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The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.
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Published 11/13/23
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.
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Published 11/10/23
We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.
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Published 10/30/23
We try and pull off one too many projects, but you can't argue with the results. We report on our week of rebuilds and rescues and having a blast at LinuxFest Northwest.
Special Guest: Frank Karlitschek.
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Published 10/23/23
Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.
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Published 10/16/23
We ran Windows for the week with three seemingly simple objectives. How we did, our take on what's gotten a lot better about Windows, and what still needs some work.
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Published 10/09/23
Why the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't meet our expectations, and the x86 boxes you should consider instead.
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Published 10/02/23
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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Published 09/25/23
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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Published 09/18/23
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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Published 09/11/23
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.
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Published 09/04/23
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.
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Published 08/28/23
Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet?
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Published 08/21/23
We're trying out Rhino Linux—a unique take on rolling Ubuntu with AUR-like powers and other surprises.
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Published 08/13/23
Why Linux reigns for privacy; our recommendations for secure tools from chat to DNS.
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Published 08/07/23
Two important news stories, plus our thoughts on GNOME’s new windowing proposal and the Framework 16.
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Published 07/31/23
Do they build them better in Germany? We try out the next-generation InfinityBook Pro 14 and dig into TUXEDO OS.
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Published 07/24/23
Have Oracle and SUSE lost their minds? Plus, we dig into Fedora's proposal to add telemetry collection to Workstation.
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Published 07/17/23
Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop.
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Published 07/10/23
Just about every take on the Red Hat news seems to have missed the mark.
Special Guest: Carl George.
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Published 07/03/23
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.
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Published 06/26/23
Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap.
Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.
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Published 06/18/23
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.
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Published 06/12/23
We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.
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Published 06/05/23
We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.
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Published 05/29/23