Late Night Linux Family All Episodes

How do we get the next generation of kids into Linux and FOSS? A question we tried to answer in this recording from a community meetup.   The next mumble get-together date will be on Friday 26th March at 10pm UK time. Details here.   Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.     See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show.    

Why so many distros ship GNOME by default, a retro OS on modern hardware, Mint’s update woes, your feedback, and more.   RISC OS with the Pi 400 Will has a new Raspberry Pi 400 and has been trying out RISC OS.   Mint’s update problem Update your computer! Vague update   Admin Join the community mumble get-together on Thursday 11th March 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here. Check out the latest recording on LNL Extra.   Feedback Follow-up on messaging including Pidgin plugins, why GNOME is such a popular choice for distros, email on Android, and a possible reason for slow Xubuntu shutdowns.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.   Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.   Lernard This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the code latenightlinux to get 50% off a years’ subscription to a new devops training site called Lernard.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here  

Linux on another planet, Chrome OS enjoys huge success, great Firefox improvements, a flawed but well-meaning idea for a laptop, free RHEL for FOSS projects, Xfce news, and KDE Korner.   News Linux has made it to Mars Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share Latest Firefox release includes Multiple Picture-in-Picture and Total Cookie Protection Introducing the Framework Laptop Extending no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux to open source organizations   Admin Join the community mumble get-together on Thursday 11th March 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here. Check out the latest recording on LNL Extra.   Xfce Xorner Xubuntu 21.04 Progress Update And Now For Something Completely Different   KDE Korner Plasma Mobile Documentation Offline Updates       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.   Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

In the latest community meetup recording we discuss the best distros for low end and high end hardware.   Check out the 2.5 Admins podcast.     See our contact page for ways to get in touch.     See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show.

Which messaging services we use, Debian, web apps and Firefox in your Feedback, and running proper distros on Chromebooks.   Messaging Overload Our thoughts on a recent blog post by popey about all the different messaging apps and services that he uses.   Feedback Follow-up on Debian, progressive web apps, and supporting Firefox.   Linux on Chrome OS devices We are joined by Chris Pearse from Hither Green IT to talk about hacking Chromebooks and Chromeboxes to run “proper” Linux distros like GalliumOS and POP!_OS. He mentioned MrChromebox.     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.   Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Internet outrage about Raspberry Pi OS and Ubuntu on Azure, slightly new LibreOffice branding, when software freedom is a matter of life and death and more in the news, plus the usual Kool Kapers in KDE Korner.   News Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OS Pitchforks set to Stun Visual Studio Code comes to Raspberry Pi Patch in this commit Dev creeped out after he fired up Ubuntu VM on Azure, was immediately approached by Canonical sales rep Martin Wimpress, Ubuntu Desktop Lead, is Leaving Canonical LibreOffice 7.1 “Community” Edition Released Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit used by police NewPipe 0.20.10 released: Sepia Search for PeerTube, chapters for YouTube and tabs for everyone! K-9 Mail is looking for funding k9mail.app Terraria port for Stadia cancelled after owner locked out of Google Google closes Stadia’s dedicated game studios after less than 2 years   Admin Join the community mumble get-together on 26th February 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here.   KDE Korner Make a KDE Theme With No Code & part 2 (Blog) Plasma 5.21 approaches Kate colour picker & project tools Checksums are important     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.   Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.   Entroware This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

In this recording from the second community meetup we talk about why we use our particular distros including Mint, Manjaro and Solus, and hear from a WSL user who’s relatively new to Linux.     Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.     See our contact page for ways to get in touch.     See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show.

Whether Debian should be easier for new users, Twitter pretends to care about decentralisation, a protip about portable monitors, how we should run an online FOSS Talk Live, and your feedback.   Using an Android tablet as a portable monitor All you need is a cheap USB capture device and an app from the Play Store. Full instructions here. Félim’s 800×480 screen   News/discussion Twitter’s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward bluesky on Twitter and a funny reply Must ‘completely free’ mean ‘hard to install’? Newbie gripe sparks some soul-searching among Debian community   Admin FOSS Talk Live 2021 isn’t happening in person Join the community mumble get-together on 12th February 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here.   Feedback Some follow-up on mailservers, Ubiquiti alternatives, some top trolling of Félim, and something Joe missed when he spoke to popey about snaps. We mentioned Mailcow, docker-mailserver, and Omada Enterprise Access Points.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.   Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.   Lernard This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the code latenightlinux to get 50% off a years’ subscription to a new devops training site called Lernard.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here  

Graham’s Pi microcontroller prediction comes true, great progress with Linux on M1 Macs, Element’s Play Store troubles, hope for Firefox and web standards docs, mixed VR news, a new tablet distro in KDE Korner, and more.   News Meet Raspberry Silicon: Raspberry Pi Pico now on sale at $4 Arduino To Release Board Based on Raspberry Pi Silicon How We Ported Linux to the M1 M1 Macs booting from NVMe Element suspended on Google Play Store: now resolved Welcoming Open Web Docs to the MDN family Firefox 85 Cracks Down on Supercookies Firefox stops working on progressive web app support Fedora’s Chromium maintainer suggests switching to Firefox as Google yanks features in favour of Chrome Google’s VR painting app is getting the axe, but it will live on as an open-source project   Admin Popey on LNLE 14 about Snaps Join the community mumble get-together on 12th February 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here.   KDE Korner JingOS, the Linux Tablet Distro, Releases First Alpha Build Kate HUD Plasma Browser Integration 1.8 with Edge Consistency Nitpicks     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Joe is joined by Alan Pope – Developer Advocate at Canonical working on Snapcraft & Ubuntu to talk about Snaps. The PR problem, the non-free element, security, speed issues, and even some positive stuff. Honest. Alan posted a transcript of this episode on his blog.     Datadog This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Start your Datadog trial today by visiting datadog.com/latenightlinux, create one dashboard, and you’ll get a free Datadog t-shirt.     See our contact page for ways to get in touch.     See the RSS Feeds page for ways to subscribe to the show.