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F-Droid is going away if Google continues down the path of requiring that developers register their apps through Google. Jellyfin has a big update, and Steve joins the program from Texas and shares about what he's doing there. -- During The Show -- 00:52 Intro Steve remote from Texas Talking to a someone in the same space Advantage of Face to Face 08:15 Operese Windows 11 requires certain hardware Microsoft will play games with Windows 10 updates Windows to Linux migration tool Use case Codeberg YouTube Nixbook vs EndlessOS Immutable Distros Alloy Tailscale 21:50 News Wire GNU Coreutils 9.8 - gnu.org Postgres 18 - postgresql.org GROOT Robot Model - yahoo.com OBS Studio 32.0 - github.com RPM 6.0 - rpm.org Linux 6.17 - phoronix.com Kaosx 2025.09 - kaosx.us Kali Linux 2025.3 - kali.org NeptuneOS 9.0 - neptuneos.com MemVerge AI Memory Layer - blocksandfiles.com Song-Prep - huggingface.co 1T Parameter Model - huggingface.co CISA Sudo Vulnerability - thehackernews.com 23:05 F-Droid and Developer Registration F-Droid's stance Principles and Trust Model Older phones Google decides what can run on your phone Forcing phone use Alternative Options People clinging to proprietary solutions Historic cycle of open-closed-open F-Droid Post The Register 43:49 Jellyfin EFCore Migration RCs are up PLEASE TEST! Database migration completed DO NOT INTERRUPT on first boot Some plugins will need time to upgrade 32bit ARM deprecated Kodi as a front end to Jellyfin Pinchflat Jellyfin Hedgedoc -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week Noah and Steve dig into an npm attack that Red Hat has issued an alert for. We talk about small and portable laptops, and of course answer your questions. -- During The Show -- 00:52 Intro ZFS Win Meld Domain knowledge scaling 07:32 NPM Supply Chain Attack No compromised packages used in Red Hat software NPM and Node.js What the malicious code does Red Hat is on top of it Reaction to finding a compromise Red Hat Article Aikido Article 1 Aikido Article 2 Aikido Article 3 18:21 Registrar - Josh CloudFlare PorkBun Great Nerds 21:47 Small Laptop - Ziggy HP ProBook Noah's GPD Pocket v1 Surface Pro 1 Dell Latitude 2 in 1 StarLabs Star Lite 34:56 Ham Radio - Brett Open Source Ham Radio Plan to sell a kit Have a prototype Reddit Post Arkos Engineering HT-15 GitHub 37:58 News Wire Systemd 258 - phoronix.com Rust 1.90 - rust-lang.org Gnome 49 - gnome.org Firefox 143 - firefox.com Thunderbird 143 - thunderbird.net Rayhunter - helpnetsecurity.com TernFS - phoronix.com BCacheFS DKMS - hackaday.com Tails 7.0 - torproject.org Porteux - github.com Oreon 10 - oreonproject.org Azure Linux 3.0 - webpronews.com Tongyi-DeepResearch-30B-A3B - marktechpost.com Qwen3-Omni - venturebeat.com AI Risks - scmp.com Hugging Face GitHub CoPilot Integration - infoq.com 40:06 OBS OBS 32.0 Pipewire video capture Lots of other features Pipewire is professional qpwgraph 9 to 5 Linux 44:53 Tails on Trixie Tails teaches you reproduce-ability Privacy tools Changes New min requirements Persistent Apps 9 to 5 Linux -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

Explore the fascinating new KDE virtualization front end, Carton, and its impact on container management. Discover shocking revelations about the cooling inefficiencies in data centers and how AI is influencing electricity costs. Learn about Jonathan Riddell's departure from KDE and its historical significance. Plus, a groundbreaking California law allows renters to opt out of bulk ISP billing, sparking debates about consumer rights. Don't miss the latest in open-source updates and innovations!

