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Gnome's new tricks, our favorite thing about the Raspberry Pi 3B+, Eric Raymond's call for an open source UPS, and the US city that banned Bitcoin mining.
Plus Let's Encrypt rolls out wildcard certs, Firefox 59's new Linux feature, and why Wil Wheaton switched to Debian.
OpenWatch is trying to free your wrist and empower modular smart watches, Fedora's solution to the IoT mess, and more AMP shenanigans from Google to take over the web.
Debian and Kali land on Windows 10's Linux Subsystem, and Noah joins Chris from SCaLE16x
Developers are the new gold rush for OEMs and selling Linux is their way to get you to buy. Purism takes big steps to make their laptops more secure, the Linux kernel is ready for lockdown mode, and the new uses for Sailfish just might surprise you.
Open Source salvation from Android and iOS gets closer this week, an update on Ubuntu's metrics collection & huge news for Signal and RISC-V Linux fans.
A famous Solaris tool comes to Linux, Firefox is baking in ads & Google wants to take over the web with AMP.
Plus Ubuntu's plans to collect user metrics, the Linux on Galaxy survey & Plasma desktop on a Nintendo Switch.
It's week of major project releases, elementary OS gears up for some contested changes & Mozilla has a solution for the world's IoT mess.
Plus fail0verflow gets Linux on the Nintendo Switch & our favorite new features of VLC 3.0.
Red Hat shakes up the container world with its CoreOS purchase. Skype ships as a snap and Chris has a report from Canonical's recent development sprint.
Plus more hardware for Plasma Mobile, Matrix gets a big boost & the FSF receives a large Bitcoin donation.
Ubuntu is switching back to Xorg, Linus calls out Intel & are the BSDs dying?
Plus how you can start testing Plasma Mobile, Purism aims for convergence & Mycroft is back!
A major open source milestone, some OnePlus users compromised, Google switches to Debian & we have Spectre and Meltdown updates. Plus what happened to NHoS & more!
Barcelona is switching to FOSS the right way, Nextcloud launches peer-to-peer encrypted video calls, big changes are coming to Google's AMP & why the BSD camp is laughing at Linux this week.
Plus Fedora's new "primary architecture", Ubuntu 17.10 is back & more!
We start with good news, fun speculation & an open source success story. Then we get into Meltdown and Spectre.
Plus we follow up on the lawsuit that could split the community & then we eat some Bitcoin humble pie.
Our top 4 predictions for Linux in 2018 & then we shift gears and give you the top 6 things we hope just might happen.
Plus we put hard numbers on the highs & lows of Bitcoin during 2018.
Chris and Joe look back at the big news stories of 2017, some notable trends, the changes that impacted Desktop Linux users & the topics that dominated the community discussion.
Mozilla violates users' trust, Amazon has a new Linux, OpenSSH is coming to Windows & Intel blocks disabling of the Management Engine.
Plus an update on the Conservancy's fight with the Software Freedom Law Center & more.
The Ghost of Yahoo and Mozilla go to battle, the right way to abandon a project, the coming UK Bitcoin crackdown, and Android GO is released to OEMs.
Plus the Intel ME situation that's much worse than previously known.
Bitcoin breaks $10k & we ponder its true value, big companies join the compliance-first approach to GPLv2, we spot some red flags in the latest Raspbian x86 release & Mozilla has a new open source project.
Plus Jolla gets in on the blockchain hype & we clarify the Linux LTS situation.
Android tracking more invasive than previously known, Ubuntu wants your ideas for Mir & Linus gets heated about Kernel security while we focus on the technical issue at the heart of the matter.
Plus a new magazine from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, several vulnerabilities in Intel's Management Engine & more!
Fedora goes modular, Firefox makes a quantum leap & a Linux classic makes a come back. Plus a big moment for the Kernel, Red Hat goes ARM & OpenPlus has a backdoor with a twist.
New details show Linux on Galaxy phones further along than expected, Bitcoin's bad week explained & CrossOver enables Windows apps, on ChromeOS.
Plus Canonical puts out a call for help, Munich votes to return to Windows & Steam on Linux turns 5.
It's a week of red flags and success. The Plasma Mobile project sets humble goals, Firefox learns new tricks, a TOR flaw for Linux users & Canonical joins the Gnome Advisory Board.
Plus a new report claims every Bitcoin transaction uses as much energy as your house in a week & two legal matters that may have long-term impacts on the Linux community.
