LINUX Unplugged

We chat with Nate Graham who’s pushing to make Plasma the best desktop on the planet. We discuss his contributions to this effort, and others. Plus we get the scope on a new Juno feature from the source, and the creator of WSLinux a distro built specifically for Windows 10’s Windows Subsystem for Linux joins us. Also some community news, some old friends stop by, and more!Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Hayden Barnes, Martin Wimpress, and Nate Graham.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:ytdl-webserver: 📻 Webserver for downloading youtube videos. Ready for docker.Google Secretly Logs Users Into Chrome Whenever They Log Into a Google Site — Starting with Chrome 69, whenever a Chrome user would access a Google-owned site, the browser would take that user's Google identity and log the user into the Chrome in-browser account systemChristoph Tavan on Twitter — "Clear all Cookies except Google Cookies", thanks Chrome."PlayOnLinux 5.0 Alpha Released With Redesigned UI, Phoenicis — PlayOnLinux 5.0 Alpha has a completely redesigned user-interface and rolls out their new "Phoenicis" platform. This new platform is decentralized, Git-based, and improves POL's script engine. The current PlayOnLinux 5.0 Alpha release has support for about 135 different games. AppCenter and Content Ratings — Starting with Juno, we’ll display a content warning when a user goes to download an app that meets or exceeds a certain level of OARS data—think nudity, violence, or language content.Getting the team together to revolutionize Linux audio — With the video part of PipeWire already in production we decided the time has come to try to accelerate the development of the audio bits. So PipeWire creator Wim Taymans, PulseAudio developer Arun Raghavan and myself decided to try to host a PipeWire hackfest this fall to bring together many of the core Linux audio developers to try to hash out a plan and a roadmap.Precision 15 Inch 5530 Mobile Workstation LaptopNate Graham is creating KDE Plasma | Patreon — I'm Nate Graham, and I'm on a mission to make KDE Plasma the best and most widely-used computer operating system interface on planet Earth. KDE's Goals for 2018 and Beyond | KDE.news — Nate reasons that focusing on irksome details of the most common and commonly used of KDE's software, such as Plasma, Dolphin, Okular and Discover, would be the first step towards polishing the whole. This week in Usability & Productivity, part 37 — Here’s your latest Usability & Productivity report–and we’ve got all kinds of goodies to share!Recommended Watch: Konquering the World'Netflix for Open Source' Wants Developers to Get Paid — A startup called Tidelift hopes to help these unsung programmers get paid with a business model the company compares to Netflix. The idea is that a company pays a subscription fee to Tidelift, which takes a cut and then distributes the remainder to open source projects that the subscriber uses, such as Babel. In exchange, the subscriber gets assurance that the software is properly maintained.TideliftWLinux — A Linux distro optimized for WSL based on Debian.WLinux: GitHubJohn's +1 to Root on ZFSzedenv — ZFS boot environment managerTraefik - The Cloud Native Edge Router / Reverse Proxy / Load BalancerKDE - KDE Community Code of Conduct

Linus takes a break and the Linux kernel adopts a new Code of Conduct. We work through these major watershed moments, and discuss what it means for the community. Plus our review of our brand new ThinkPad T480’s running Linux, the bug you need to know about, and why this might be one of the greatest Linux laptops of all time.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Danielle Foré, and Eric Hendricks.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Cloudflare goes InterPlanetaryLinux 4.19-rc4 released, an apology, and a maintainership noteCode of Conduct: Let's revamp it.Code of conduct - Gentoo WikiNCoC: No Code of Conduct: A Code of Conduct for Adults in Open Source SoftwareRichard M. Stallman on the Linux CoCCode of Conduct: Let's revamp it.Lenovo ThinkPad T480Ubuntu on Lenovo ThinkPad T480Lenovo ThinkPad T480 - ArchWikiT480s Linux throttling bugWorkaround for Intel throttling issues in Linux.ThinkWikiKXStudioOptimised Ubuntu Desktop images available in Microsoft Hyper-V gallery