This week Alex joins Noah and Steve and brings his expertise as a professional pilot to discuss problem solving and a systematic approach to troubleshooting. -- During The Show -- 00:52 Intro Weather Basement hammock Special Guest Alex - Professional Pilot 03:03 Kagi Serach - Fred Google's diminishing search Kagi Search Twit TV Link DuckDuckGo Perplexity Kagi vs searxng Paid models 08:55 Domain Registrar - AtypicalKernel GoDaddy No Human support Very hard to recover access NameCheap Has DynDNS Gandi Best for weird TLD Registar4Less Dirt Cheap Cheap Email hosting Delegation of control Amazing Customer Service 16:40 Everyday lessons from a pilot Professional standards Checklists Knowledge for knowledge sake Documentation Acceptable procedures Communication Using checklists Run book/quick reference checklist Following docs vs learning the tech Root Cause Production checklists "Be a Pilot" Human Factor Apathy Impulsivity Machismo Anti-Authority Resignation Invulnerability Dealing with machismo Taking Emotion out of communication Asking for feedback Expect the Unexpected -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Special Guest: Alex The Pilot.Support Ask Noah Show

This week Noah and Steve dig into the announcement that Google will verify the government identity of all Android developers, and not just those publishing on the Play Store. Google intends to verify developer identities no matter where they offer their content, and apps without verification won't work on most Android devices in the coming years. -- During The Show -- 00:48 Steve's Idea Pre-Show as a presentation Honesty and Vulnerability 04:06 Android Developer Verification Verifying all developers First smartphone We gave up administrative access Mass adoption Privilege escalation Breaking things to make them work Effect on self hosting Large apps vs small apps KYC - Know Your Customer SSL Government ID vs Screen Name 3 Glowing Stores ArsTechnica.com 26:35 iPhone Trash 1.2 million kilograms of ewaste Owning your tech The Register 28:32 Smart Phone Addiction Physical signs of addiction Administrative access limits 30:20 NewPipe and Noah's Internet Alternative front end to YouTube Google and apps they don't like Being annoying enough Trying to block YouTube YouTube at Noah's house OpenWrt solution VPN blocks Mitigating double NAT Hosting at home 43:29 News Wire MAME 0.280 - mamedev.org OpenZFS 2.3.4 - github.com MIR 2.22 - github.com LLVM 21.1 - llvm.org IceWM 3.9.0 - github.com Dbeaver 25.2 - dbeaver.io QEMU 10.1 - qemu.org DocumentDB - itsfoss.com Garuda 250902 - sourceforge.net Linux Lite 7.6 - linuxliteos.com Armbain 25.8.1 - phoronix.com Roblinux Cinnamon 14.1 - robolinux.org KylinOS v11 - theregister.com AerynOS 2025.08 - phoronix.com Hardened Rocky Linux - ciq.com Essedum 1.0 - networkworld.com Hermes 4 AI Models - venturebeat.com Meituan AI Model - finance.yahoo.com LATAM-GPT - wired.com Surya AI - science.nasa.gov 45:15 Windows 10 EOL Windows 10 EOL Oct 14th Businesses & Planning Paying MS for updates MS Recall Chance for Linux Adoption Nich Gausling Article -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

Steve talks about his struggles with Immich, Noah walks through his adventures with OpenWRT. -- During The Show -- 00:58 Steve's Immich War Story Updated Immich 2 Choices to repair Knowing things are down 07:15 LubeLogger & Ansible - Aaron LubeLogger Ansible Mechanical mindset Playbook setup Tracking vehicle maintenance Dealership perks 14:00 Networking Suggestion & AI Question - David Zyxel AP Dell r420 with dual e5-2430v2 PCI generational lock if it doesn't fit in vram, no point disable hyper threading Bottle necks 21:20 ZFS On Removable Device - Chris ZFS send/receive bit-rot rsync Diverse hardware/software Better hardware Odroid Used Ebay 1 Liter PC USB HDDs are low quality RFC 6214 Pigeons instead of AI 36:42 News Wire Firefox 142 - firefox.com Thunderbird 142 - thunderbird.net Libreoffice 25.8 - documentfoundation.org GNU Nano 8.6 - lists.gnu.org FFMpeg 8.0 - ffmpeg.org Git 2.15 - gitlab.com github.blog Linux 6.15 - techprovidence.com Tails 6.19 - torproject.org RingReaper - darkreading.com Arch Linux DDoS - tomshardware.com Grok 2.5 - engadget.com reuters.com Essedum 1.0 - techzine.eu OpenCUA - venturebeat.com Gnoppix Embeds AI - thenewstack.io Quantinuum's Guppy and Selene - constellationr.com 38:40 OpenWrt Flashing OpenWrt on lots of devices GL.iNet Mango GL.iNet Domino & OpenWrt GL.iNet Marble OpenWrt One Comet Pro UniFi 6 LR -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

