Linux Matters

Linux Matters
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Dec 26, 2023 • 26min

This is how I roll

In this episode: Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3. Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu - You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub. Martin is building and running Snaps on NixOS. 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.
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Dec 12, 2023 • 28min

Snap, Crackle and Desktop

In this episode: Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck. Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse, by developing AWS Lambdas on his desktop. Martin creates an Open-Source Apple AirDrop-alike for sending files around the aether with LocalSend 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.
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Nov 28, 2023 • 29min

Bottom is the new Top

In this episode: B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix. Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi. Mark continues his adventures integrating his static blog with the Fediverse. We also mentioned owncast for self-hosting live streams, which also has deep Fediverse integration. 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.
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Nov 14, 2023 • 30min

Blogging to the Fediverse

In this episode: Mark is publishing blog posts to the Fediverse with help from Seb Jambor’s ActivityPub.academy and Paul Kinlan’s blog. Martin is writing Rust code without knowing Rust. Alan is Resurrecting a NextCloud Box and using it for something new. 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.
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Oct 31, 2023 • 30min

Mish Mash Mesh

In this episode: Alan upgrades the network in a rented student house with TP-Link Deco Mark details the gaming journey of a tiny-handed toddler from button mashing to throwing rocks Martin is building a solid-state NAS with NixOS 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.
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Oct 17, 2023 • 33min

One Hundred Percent Colombian

In this episode: Martin is using Distrobox, via Universal Blue, to run OBS Studio Portable built for Ubuntu on NixOS. You might also like Bazzite, an OCI image that serves as an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck. Alan laments the trials and tribulations of updating dozens of Snaps to current standards, including the wonderful Bombsquad Mark does a spot of J2ME retro-gaming on Android using J2ME Loader and (nearly) RetroDECK 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.
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Oct 3, 2023 • 21min

Um, actually

We go over the feedback from the first 12 episodes. TPM Lots of people recommended YubiKey TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu Tang server for remote key delivery Unlocking with a USB key Backups We answer some questions about our backup solutions Music SongShift for iOS can migrate your playlists between services. Cider 2 is available on Itch.io ZeroTier Alan and Martin have installed ZeroTier on the Steam Deck. NixOS You can set up printing with auto discovering using Martin’s CUPS and Avahi configurations. Also see the NixOS Wiki about Printing 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.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 35min

Steam Deck Emulation Done Right

In this episode: Alan is consolidating multiple services onto a dedicated server Mark is contributing to a large open source project Martin is retro gaming on a refurbished Steam Deck with RetroDECK, ScreenScraper, and ZeroTier 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.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 28min

Using Two GPUs at Once

In this episode: Mark has been exploring the secrets of the TPM Martin is running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC. Alan is getting ongoing data from an EV. 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.
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Aug 22, 2023 • 29min

History All The Way Down

In this episode: Martin is creating a magical shell history with Atuin Alan is using Axiom to visualise a “data takeout” of a Mini EV Mark is going maximum Google with a previously owned Pixel 6a purchased via Mozillion, then de-googling with Simple Mobile Tools. 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.

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