We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge! Plus a new NextCloud lands, concerns are brewing for the Solus project, and a report from the recent Libre Application Summit.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Anthony James, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Jupiter Broadcasting Joins Linux Academy — Jupiter Broadcasting has been creating the world’s favorite podcasts on Linux, open source, and free software since before they were even called podcasts. By teaming up, we’re bringing together two industry-leading companies that develop and deliver the content that our community really wants.Nextcloud 14 now availableSupercharging Solus Infrastructure — Because of the timing of these upgrades and our lack of access to the solus-project.com domain, Bryan and I are going to be shifting Solus services over to the getsol.us domain.

Intel has disappointed the kernel community with its latest security disclosures but there’s still hope for a better future. That’s more than can be said for the state of privacy on Android, so we discuss some alternatives. Plus the latest community updates, a new timeline for the Librem 5, tempting new Chromebooks, and some top picks.Special Guests: Alan Pope and Eric Hendricks.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Airplane Mode: A box designed to seduce you into digital disconnectionLMDE 3 “Cindy” Cinnamon released!GNOME Tweaks 3.30Purism Pushes Back The Librem 5 Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware departmentZeroPhone: $50 open source smartphoneGoogle won’t patch flaw in old versions of AndroidAndroid collecting 10 times more data than iOS, claims study$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for MicrosoftLinux Kernel Developer Criticizes Intel's Meltdown Disclosure​Linus Torvalds talks frankly about Intel security bugs | ZDNetLinux 4.19 lets you declare your trust in AMD, IBM and IntelProven: An alternative to Twitter's verified accounts powered by Keybaserat: Compose shell commands to build interactive terminal applicationstcpdump101.com: Build packet capture syntax online

Steam Play rocks the Linux world as it promises new levels of compatibility with AAA Windows games. But the story of how Valve is doing it might be just as fascinating. Plus community news, our thoughts on building a market for Linux apps, the latest from UBPorts, and more good news from LVFS!Special Guests: Alan Pope, Brent Gervais, Marius Gripsgard, and Martin Wimpress.Sponsored By:DigitalOcean: Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounpluggedTing: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Realtek on the LVFS!Fedora Moves Ahead With Plans To Drop Packages Having Bad SecurityUbuntu Touch OTA-4 ReleaseKDE ItineraryUpdated: Intel Answers Complaints About Microcode Benchmarking BanBenchmarks Of Intel's Latest Linux Microcode UpdateOrganizing a Market for ApplicationsLibre Application SummitOrigin of the name Proton — We've been working on this for a long time. We needed an internal codename we could use that wouldn't tip our hand if it leaked (so Wine puns are out), and that we wouldn't be embarrassed to continue using after release (sorry, BadgerBadgerBadger). A bunch of ideas were tossed around the CodeWeavers office one afternoon, and I ended up picking Proton because it's short, easy to remember, sounds cool, and is hard to Google for. Although, I like your explanation too :)Wine and Steam - A Major Milestone — We have been working directly with Valve for two years on this effort,How do I use Proton via command line?Protontricks: A simple wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

Docker controversy is brewing, but it's probably not what you think. We get around of community updates directly from the source, and why Debian an Intel are playing the game of he said, she said.Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Cassidy James Blaede, Danielle Foré, and Martin Wimpress.Sponsored By:Ting: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.DigitalOcean: Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounpluggedSupport LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Download Docker CE without logging inFlatpak 1.0Flatpack Release 1.0.0Kick-starting the revolution 1.0PulseEffects AkademyKDE.news: dot.kde.orgOggCamp 18fosscon.usintel-microcode: Update intel-microcode to 20180807Imad Sousou: "This is not true."Um: Create and maintain your own man pages so you can remember how to do stuff