Dive into the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI as the hosts ponder its dual role as a productivity tool and potential risk. Hear personal stories about AI companions and the allure of laziness in our tech-friendly lives. They reflect on how AI is shaping podcasting and the importance of critical thinking in technology. Discussions also cover security updates in Linux, navigating identity verification through VoIP, and the merits of self-hosted email solutions. A fascinating mix of tech insights awaits!

This week we talk about Proton's new 2fa app, a new kernel that has been released and of course your feedback. -- During The Show -- 00:54 Intro Kids carry plague 02:15 Networking - Fred OpenWRT on Ubiquity Gear If it's not local, You don't own it OpenWrt One 05:53 Video Calls - Mike Nextcloud Home Assistant Voice Preview Sip Trip Phone 12:29 Networking - Charlie UniFi Blog Post How Noah thinks it through Steve's approach Closed source is a place holder This is a good thing 17:45 Continuing Cisco Conversation - Michael Podcast Juniper JCNIA Repo Juniper DevOps Repo DevNet Associate Certification CookBooks Cisco EEM 20:15 News Wire Shotbut 245.07 - shotcut.org Linux 6.16 - kernelnewbies.org GNU Linux-Libre 6.16 - lwn.net Fractal 5 Pro - hackaday.com Sonatype's Findings - sonatype.com Plague Backdoor - thehackernews.com UNC2891 Bank Heist - group-ib.com Auto-Color Backdoor - thehackernews.com Recent Fedora Outage - fedoraproject.org Open AI Models - openai.com Meta Won't Open Source "superintelligence" AI Models - techcrunch pcmag.com Cogito v2 - artificialintelligence-news.com Agntcy Framework - forbes.com 22:29 Steve and Self Hosted AI Started with AI to learn Asked AI to make show notes Using AI to look for past gift recommendations Download script Beautiful Soup Notebook LM Whisper UI/Fast Whisper Ethical AI issues AI makes people lazy Making content "for AI" 44:15 Linux Kernel 6.16 BTRFS Bug LUP 626 Intel Trusted Domain Extensions 9 to 5 Linux 46:46 Proton Authenticator App linuxiac.com Proton Authenticator App is open source Encrypted sync No Ads or Tracking Direct import/export Push notifications Ente Auth -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

