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
491: 2023 Spoilers
We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.
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490: 2022 Tuxies
It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.
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489: Brent's Secret Emails
Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.
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488: Revenge of the Lizard People
We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.
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487: The Debian Debate
After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.
Plus, follow-up on Chris' Gr…
486: Goodbye, Google
Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.
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485: Mystery Box
We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.
Plus, we follow…
484: Fedora Falls Flat
Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.
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483: Chris Is Done With Raspberry Pi
We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.
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482: Legacy Gets the Boot
Are the long-timers holding Linux back? Lennart Poettering argues we are and proposes a new Microsoft-blessed way to secure Linux.
Plus, our thoughts on the slow decline of mailing lists in open-sou…
480: Taming the Beast
Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point.
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479: Good Software, Bad Blood
What the heck is going on? Fedora is dropping features, GNOME is getting Iced, and the mistake we'll never make again. We've got a lot to sort out.
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478: The Best of Both Worlds
We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars.
Special Guest: Tim Canham.
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477: The Feeling of Fast
We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private.
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476: Canary in the Photo Mine
We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up.
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475: Brent's Bug Battle
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
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474: Linux's Malware Inevitability
Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.
Plus we take a look at Ubuntu Unit…
473: End of the Road
We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.
Plus, we announce who will be joining us at JPL in September.
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472: 5 Problems With NixOS
The five most common problems when trying out an immutable Linux distro like NixOS. Plus, why one Linux dev says just target WINE.
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