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lesen.mp3 | ein buchpodcastRubbel den Fitzek! | LBM-BerichtEs ist offiziell Frühling! Woran erkennt man das? Die Vögel zwitschern UND die Leipziger Buchmesse hat mal wieder stattgefunden. Annika war am Start und gibt uns in der heutigen Folge einen detaillierten Bericht. Denn Annika hat sie alle gesehen: Doris R. Thomas, natürlich den obligatorischen Fitzek-Auflauf bis hin zum liebsten Trend von uns allen: Socken! Erwähnte Bücher:AnnikaNowhere Heart Land von Emily Marie Lara (just finished)BineDie stumme Patientin von Alex Michaelides (currently reading)GordonFischtage von Charlotte Brandi (currently reading) Checkt auch unsere...
2025-04-1842 min
Self-Hosted141: Eats, Shoots & LeavesBambu Labs teaches us how to lose friends and alienate people. Then, Alex Tran from Immich joins us for a project update, and we shared some dreams for a community RSS project.Special Guest: Alex Tran.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.Keebio: Sign up for their newsletter to get 5% off your first...
2025-01-2457 min
Changelog & FriendsANTHOLOGY – Self-hosted, self-confident & self-employedWe take you one last time back to the All Things Open 2024 hallway track to talk with some friends, new & old. We speak with Alex Kretzchmar about self-hosting. We speak with Israa Taha about self-confidence. We speak with Avindra Fernando & Adhithi Ravichandran about self-employment.
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2024-11-081h 27Changelog Master FeedANTHOLOGY – Self-hosted, self-confident & self-employed (Changelog & Friends #69)We take you one last time back to the All Things Open 2024 hallway track to talk with some friends, new & old. We speak with Alex Kretzchmar about self-hosting. We speak with Israa Taha about self-confidence. We speak with Avindra Fernando & Adhithi Ravichandran about self-employment.
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2024-11-081h 27The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceANTHOLOGY – Self-hosted, self-confident & self-employed (Friends)We take you one last time back to the All Things Open 2024 hallway track to talk with some friends, new & old. We speak with Alex Kretzchmar about self-hosting. We speak with Israa Taha about self-confidence. We speak with Avindra Fernando & Adhithi Ravichandran about self-employment.
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2024-11-081h 27Self-Hosted130: Make it or Break itPrusa's Mk4S 3D printer seems to have hit the mark. Alex gets a tour of an awesome new maker space, we take a look at AdventureLog, and much more.Special Guest: Jscar_Hawk.Sponsored By:Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets. Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Support...
2024-08-231h 05Self-Hosted127: Can't Fix What You Don't TrackChris gets serious about tracking maintenance and alerts, why Alex is impressed by the RISC-V-powered NanoKVM, how we might end up using Docmost, and a follow-up review of LubeLogger.Sponsored By:Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets. Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Grab Sats wi...
2024-07-1258 minSelf-Hosted125: Tiny Mini Micro Systems FTWAlex's mini-PC surprise, why we're trying Tube Archivist, Alex's Nextcloud update, and how Chris stacks automations with Bitfocus Companion.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets. Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that...
2024-06-1451 minChangelog & FriendsSelf-hosted media server goodnessAlex Kretzschmar joins Adam to discuss their experiences with building the “perfect media server” and all the hardware and software involved to make it happen — LinuxServer.io, PerfectMediaServer.com, Plex, Jellyfin, ZFS, mergerfs, TrueNAS, Docker Compose and so much more in this episode.
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2024-05-171h 43The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceSelf-hosted media server goodness (Friends)Alex Kretzschmar joins Adam to discuss their experiences with building the “perfect media server” and all the hardware and software involved to make it happen — LinuxServer.io, PerfectMediaServer.com, Plex, Jellyfin, ZFS, mergerfs, TrueNAS, Docker Compose and so much more in this episode.
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2024-05-171h 43Changelog Master FeedSelf-hosted media server goodness (Changelog & Friends #44)Alex Kretzschmar joins Adam to discuss their experiences with building the “perfect media server” and all the hardware and software involved to make it happen — LinuxServer.io, PerfectMediaServer.com, Plex, Jellyfin, ZFS, mergerfs, TrueNAS, Docker Compose and so much more in this episode.
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2024-05-171h 43Self-Hosted119: Why So Many Llamas?Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models.Special Guest: Wes Payne.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. This Week in Bitcoin: A high-signal Bitcoin news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in o...
2024-03-2047 minSelf-Hosted118: How Hard Could it Be?Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools.Special Guest: Jon Seager .Sponsored By:This Week in Bitcoin: A high-signal Bitcoin news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Stri...
2024-03-0854 min
LINUX Unplugged549: Will it Nixcloud?Deploying Nextcloud the Nix way promises a paradise of reproducibility and simplicity. But is it just a painful trek through configuration hell? We built the dream Nextcloud using Nix and faced reality.Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Warp Terminal: Warp - the re-imagined terminal now available for Linux with multiple distributions available including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Arch Linux.Kolide: Kolide is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and...
2024-02-121h 34
DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and ToolingTailscale EverythingBret is joined by Alex Kretzschmar to talk about Tailscale, a universal VPN that connects teams, devices, and development environments for easy access to remote resources.🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation in 2025. I'm so thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I finish building the course. https://learn.bretfisher.com/waitlist🍾Alex and I talk about projects he's worked on in con...
2024-01-0555 minSelf-Hosted112: Red Light, Green LightAlex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds.
Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.Sponsored By:45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ...
