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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May 14, 2014 • 51min
Episode 40: Developers Get Qt | LUP 40
We chat with two of the LXQt developers, and find out what’s behind this major undertaking. Then we discuss our favorite packages for a Linux home server, and the brand new Ubuntu Orange cluster box.
Plus your feedback, our follow up, and much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
May 7, 2014 • 56min
Episode 39: Fragmentation Timebomb | LUP 39
In the not too distant future the Linux desktop will face a landscape comprised of users running Wayland, Mir, and X11. Ubuntu will be rolling out their first generation Qt based desktop environment, and developers are crying fragmentation.
But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand? And is fragmentation a real problem in practice?
Plus: Our thoughts on Magea, producing video content on Linux, and much more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 30, 2014 • 48min
Episode 38: The Rest of the Fest | LUP 38
We had a chance to chat with folks from Firefox, the EFF, SUSE, and more. Plus we discuss the real benefits to Linux conventions like LinuxFest Northwest.Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 23, 2014 • 50min
Episode 37: Client Side Drama | LUP 37
The GTK camp is pushing hard for Client Side Decorations, but there are some major drawbacks on non-Gnome desktops. We discuss the pros and cons, and if this is going to lead to a new kind of desktop Linux fragmentation.
Plus our thoughts on the best password managers, your follow up, and more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 15, 2014 • 56min
Episode 36: Beware of Underdog | LUP 36
Are boutique distributions a bag of hurt for new users?
We love a good underdog, but sometimes our excitement gets the best of us and we recommend something that’s not appropriate for a switcher to land on.
Plus some quick thoughts on the beating open source is taking as fallout from the Heartbleed bug.Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 9, 2014 • 1h 10min
Episode 35: Windows eXPired | LUP 35
XP support ends today and we’ll celebrate the occasion by debating what prevents technical users switching to Linux, address some common myths, and set a course for our new howto show.
Plus why Chase and Matt are wrong about DS9, blaming choice, your feedback, and more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Apr 2, 2014 • 1h 8min
Episode 34: Drive-By Advice | LUP 34
We debate the validity of recent anti-Linux comments made on a Leo Laporte's nationally syndicated “Tech Guy” radio show, and the more subtle and larger “built-in bias” many in the tech community still hold towards Linux.
Plus: Your follow up on the Mir/Wayland topic, Ubuntu’s Amazon lens goes opt-in, and more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Mar 26, 2014 • 1h 23min
Episode 33: Graphical Civil War | LUP 33
Is devastating fragmentation going to doom Desktop Linux, can a case for multiple display servers?
Don’t care about the display server? We’ll make the case why you need to care, and why the biggest community confrontation could be brewing.Support LINUX Unplugged
Mar 19, 2014 • 51min
Episode 32: Do Me a SolydXK | LUP 32
The co-founders of SoyldXK join us to discuss their origins, what they focus on, how they hope to make a profit, and what the future might hold.
Plus we have some “solid” AutoCAD replacements for Linux, your emails, and more!Support LINUX Unplugged
Mar 12, 2014 • 53min
Episode 31: Ubuntu Punching Bag | LUP 31
Is the Linux community’s animosity towards Ubuntu turning away new switchers? We’ll analyze what has the community so upset, and how that can color a new Linux users first impressions.
Plus Vale promise to make transitioning from DirectX to OpenGL much easier, but we have our doubts, and why Wil Wheaton loves his Mac but plays with his Linux.Support LINUX Unplugged
