
Late Night Linux Family All Episodes
All episodes from Late Night Linux, Linux Dev Time, Linux After Dark, 2.5 Admins, Linux Matters, Hybrid Cloud Show, and Ask The Hosts.
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Oct 25, 2024 • 21min
Linux After Dark – Episode 81
We revisit our home networking setups including using MoCa (network over coax), Chris searching for a unicorn, and relying on an Apple TV for home automation.
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Oct 24, 2024 • 31min
2.5 Admins 218: TLS TTL
SSL certificates are likely going to last less time, the latest Windows 11 update leaves a huge chunk of data behind and doesn’t play nicely with some SSDs, picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.
Plugs
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Klara Halloween Webinar: ZFS Horror Stories. Oct 31st 13:00 EDT, 17:00 UTC
News
Sysadmins slam Apple’s SSL/TLS cert lifespan cuts
Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can’t delete
As Microsoft rolls out its Windows 11 24H2 update, owners of certain Western Digital SSDs have been greeted with constant Blue Screens of Death
WD releases new firmware to fix Windows 11 24H2 blue screens of death on some SSD
Not just Western Digital – Windows 24H2 BSODs Asus kit
Free consulting
We were asked about picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.
The Ars guide to building a Linux router from scratch
Linux Router Part 1: Routing, NAT, and NFTables
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Oct 22, 2024 • 31min
Late Night Linux – Episode 304
The WordPress drama escalates, a great opportunity for Firefox to gain market share, Android will open up a little bit, the FOSS funding problem is solved, we laugh at WinAmp, a new release of Plasma, AAA gaming on Asahi, 20 years of Ubuntu, and more.
News
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked
WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
Google has started automatically disabling uBlock Origin in Chrome
Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Open Source Pledge
Releasing WinAmp source goes badly – for its owners, anyway
RIP: Ward Christensen, co-developer of the CBSS
Plasma 6.2
AAA gaming on Asahi Linux
20 years of Ubuntu
Tailscale
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1Password
Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. Support the show and check it out at 1password.com/latenightlinux
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Oct 20, 2024 • 26min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 109
You need to be able to write good code to be a successful developer, but how important are other “soft” skills like communication, relating to and motivating others, and time management?
Kevin mentioned a blog post about burnout in the Rust project
1Password
Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. Support the show and check it out at 1password.com/linuxdevtime
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Oct 18, 2024 • 26min
Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 15
Do we ever consider the environmental impacts of our cloud computing, or do we just like to watch the world burn?
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Oct 17, 2024 • 32min
2.5 Admins 217: Drive Scavenging
The difference between monitoring and metrics analysis, the security pros and cons of cloud vs on-prem, why Jim and Allan don’t use Unraid, and cloud storage and email for a small company.
Feedback
Netdata
Nagios
ZFS and Unraid
Free consulting
We were asked about cloud storage and email for a small company.
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1Password
Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. Support the show and check it out at 1password.com/25a
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Oct 15, 2024 • 22min
Linux Matters 40: The Reply Guys
In this episode:
Alan, Martin, and Mark read your feedback about streaming audio and video, those funny square monitors, funny keyboards and more.
Some links and products mentioned in the show:
funkwhale
Synergy
Elis’ monitors we “forced” them to buy
Indoor cameras
tvheadendinterruptionchecke
homeserver-power-saver
dockcheck
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Oct 14, 2024 • 24min
Late Night Linux – Episode 303
Loads of discoveries including Will’s terrible way of flashing Android phones from a web browser, real-time database analytics, editing audio with text, a great way to deal with log files, and learning about the fundamentals of computer graphics. Plus the best way to manage data and backups, and a reason to add an old laptop to the stack.
Discoveries
fastboot.js
android-webinstall
dolphie
audapolis
toolong
Topics in computer graphics
OpenZFS
sanoid
Feedback
linux-surface
Tailscale
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Oct 11, 2024 • 26min
Linux After Dark – Episode 80
Framework sent Joe a 13 DIY edition (for free and to keep) so we do our best to talk about it honestly. It’s a great machine, but you pay a premium for the ability to repair and upgrade it.
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1Password
Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. Support the show and check it out at 1password.com/linuxafterdark
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Oct 10, 2024 • 30min
2.5 Admins 216: Pa55w0rd%
NIST has finally proposed some sensible password standards, why server CPUs with high core counts make sense in a lot of deployments, the .io TLD is probably sticking around, and the best options for a Linux-based router.
Plugs
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Klara Halloween Webinar: ZFS Horror Stories. Oct 31st 13:00 EDT, 17:00 UTC
ZBM 101: Introduction to ZFSBootMenu
News
NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
You’re right not to rush into running AMD, Intel’s new manycore monster CPUs
The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
Free consulting
We were asked about setting up a Linux-based router.
OpenWrt on TP-Link devices
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