Big changes coming to Linux Mint, hope for ZFS upstream in Linux, and Mozilla helps out TOR. Plus how Russia may help legitimize cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and Solus makes a call for help.
The Linux desktop on Samsung phones, Intel ME disabled on Purism laptops, big Kernel news & Ubuntu 17.10 is out.
Plus our brief thoughts on the new Ubuntu release, its various flavors, an important milestone & the larger Open Source story.
Fixing Steam on Linux for good, new toys for Fedora and Plasma users, OnePlus gets busted & the Librem 5 gets funded.
Plus some key project updates & more!
Google's new hardware fails to impress, Sailfish X becomes a reality & the most disappointing thing about Munich's slide back to proprietary software.
Plus why Bitcoin Gold is the people's coin, Oracle advises the White House against FOSS & ChromeOS gets a grownup Linux feature.
Was any work really getting done? Or was it all a big party? I had always been curious what one of these Ubuntu events was like.
Recently I had the good fortune of being invited to the Ubuntu Rally in New York City. We packed up our car and drove across the country to attend the event.
This is the first major company event since Canonical restructured, announced Ubuntu Gnome would be the future, and laid off many employees. How was the mood? Was any work really getting done? And what groundwork are they laying for Ubuntu 18.04, one of their most important releases ever.
As a longtime Linux and open source user/advocate, I was committed to getting answers to these questions. So I drove from the Pacific to the Atlantic to get them.
Atari has a Linux powered console, some brief Ubuntu updates & the biggest Kernel news in years.
Then we consider the recent smattering of opinion pieces on Microsoft's commitment to Open Source.
GNOME endorses the Librem 5, Replicant and UBports support more devices, Pipewire is major news for video on Linux, EFF walks away from W3C over DRM, Facebook reacts to community pressure & Red Hat expands their Patent promise.
Gnome users have something to celebrate, Purism and KDE are working together & Manjaro has some hardware.
Plus why we're not too worried about BlueBourne, the fight for public money to fund public code & a new power tool for Firefox users.
Why AsteroidOS on your wrist is worth watching, what Project Treble means for future custom ROMs, Debian's Docker dominance & why China might shut down Bitcoin exchanges.
Plus how NGINX plans to make big money, Mozilla wants to reinvent online comments & more.
An Ubuntu developer event is happening soon, 17.10 Beta 1 has dropped for most of the flavors, Reddit closes its source while Phoenix OS opens theirs, Google getting serious about kernel updates in Android, Essential need to up their game, Blockchain is serious business and Linux desktop marketshare hits a new high.
New Linux hardware, Purism's Librem 5 & Jolla's €50 Sailfish ROM.
Plus Chris' quick take on Android Oreo, Google goes for Microsoft's heart, while Microsoft gets cozier with Red Hat & SUSE pretends not to be upset about it.
A big batch of Debian updates, Gnome turns 20, Joe's report from OggCamp, the Solus trifecta, encrypted ZFS comes to Linux finally & Bitcoin is forking, again.
Plus some thoughts on tiny Linux computers, the Linage survey & more.
Flatpak and snap get the Solus boost, Ubuntu's community is getting a remake & development on Ubuntu 17.10 has taken an interesting turn.
Plus more good news for Firefox users & why Google's "streaming OS updates" could be great for the Android ROM community.
Surprising details in how Ubuntu's Gnome desktop is getting implemented, Krita hits some troubles but the community comes to the rescue, Bitcoin splits, Firefox sends & Red Hat gives up on Btrfs.
Plus Amazon accuses BLU of spying on Android users & more!
A good week for desktop Linux with news from Ubuntu, Fedora & openSUSE.
Plus our take on the pending death of Flash, some great work by the Debian project & Mozilla's updates us on Project Common Voice.
Android for the desktop might be dead, Google Glass is back, the latest Firefox usage data is devastating & the next Ubuntu is ready for a shakedown.
Plus a quick look at Phoenix OS & the Ubuntu 18.04 survey!
With Chris away, Ryan joins Joe. A new release for Fedora, Yunit is now available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu is now an app in the Windows Store, Ryan gives us more details about System76's new OS, Ikey starts his new job at Solus & Beaker is a new browser that promises a truly decentralized web.
New data gives us insight into recent bold moves by Linux hardware vendors Tuxedo & System76, Endless OS takes big steps to get closer to upstream, Mycroft's first major public appearances goes hilariously bad & Mozilla's plans to tame IoT.
