple to the Sauce

Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet? 


524: How Our Server Got It's Groove Back

Why Linux reigns for privacy; our recommendations for secure tools from chat to DNS. 


522: Practical Privacy

Two important news stories, plus our thoughts on GNOME’s new windowing proposal and the Framework 16. 


521: Rethinking GNOME

Do they build them better in Germany? We try out the next-generation InfinityBook Pro 14 and dig into TUXEDO OS. 


520: To Infinity and Berlin

Have Oracle and SUSE lost their minds? Plus, we dig into Fedora's proposal to add telemetry collection to Workstation. 


519: The Clone Grift Wars

Just about every take on the Red Hat news seems to have missed the mark. Special Guest: Carl George.


517: Caught Red-Hatted

Chris tears into two old PCs, and builds a surprisingly powerful multi-monitor Wayland workstation.
Plus, Wes has a new device, and Brent wants answers. 


516: The Fixer-Upper

Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.


515: Ham Sandwich

We get the inside scoop on SouthEast LinuxFest, and share a few stories from the early days of the Linux community. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.


514: Connection Established

We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete. 


513: There Is No Distro

We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest. 


512: The Sound of Rust

How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise. 


511: Accepting the Future

The push for free software takes years, maybe even generations. Brent gets the inside story from the Free Software Foundation Europe. Special Guest: Matthias Kirschner.


510: Thinking in Decades

The first new desktop environment in a while that has caught our attention, and it promises to unlock the full power of cutting-edge Linux.
Why we think every desktop will copy ideas from Hyprland soon. 


509: The Next Gen Desktop

Two listeners race to set up a web server on Suicide Linux. One slip-up and it's all gone. Who will survive? 


508: The Worst Distro Ever

Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max. 


507: Full Wobble

We surprise each other with three secret topics, with one big catch. 


506: Three Wild and Crazy Topics

We try out the most secure messaging app in the world, and Wes’ new note system that's so great you’ll want to abandon your current one. 


505: Keep Your Darn Secrets

Why using the iPhone makes it harder to run Linux; Chris follows up on his four-month-long challenge to ditch iOS for GrapheneOS. 
Plus, Brent's extended stay in Berlin has led to some developments you won't want to miss. 


504: It's a Trap!

Brent dives deep into Nextcloud's new release from inside their offices, and takes an unexpected dip in the local lake with a listener. 


503: Berlin with Brent

The story of an open-source hero who became a villain. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


502: Docker Shocker

Robert McQueen shares the inside scoop on Flathub’s ambitious plans to create a universal app store for all distros—and we ask the hard questions. Special Guest: Robert McQueen.


501: Fat Stacks for Flatpaks

We're celebrating 500 episodes with the biggest announcement yet. Special Guest: Listener Jeff.


500: Our Biggest Announcement Yet

Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store.
Plus, we try the Intel Arc GPU. Could this new hardware make Linux bulletproof? 


499: 'velopers Choose Snap

Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge. 


498: Rolling Papercuts

How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified. 


497: More Features? More Problems.

Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop. 


496: Tux in the Hen House

Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone. 


495: The Moment of Truth

Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process. 


494: Updating Our Fiddly Bits

Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks. Special Guest: Ryan Huber.


493: Network Nirvana

Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


492: A New Challenge Approaches

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out. 


491: 2023 Spoilers

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022. 


490: 2022 Tuxies

Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show. 


489: Brent's Secret Emails

We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure. 


488: Revenge of the Lizard People

After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine. 
Plus, follow-up on Chris' GrapheneOS adventures and more. 


487: The Debian Debate

Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google. 


486: Goodbye, Google

We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
Plus, we follow up on Brent's never-ending desktop distro search and Chris' new Linux rig. 


485: Mystery Box

Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS. 


484: Fedora Falls Flat

We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+. 


483: Chris Is Done With Raspberry Pi

Are the long-timers holding Linux back? Lennart Poettering argues we are and proposes a new Microsoft-blessed way to secure Linux.
Plus, our thoughts on the slow decline of mailing lists in open-source development. Special Guest: Neal Gompa.


482: Legacy Gets the Boot

The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
Plus, we try out the new Ubuntu release on the ODROID H3+. 


481: Just a Prompt Away

Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point. 


480: Taming the Beast

What the heck is going on? Fedora is dropping features, GNOME is getting Iced, and the mistake we'll never make again. We've got a lot to sort out. 


479: Good Software, Bad Blood

We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars. Special Guest: Tim Canham.


478: The Best of Both Worlds

We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private. 


477: The Feeling of Fast

We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up. 


476: Canary in the Photo Mine

Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons. 


475: Brent's Bug Battle

Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.
Plus we take a look at Ubuntu Unity as it becomes an official flavor. 


474: Linux's Malware Inevitability

We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.
Plus, we announce who will be joining us at JPL in September. Special Guest: Cassidy James Blaede.


473: End of the Road

The five most common problems when trying out an immutable Linux distro like NixOS. Plus, why one Linux dev says just target WINE. 