2023-12-1558 minSelf-Hosted110: Google Photos ReplacementThat man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15.Special Guests: Alex Tran and Brent Gervais.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/ssh45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Support Self-HostedLinks:
2023-11-171h 11LINUX Unplugged529: Changing the GameEven 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.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide is a...
2023-09-251h 12Self-Hosted105: Sleeper Storage TechnologyAlex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more.Special Guest: Antonio Musumeci.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion fo...
2023-09-081h 11Self-Hosted93: The Podman PerspectiveAlex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us.Special Guest: Alex Ellis.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Support Self-HostedLinks:Secret Management with Ansible Vault and docker-compose - YouTube — Secret management with docker-compose doesn't have to be an en...
2023-03-2459 minLINUX Unplugged502: Docker ShockerThe story of an open-source hero who became a villain.Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Berlin Meet Up — Join Brent fo...
2023-03-201h 19Self-Hosted92: Rip it all OutFind out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal.Special Guest: Brent Gervais.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Support Self-HostedLinks:LinuxFest Northwest 2023 — October 20-22, 2023, Bellingham Technical College. LFNW2023: ❝Your Fest is Back!❞Alex Network Diagram v4 — A updated...
2023-03-1058 minSelf-Hosted91: Total Network RebuildAlex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more!Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Support Self-HostedLinks:Images for this episode — Alex's Network Diagram and stuffs!SSH 003: Home Network Under $200 Restricting ASRock Rack BMC to dedicated IPMI_LAN port only — During this process I came across a frus...
2023-02-2457 minSelf-Hosted89: JellyfansJoin us for the surprising conclusion to our month-long challenge.Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Catherine Kretzschmar.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:Plex now has more streaming users than media server users — The company announced earlier this month that it now has 16 million monthly active users. While it...
2023-01-2758 minLINUX Unplugged492: A New Challenge ApproachesJoin 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.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals...
2023-01-091h 13
Office Hours 2.011: Flipping The SwitchWe're pushing our new website to production live on the show today. We have no idea how things will turn out - but we're taking you along for the ride either way!Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Sponsored By:Linode: Get $100 to check out a rocking Linode system, and support the show!Join the Party! The Jupiter Membership Party: Join the party and get exclusive content. Links:Twitter is becoming a podcast app — Twitter is officially getting into podcasts. The app will launch a test version of Twitter Spaces today that includes podcasts, le...
2022-09-0147 minLINUX Unplugged471: The Cottonwood DisasterOur 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.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, sh...
2022-08-151h 13LINUX Unplugged470: Let's Call It an UpgradeWe 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.Sponsored By:Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free...
2022-08-081h 23LINUX Unplugged457: Automated ChaosEach 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.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:New NASA Black Hole Sonifications with a Remix — In some ways, this so...
2022-05-0947 minLINUX Unplugged455: I run NixOS BTWWe'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: 037d284d2d7e6cec7623adbe600450a73b42fb90800989f05a862464b05408df39Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Martin Wimpress.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100...
2022-04-251h 16LINUX Unplugged454: Double Distro DetailsHas Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases.Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Office Hours — Join ChrisLAS for an update on all things Jupiter Broadcasting.What’s New in Fedora 36 — In a blog post i...
2022-04-1859 minLINUX Unplugged453: Raleigh Action ShowWe 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.Sponsored By:Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Microsoft Working On AMD GPU Hotplug Support For Linux Driver — Here is a...
2022-04-111h 06Self-Hosted57: Alex Deletes it AllTroubleshooting goes very wrong for Alex, and he puts his backups to the ultimate test.
Plus, monitoring your freezer in Home Assistant, building a self-hosted Notion alternative, and more.Sponsored By:A Cloud Guru: This course covers the various software, tools, and utilities used to configure web services on a Linux host.Backblaze Unlimited Backup: Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud with Backblaze.Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:SONOFF CC2531...
2021-11-0547 min
All Jupiter Broadcasting ShowsAlex Deletes it All | Self-Hosted 57Troubleshooting goes very wrong for Alex, and he puts his backups to the ultimate test.
Plus, monitoring your freezer in Home Assistant, building a self-hosted Notion alternative, and more.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshBackblaze Unlimited Backup: Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud with Backblaze.A Cloud Guru: This course covers the various software, tools, and utilities used to configure web services on a Linux host.Support Self-HostedLinks:SONOFF CC2531...
2021-11-0500 minLINUX Unplugged419: What's Cookin' at System76Live from Denver, we chat with old friends and new. We get the inside scope on what has been going on at System76, and what's coming up next.
Plus we catch up with a few members of our crew, and find out what Linux tech they're loving these days.Special Guests: Aaron Honeycutt, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Carl Richell, Cassidy James Blaede, chzbacon, and Ian Santopietro.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your...
2021-08-181h 10LINUX Unplugged409: Launch Your Memories Into the FutureWe discuss old and new ways to manage, organize, index, and search your photo collection. It's our favorite Google Photo's alternatives.
Plus Chris' hands-on review of System76's customizable Launch keyboard.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. New JB Stickers: Own a bit of Jupiter Broadcasting history, while making way for the new! A Cloud Guru: By the end of this course, you...
2021-06-091h 07
LINUX Unplugged400: The See Ya Next TuesdayOld friends and new join us on a quest to celebrate four hundred episodes.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Corry Clinton, Drew DeVore, and Graham Morrison.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. A Cloud Guru: This is the Exam Prep and Final Exam course for the SUSE Certified Administrator in Enterprise Linux 15 exam, 050-754.LUP LUG Beer Stein: Share a brew with the Virtual LUG!Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:...
2021-04-0756 minSelf-Hosted38: Crouching Pi, Hidden ServerAlex shocks Chris with his latest project, then lays down some quick-fire picks.
