Late Night Linux

Guest host Gary from Linux After Dark discusses reasons for using open source software, PiKVM for remote control, Kitty terminal emulator, browser-based synths, and the Arch Wiki's wealth of Linux knowledge.

Guest host Gary from Linux After Dark discusses Canonical's struggles with malicious Snaps, KDE theme wiping machines, Mozilla's privacy partner ditching, Redis license changes, and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS getting 12 years of support. Meta joins the Fediverse, while a Switch emulator faces challenges and World Server Throwing Championship 2024 is announced. Sponsored by Tailscale and Kolide for secure networking solutions.

Topics include factors that attract and repel open source users, a user-friendly smart home system, Python memory utility tool, cookie cutter projects, G Plates for plate tectonics, iPhone mirroring on Ubuntu, smartwatch control for lighting, and more.

Excitement over KDE Plasma 6 release, contrasting KDE and GNOME philosophies, Nintendo's legal battle with emulator, Mozilla's Web contributions, and Spotify hosting woes discussed in a fun podcast.

Explore ways to keep kids safe online, affordable ham radios, Bluetooth traffic sniffing, AI head tracking, open-source lighting control, BBS-like interface for Hacker News, new Spotify alternatives, Damn Small Linux comeback, nRF Sniffer, and more tech discoveries.

BBC stays on Mastodon, Signal adds privacy with usernames, Asahi beats Apple in OpenGL, surprising FOSS support from Mercedes, Apple kills web apps in EU, Mozilla focuses on Firefox and AI. Canonical's Open Documentation Academy, new Krita website, and Kubuntu contest. Tailscale offers easy VPN, while the podcast explores trust issues in messaging apps, Apple Silicon support challenges, open source communities, Apple's web app decision, and Mozilla's downsizing.

Discover innovative topics such as an open source Spotify clone, a nuclear reactor simulator, a unique network analysis tool, a static site generator, music creation through oscilloscope drawings, and a discussion on Mac OS drawbacks. Sponsored by Tailscale and Entroware.

Great news for Android users, more Linux in space, Windows gets sudo, Spotify fails to lock down podcasts,  the immutable Ubuntu desktop is delayed, Xfce is finally moving towards Wayland, Kubuntu sticks with KDE 5 for the LTS, Mozilla makes changes at the top, and more.   News Unattended updates for everyone, F-Droid 1.19 is here The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement Introducing Sudo for Windows! Ubuntu Core Desktop Debut No Longer Planned for April Introducing Mozilla Monitor Plus, a new tool to automatically remove your personal information from data broker sites [it’s white labelled like the VPN thing] A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future Xfce 4.20 Aiming For Usable Wayland Support While Maintaining X11 Compatibility KDE 6 misses boat to make it into Kubuntu 24.04 Frameworks 5.115.0 KDE 6 is so close! 15 min bug update           Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Chris, a YouTuber and advocate for Linux, joins the podcast to discuss promoting Linux and being tolerant of other people's choices. They also talk about the Raspberry Pi bubble, the present and future of RISC-V, and the importance of contributing to the open-source community.

Apple does the bare minimum required to allow other browser engines and sideloading on iOS, which isn’t the good news for Firefox and open source that we hoped it would be. Plus the Mars helicopter has flown for the last time, Microsoft hands FOSS a great opportunity to stand out on privacy, Ubuntu annoys yet more users, the mystery of the new Firefox package, and more.   News RAWRLAB Games – Announcement of free Godot engine port for Nintendo Switch Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will fly no more It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew Ubuntu Pro Packages in ‘Software Updater’ Garner Criticism Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service 4 reasons to try Mozilla’s new Firefox Linux package for Ubuntu and Debian derivatives Platform Tilt: Documenting the Uneven Playing Field for an Independent Browser Like Firefox – Open Policy & Advocacy Apple, the DMA, and malicious compliance Understanding Apple’s Response to the DMA         Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required.     Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes     See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here