Episodes
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617: The Disposable Server
June 1st, 2025 | 48 mins 51 secs
albyhub, aurora, bazzite, bluefin, brew, debian, disposable server, distrobox, dnf, ephemeral server, fedora, fedora 42, fuse, homebrew, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, lazygit, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mini-challenge, minio, nextcloud, nix, nixos, open source, plex, rclone, rhel, rhel 10, self-hosted, server, silverblue, systemd, tailscale, tui challenge, ubi, universal base images, vps, weather api, weatherstar 4000, ws4kp, yt-dlp, ytdl-sub
Spin up, share, nuke. We each build a throwaway server, and then rate each others' setups.
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616: From Boston to bootc
May 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 30 mins
ai, ai wish machine, ansible, artificial intelligence, atomic updates, bluefin, bootc, carl's pocket meat, crab cakes, fedora, fedora project leader, fips, hugging face, hybrid cloud, image mode, immutable, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux unplugged, llm, llm-d, matt hicks, mcp, model context protocol, nixos, ollama, open source, open source ai, openshift, openshift virtualization, podcast completionists, podman, post-quantum cryptography, quantum computing, ramalama, red hat, red hat ai, red hat ansible automation platform, red hat enterprise linux, red hat summit, red hat summit 2025, rhel 10, tui challenge, vllm, yazi
Fresh off Red Hat Summit, Chris is eyeing an exit from NixOS. What’s luring him back to the mainstream? Our highlights, and the signal from the noise from open source's biggest event of the year.
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615: 25.05 Reasons to NixOS
May 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 5 mins
#! /bus, actual budget, asahi, asahi nixos, bash, brett johnson, cb, cosmic, crab-hole, cursor, dawarich, flake, gmrs, gnome, gokapi, haven, hydra, immich-public-relay, jupiter broadcasting, kde, lan van, linux podcast, linux unplugged, marytts, mazanoke, mazanoke-nix, nix-search-tv, nixos, nixos 25.05, nixos modules, nixos-rebuild-ng, nostr-rs-relay, omnom, owntracks, pinchflat, plasma, podcast completionists, postgrest, python, release manager, self-hosted, strfry, switcheroo, text-to-speech, traccar, tristan ross, tsdproxy, tui challenge, umurmur, vamoose
With NixOS 25.05 around the corner, we sit down with a release manager to unpack what’s new, what’s changing, and what’s finally getting easier. Spoiler: it’s not just the tooling.
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614: Self-Hosted Location Tracking
May 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
bcachefs, cb radio, coreutils, dawarich, degoogle, element.fm, filesystem, gmrs radio, gnome, gnome foundation, golden grot award, google location history, grafanacon, home assistant, immich, jeff's industrial trash bin rescue special, jupiter broadcasting, launch, libcaca, linux podcast, linux unplugged, live meep, location history, location tracking, maps, meshsidecar, mq-7, nixos, nixos hardware team, nixos steering committee, nixos-hardware, phoronix, photoprism, podcasting 2.0, privacy, road trip tracker, rust, self-hosted, steven deobald, sudo-rs, tailscale, tailscale meetup, tui challenge, ubuntu, ubuntu 25.10, uutils, van rescue, youtube, ytviewer
We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week’s Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.
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613: Packets, Power, and Paulus
May 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
big juicy van, dad hat, dodge ram b250, home assistant, home assistant interview, jeff's industrial trash bin rescue special, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter garage, linux automation, linux community, linux in excel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, open home, open home foundation, open source, paulus schoutsen, self-hosted, self-hosted swag, ssh swag, state of the open home, the launch, van rescue, works with home assistant
We chat with the founder of Home Assistant and then fire up Brent’s Linux-powered rig.
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612: 25 Years of LinuxFest Northwest
April 27th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
bcachefs fixes, boosts feedback, carl richell, cosmic, crowd interviews, distro discussions, fedora, flatpak, james sundquist, josé ibañez, jupiter broadcasting, linux community, linux podcast, linux prepper podcast, linux trivia, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, live show, meep, open source accessibility, retro gaming, system76, trimui, trimui smart pro
We're live from LinuxFest Northwest 2025. We're joined by guests from the audience, try our hand at Linux trivia and share our experiences from the best fest in the West.