Plus what's wrong with OPNsense's Wireguard setup?Sponsored By:A Cloud Guru: This course will provide you the fundamentals, tools, techniques, and use case examples to configure, manage and troubleshoot Linux networkingLinode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:VZW TTL Trick Alex Found on Reddit — By default, Android and iOS (probably) have IP TTL's of 64. The ISPs can use this knowledge to decide whether or not a pa...
2021-02-1241 minSelf-Hosted35: The Perfect Media ServerAlex reveals the culmination of five years of work into the Perfect Media Server.
And we respond to a ton of feedback.Sponsored By:A Cloud Guru: Develop the skills you need to write effective, powerful scripts and create command line tools using Python 3.Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshCloudFree.shop: CloudFree Smart Plug – Runs Tasmota for $9. Use code SELFHOSTED and support the show. Promo Code: SELFHOSTEDSupport Self-HostedLinks:Perfect Media Server — Alex's new site for the Perfect Media server.Serverbuilds.netM...
2021-01-0144 minLINUX Unplugged386: Perilously Precocious PredictionsFriends join us for a special edition of the show to review last year's predictions, and forecast the future.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Joe Ressington, and Neal Gompa.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. A Cloud Guru: Hundreds of courses, thousands of hands-on labs.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:LINUX Unplugged 281: 2019 PredictionsLINUX Unplugged 334: Particularly Poor PredictionsLINUX Unplugged 335: Practically Perfect Predictions
2020-12-3057 minLINUX Unplugged383: Murder of a DistroRed Hat just made big changes to how CentOS works, we breakdown the good, and the bad.
Plus how you can DIY a cheap IP KVM using a Raspberry Pi.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Hector Martin.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. A Cloud Guru: Hundreds of courses, thousands of hands-on labs.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Cast Your Nominations for the 2020 Tuxies — Nominate your favorite pr...
2020-12-091h 06LINUX Unplugged368: The Best is Yet to ComeIt's a new day for Jupiter Broadcasting and the show, we share our big news.
Plus our plan to help make a difference in free software, and we reunite with some old friends.
Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
0:42 Intro
1:08 SPONSOR: A Cloud Guru
2:59 Arch Update
4:13 Big News for Jupiter Broadcasting
6:58 Coder Radio Returns
8:08 Linux Action News Returns
9:45 The Future of Jupiter Broadcasting
10:23 Unplugged Core Contributors
15:01 Arch Update Part 2
16:49 Housekeeping
18:20 Arch Update Part 3
19:05 Bug Squashers Assemble
24:11 Fedora 33 Test Week
28:27 Fedora IoT
33:51 Pick: FetchCord
2020-08-261h 05LINUX Unplugged366: Linux Server SalvageWe refurbish a special machine from the Jupiter Broadcasting Hardware Archive and try out Matrix, the one chat platform to rule them all.
Plus Dan and Cassidy from elementary OS join us to discuss version 6.0.
Chapters:
0:00 Pre-Show
0:45 Intro
2:25 KDE Neon 20.04
4:17 Mozilla Resturcturing
8:21 elementary OS 6
18:29 Housekeeping
20:00 Matrix
22:33 Silver Salvage
29:43 Matrix Server Punishment Test
33:04 Clients Galore
35:06 Secure By Default
43:56 Outro
45:08 Post-ShowSpecial Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Cassidy James Blaede, Danielle Foré, Drew DeVore, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedL...
2020-08-1248 minLINUX Unplugged361: Buttery Smooth FedoraFedora's getting to work and reconsidering some long held-assumptions.
Plus the best tool for getting things done on Linux, we take a look at openSUSE Leap 15.2, and breathe new life into an old Pebble.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Jeff Fortin Tam, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Show & Tell: A steampunk desktop background radiation monitor
Getting Things GNOME 0.4 released!
Getting Things GNOME - GNOME Wiki
Getting Things GNOME on Flathub
Stirring things up for Fedora 33
Know when we’re going to be live. Check out th...
2020-07-0853 minLINUX Unplugged354: Microsoft FINALLY Gets ItWindows is getting more competitive by adopting core Linux features, so we cover the latest Linux-inspired additions to Windows. Then review the new release of Pi-hole, sort through recent PINE64 updates, and read your feedback.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Drew DeVore, Neal Gompa, and Philip Muller.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:WireGuard patchset for OpenBSD
Microsoft President Brad Smith Acknowledges They Were Previously Wrong On Open-Source
2020-05-201h 00Self-Hosted17: Where Do I Start?Knowing which hardware to buy or which apps to run on that shiny new hardware can be hard. Chris and Alex discuss networking gear and where to find some of the best getting started documentation on the net.
Plex have been busy and launched two new apps, we cover that and more in this episode of Self-Hosted.Support Self-HostedLinks:Self-Hosted now has a Discord server! — Join us over on Discord!Plex Blog - Two New Delicious Apps — A post from Plex about their two shiny new apps.Plex Dash — A Medium post f...
2020-04-2340 minLINUX Unplugged348: OK OOMerToday we make nice with a killer, an early out-of-memory daemon, and one of the new features in Fedora 32. We put EarlyOOM to the test in a real-world workload and are shocked by the results.
Plus we debate if OpenWrt is still the best router solution, and chew on Microsoft's new SELinux competitor.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Window Maker Version 0.95.9 Released
Microsoft announces IPE, a new code integrity feature for Linux — Microsoft says that IPE is not intended for general-purpose computing. The IPE LS...
2020-04-081h 03LINUX Unplugged342: Shrimps have SSHellsA radical new way to do SSH authentication, special guest Jeremy Stott joins us to discuss Zero Trust SSH.
