Late Night Linux

A look back at the year in Linux so far, some speculation about what’s coming, Lineage OS on the Raspberry Pi, and KDE Korner.   Lineage Love-in OnePlus One, Sony Xperia XZ2 series, F(x)tec Pro1 get LineageOS 17.1 Lineage 17.1 on the Pi   Admin Keep an eye on the Late Night Linux Extra feed   FOSS trends 2020 We take stock on the year in Linux and FOSS so far, and speculate on what we will see over the next few months.   KDE Korner New Slimbook & here & Nate got one too KDEnlive Tutorials & Coming in KDEnlive August – Modes DigiKam becomes sentient Wayland improvements coming to Plasma 5.20       Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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

It’s been an unusually busy couple of summer weeks so we dig into the news including Canonical teaming up with Google, more updates from Pine64, and LibreOffice drama. Plus Will came up with a new segment, and KDE Korner.   News COVID Tracker Ireland app one of Linux Foundation Public Health’s first open source projects Canonical enables Linux desktop app support with Flutter Pine update postmarketOS PinePhone update LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions Official u-turn Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad What Does the Future Hold for Edge Computing?   KDE Korner HiDPI Fixes Coming KDE PIM Updates More Apps & More Stores Konsole in 2020   Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   Lernard This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the code latenightlinux before the end of August to get free access to a beta of a new devops training site called Lernard.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Great mobile Linux news, dispelling myths about desktop market share, the beginning of the end for BIOS booting, KDE Korner, and some more of your ask us anything questions.   News UBports GSI brings Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported Android device Yet more claims that desktop Linux market share is increasing, but those stats aren’t reliable, and Linux Steam usage hasn’t gone up Fedora Developers Discussing Possibility Of Dropping Legacy BIOS Support   KDE Korner KDE has completed the move to GitLab Modern process management on KDE   Ask us anything sensible We answered some of your questions about interviewing someone from the commercial RISC-V community, what it would take for us to stop using Linux, and what we wish we could do with the terminal but can’t.     Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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

Will reminisces about netbooks, Joe has a new Pinebook Pro, Facebook’s complex morals, Bountysource worries the community, and KDE Korner.   News Facebook did a bad thing to do a good thing Bountysource was going to change its terms so it could keep unclaimed bounties but then backtracked Xfce considers leaving   Admin If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future episode.   Linux hardware – old and new Joe talks about his new Pinebook Pro, and after Will read an article about netbooks, we have a nostalgic look back to those good old days.   KDE Korner Plasma 5.19: A more Polished Plasma which wasn’t (Updated Wallet… broke it… then later that day fixed it) so they polished it again KDE Plasma is Switching to a Windows-style Icon-only Task Bar Krita 4.3 with good features video & overall KDE apps in the Windows store (no Krita numbers)       Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   Lernard This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the code latenightlinux to get exclusive free access to a beta of 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 audio tips, upgrade vs nuke and pave, smartwatches, a new Raspberry Pi, Microsoft and Mint drama, and the shortest KDE Korner ever.   News 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75 Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version Ubuntu 20.10 desktop might be officially supported on the Pi Mint not keen on snaps AppGet ‘really helped us,’ Microsoft says, but offers no apology to dev for killing open-source package manager   Admin If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future episode. Joe on Linux Spotlight Joe on Ubuntu Podcast   Ask us anything sensible We answered some of your questions about upgrading vs reinstalling, smartwatches, and audio on Linux.   KDE Korner Plasma Mobile Update & How To Try It On Your Desktop Nvidia Wayland & KDE     Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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

The deeper implications of all of Microsoft’s recent announcements, good news for Munich, GNOME, and KDE, and mixed news for VR on Linux.   News LiMux is back Patent case against GNOME resolved Half-Life: Alyx Update Adds Native Linux Support, Vulkan Rendering OAuth sign-in with Gmail enabled again in KMail and Kontact   Admin If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future episode.   Microsoft Linux Having admitted that they were on the wrong side of open source history, MS extends WSL2 Support with DirectX to come (more), embraces the terminal and package manager, and Extinguishes the MauiKit name (like before) but it’s OK “it went through legal”. Nice article by original bug author They’ve also open sourced some useless old guff.       Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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