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611: Distro Double Trouble
April 20th, 2025 | 59 mins 41 secs
anaconda, arm64, beacondb, canonical, cosmic, digital wellbeing, encryption, fedora, fedora coreos, fedora workstation, github, gnome, gnome 48, hdr, ignition, jb gaming den, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde plasma, lfnw, linux 6.14, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, lxqt, matthew miller, nvidia, oci images, openwebui, ostree, plucky puffin, recordapps, self-hosted, tui challenge, ubuntu, ubuntu 25.04, wayland, web ui installer
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
April 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
apple, apt update, chromeos, community news, gaming feedback, git, jupiter broadcasting, linus torvalds, linux desktop, linux hardware, linux podcast, linux unplugged, macos decline, reproducible builds, terminal, tui
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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609: We Used to Be Friends
April 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
anti-cheat, battle.net, battleye, brood war, easy anti-cheat, framework, game emulator, gaming, gaming on linux, jupiter broadcasting, kooha, lfnw, libreoffice draw, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, lutris, nes, pdf signature, proton, r36max, retro gaming, retro handheld gaming, screen recorder, snes, starcraft, steam, vtt-summarizer, wine
We attempt to get one of the great gaming classics running on Linux, and dig into some of the technical issues still holding back Linux. Plus: Chris has a new handheld.
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608: Linus' NT Surprise
March 30th, 2025 | 54 mins 45 secs
amdgpu drivers, android development, bcachefs improvements, btrfs features, filesystem updates, fuse enhancements, gaming performance, jupiter broadcasting, laptop power, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, nixos laptops, ntsync integration, open source hosting, road gear, windows compatibility, wine support, xfs updates
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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607: Ubuntu's Rusty Roadmap
March 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
community feedback, coreutils replacement, desktop wellbeing, fedora beta, gnome 48, gnome performance, gpl concerns, grapheneos, haiku os, hdr support, jupiter broadcasting, linux podcast, linux traditions, linux unplugged, mesa nvk, notification stacking, open-source security, proton donation, rust tools, supply chain, tailscale vpn, tui challenge, ubuntu roadmap, ulauncher, uutils adoption
Canonical's VP of Engineering for Ubuntu reveals why they're swapping coreutils for Rust-built tools. Then we break down the GNOME 48 release, and why this one is special.
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606: Nix's Magic Cookbook
March 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 38 mins
aneesh agrawal, anthropic, apple tv, atv-desktop-remote, bang boost, bang bus, chromebook, deep dive, ebpf, eelco dolstra, firefox, flakes, flox, jb meetup, jupiter broadcasting, kelsey hightower, laser tag champions, linux podcast, linux unplugged, mike kelly, mozilla, nix in the wild, nixbook, nixos, olympia mike, planet nix, producer jeff, pyatv, ron efroni, ross turk, rust, scale, system76, the launch, thunderbird, tui challenge, year of the terminal, 🚐
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
March 9th, 2025 | 53 mins 43 secs
bcachefs, bcc, berkeley packet filter, bpf, bpftrace, bpftune, dtrace, ebpf, execsnoop, ext4slower, jupiter broadcasting, kernel tracepoints, kprobes, linux podcast, linux unplugged, multi-monitor, netop, nixos, oci images, opensnoop, python, tailscale, wes' cryptominer, xdp, xfsslower
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
March 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
alby hub, android auto, audiobookshelf, chromebook, dendrite, element, flox, fountain, graphene os, jb meetup, jupiter broadcasting, karousel, kelsey hightower, libro.fm, linux podcast, linux unplugged, matrix, niri, nixbook, nixos, openaudible, openaudible-to-audiblebookshelf, paperwm, planet nix, robert hernandez, ron efroni, scale, synapse, 🤟❄️⚖️, 🦒
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
February 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 30 secs
amazon, asahi linux, bhyve, christoph hellwig, dma, freebsd challenge, gentoo challenge, greg kroah-hartman, hector martin, jupiter broadcasting, kernel, kernel maintainer, kindle, linus torvalds, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, miguel ojeda, nping, planet nix, rust, rust kernel policy, scale, texas linux fest, txlf
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
February 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 7 mins
add water, ardour, audible, audiobookshelf, bhyve, dj khaled, doas, flox, framework, freebsd, freebsd challenge, ghostbsd, hedgedoc, jails, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, launch, libation, libluksde, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxulator-steam-utils, mate, mizutamari, music assistant, nes, netbsd, planet nix, podman, retro gaming, scale, snes, syncthing, tailscale, zfs, 👻, 🚀
Our FreeBSD Challenge comes to a close, and chances are one of us will be paying the Windows tax.