Plus community news, a concerning issue for makers, an Arch server follow up, and more.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Jeremy Stott, Martin Wimpress, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:The makers of Jif peanut butter team up with Giphy to try to settle the GIF/Jif debate once and for all
Manjaro Linux on Twitter: After several months of development we are happy to announce Manjaro Linux 19.0 release...
2020-02-2659 minSelf-Hosted12: Which Wiki WinsWe try out the top self-hosted Wikis and tell you which we like best, and Chris has a major project off-grid update.
Plus Alex tells us about his robot vacuum that runs Ubuntu.Support Self-HostedLinks:Going Solar — Work, Life, and RV Podcast — It's a huge investment! So we lay out our rationale for going solar after four years in our RV. Why we think who and how it gets installed is so critical, exactly HOW MUCH we spent, and how this new set up will keep us working from the road. Chri...
2020-02-1334 minSelf-Hosted11: Host Your Blog the Right WayWe each like different blogging platforms, and share why. Then our tips for keeping your server secure.
Plus a great way to score cheap drives, a Project Off-Grid update, making your household light switches smart, and Alex's review of the HDHomeRun.Support Self-HostedLinks:Telegram: Contact @hddsale — HDD Sales Telegram Channel What SMART Stats Are Telling Us About Hard Drive Reliability — As of September 30, 2019, Backblaze had 115,151 spinning hard drives spread across four data centers on two continents. Of that number, there were 2,098 boot drives and 113,053 data drives.How to disable the 3.3v pin...
2020-01-3035 minLINUX Unplugged338: Success Through VulnerabilityHow did we get from shareware to free software? We jump in the Linux powered time machine and revisit software past.
Plus a new Plasma focused laptop, and two powerful command-line picks.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:MarsCat is a Bionic Cat Powered by Raspberry Pi 3 (Crowdfunding)
Kubuntu Focus Offers The Most Polished KDE Laptop Experience We’ve Seen Yet - Phoronix
Kubuntu Focus
Windows Terminal Preview v0.8 Release | Windows Command Line
The happinesses and stresses of full-time FOSS work | Drew DeVault’s Blog
Keep...
2020-01-281h 03LINUX Unplugged337: Mystical UsersWe make an appeal to keep Linux powerful and avoid the Macification of the desktop, and review the latest developer-focused XPS 13.
Plus some community news that's getting missed, picks, and more.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:PinePhone started shipping January 17th
Fedora CoreOS out of preview - Fedora Magazine
Flatcar Container Linux | Linux for containers
Doing Things That Scale – Space and Meaning
We Ditched Mac Pro for THIS…
New Ubuntu Theme in Development for 20.04
Keep the conversation going join us on Telegram
Use your Term...
2020-01-2258 minSelf-Hosted10: Compromised CamerasWyze and Xiaomi suffer major cloud hosted blunders, so Alex tells us about his new fully offline camera security system, tied into Shinobi.
Plus Chris gets ready for Project Off-Grid's solar upgrade, our new favorite self-hosted speed test app, and a Ring alternative.Support Self-HostedLinks:Employee error to blame for massive data leak, Wyze says — The database in question was basically a copy of the production database that Wyze created to work withWhen I load the Xiaomi camera in my Google home hub I get stills from other people's homes!Alex Kr...
2020-01-1633 min
Home Assistant PodcastHome Assistant Podcast 61 – 0.104 and bringing in 2020 with Alex from SelfHostedRohan and Phil are joined by Alex from the Self Hosted Podcast to talk 0.104 and bring in 2020
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2020-01-1547 min
Jupiter ExtrasSelf-Hosted: Fixing Brent's WiFiJoin Alex and Brent for a chat about upgrading your home network with an eye towards stability, simplicity, and hosting things yourself.Links:Linksys WRT54GTomato by ShibbyUniFi AC PropfSense - World's Most Trusted Open Source FirewallAlex's pfSense BuildRaspberry Pi 4 Model B
2020-01-1013 minLINUX Unplugged335: Practically Perfect PredictionsFind out what's happening in 2020 before it happens. Our crew returns from the future with predictions so perfect you could bet some Dogecoin on it.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Why you should replace Windows 7 with Linux | Vivaldi Browser
Pacman Candy Easter Egg
Cheap DIY LED Light Strip | Self-Hosted Live Hack - YouTube
Boston Dynamics Parkour Robot
2020-01-0755 minLINUX Unplugged334: Particularly Poor PredictionsWe review our predictions and own up to what we got wrong, and what we got right in 2019.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Q&A with Sam K - Acquisition Announcement Follow Up
Keep the conversation going join us on Telegram Jupiterbroadcasting.com/telegram
My recent Plasma Basic to Brilliant video is out
Mac Pro case clone
No More Secrets - This project provides a command line tool called nms that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen on screen in the 1992 hacker movie Sneakers.
hollywood...
2019-12-3148 minLINUX Unplugged333: Linux Wayback MachineOpen source won the last decade, but what if it hadn’t? We look back at some major milestones and reflect on a world where they never existed.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Introducing netboot.xyz Docker Network Boot Server Image (PXE)
Tails - Celebrating 10 years of Tails!
Ten Years Past GNOME’s 10x10 Goal, The Linux Desktop Is Still Far From Having A 10% Marketshare - Phoronix
Linux Headlines
Jupiter Extras - NOW ON YouTube
Keep the conversation going join us on Telegram!
Container History in an I...
