LINUX Unplugged
Jupiter Broadcasting
An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
Episodes
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Jul 1, 2015 • 1h 41min
Episode 99: Finger on the Pulse of Video | LUP 99
Will Pinos bring to Linux Video What PulseAudio did for audio? We discuss this major development that breaks during the show.
Also, a great discussion about the new Linux Mint release that leads to a heated debate about the long-term usefulness of boring distributions & why we Linux advocates might think they are more useful than they truly are.
Plus some big follow up, the Mumble room gets unplugged & much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Jun 24, 2015 • 1h 27min
Episode 98: Not OK Google | LUP 98
We look at some tools that make installing Linux on multiple computers a snap, discuss our favorite backup and reload approaches & then debate the merits of Chromium auto-downloading a binary to enable users microphones.
Plus a great interview with the Openoid project from SELF2015 & more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Jun 17, 2015 • 1h 58min
Episode 97: Better Open Source Options | LUP 97
What makes the Linux awesome? Community. This week we’ve got exclusive clips from SouthEast LinuxFest 2015 & an on the ground report from OpenTech 2015.
Plus why open source needs to follow the Apple model and get started with students, creating value around open source & how Red Hat stays connected to the community.Support LINUX Unplugged
Jun 10, 2015 • 1h 6min
Episode 96: Fedora's Bright Future | LUP 96
The Fedora Project Lead Matthew Miller joins us to discuss what’s coming up in Fedora 23 & reflect on Fedora 22.
Plus Mark Shuttleworth unveils another device running Ubuntu, Angela stops by with a switch to Linux update, some quick story updates & more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Jun 2, 2015 • 1h 49min
Episode 95: Disjunctive Normal Fedora | LUP 95
A follow up on our Fedora 22 review, including a few areas we missed. How Google’s Cardboard could kickstart open source VR & new features coming to Gnome 3.18.
Plus our take on the state of openSUSE, why 2015 might really be the year of the Linux Laptop & much, much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
May 27, 2015 • 1h 36min
Episode 94: 11 Years of Linux Benchmarking | LUP 94
Michael Larabel joins us to discuss his initiative of daily automated performance benchmarking of some of the world's most important open source projects & reflects on 11 years of running Phoronix.com.
Plus our first take on Fedora 22 & how we resolved some rough edges, the best new options for new users that require Microsoft Office under Linux & more!Support LINUX Unplugged
May 20, 2015 • 1h 33min
Episode 93: Rollback Romanticism | LUP 93
After an Ubuntu update goes really bad Chris reflects on how snappy, a transactionally updated version of Ubuntu, could have avoided this problem.
Plus a review of the System76 Meerkat PC, Russia plans to fork Sailfish OS & more!Support LINUX Unplugged
May 13, 2015 • 1h 12min
Episode 92: Linux Wife, Happy Life. | LUP 92
We get an update on our resident Mac users switch to Linux & the challenges she's run into. Ubuntu makes a deal with Microsoft and promises to ship snappy on the Internet of Things, but what the heck is a Snap package? And is it truly a transactional system?
Plus hints on how Debian PPAs might work, the world's first $9 Linux rig & much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
May 6, 2015 • 1h 34min
Episode 91: Open Source Kollaboration | LUP 91
Aaron Seigo joins us to discuss the Kolab project, open source’s genuine answer to Microsoft Exchange and other groupware solutions. We also discuss the Roundcube project’s fundraiser & possible integration with Kolab.
Plus our Virtual LUG reviews Ubuntu 15.04, and we discuss what’s so desktop focused about Ubuntu 15.10 & much, much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 29, 2015 • 1h 31min
Episode 90: How The Fest Was Fun | LUP 90
Exclusive interviews from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2015, meet the man who brought Netflix to Linux & changed the WINE project forever, how Intel builds the MinnowBoard for Linux, the state of ZFS on Linux & how we had so much fun it just might be illegal.
Plus a quick look at the new KDE Plasma update, Telegram’s surprising popularity & more!Support LINUX Unplugged