Good news for Linux phones and Raspberry Pi users, an embarrassing security incident, Keybase bought by Zoom, KDE Korner, some feedback, and more.   Plugs Check out Joe’s other podcasts The New Show with Daniel Foré and Alan Pope, and 2.5 Admins with Jim Salter and Allan Jude.   News /e/ Partners With Fairphone postmarketOS now boots on over 200 Linux phones and tablets SaltStack authorization bypass Raspberry Pi announces $50 12-megapixel camera with interchangeable lenses RetroPie 4.6 released with Raspberry Pi 4 support Keybase joins Zoom   Admin If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future episode.   Feedback Ian got in touch to point out that GitLab isn’t quite as open source as we had made out.   KDE Korner Akademy: Call for Proposals Ubuntu Studio switching to Plasma and are already making progress Desktop Plasma on an Android Tablet       Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   ScholarPack ScholarPack are the third largest supplier of Management Information Systems for Schools in the UK. If you’re in the Lincoln Area of the UK, check out their careers page at scholarpack.com/lnl         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has been released so we have a good look at the distro that will be around for 10 years. Plus good news for email, relative stability for Debian, GitHub’s power move, and loads of KDE developments in the news.   Two new podcasts Joe has been busy over the last couple of weeks and has launched The New Show with Daniel Foré and Alan Pope, and 2.5 Admins with Jim Salter and Allan Jude.   Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS arrives What’s new in Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS? Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Official Flavors Released, Here’s What’s New   Admin Check out episode 6 of Late Night Linux Extra with Michael Hall and subscribe to the all episodes feed. If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future LNL Extra episode.   News ProtonMail Bridge is now open source All ProtonMail apps are now open source, as Android joins the list! Debian Project Leader Election 2020 Results GitHub is now free for teams   KDE Korner KWinFT & Reaction Qt 6 this year Browser plugin update & Brave support coming New kde.org site and a nice walk through time and the rationale behind it 20.04 Apps, KDEnlive     Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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  

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the news including good news for UBports, changes to Firefox, Microsoft’s new LSM, potentially bad news for KDE, and more.   Keep an eye on the All Episodes Feed for upcoming episodes of Late Night Linux Extra   News PinePhone UBports Community Edition Pre-orders are Open PINEPHONE – “Community Edition: UBports” Limited Edition Linux SmartPhone Ubuntu Touch Q&A 72: Foundation & Volla News Latest Firefox updates address bar, making search easier than ever Mozilla installs Scheduled Telemetry Task on Windows with Firefox 75 Firefox now 3rd most popular browser behind Chrome and Edge Mozilla goes back to Mitchell Baker as CEO Paul Cormier takes over as Red Hat CEO, as Jim Whitehurst moves to IBM Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android Windows 10 is getting Linux files integration in File Explorer Microsoft announce a new Linux Security Module called IPE   KDE Korner KDE on Instagram February/March in KDE Itinerary Maui Project Qt offering changes 2020 #1: Qt, Open Source and corona #2: Qt, Open Source and corona Qt and Open Source   Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

The impacts of Coronovirus on Linux and open source, KDE Korner, and whether we are seeing the second big split in the FOSS world.   Linux and the virus We mention that FOSS Talk Live 2020 is cancelled and talk about how Linux and FOSS will be affected by current world events.   KDE Korner Plasma Bigscreen (homepage) Plasma Video Winner & Apps Winner Aleix Pol, president of KDE e.V. podcast interview   Linux vs the cloud Prompted by NASA’s recent AWS mistake, Joe asks if we are living through the second big split in the FOSS world.     Digital Ocean This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.   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 feed