2019-12-241h 12Jupiter ExtrasBrunch with Brent: Catherine KretzschmarBrent sits down with Catherine Kretzschmar, professional music teacher, coding bootcamp enlistee, and humanist celebrant, for an in-person connective chat on the relationship between music and coding, the quality-of-life implications of ever-evolving home automation, an intro to humanist celebrancy, and more.
Catherine is a good friend of the Jupiter Broadcasting family and wife of Alex Kretzschmar, co-host of Self-Hosted.Special Guest: Catherine Kretzschmar.Links:Brunch with Brent: Alex KretzschmarSelf-Hosted PodcastHarmony Remotes - LogitechBeyond Sudoku - PuzzlerHumanist Celebrant - WikipediaBrent Gervais - @brentgervais on Twitter
2019-12-2448 minLINUX Unplugged332: The WSL SecretsBig things are coming to Microsoft's WSL so we get the inside scoop on what's just around the corner.
Plus a few new GNOME features, some Arch server follow up, and more!Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Hayden Barnes.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:New Gnome Extensions Tool
GNOME 3.36 Bringing Better Multi-GPU Handling With Switcheroo-Control, NVIDIA Support
Jonathon F in Launchpad
Pocket Popcorn Computer
Old Pocket C.H.I.P.
Better Together: A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Join Forces – Linux Academy
Brunch w/Jason PT1
Linux Headlines
Jupiter Ex...
2019-12-181h 01Self-Hosted7: Why We Love Home AssistantHome Assistant has changed our families' lives for the better. We share tips for getting started, implementing automation, devices we use, and our favorite integrations.
Plus Alex's thoughts on automating his new LG TV and be sure to check the links!Support Self-HostedLinks:Hard Drive Sales Telegram GroupNabu Casa — No longer worry if you left the garage door open. Quickly access your Home Assistant instance from your phone, your favorite coffeeshop or at work.
All data is fully encrypted between your device and your Home Assistant instance. No snoopingHome Assistant CloudChris' Z...
2019-12-0536 minLINUX Unplugged330: 'Tis the SSHessionGive the gift of remote support with our neat SSH trick. Also, Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss what's great about their new release.
Plus we'll share some gadget gift ideas, and what we're building for the holidays.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Cassidy James Blaede.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Thermal testing Raspberry Pi 4 - Raspberry Pi
Black Friday Sale is almost done!
Librem 5 backers have begun receiving their Linux phones
Richi’s Blog - ZeroNet
Here’s An Early Look at the PinePhone Developer Edition (Video) - OMG...
2019-12-041h 03LINUX Unplugged329: Flat Network TruthersBuild one flat network across cloud providers, personal networks, with even thousands of nodes. We feature two amazing open source solutions, and the creators behind them.
Plus community news, first impressions of Google Stadia, listener feedback, and some great picks.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Guus Sliepen, and Ryan Huber.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Chris Fisher on Twitter: “Trying out @GoogleStadia before today’s @LinuxUnplugged.
Google is Working to Bring Mainline Linux Kernel to Android
Linux 5.5 Crypto Code Has The Changes To Usher In WireGuard - Phoronix
System76 Superfan 3 Article
Photo Gall...
2019-11-271h 06LINUX Unplugged328: My Mighty Fine PineThe Pinebook Pro gets put through the travel test, while we get an update on Pine64 projects straight from the source.
Plus a few surpises from the System76 Super Fan event.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Lukasz Erecinski.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:PinePhone “BraveHeart” Limited Edition Linux SmartPhone for early adopters
MacBook Pro 2013 | eBay
2019-11-2052 minLINUX Unplugged327: Distro DiscoGet to know our Linux Users Group a little better and learn why they love their Linux distros of choice, and the one thing they'd change to make them perfect.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Neal’s DNF-on-Tumbleweed Hack
New LA free course for November
Yellow Dog Linux - WikipediaAPT-RPM — APT-RPM is a port of Debian's APT tools to a RPM based distribution.URPMI - Mageia wiki — urpmi is Mageia's command line tool for managing packages and repositoriesLinux Millionaire Question Form — Jupiter Broadcasting wants to creat...
2019-11-1259 minSelf-Hosted5: ZFS Isn’t the Only OptionGetting your storage setup just right often takes making painful mistakes first. We share ours, our current storage setups, when ZFS is not the tool for the job, and what you should consider when protecting your data.
Plus, we share a few recent project mishaps.Support Self-HostedLinks:The Perfect Media Server - 2019 Edition — Reliable means you don't lose data. And that's exactly what the MergerFS + Snapraid combo I first wrote about in 2016 has provided. A solid, boring and reliable way of storing multiple TBs of data with little fuss.Getting started wi...
2019-11-0744 minLINUX Unplugged326: Dell, elementary, Fedora, oh my!Dell expands their linux hardware lineup, why elementary OS's Flatpak support sets the bar, and we chat with Christian Schaller of Red Hat about Fedora 31 and what's around the corner.
Plus an update on Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4 and a pick that's just for Wes.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Christian F.K. Schaller, Danielle Foré, and Martin Wimpress.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Dell bets large on Ubuntu Linux laptops for builders - Mash Viral
XPS 13 Inch 10th Gen 4K Laptop | Dell USA
Roadmap for U...
2019-11-061h 02LINUX Unplugged325: DNF or DieFedora 31 strikes the right balance, we get the latest on the Librem 5 situation, and an easy graphics boost for laptops.
Plus the best way to share your terminal yet, and more.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Drew DeVore.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:srslol on Twitter: “@ChrisLAS --> Hey dude. Quick question. What is the device you’re using as external GPU for your laptop. Is it called a breakaway box? Can you add any GPU and PCIe you want through Type C USB?”
