Linux After Dark

Two years after we talked about the lowest-end hardware we’d be willing to daily drive, the Web has bogged machines down to the point where our thresholds have gone up significantly. We channel our inner Linux Luddites, but don’t really come up with any solutions.         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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

We look at postmarketOS on various devices old and new, Arm and x86, and are impressed.       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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

A dreadful backup box mistake was made but then rectified, whether to take on the technical debt of an older Ubuntu LTS, and why there are more important battles to fight than advocating for FOSS.   2.5 Admins episode where Joe talks about his ZFS setup           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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

It’s the alternative open source OS challenge! May got OpenIndiana, Joe got ReactOS, Gary got GhostBSD, and Chris got Haiku.   Haiku Package Management         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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.  

The search for the ideal cheap and small off-site backup machine, and our advice on learning the ins and outs of desktop Linux.           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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

When a certain task has both options, what do we only do with the command line and what do we only do with a GUI? Plus May’s Linux win that wasn’t quite enough to avoid going back to the Windows desktop.   Boomstick Vesktop       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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Dive into hilarious tech tales from the holiday season, featuring holiday mishaps with Wi-Fi extenders and Docker dilemmas. Discover the trials of upgrading Ubuntu Mate on older machines and the humor behind media streaming frustrations. Enjoy a seamless installation of modern Wi-Fi technology and the ups and downs of home networking setups. Listen to stories of building PCs over video calls and navigating tricky password resets, all peppered with lighthearted insights and relatable triumphs in the tech world.

We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2024, and talk about what we want to happen in 2025.       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. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Dive into the fascinating world of software licensing! Discover why many outside the FOSS community overlook the intricacies of licenses like MIT and GPLv3. The discussion sheds light on the legal implications of misuse and contrasts permissive and copyleft licenses. Hear personal insights on navigating open source complexities, including debates over CDDL and GPLv2 through ZFS. Finally, unravel the key differences between open source and source-available software, emphasizing the importance of understanding licensing for developers and users alike.

Our FOSS frustrations, and our satisfying open source wins.   ncspot py-spy OggCamp Distrobox BoxBuddy audio-visualizer-python         Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   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       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.