Late Night Linux

Why one of us is probably switching to Xfce, and why Graham couldn’t use a proper Linux phone full-time. Plus your feedback about sandboxed apps, Vivaldi in Manjaro, and why we don’t talk about Fedora very often.   First Impressions We had a look at Xfce, a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems that Joe loves. Félim mentioned Zorin OS.   Graham and the Pinephone Graham’s phone broke recently so he decided to try using the Pinephone as his main phone. He tells us how it went. He mentioned Waydroid.       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.   Crowdsec CrowdSec is a free and open-source and collaborative Linux security solution designed to protect your servers, containers, services, apps, VMs, and more.If you want to join the community and protect your IT assets, visit crowdsec.net   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Ubuntu sets out its enterprise stall and makes a big move for Snaps on the desktop, excellent gaming news, disquiet downstream of GNOME, KDE Korner, and details of a new show in the LNL family.   News Linux After Dark has launched! Ubuntu Podcast after-party live stream Ubuntu Makes Firefox Snap the Default Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 lifecycle extended to ten years Steam Deck FAQ Epic Online Services launches Anti-Cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Steam Deck GOL BattlEye to support the Steam Deck GNOME 41 released Building an Alternative Ecosystem   Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 31   KDE Korner KDE Window Rules Get Drawing With Krita with this Book Ever. So. Closer. And a beta test in October     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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.   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

What we’d do if we were in charge of the Linux desktop, first impressions of an unusual but frustrating distro, and your feedback about Mastodon and Bodhi Linux.   First Impressions We had a look at GoboLinux, an alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy.   If we were in charge of the Linux desktop What we’d do if if we were magically in charge of the Desktop teams of Red Hat, Canonical, and SUSE.       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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Manjaro is shipping a proprietary browser and some people are upset, a win for Firefox on Windows, Proton Mail doesn’t make you magically impervious to the long arm of the law, Bitcoin becomes an official currency in El Salvador, influential friends call it a day, and more.   News Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser protections in Windows Ask Slashdot: Why Is Firefox Losing Users? Vivaldi is the default browser on Manjaro Linux Cinnamon ProtonMail removed “we do not keep any IP logs” from its privacy policy Open source is selfish Ubuntu Podcast is ending Introducing Pedalboard: Spotify’s Audio Effects Library for Python El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency   Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 30   KDE Korner Killing the dreaded hamburger menu and Tags are nearly there NERC Space Geodesy Facility featured on Tom Scott       Crowdsec CrowdSec is a free and open-source and collaborative Linux security solution designed to protect your servers, containers, services, apps, VMs, and more.If you want to join the community and protect your IT assets, visit crowdsec.net   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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Félim is trolled about the cloud, our first impressions of elementary OS, your feedback, and more.   First Impressions We had a look at elementary OS, the “thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS”.   Benefits of the cloud Gary from LNL Extra joins us to wind Félim up.     Crowdsec CrowdSec is a free and open-source and collaborative Linux security solution designed to protect your servers, containers, services, apps, VMs, and more.If you want to join the community and protect your IT assets, visit crowdsec.net   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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

The kernel turns 30, flagship phones get even more locked down, great news for running Linux on M1 Macs, AMP looks to be exactly what we thought it was, KDE Korner, and more.   News DebConf just wrapped up and there are videos available Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years LINUX is obsolete Samsung will let you unlock your Z Fold 3’s bootloader, but at the cost of your cameras State of Magisk: 2021 GNOME desktop boots on Asahi Linux for Apple M1 Resigning from the AMP advisory committee   Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 29   KDE Korner PineBook / PinePhone Review by Nico KDE PIM Update especially Kalendar (New ToDo app) and a video of it on a PinePhone Early days but Tokodon is a KDE mastodon client WARNING: scam mails about krita and youtube coming from krita.io       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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.   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

What we all thought about the open and federated Twitter alternative Mastodon, plus your feedback about the new user experience, and why Graham and Joe don’t use Linux for making music.   First Impressions We had a look at Fostodon, a FOSS-focused Mastodon instance.   Feedback We mentioned Going Linux.     CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.   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

New releases from elementary OS and Debian, Apple causes a big privacy stink, KDE Korner, your feedback about Linux grifters, and some mid-summer silliness.   News Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life Child Safety One Bad Apple elementary OS 6 Odin Available Now Debian 11 “bullseye” released   Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 28   KDE Korner KDE Apps 21.08 Along with KDEnlive 21.08 Ads for Elisa, Dolphin and Konsole       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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.   AlmaLinux Learn more about AlamLinux at almalinux.org and join the community at chat.almalinux.org         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Our first impressions of a relatively unusual distro. Plus your feedback about Syncthing, GitHub Copilot, and advice for a new Linux user.   First Impressions We had a look at Bodhi Linux, a lightweight distribution featuring the Moksha Desktop.       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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Whether GNOME is meant to be used in its default state, why open source doesn’t need to conquer the world to succeed, emulating ancient Windows versions on dirt cheap modern hardware, KDE Korner, and more.   News “Every Preference Has a Cost” My proposal for scaling open source: don’t Cracking Open the Android/iOS Grip on Smartphones and the Mobile Internet Emulating The IBM PC On An ESP32 WEB@30 Exhibition – 26th July to 3rd September 2021   Admin Check out Late Night Linux Extra 27   KDE Korner Plasma Mobile 21.07 KDE Connect is Now Available to Windows 10 Users & work has started on rewrite of Mac version Covid Certs in KItinerary KDE e.V. Looking for a PM       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.   CBT Nuggets This episode is sponsored by CBT Nuggets – training for IT professionals or anyone looking to build IT skills. Go to cbtnuggets.com/latenightlinux and sign up for a 7-day free trial.   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