Mantiz Venus MZ-02 External Graphic Enclos...
2019-10-301h 09LINUX Unplugged324: RAMburglarsIs the ZFS tax too high? We pit ZFS on root against ext4 in our laptop pressure cooker and see how they perform when RAM gets tight.
Plus we take a look at Pop!_OS 19.10, complete our Ubuntu 19.10 review, cover community news, and lots more.Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Unix Turns 50
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie Explain UNIX (Bell Labs) - YouTube
Fedora at 15: Why Matthew Miller sees a bright future for the Linux distribution
How a business was built on podcasts for Linux: The story...
2019-10-2358 minLINUX Unplugged321: Fresh Install FeelsWhat makes a fresh install of Linux perfect? We ask our panel and share a few tools, tips, and habits that make our Linux installs perfect.
Plus the big little updates coming to Ubuntu MATE, some Pi pontification, and some significant changes for Wireguard.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:openSUSE Election Commitie Set to Open Vote on Project Name
Ubuntu MATE 19.10 Release Notes
Fedora Workstation 31 – Whats new — Christian F.K. Schaller
GameMode improvements for GNOME 3.34 and Fedora 31 by Christian Kellner
WireGuard to port to exis...
2019-10-021h 07LINUX Unplugged319: Positive in the Freedom DimensionRichard Stallman has resigned as president and director of the Free Software Foundation, and that's just one of the major shifts this week.
Also what makes Manjaro unique? We chat with one of the founders and find out why it's much more than a desktop environment.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Bernhard Landauer, Brent Gervais, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Richard Stallman Resigns — On September 16, 2019, Richard M. Stallman, founder and president of the Free Software Foundation, resigned as president and from its board of directors.GNOME relationship with GNU an...
2019-09-1858 minLINUX Unplugged317: Performance Picks for KicksWe take a trip to visit Level1Tech's Wendell Wilson and come back with some of his performance tips for a smoother Linux desktop.
Plus the story behind exFAT coming to Linux, and the big desktop performance improvements landing next week.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Drew DeVore, and Ell Marquez.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:XKCD Forum Hacked — The security breach occurred two months ago, according to security researcher Troy Hunt who alerted the company of the incident, with unknown hackers stealing around 562,000 usernames, email and IP...
2019-09-041h 06Jupiter ExtrasThe Story Behind Self-HostedBrent joins Alex and Chris to discuss the origins of Jupiter Broadcasting's new selfhosted.show. It's a casual chat about a project in the making for two years, hit play and the drinks are on us.Links:Self Hosted - Subscribe — Get the latest episodes of Self Hosted automatically
Brunch with Brent: Meet Alex from Self HostedBrunch with Brent: A Chat with Chz BaconLinuxServer.io — We are a group of like minded enthusiasts from across the world who build and maintain the largest collection of Docker images on the web, and at our core are the prin...
2019-08-2918 minLINUX Unplugged316: Self-Hosted SecretsSafely host your own password database using totally open source software. We cover BitWarden, our top choice to solve this problem.
Plus we announce a new show we're super proud of, and chat with Dan Lynch from OggCamp.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Dan Lynch, and Ell Marquez.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:low-memory-monitor: new project announcement — low-memory-monitor, as its name implies, monitors the amount of free physical memory on the system and will shoot off signals to interested user-space applications, usually session managers, or sandboxing helpers, when th...
2019-08-2855 minJupiter ExtrasBrunch with Brent: Alex KretzschmarBrent welcomes Alex into the podcast family and discusses his long journey from Apple to Red Hat, and London to Raleigh. Plus some tidbits about the new show he's co-hosting on Jupiter Broadcasting and spending time with the crew.Links:FOSDEM 2016 - How containers work in Linux — A hands on demo of the types of containers that can be brought up in Linux using only the existing distribution tools. This talk will cover the theory of what containers are and how they work in Linux, including why they differ from hypervisors and what specific properties they ha...
2019-08-271h 13
The Friday StreamEpisode 13: Forever FridayIt's the final Friday, and the crew shares some great stories from a recent team summer camp.
Plus some super-secret projects in the works, and another famous flash mob.Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Hadea Fisher.Links:Alex Kretzschmar on Instagram — “Diablo Lake in Washington at night!”Four Peaks Ice Caves in Washington StateAlex Kretzschmar on Instagram — “4 peaks timelapse”Big Four Ice CavesJupiter Extras — New content inspired by the Friday Stream
2019-08-1956 minLINUX Unplugged314: Bigger. Faster. Harder to Maintain.It's huge, and it's getting bigger every month. How do you test the Linux Kernel? Major Hayden from Red Hat joins us to discuss their efforts to automate Kernel bug hunting.
Plus our honest conversation about which Linux works best for us.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Ell Marquez, Major Hayden, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Unpatched KDE vulnerability disclosed on Twitter — When a user opens the KDE file viewer to access the directory where these files are stored, the malicious code contained wi...
2019-08-1456 minLINUX Unplugged313: I Spy With My Little PiWe put the Raspberry Pi 4 to the desktop test, and try it as our daily driver.
Plus some neat and powerful uses for recent Pis, and our thoughts on Manjaro's change of heart.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Millions of Books Are Secretly in the Public Domain. You Can Download Them Free — Prior to 1964, books had a 28-year copyright term. Extending it required authors or publishers to send in a separate form, and lots of people didn't end up doing that. Thanks to...
2019-08-071h 02LINUX Unplugged312: What Modern Linux Looks LikeManjaro takes significant steps to stand out, and the shared problem major distributions are trying to solve, and why it will shape the future of Linux.
