Linux Matters

Linux Matters
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Oct 1, 2024 • 27min

Rock around the underclock

In this episode: Martin has been overclocking and underclocking GPUs with the pretty tools: gpuviewer GreenWithEnvy Which needs a Coolbits bit mask of 28 to enable power and fan control. Linux AMDGPU Configuration Tool or LACT Requires the amdgpu.ppfeaturemask kernel parameter with this value 0xfffd7fff to enable power and fan control. Alan, who is still not a developer, has been writing more Python to discover new music via the Spotify APIs. Mark created a new Audiobook server using audiobookshelf You can send feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! 1Password1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device.Support the show and check it out at https://1password.com/linuxmatters TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Sep 17, 2024 • 32min

A pair of comfortable GPUs

In this episode: Mark brings us a clutch of Subsonic apps for Android: Tempo GoSonic Ultrasonic Symphonium Martin names a whole new category of “Top-like” tools for monitoring GPUS: nvtop intel_gpu_top nvitop amdgpu_top Alan, who is not a developer, has been writing UncleClive in Python to send Mastodon posts to a Spectrum emulator and back. You can send feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Sep 3, 2024 • 29min

Lipstick on a font

In this episode: Alan snapped Syft and Grype with classic confinement Martin patched a font from the past to add quality-of-life glyphs and braile characters, to make it marginally better to look at. Mark went in search of a self-hosted streaming music solution, and found SubSonic with mobile clients. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan. 1Password1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device.Support the show and check it out at https://1password.com/linuxmatters
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Aug 20, 2024 • 27min

Themes, Streams and Audio Machines

In this episode: Martin themes his Linux desktop and the Internet using Catppuccin. Alan has been streaming to Twitch, YouTube and Owncast with stream-sprout. Mark plays audio from his Android phone to his Linux desktop speakers. And Martin does the same with an iPad and uses playerctl and bluetoothctl to control the iPad remotely. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 32min

Mark was right, twice

In this episode: Martin is migrating notes to Joplin and heynote, and getting 2 LG DualUp monitors. Alan attempts to contribute package updates to Void and Apline linux. Mark discovers what happens when you plug a phone’s USB port into TV. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! 1Password1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device.Support the show and check it out at https://1password.com/linuxmatters TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Jul 23, 2024 • 31min

All of a Flutter

In this episode: Alan explains how and why he uses Listmonk to create, host and send out a personal email newsletter. Mark gets guilt-tripped nerd-sniped into updating the Flutter-based Quickgui project. Martin digs into his pile-o-bits to craft a new home-lab server that is quieter, cooler, harder, faster, better, stronger, and mostly empty. Martin mentioned an episode of Ask The Hosts. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Jul 9, 2024 • 28min

Welcome Homepage

In this episode: Martin uses homepage to create a static highly customizable application dashboard. Martin also mentioned the New Tab Override extension for Firefox. Mark has been composing bass parts for an album using Tux Guitar. Alan has been visualising source code in 4K with Gource. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! 1Password1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device.Support the show and check it out at https://1password.com/linuxmatters TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 31min

Quick, quicker, quickest

In this episode: Martin announces what’s new in quickemu. Mark explains how quickgui came to be. Alan starts testing with quicktest. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! 1Password1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device.Support the show and check it out at https://1password.com/linuxmatters TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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Jun 11, 2024 • 29min

Searching for a New Voice

In this episode: Alan uses records his voice with Piper Recording Studio using the LJ format for use with Piper Train to create a new generation of the old Mycroft AI apope voice. Martin has eschewed Google Search to use Kagi instead. Mark has been judging a coding contest where students used Scratch to create games, including the use of backpack. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! KolideKolide ensures that if a device isn't secure it can't access your apps. It's Device Trust for Okta.Visit kolide.com/linuxmatters to learn more. TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.
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May 28, 2024 • 33min

Quickemu rising from the Bashes

In this episode: Martin has been working on Quickemu, his project to quickly create and run optimised Linux, Windows and macOS virtual machines. Alan has a new job at Anchore, and tells us about their open-source vulnerability, SBOM, license scanners, Grype, Syft, and Grant Mark explains how he is using ntfy to send push notifications to his phone when servers do interesting things. You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us. SponsorsHere's a high-five ✋ to our sponsors – give them a visit and keep our show thriving! KolideKolide ensures that if a device isn't secure it can't access your apps. It's Device Trust for Okta.Visit kolide.com/linuxmatters to learn more. TailscaleTailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services, and devices.Try Tailscale for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

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