LINUX Unplugged

We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it.

Plus Wimpy, Ubuntu's Desktop lead, chats with us about his future after Canonical.

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Successful open-source projects all seem to struggle with one major gorilla. Who it is, and what their options are now.

Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Jonathan Corbet.

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We showcase a tool that will change your Linux game.

Plus our thoughts on the recent Btrfs FUD, a bunch of feedback, and a handy pick.

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Wendell joins the show to cover the state of graphics on Linux, and what Intel has in store for the future.

Plus why we're excited about PeerTube again, some feedback, and more.

Special Guest: Wende…

We have some strong opinions about the state of openSUSE Tumbleweed. We've secretly been running it for the past week, and share our experience.

Plus Microsoft's path to dominating the Linux deskto…

Friends 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, a…

We reveal the winners of the 2020 Tuxies.

We've tallied the audience votes for the best open source projects, desktops, distros, editors, games, and much much more.

Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Na…

It's light as a feather, fast as hell, and everything is upstream. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon ships with Fedora, and this week we put it to the test.

Plus community news, feedback, and a great pick.

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Red 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.

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A problem that just kept getting worse and worse. What it was, and why it led us to "check in" on EndeavourOS.

Plus some important community news, handy picks, feedback, and more!

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We have the coolest new retro tool of the year, that will turn you into a Linux powered spy.

Plus the changes coming to Fedora, and what GNOME is focusing on next year.

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We review the Dell Precision 5750, a born and bred MacBook killer that runs Linux.

Plus a nasty reminder of how closely Apple monitors its users, and their fatal flaw that we think is outrageous.

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We round up our favorite tweaks to the desktop, and apps that make it great.

Plus some highlights from Arch Conf, and our reaction to Mint finally fixing their Chromium problem.

Special Guest: Drew D…

Why we think the new Raspberry Pi 400 is just the beginning.

And we chat with the CTO of the Uno Platform, a new way to bring native apps to Linux.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Pre-show
00:01:01 Intro
00:02:…

Fedora 33 is a bold release, and we’ve put it through the wringer. We tell you what’s great, and what you should know before diving in.

Plus our thoughts on the bigger problem exposed by the youtube…

We put the new Ubuntu 20.10 to the test, and chat with System76's Mechanical Engineer to get the secrets of the new Thelio Mega.

Plus some important community news, feedback, picks, and more.

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We're reminded that you can't judge a distro by its screenshots. We use Pop!_OS for a few weeks and share our embarrassing discovery.

Plus our thoughts on the new Plasma release, a super handy pick,…

Our secrets for a low-cost bulletproof Nextcloud server that we figured out the hard way. We take you into the "server garage" and share our lessons learned.

Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Drew DeV…

We embrace new tools to upgrade your backup game, securely move files around the network, and debunk the idea that Windows will ever be based on Linux.

Chapters:
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0:29 Intro
0:46 SPONSO…

What would it really take to get you to switch Linux distributions? We debate the practical reasons more and more people are sticking with the big three.

Plus Carl from System76 stops by to surprise…