Making a NixOS configuration for non-technical family members, taking a Steam Deck on an aeroplane, and publishing a GNOME extension.

Extending the range of ADSB receivers, ‘hacking’ white goods, and entering a Linux Game Jam in a not very Linux-y way.

Writing a GNOME extension, editing without nano, and what we learned from AskUbuntu.

RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots, the best mouse for desktop Linux (possibly), and using the Stream Deck to automate desktop Linux.

We discuss switching to Apple Music on desktop Linux, sideloading homebrew on the Steam Deck, and finding note-taking nirvana.

We discuss choosing a D&D alignment based on your monitor layout, spying on the skies with a Raspberry Pi, and playing games on Linux without a Steam Deck

We discuss running your own Mastodon instance for a group of friends, looking for the best Linux-loving laptop, and using the Steam Deck as your primary gaming device.

We’re delighted to tell you that we’ve got the band back together for a new podcast. Linux Matters. So, while the podcast is new, the presenter lineup will be familiar to you. We’ll be back every two weeks, talking about Open Source, Technology, gaming, software development and all the Linux matters that matter. Stay tuned to this feed, and you’ll start getting the new epsiodes, or search for Linux Matters wherever you get your podcasts.

We’ve got the band back together, and are excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Linux Matters. We will be here every two weeks, talking about all the Linux Matters that matter.

This week we’ve been watching The Matrix, giving up Facebook and buying a new car. We make predictions for the next 14 years, bring you some command line love and go over your feedback to conclude this, the last episode of Ubuntu Podcast ever! It’s Season 14 Episode 30 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Mark has been watching The Matrix. *...

This week we’ve been buying iPhones and playing with floppy disk emulators. We bring you new from the Ubuntu community and our favourite stories from past episodes of Ubuntu Podcast. It’s Season 14 Episode 29 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been buying iPhones. * Alan has been playing with Gotek Emulator. * We discuss the...

This week we’ve been playing with Steam and the Windows Terminal. We look back at how Ubuntu and evolved over the years, bring you some command line love and go over all your feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 28 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Mark has been using Windows Terminal. * Alan has been playing with steam. * We have a little...

This week we’ve been buying technology from Russia and playing OpenSpades. We announce that the Ubuntu Podcast is ending and round up our favourite stories from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 27 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been buying technology from mother Russia 🇷🇺 – Oktava MK 012 * Alan has been playing...

This week we’ve been building a new Ubuntu workstation. We interview Andreas Kling about SerenityOS, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful (and not so wonderful) feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 26 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been building a new Ubuntu workstation with his daughter. * We discuss...

This week we’ve been fixing 3″ disk drives and reading magazines. We round up the news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 25 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Mark has been reading magazines with Libby. * Alan has been fixing 3″ disk drives. * We discuss the community...

This week we have been being your eyes and contributing to Common Voice. We discuss the Ubuntu Community Team with Rhys Davies, bring you a command line love and reply to all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 24 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Rhys Davies are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Alan has been doing contributing to Mozilla Common Voice. * Rhys has been being your...

This week we’ve been playing Tabletop Simulator and enjoying DOOM Eternal. We’re joined by Rhys Davies to help round up the goings on in the Ubuntu Community and discuss our favourite stories from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 23 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Rhys Davies are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Rhys has been playing Tabletop simulator * Mark has been enjoying DOOM...

This week we’ve been migrating to Vault Warden and erasing data. We discuss the web browsers we use and bring you a command line love. It’s Season 14 Episode 22 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Mark has been migrating to Vaultwarden. * Alan has been playing with erasing data. * We discuss the web browsers we use and why we use them. *...

This week we’ve been selling more things on eBay and return to the office. We round up news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 21 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been going back to “the office”. * Alan has been putting more things on eBay. * We discuss the...

This week we’ve been playing DOOM Eternal and buying aptX Low Latency earbuds. We discuss the Steam Deck from Valve, bring you a command line love and go over all your feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 20 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been buying aptX Low Latency earbuds – EPOS GTW 270 Hybrid and Creative Labs Aurvana Trio...

This week we’ve been playing chess and trying to play DOOM Eternal. We round up the news and goings on from the Ubuntu community and our favourite picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 19 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Alan has been playing chess * Mark has been trying to play DOOM Eternal. * We discuss the community...

This week we’ve been configuring new-ish HP Microservers and entering our first game jam. We discuss Project Kebe, an open source Snap Store implementation, and respond to all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 18 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Alan has been configuring a new(er) HP MicroServer. * Martin has entered My First...

This week we’ve been holiday and been learning Godot. We round up news and goings on from the community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 17 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin has been learning Godot. * Mark has been on holiday. * We discuss the community news: * Canonical to offer Blender...

This week we’ve been playing Subnautica Below Zero, going to the pub and teaching celebrities how to D&D. We have a retrospective on our FOSS Talk Live one-button challenge. It’s Season 14 Episode 16 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson Martin Wimpress and Stuart Langridge are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Stuart has been going to the pub and showing Tim Harford from BBC More Or Less how to use...

This week we’ve been learning Davinci Resolve and instrumenting our house with DHT11 sensors. We round up the goings on from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 15 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss what we’ve been up to recently: * Martin as been learning Davinci Resolve. * Alan has been playing with DHT11...