SUSE hits the Windows Store and we finally get some important classifications, System76 announces Pop!_OS and we do a deep analysis & why Mir is back with a plan to support Wayland.
Plus Debian warns of Hyper Threading issues; and of course a bit more.
More hardware acceleration comes to desktop Linux, Mozilla launches ambitious new projects, Unity 7 fans can rejoice & Jolla has an important update.
Plus we discuss the 2017 Linux Laptop Survey, the really fancy new trick Opus has pulled off in the latest release & more!
More competition in desktop Linux, Debian 9, Tails 3, Firefox 54, FreeNAS 11 & OpenMediaVault 3 all get released.
We discuss the important bits of it all, follow up on questions last week & take an open source unicorn for a spin.
A look at the future of the Ubuntu desktop and one of its flavors, plus Docker aims to improve Linux security upstream with LinuxKit.
And a LXQt confession.
Home Assistant, an open-source home automation platform that runs on Linux. Today I chat with Paulus Schoutsen, the founder of the project to learn what this project can do, where it's going & how it stacks up to competition like the Amazon Echo.
Two Linux desktop classics make big strides, Coreboot joins the Conservancy, and Toyota cars will soon run Linux. Plus newly announced Ambient OS will be open source, just like Android, and its creator Andy Rubin says they plan to take on the Amazon Echo & Google Pixel.
This is is an episode about playing to your strengths & taking over markets.
NextCloud goes global, Devuan hits one, Solus keeps expanding, Firefox is trying, but Chrome has won, more progress on Coreboot & more!
Ubuntu's Gnome plans start to form & they want your input. The Linux subsystem is coming to Windows Server & Mycroft is finally ready to ship.
Plus the Tizen surprise, elementary OS' pay-what-you-want AppCenter & what's new Android O.
Canonical IPO is a go, Microsoft brings more Linux to Windows, OpenWRT, LEDE agree on Linux-for-routers peace plan & Google launches project Treble.
Welcome to Linux Action News's debut episode. It’s our goal to build the show you go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.
We kick things off with a busy news week.
Daniel Foré, elementary OS founder, joins Chris to chat about their new update to Loki, their pay what you want AppCenter, what the end of Unity means for them, and the future of the project.
The big trends, favorite moments, audience questions & more, all live from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2017. It’s the final episode of the Linux Action Show!
With just one episode left we discuss the Mac threat, how script kiddies can use Linux to hack your password & why you might want to wait for Linux 4.12.
Plus news, picks of the week & more!
It's a tale of woes & wins in a Linux laptop showdown, from $200 to $10,000 we report back on the limits of mobile productivity.
The human side of Unity’s death, the Linux kernel feature Chris has been waiting years for, picks, feedback & more!
We didn’t go all the way to Texas for just one episode, it's a very special edition this week. We wanted to share some of the great stories, Linux memories & impressive hardware.
Plus the unexpected change behind the scenes that Linux is pushing at Dell!
Is Dell's new hardware a sign of serious commitment to Linux or a large company’s hedge against market changes? We go inside Dell, get exclusive access to the teams & people behind many of Dell’s products that run Linux & find out.
Plus we discuss Ubuntu dropping Unity for Gnome, Lightworks’ latest release & more!
We start this week covering the latest news about Red Hat’s record profits, some new changes coming video editing & audio sampling under linux & Apple releasing their new APFS file system
Then Noah reveals the real reason behind LAS ending, we cover your feedback & much more!
We start with the week’s news, then announce what’s next for the Linux Action Show, our Texas sized adventure coming up & new shows coming soon!
Behind the curtain of SCaLE 15x, news of the week, picks & we announce the future of the Linux Action Show.
NextCloud founder Frank Karlitschek joins us to discuss the recent remote version checking initiative of private NextCloud instances, the controversial notifications sent by ISPs to users found to be running out of date NextCloud instances & the larger security problems facing all open source projects like NextCloud.
Plus why Chromebook usage surging past Linux in the last year is a good thing, picks, news of the week & more!
From the floor of 2017’s Southern California Linux Expo aka SCALE 15x, we give you interviews & our impressions of the event. Plus news of the week, picks & more!
Noah’s built an audio stream recording monster & he’ll share it’s inner workings.
Plus Firefox’s big upgrade, the puzzling Android problem & some very spooky Fedora news!
Our take on Dell’s latest Linux powered Sputnik laptop. Find out why this laptop might be your future work horse & why it’s called a developer edition.
Plus rumors that suggest Valve is abandoning Steam Machines, Munich’s Linux blunder & much more!