The FreeBSD community shares the hard lessons learned from systemd, we play some great clips from a recent event. Plus our work-arounds for Dropbox dropping support for anything but vanilla ext4, the return of an old friend, and a ton of community news and updates.Special Guests: Eric Hendricks and Martin Wimpress.Sponsored By:Ting: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.DigitalOcean: Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounpluggedSupport LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Barnard is a terminal-based client for the Mumble voice chat softwareLKML: Linus Torvalds: Linux 4.18Introducing the new lead for Android Open Source ProjectKDE Neon Powered By Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Now Available For TestingXDG Shell Stable Supported by MirIntroducing Blender BenchmarkOpenBenchmarking.orgLibre Application SummitThe Tragedy of systemd - BSDCan2018MeetBSD California 2018 - www.meetbsd.comDropbox Dropping Support for non-Ext4Sparse fileConvert file systems with Fstransform

GNOME is discussing big changes, Elementary OS has big news, and a big bug has been found in Linux. Plus an update on our PeerTube efforts, our take Android P, and Lenovo’s big commitment to ThinkPad’s running Linux.Special Guests: Alan Pope, Cassidy James Blaede, Danielle Foré, and Eric Hendricks.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:July ended with 3.97M startups of #PowerShell Core 6!. ~82% of it on #Linux!Linux Kernel TCP implementation vulnerable to Denial of ServiceCommon Fedora Workstation Crashes Traced Back to GNOME JavaScript ExtensionsGNOME Might Need To Crack Down On Their JavaScript ExtensionsMoving Beyond ThemesDaniel Foré on TwitterA New Chapter – Cassidy James BlaedePlease welcome Lenovo to the LVFSRecently added PeerTube videosAndroid 9 PieInstall Transitions DJ for Linux, Linux apps in secondsGPG Sync v0.2

We get an update from Dell’s Barton George on their Linux initiative Sputnik, cover some important community news, and the uncomfortable questions raised by Krita’s new financial boost. And some simple tips to improve your security at the edge.Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Barton George, Brent Gervais, and Eric Hendricks.Sponsored By:Ting: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.DigitalOcean: Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounpluggedSupport LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Bootable CD + retro game in a tweetKDE neon Bionic Update – Jonathan Riddell's DiaryWith DaaS Windows coming, say goodbye to your PC as you know it | ComputerworldMicrosoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee | ZDNetSecurity Begins at the Home RouterOpenWRT 18.06 Released, Their First Update Since Merging With LEDE - PhoronixKrita in the Windows Store: an update | KritaGet started for free with $100 over 60 daysNew DevOps & Azure Content | 150+ Releases Live Show - YouTubeTing GSM SIM card for your unlocked mobile phoneDell XPS13 Developer Edition ships with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pre-installed | Ubuntu blogWelcome the new Dell Precision developer editions! Gen 3 of the beefy line up | Barton's BlogThe XPS 13 Developer Edition goes Bionic, Welcome 18.04! | Barton's BlogMonitor Linux CPU temperature, frequency, power in a graphical way - nixCraftodioSubscribe to a podcast from the beginning - ⏪ rewind.website

Another potential desktop Linux app is scared away by an aggressive free software community, and we struggle to find the balance between our moral ideals, and getting work done. Plus some community news, old friends return, and much more.Special Guest: Martin Wimpress.Sponsored By:Ting: Visit linux.ting.com and get a $25 discount off a device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one!Linux Academy: Visit linuxacademy.com/unplugged to support the show and sign up for a 7 day free trial.DigitalOcean: Visit do.co/unplugged for a limited time special offer, or enter dounplugged after you create your account for a $10 credit. Promo Code: dounpluggedSupport LINUX UnpluggedLinks:YouTube page load is 5x slower in Firefox and EdgeYouTube Classic – Add-ons for FirefoxReactOS 0.4.9 releasedIntroducing New AppCenter Sharing URLsNew SteamOS Stable ReleaseProject Crostini progressing towards GPU accelerationDesktop team report from GUADEC 2018PowerShell launches as a snapOpen The Cosmic GateSlackware Needs HelpA year on — our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux.REAPER 5.93 Brings New Linux-Native BuildsHiri best email client for Windows, Mac and Linux