-- During The Show -- 00:50 Thank Fullness Thank you for everyone willing to help with Steve's WiFi OpenWRT One 02:22 Pulling Info from Cisco - Michael Discovery GitHub Never done subnets in the field Can rent an entire Cisco lab GNS3 Updates are expensive Ubuntu 4 Network Engineers GitHub 11:01 Alternative for Find My Device - Charlie FMD Android Noah and Steve's use case 13:57 Sharing Important Information - Brian Noah's first experience with cordless phones The porting story JMP.chat 21:49 Proclaim (software) Alternatives? - Jason FreeShow Ubuntu Studio Broadcast appliance ansible playbook OpenLP 28:15 Notification Priorities - Tiny Everything is a room Palm 100 Current Setup Future setup Sleuth's Bot 35:56 News Wire Shotcut 25.07 - shotcut.org Thunderbird 141 - thunderbird.net Firefox 141 - firefox.com IP Fire 2.29 - ipfire.org GitHub Calls for Public Funding - techhq.com AUR Malware - itsfoss.com Koske Malware - bleepingcomputer.com Gunra Linux Variants - trendmicro.com Zhipu GLM-4.5 - reuters.com Hunyuan World Model 1.0 - the-decoder.com Wan 2.2 - itbrief.asia Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B - venturebeat.com Cisco AI Agent - networkworld.com 37:50 Red Hat and AI Myriam Fentanes Guiterrez - Principal Product Manager Adam Bellusci - Senior Principal Product Manager AI's effect on Red Hat Openness Navigating openness of AI models Using AI models What is RHEL AI What does Foundation Model Platform mean? What is RHEL AI focused on? How are offerings evolving with AI RHEL 10 AI integration Adoption curve AI Ops -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week Noah heads to Open Sauce in San Fransisco to explore the world's biggest celebration of makers, creators, and inventors. Steve takes us through his hardware troubleshooting steps, and we give you an update on some of the projects we're working on. -- During The Show -- 00:00 Intro Noah and Steve discuss VLAN trunking challenges with Cisco switches and Linux servers. Cockpit as a persistent solution for Linux VLAN and bridge configuration. Lessons learned: understanding how sub-interfaces filter VLANs from trunk ports and a look at network configuration troubleshooting. 07:22 Linux and Open Source News Linux reaches 5% desktop market share in the U.S. per StatCounter; U.S. federal analytics report over 6%. Calibre 8.7, Blender 4.5 LTS, Relandroid 7.7, Sparky Linux 7.8 released. Intel officially shuts down Clear Linux OS. Swiss manufacturer launches Grit 98M, an open source blade for wind turbine material science. AWS announces Bedrock Agent Core for open source enterprise AI agents and launches Kiro, an AI-powered spec-driven IDE. Google introduces Gemini CLI, an open source AI agent. 08:49 Open Sauce Event Noah attends Open Sauce, founded by YouTuber William Osman. Highlights include hands-on electronic badges, the world's largest Alienware laptop, Orbit Panels for open automation, 66 Stream Decks setup, electric violin prototype, rocket-building panel discussions, ad-blocking VR goggles, and more. Framework presents its laptops and desktops; details and first impressions on modular devices. Robotics exhibits, including the hexapod and Unitree G1 humanoid robot, draw attention. Community spirit: a “Are you smarter than a sixth grader?” trivia won by a fourth grader. Reflections on how Open Sauce encourages interest in science, math, and technology, especially for youth. All talks and presentations will be available post-event on the Open Sauce+ streaming platform for a fee or as a limited-time perk for attendees. 27:07 Tech Troubles & Hardware Tales Steve recounts troubleshooting a desktop with wake-from-sleep issues, discovering the culprit as a failing NVMe drive. Emphasizes importance of checking hardware (layer one) before blaming the software stack. Recap of persistent Wi-Fi issues at home with Unifi APs—replacement with older hardware and cable reruns, limited improvement. Debated switching to OpenWrt or trying other solutions; budget and “spousal approval” are key limiting factors. 41:00 Gadget & Accessory Exchange Stories about leaving gear at each other's houses, swapping USB-C chargers (RAVPower vs. Anker), and the virtues of a favorite travel chair. Experiences with Amazon product availability, review practices, and hardware quirks. 43:00 Graphics Cards & Containerized Projects Steve's son planning a gaming PC upgrade on a budget—debates on buying modern vs. older GPUs. Steve upgrades from a decade-old Quadro to a 5060TI for AI and GPU work; compatibility surprises with projects like Whisper. Container builds: Docker and GPU dependency challenges, container rebuild strategies, importance of understanding project internals. 48:50 Home Automation & Home Assistant Transitioning home automation to make Home Assistant more central, with a strong focus on reliability for family use. Housewide clean-up of Home Assistant entities—removal of 18,000+ orphaned Unifi device entries. Noticeable improvement in system responsiveness after the purge. Both hosts reaffirm their support for Home Assistant, with subscriptions to Nebuchadnezzar to support the project. -- The Extra Credit Section -- https://opensauce.com/badge-25/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiJAq53knwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O9E8xRazTc https://github.com/manufacturedmotion/hexapod https://www.unitree.com/g1 For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show