Jonathan Riddell & the Plasma Desktop team join us for a chat. From Neon user stats to Plasma on IoT, we get the scoop on the latest KDE & Plasma desktop developments live from their development Sprint.
Plus Elementary OS founder Daniel Fore joins to discuss their Pay for what you want App store fundraiser & more!
How inexpensive can a Linux system get & still be considered useable? We experiment with a low-end laptop & desktop, report back on the compromises you might be surprised you don’t have to make.
Plus news, picks, your emails & more!
How Noah uses IPsec to set up secure network traffic. The law that might open up hardware to hobbyist & we narrow down the options for bulletproof Linux.
Plus the picks, news & more!
We own up to our top 14 predictions for 2016, discuss a major software update, start to discuss building a bulletproof Linux install & more!
We get a first hand take on how Linux & Open Source could be revolutionizing the backend of healthcare.
Plus a look at the ZeroPhone, Dell’s new Linux hardware, we ask you some questions & answer a few of yours.
What’s happening in 2017, before it happens. It’s our annual predictions episode, Chris & Noah surprise each other with their futurecasting.
Plus why Ubuntu Phone is going on a hiatus of sorts, Neon puts KDE in a Container & much more!
Solus might just be the distribution to watch in 2017. Every intention & tweak coming together to create something unique in Linux land. Noah & Chris take two very different views of this important up & coming distro.
Plus the big news of the week, picks, emails & more!
This week, while the guys are away on holiday, we take a look back and see just how much Linux has progressed into new areas over the course of 2016 & also some of the spots where it may have stumbled a bit.
Get settled in with your eggnog & hot cocoa because it's gonna be a BIG SHOW!
We chat with Joss from NextCloud about two factor, crazy performance improvements, the OwnCloud hangover, setting up your ultimate Dropbox and Google Docs replacements & more!
It’s a holiday miracle, a fully computer controlled automated light display without the cloud. It’s also a great excuse to troll Chris about Linux video editing.
Plus news, picks & more!
How do you pick the best Linux distribution for you? This week we reflect on one of the most critical questions before you switch to Linux.
Plus Canonical says their taking a stand against unofficial Ubuntu images, a Mycroft update & your Linux questions!
Fedora 25 ships with Wayland by default, the latest Gnome & the promise of upgradeability.
We test upgrade a Fedora 24 workstation with Gnome customizations, third party repos & some history. We capture and share the failures and successes.
Plus the bigger problems the Tor phone raises, the docking station that could make convergence real & more!
Linux server installs sometimes don’t go as planned. We take you through the hardware modifications we made to install Chris’ new NAS in Lady Jupiter (his RV).
Plus are we faking it about Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation?
Chris gets a big surprise when he learns the features of the QNAP NAS review unit.
Plus is Linux really seeing a wave of MacBook switchers? The future of Vulkan and VR under Linux, solving IoT’s security woes & more!
Ubuntu fails Noah during a critical moment & it’s the final straw. Noah takes us along as he switches his systems over to Arch.
Plus why you might want to think twice about LessPass & is the $4 Linux computer legit?
What happens if you fail to update your home Arch server for two years? Chris finds out the hard way & is forced to replace it with OpenMediaVault. We take you on the scene, and share the hard lessons learned!
Plus some big Firefox news, an update on Pirate Kodi boxes & the Lenovo egg.
Canonical’s Dustin Kirkland’s Beard tell us about their new Livepatch service, we discuss Dirty COW the “Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever, explain what a CRM is & what great open source solutions are available.
Plus some much discussed feedback, our picks & more!
Has Ubuntu fallen behind, or setting a new bar of refinement? We load up our hardware with Ubuntu 16.10, walk away with some big surprises & two totally different experiences.
Plus KDE celebrates 20 years in a way only open source can, real VR gets demoed on Linux, the big BSD news & more!
Plasma 5.8 marks a major milestone in the project's history & one that deserves a complete review.
Plus we discuss the continued Fedora 24 issues, another take on Kodi box privacy, our picks & much more!
What is Software Defined Networking (SDL) & why is it a major focus for The Linux Foundation? We visit the OpenDayLight Summit & discover how the open source philosophy applied to networking is transforming an industry.
Plus the big Kodi crackdown in the UK, Purism want’s to build a Librem Phone, our picks, feedback & more!