472: 5 Problems With NixOS

Our garage Linux server has died, and this time we’re looking at data loss. We attempt to revive our zombie box and reflect on what went wrong. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


471: The Cottonwood Disaster

We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


470: Let's Call It an Upgrade

Is the Linux desktop hard to love? A long-time user experience developer argues it is, and we respond to his criticisms. 


469: Tough Linux Love

A fundamental change is coming to desktop Linux, and Silverblue might be our hint at where things are going. 


468: The Read Only Scenario

We try and bust a common Linux distro myth. Then what surprised Chris about his new Steam Deck. 


467: All Hands on Deck

We were fixing servers all night, but at least we have a great story. A special guest joins us to help make a big show announcement. Special Guest: Tim Canham.


466: The Night of a Thousand Errors

The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.
Brent's Node : 03cf7e9b79a3230749db642ad690889065ec35b9ded184266d4fce424ab75470fc 


465: Too Nixy for My Shirt 

We're going back in time to witness the early days of a critical tool to build Linux, then jump forward 15 years and join our buddy Brent on his journey to learn that very tooling. 


464: Git Happens

One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love. Special Guest: Quentin Stafford-Fraser.


463: Humble Beginnings

From skeptic to buyer, why the HP Dev One is the best Linux laptop yet. This is the one review you don't want to miss. 


462: One Cosmic Collaboration

Three tails of tech tribulations, and how Brent saved his openSUSE Tumbleweed box from the brink. 


461: Deep in the Tumbleweeds

A new Linux update allows Intel to control features in your CPU using hardware-level DRM. 


460: CPU as a Service

We take a sneak peek at some future tech coming to Linux, and share details on HP's new laptop that runs POP! 


459: Better than Butter

NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders. Special Guests: Avery Pennarun and Christian F.K. Schaller.


458: NVIDIA's New View

Each of us brings a secret topic to the show, and we discover a common theme about using the wrong tool for the right job. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


457: Automated Chaos

If we could change just one mistake in our Linux journey, what would it be?
Open a channel to our node: 037d284d2d7e6cec7623  (https://amboss.space/node/037d284d2d7e6cec7623adbe600450a73b42fb90800989f05a862464b05408df39) 


456: Our Linux Regrets

We've hit a bump in the road with the NixOS challenge, and share what it might not be great at. Plus, what we didn't cover in our Ubuntu 22.04 review. 
The one where we don't talk about Ubuntu 22.04 at all.
Open a channel to our Lightning Node: 037d284d2d7e6cec7623adbe600450a73b42fb90800989f05a862464b05408df39 Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Martin Wimpress.


455: I run NixOS BTW

Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


454: Double Distro Details

We just wrapped up our East Coast meetup and have a bunch of great stories to share. Plus some Nix ups and downs, and more. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.


453: Raleigh Action Show

How we nearly crashed our Matrix server; what we did wrong and how we're fixing it.
Plus an update on elementary OS, GNOME's next chapter, and we kick off the NixOS Challenge.
NixOS Challenge Goals:
  Study the Nix Expression Language (https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_Expression_Language)
  Setup at least one Nix/NixOS system (https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/).
  Install htop (https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/tools/system/htop/default.nix).
  Join the Nix Nerds Matrix channel (

452: Synapse Collapse

We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions.
Plus we announce a community-wide NixOS challenge for the month of April. 


451: The NixOS Challenge

Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for.
Plus, we attempt to install Linux on an M1 MacBook live on the show. 


450: It Went Real Bad

How each of us asks for features and help from free software projects, and one of our most prescient soapboxes in a while. 


449: Bugfix and Chill

We surprise each other with three different topics, hidden away by encryption in our show notes - we literally have no idea what we're talking about this week. 


448: A Mystery in Plain Sight

We look at two new options that enable ANYONE to run a personal server at home or a small business. 


447: An Umbrel for Everything

We put the sports car of Linux laptops to the test. Is it the multi-tasking machine it claims to be?
And an essential update on the show. 


446: Kudu Cores and Cloud Wars

Linux is the master of small computers, and this week it’s going to the next level. We chat with the creator of the $15 Linux box and share some significant updates for the Raspberry Pi. Special Guest:  Brian Benchoff.


445: Brent's Betrayal

There's just something off about Ubuntu these days, this week we put it all together. 


444: Much Ado About Ubuntu

We all take it for granted, but it is one of the best things about Linux. We share the history of the live CD, how it all got started, and the times it saved our bacon. 


443: Linux Did This First

SUSE had an awkward week; we breakdown the very mixed launch of SUSE Liberty Linux.
Plus, we've cracked what's driving Linux Distribution adoption these days. 


442: Liberty Leaks and Lies

We make some last-minute changes to our server setup and catch up on a bunch of thought-provoking feedback. Special Guests: Martin Wimpress and Neal Gompa.


441: Planet Incinerating Technology

A new initiative uses open source to keep podcasting decentralized and add new features. 
We chatted with Dave Jones behind the Podcast Index. Special Guest: Dave Jones.


440: Saving Podcasting from Centralization

Our new server setup is bonkers, but we love it. 


439: Double Server Jeopardy

We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Drew DeVore, and Joe Ressington.


438: Million-Dollar Predictions

It's the second annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2021. 
