LINUX Unplugged
An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 631
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
611: Distro Double Trouble
Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04 are here—We break down what's new, what stands out, and what we love most about each release.
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610: Linus' Next Big Thing
Apple's software is going rotten, while Linux sneaks up as the better Mac. Linus grumbles through Git's 20th birthday, and we spot a hardware window Linux better not slam shut.
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608: Linus' NT Surprise
Linux 6.14 lands with big improvements for gaming, laptops, and filesystems—but why is a Windows feature sneaking into our kernel?
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606: Nix's Magic Cookbook
We have stories to share, guests joining us, insights from our week at Planet Nix, and Brent's big bombshell.
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605: Goodbye World
We are digging into a superpower inside your Linux Kernel. How eBPF works, and how anyone can take advantage of it.
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604: One Week Left
We're pre-gaming two of the biggest Linux events of the year. Engineers, organizers, and surprise guests are dropping by to give us the scoop before it all begins.
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603: All Your Kernels Belong to Rust
There have been major Rust developments in the Linux Kernel; we discuss what's new and how it will impact the future. Plus, we're joined by a special guest.
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602: The BSD Humbling
Our FreeBSD Challenge comes to a close, and chances are one of us will be paying the Windows tax.
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600: Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once
We celebrate 600 episodes, announce a new show feature, and officially launch the FreeBSD challenge.
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599: Psycho Shower Linux Power
On the eve of episode 600, we introduce our next challenge and explore the new wave of Linux phones.
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598: Not Your Distrohopper's Distro
With more criticisms of NixOS than ever—do they have a point? We'll dig into the tough critiques and give our perspective.
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597: Cache My OS
We're taking on some of the toughest critiques of the Linux desktop, then taking a look at CachyOS and what makes it feel like a million bucks.
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596: Perilously Pontificated Predictions
We make our big Linux predictions for 2025, but first, we score how we did for 2024.
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595: Network 'n Burning Bonanza
We tested out the OpenWRT One and tried it in a unique use case. Then, Wes goes back to 1999 to solve a problem.
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593: Zen and the Art of Kernel Preempting
A special guest joins us for the news, then we dive headfirst into our RT Linux kernel adventures—where speed seduced, but stability ghosted us.
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592: Chris' Netboot Nonsense
USB thumb drives are old and busted. No hard drive? No problem. Need a quick system rescue or work in another distro for the day? Easy.
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