Two long-time FreeNAS users test the Debian-based OpenMediaVault, we share our favorite features FreeNAS doesn’t have, where FreeNAS still pulls ahead, standout features of version 3 over version 2 & why we think the project has a very bright future.
Plus Lenovo & Intel feed Linux users another shit sandwich, take a look at Greyhole & chat up the new desktop releases.
A new Linux build is nigh & Noah takes us through his new PC built for a specific task.
Plus we try out Android N x86, get impressed by new Linux software releases, ponder what would happen if unbreakable encryption were made illegal & more!
We review the new Loki release from elementary OS. One of the most unique distributions, that’s often misunderstood. But how does it hold up for advanced Linux users? Tune in to find out!
We argue about the true value of Let's Encrypt, celebrate the 10 millionth Raspberry Pi & more!
We hit the road and convert a middle school to Linux, join us as we dig into their initial deployments & successes.
Plus why we think the punishment for the kernel.org “hacker” is extreme, the Linux “trojan” that’s really a Drupal flaw, the big news from our BSD friends & more!
Ryan Sipes stops by to share his big news & debate the value and control Linux users can get from the much hyped Internet of Things. Plus we drool over the specs of a new Linux rig, break down the war against Linus, get impressed by Nextcloud 10 & more!
We follow up on many of the projects, distros & gadgets we’ve reviewed recently & tell you where things stand now that we’ve been using them for a while. We report back to you with a series of mini-review follow ups!
Plus the big “Linux Malware” threat that’s basically hype, hosting your own YouTube, Google Building a new OS & more!
We try out Linux on the Microsoft Surface Pro & the results were much better than we expected. We share this odd journey towards the perfect laptop…. Or Tablet…
Plus the major security flaw in the Linux Kernel, the btrfs project recommends you use ZFS, Red Hat is hiring to make Linux run better on laptops & more!
Noah’s back from Defcon! He shares his experience at this infamous conference, his Linux in the wild sightings & his surprising takeaway.
Plus Btrfs’ RAID 5/6 code has been found “unsafe”, the FossHub compromise, an Internet of Things failure that struck close to home & more!
We compare two very compelling boxes side by side & discover the advantages of Android as our HTPC. As two long time Linux users we were surprised & a little horrified. We share our strange journey to this place & why we are staying.
Plus we discuss the impact that free Windows 10 had on Linux, Microsoft’s lost opportunity & geek out over Noah’s cool new hardware.
This week we share a big project that blew up in our face, the technical speed bumps we faced & the ultimate goal to accomplish something a Mac could never do.
Plus the big snap sprint that might just push the format over the edge, a quick look at Korora 24 & more!
We review Linux Mint 18 & our experience turns out to be a roller coaster ride from impressed glee to cautious concern. We’ve never felt more conflicted over a version of Linux Mint.
Plus we discuss the Ubuntu Forum hack, a Fedora bug that’s bricking some laptops & why we just can’t quit FreeNAS.
This week we take a look at what Noah's using at Altispeed to provide remote assistance to his clients. We ponder over what Microsoft might have planned for Skype on Linux, cover why Android's full disk encryption might not be as secure as you think, Mycroft's collaboration with Canonical, the picks, your feedback & more!
We go back in time and take a look at what you missed at SELF 2016. Plus we're 1% closer to the Linux Desktop, why Evernote sucks & more!
Fedora 24 is both a delight & simply frustrating at the same time. We share our experiences with one of the most highly anticipated Fedora releases.
Plus Canonical makes good on the code, a big hole in Linux & more!
We review the ThinkPad x260 with Linux & compare it to the XPS 13.
Then we discuss Snaps, AppImage, Flatpak & the Universal Package war that’s brewing, what the major downsides are & why we think this concept of universal Linux apps is not going away.
Plus our picks of the week, a laptop giveaway & more!
A special celebration of 10 years of the Linux Action Show. We drop the format & have fun on a couple of projects we’ve really been wanting to share with you.
How a nonprofit ISP built on tops of trees running Linux, with impressive engineering & custom code connected an entire community to the Internet.
Then a special project that celebrates 10 years of Linux, our show & more!
Frank & Jos of Nextcloud join us to discuss their fork of ownCloud, some of the history behind the fork, the reaction by ownCloud, & what they plan to do differently this time around.
Plus we debate if Valve’s Steam Machines are a bust, a bit more on Oracle vs Google & much more!
Purism has sent us the Librem 13 for review, does a laptop designed to protect your digital life make a good Linux workstation? With physical kill switches, and a well built aluminum housing, we answer if this could be your next ultimate Linux laptop.