Plus macOS apps on Linux, and our first impressions of the Raspberry Pi 4.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Drew DeVore, Martin Wimpress, Neal Gompa, and Philip Muller.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:ThinkTiny — The ThinkTiny is a miniature laptop computer with a 0.96 inch display and a design that’s heavily inspired by Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad style. There’s even a TrackPoint-like pointing nub.
Darling Picks Up New Co...
2019-07-3157 min
The Friday Stream11: IT's a Support Trap!We share family tech support stories and reminisce about the good old days of being the "go-to" tech support member.
Plus how we TV these days, streaming subscription fatigue, and Ell's search for missing persons.Links:Alex's 2019 RoadtripUpdated Nvidia Shield TV spotted in FCC listing — In the Android TV world, the Nvidia Shield TV is still by far the best option available. However, the aging hardware is due for an upgrade. Today, an FCC listing for an updated Nvidia Shield TV has been revealed, hinting that a release could be around the corner.
Forget 'R...
2019-07-291h 15LINUX Unplugged311: 32 Hours of OutrageKeynote presenter from Texas LinuxFest and established industry expert Thomas Cameron joins us to discuss the end of the distro wars, the future of Linux jobs, his personal take on IBM's acquisition of Red Hat, some really great Linux job tips, and much more.
Plus we catch up on some community news from old friends, complain about a few Linux bugs, and share a "magical" app pick.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Martin Wimpress, and Thomas Cameron.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Hiding Data In Music Might Be The Key...
2019-07-241h 08LINUX Unplugged310: All Roads Lead to LinuxWhat’s surprised us, what we got wrong, right, and what the biggest game changers have been in 2019 so far.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Jim Salter.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Firefox Now Available with Enhanced Tracking ProtectionMozilla: Want ad-free news on Firefox? That'll cost you $5Google's Manifest V3 will change how ad blocking Chrome extensions workEnd of Scientific LinuxEnd of Antergos LinuxEnd of Korora ProjectLibreOffice 6.3 Drops 32-bit Linux BuildsIntel 32bit packages on Ubuntu from 19.10 onwardsAnnouncing WSL 2Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now from $35Google Stadia announcedSubscriptions Are About to Swallow GamingCisco Leap Fr...
2019-07-1645 minLINUX Unplugged309: The Future is OpenOpen Source has taken over the world, as IBM's purchase of Red Hat closes. We reflect on this historic moment.
Plus Mozilla's been labeled an Internet Villian, we deep dive into the tech behind all the controversy and how you can self-host secure DNS.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Drew DeVore.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Red Hat, Inc. on Twitter — As #RedHat's acquisition by @IBM closes, Red Hat will maintain independence and neutrality to give customers freedom, choice and flexibility. IBM Closes Landmark Acquisition of Red Hat for $34 Bi...
2019-07-101h 05LINUX Unplugged308: The One About GPU PassthroughOur crew walks you through their PCI Passthrough setups that let them run Windows, macOS, and distro-hop all from one Linux machine.
Forget multiple partitions, dual booting, and Hackintoshes; you can do it all with Linux and KVM.
Near-native VM performance doesn't have to be painful. You only need a few prerequisites and a little help. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Windows VirtIO Drivers — 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and newer require the drivers to be digitally signed.Alex's arch-vfio-ovmf scripts — Arch Linux installation and VFIO...
2019-07-0256 minLINUX Unplugged307: What's your NextCloud?Go full self-hosted with our team’s tips, and we share our setups from simple to complex.
Plus what really happens on a 64-bit Linux box when you run 32-bit software, some very handy picks, our reaction to the new Raspberry Pi 4 and more.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:These 5D Glass Discs Store 360 TB Of Data For 13.8 Billion Years — Researchers at the University of Southampton have showcased their new nanostructured glass discs that have the ability to store digital data for billions of year...
2019-06-261h 19LINUX Unplugged304: Losing My ReligionAdopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.
Plus some old friends visit the show, reading eBooks on Linux, and a new Ryzen handheld. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Ctrl Shift Face - YouTube — Now, here’s another reminder that the tools to craft deepfakes are widely available for just about anyone with the right skills to...
2019-06-051h 06LINUX Unplugged303: Stateless and DatelessWe visit Intel to figure out what Clear Linux is all about and explain a few tricks that make it unique.
Plus Wes and Ell are back from KubeCon in Barcelona and return with some great news for open source.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Assigning GPU Devices - Red Hat Customer Portal — To assign a GPU to a guest virtual machine, you must enable the I/O Memory Management Unit (IOMMU) on the host machine, identify the GPU device by using the lspci co...
2019-05-291h 08LINUX Unplugged302: Dark Style RisesCan the Free Desktop avoid being left behind in the going dark revolution? Cassidy from elementary OS joins us to discuss their proposal.
Plus we complete our Red Hat arc by giving Silverblue the full workstation shakedown, Drew shares his complete review, and we discuss the loss of Antergros.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Cassidy James Blaede, and Drew DeVore.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Antergos Linux Project Ends — Today, we are announcing the end of this project. As many of you probably noticed over the past several months, we no longer ha...
2019-05-221h 05LINUX Unplugged301: Peak Red HatWe scale the Red Hat Summit and come back with a few stories to share.
Plus some big community news, finding threats on the command line, and our reaction to Microsoft shipping the Linux kernel in Windows.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Ell Marquez, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Scientists Develop Software That Simulates Sound Of Stars — A team of astronomers from University of Wisconsin-Madison successfully developed a software called GYRE that can simulate the complex vibrations that stars produce.GitHub Package Registry: Your pac...
