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An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.

Location:

United States

Description:

An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.

Language:

English


Episodes

554: SCaLEing Nix

3/17/2024
We're on the ground live at NixCon and SCaLE. We catch up with old friends, and discover how Nix is devouring the Linux world one function at a time.

Duration:01:29:10

553: Portably Predictable Productivity

3/10/2024
We each bring surprise topics, a mix of hardware and software, as we prepare to hit the road for NixCon and SCaLE.

Duration:01:21:23

552: Plasma's Perfect Play

3/3/2024
Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn.

Duration:01:18:51

551: AI Under Your Control

2/25/2024
Corporate AI is a hot mess, but open-source alternatives can be open-ended chaos. We’ll test some of the best ways to get local AI tools under your control.

Duration:01:04:24

550: Ready Player Linux

2/18/2024
Chris spends the week in a VR desktop, revealing the glitches, gains, and VR's open-source future.

Duration:01:14:00

549: Will it Nixcloud?

2/11/2024
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.

Duration:01:34:10

548: Uncomfortable Linux Truths

2/4/2024
Some uncomfortable truths about using Linux, and then we introduce a new segment: Will it Nix?

Duration:01:22:35

547: Behind the Shelves

1/28/2024
Data-hoard with purpose and manage your audiobooks and podcasts with one application, plus the lone Linux box that remains on Mars.

Duration:00:53:26

546: What You’re Missing about NixOS

1/22/2024
Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.

Duration:01:11:31

545: 3,062 Days Later

1/14/2024
Kent Overstreet, the creator of bcachefs, helps us understand where his new filesystem fits, what it's like to upstream a new filesystem, and how they've solved the RAID write hole. Special Guest: Kent Overstreet.

Duration:00:57:15

544: Half the Bits, Double the Pain

1/7/2024
This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers. We load Linux on three barely alive systems, and it takes a turn we didn't expect.

Duration:01:27:16

543: Profoundly Prophetic Prognostications

12/31/2023
We make our big Linux predictions for 2024, but first, we score how we did for 2023. Special Guest: Michael Tunnell.

Duration:00:47:12

542: 2023 Tuxies

12/24/2023
It’s the fourth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2023.

Duration:00:47:19

541: Out with a Bang

12/17/2023
The stories that kept us talking all year, and are only getting hotter! Plus the big flops we're still sore about. Special Guest: Kenji Berthold.

Duration:01:16:18

540: Uncensored AI on Linux

12/10/2023
We test two popular methods to run local language models on your Linux box. Then, we push the limits to see which language models will toe the line and which won't.

Duration:01:20:17

539: Rollback Required

12/3/2023
This week, our embarrassment is your entertainment. Then, we check the age and health of all our disks with one app.

Duration:01:12:18

538: Surprisingly Smooth Transition

11/26/2023
PipeWire hits 1.0, and Wim Taymans joins us to reflect on the smooth success of PipeWire. Plus the details on the first NixCon North America, and more. Special Guests: Wim Taymans and Zach Mitchell.

Duration:01:06:06

537: This Makes Us Unemployable

11/19/2023
Can we save an old Arch install? We'll attempt a live rescue, then get into our tips for keeping your old Linux install running great.

Duration:01:08:21

536: Plasma Power-Ups

11/12/2023
The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.

Duration:01:07:41

535: Hit the Turbo

11/9/2023
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! Special Guest: Drew DeVore.

Duration:01:50:35