2019-05-151h 09LINUX Unplugged300: Ultimate Fedora TestIs Fedora 30 the peak release of this distribution? We put it through the ultimate test, live on the air, and put everything on the line.
Plus Red Hat’s new logo, Dell’s new Linux workstations, and meet a new member of our crew.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Neal Gompa.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:I made a smart watch from scratch — I decided sometime last year that I wanted to make a smart watch from scratch. I am an electrical engineer and product designer by day, so this w...
2019-05-071h 05LINUX Unplugged299: Shame as a ServiceFresh back from LinuxFest Northwest we share a few of our favorite stories and memories.
Plus our concerns with Purism's new subscription services, Fedora 30 is released, and we spin up the Distro Hoppers.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:What's new in Fedora 30 Workstation — Fedora 30 Workstation includes the latest release of the simple, beautiful GNOME 3.32 desktop environment.Librem One by Purism — A growing bundle of ethical services.
Librem One Campaign Wants to Help De-Google Your Life — Purism, perhaps best known for the Librem 5 Linux...
2019-05-011h 13LINUX Unplugged298: Blame JoeThis week we discover the good word of Xfce and admit Joe was right all along. And share our tips for making Xfce more modern.
Plus a new Debian leader, the end of Scientific Linux, and behind the scenes of Librem 5 apps.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Pepsi drops plans to use orbital billboard — “This was a one-time event; we have no further plans to test or commercially use this technology at this time.”Ataris VCS Delayed, But Does Anyone Even Care? — There’s...
2019-04-241h 05LINUX Unplugged292: Cheese on the SCaLEA new voice joins the show, and we share stories from our recent adventures at SCaLE 17x.
Plus we look at the Debian project's recent struggles, NGINX's sale, and Mozilla's new service.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Ell Marquez.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:On 30th anniversary of web, Amazon shares first homepage, Google keeps doodling and more – GeekWireThe Web Foundation on Twitter — In 1989, @timberners_lee submitted a proposal that would change the world.
To celebrate #Web30, for the next 30 hours we're asking everyone to contribute to a crowdsourced time...
2019-03-131h 12LINUX Unplugged290: Proper Pi PedigreeWe head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.
Plus some great news for Gnome users, OBS studio has a new funding model, and a nostalgic chat with our study buddy Kenny.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:More GNOME Shell / Mutter Performance Optimizations & Latency Reductions Still Coming - Phoronix — Specifically on the Ubuntu front, Daniel has released a fix for Ubuntu 19.04 Disco and Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic to deal with 144/120Hz displays where GNOME's Mutter caps th...
2019-02-2758 minLINUX Unplugged279: WireGuardians of the GalaxyWe have a WireGuard success story to share, and it's probably not what you're expecting.
Plus we check in on Ubuntu 19.04, start the search for an Emby replacement, and how to use Reddit on the commandline.Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Fire effect for the Keyboardio Model 01 keyboardKeyboardio: heirloom-grade keyboards for serious typistschrimbus_'s self hosted streaming questions — Yo @ChrisLAS / @ubuntupodcast I'm tired of depending on our internet to play movies for the kiddo. I was trying to rip some dvds tonight using VLC and AcidRip in ho...
2018-12-121h 06LINUX UnpluggedEpisode 270: Stratis Pulls it All TogetherRed Hat developer Andy Grover joins us to discuss Stratis Storage, an alternative to ZFS on Linux and its recent milestone.
Also Google subtracts Plus, some KDE and GNOME news, and a bit of forgotten Linux history.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Andy Grover, and Martin Wimpress.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:IRL GlassesGoogle Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public — Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network and then opted not to disclose the issue this past spring, in...
2018-10-101h 10LINUX UnpluggedEpisode 269: Alternate Desktop UniverseWhat if desktop computing went a very different direction in the late 90s? Deeply multithreaded from the start, fast, intuitive, and extremely stable. This is the world of Haiku, and we go for a visit.
Plus the latest community news, true flicker freedom comes to Fedora, and our favorite tools for easy virtual machines on our laptops.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Brent Gervais.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:System76 To Release A "New Open-Source Computer"Fedora 29 Succeeds At Flicker-Free Boot Experience On Intel HardwareGoogle gets into game streaming with Project...
2018-10-031h 04LINUX UnpluggedEpisode 268: Elementary, My Dear PlasmaWe chat with Nate Graham who’s pushing to make Plasma the best desktop on the planet. We discuss his contributions to this effort, and others.
Plus we get the scope on a new Juno feature from the source, and the creator of WSLinux a distro built specifically for Windows 10’s Windows Subsystem for Linux joins us.
Also some community news, some old friends stop by, and more!Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Hayden Barnes, Martin Wimpress, and Nate Graham.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:ytdl...
2018-09-261h 12LINUX UnpluggedEpisode 267: People PatchesLinus takes a break and the Linux kernel adopts a new Code of Conduct. We work through these major watershed moments, and discuss what it means for the community.
Plus our review of our brand new ThinkPad T480’s running Linux, the bug you need to know about, and why this might be one of the greatest Linux laptops of all time.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Danielle Foré, and Eric Hendricks.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Cloudflare goes InterPlanetaryLinux 4.19-rc4 released, an apology, and a maintainership noteCode of Conduct: Let...
2018-09-191h 19LINUX UnpluggedEpisode 260: Thinkpad as a ServiceWe get an update from Dell’s Barton George on their Linux initiative Sputnik, cover some important community news, and the uncomfortable questions raised by Krita’s new financial boost.
And some simple tips to improve your security at the edge.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Barton George, Brent Gervais, and Eric Hendricks.Sponsored By:Ting: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.Digi...
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