Plus why were not so excited about Google’s recent win against Oracle, new features coming to Linux, what the heck is going on at OwnCloud & more!
We share our early experiences with virtualization, then show you how Linux’s built-in enterprise grade virtualization curb stomps some commercial options. The discussion wraps up with examples of awesome hardware passthrough, and the major shift Linux has made possible.
PLUS: Chromebooks outsell Macs, the sad story of an important project fading away, the big choice facing Fedora & more!
We go behind the scenes & give you details on our new Linux rig builds, using OBS to stream to multiple services, the hard lessons we learned & our Linux powered production pipeline. After our year long skunkworks project this episode is living proof of how for media production under Linux has come.
Plus now we can all say ZFS is officially on Linux, Intel’s plans to make up for their Linux Skylake screw up, Ubuntu gets some snaps, Fedora “attempts” H.264 support, some games worth your time & more!
The Oryx Pro from System76 claims to be a desktop replacement, with a lot of expandability & a ton of compute power. But do the specs & features match the price? We review one of the most potentially promising laptops built for Linux yet.
If you could only buy one machine, should this be it? Tune in to find out!
Plus is Linux Mint rushing into a collapse? We get really excited about the Pyra and you might too, big updates on the Linux desktop & more!
Noah & Emma set out to switch as many users to Linux as possible. Our team documents their competition to switch the most people to Linux within two hours in the Pacific Northwest!
Our biggest live event yet, from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2016. We chat about the future of Linux desktop software, old friends from the past stop by & the switch competition is on!
We review Ubuntu 16.04 & it’s various flavors. We discuss the new features that make this one of the most important Ubuntu releases in years & debate the major challenges that modern distributions have solved, that Ubuntu still struggles with.
Plus the latest stats show Ubuntu dominating where it counts, how Red Hat is making all that money, Linux in ALL the places, our weekly picks & more!
It started with speaking about Open Source. Were you thinking the Emma vs Noah showdown wasn't worth making it out? Do you have doubts that Noah can switch your friends & family? Take a trip with us & see for yourself what it takes to convert Mac & Windows users to Linux!
We dive in & spend an evening with the Sandbagger crew switching their whole house to Linux, then they talk about how they're going to switch the class they're teaching next semester!
Plus Linus’ hopes for the Linux desktop, setting up a network wide ad blocker using Pi-Hole & more!
Microsoft & Ubuntu working together to bring you Bash & the Ubuntu userland on Windows 10. Is this the ultimate Win for Linux? Or is this Embrace, Extend, Extinguish at its finest? We share our thoughts on this historic announcement.
Plus Red Hat wants to save you some money, TP-Link bans OSS firmwares, Edubuntu calls it quits, our new favorite note taking app for Linux & more!
We risk it all and toss our data into the new ownCloud 9 to give you our review. Find out about using ownCloud as an Evernote killer, Federated servers & the long-term commitment you're making as an ownCloud user.
Plus Red Hat’s big news, the new Gnome & things go to the next level in our upcoming switch competition.
Jonathan Riddell joins us to discuss the KDE Neon project, the latest & greatest of KDE community software packaged on a rock-solid base. We kick the tires and give you our first impressions. Is this finally the Plasma Desktop just the way we’ve always wanted it?
What’s the best software under Linux to create music? We answer that & the best hardware that work together. We have something for the musician to casual hardware geek, we cover the dark art of creating music under Linux as we go inside Noah’s music studio and see what he uses.
Plus we chat with ownCloud’s Community Manager about the new features in version 9, our thoughts on Microsoft’s SQL for Linux announcement & more!
In special Rasberry Pi 3 edition of the show we look at the new hardware, review & chat with Mycroft CTO Ryan Sipes on how important the Raspberry Pi is for development of their open artificial intelligence platform & get the latest news.
Plus replacing Spotify on Linux, the new Microsoft lock-in, our hosts face a moral quandary & more!
Has Entroware built the ultimate 13 inch Linux laptop? We put their Apollo through our battery of tests & review this good looking Skylake powered Linux portable.
Plus Microsoft buys the folks behind Mono, Canonical might have a ZFS fight on their hands & more!
Is the Librem 15 the ultimate Linux laptop? We review Purism’s Librem 15 laptop, crowd funded and pitched as “the first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications.” Does it live up to the promise? Have we found the true Linux powered MacBook killer?
Plus Linux Mint gets attacked, Ubuntu Touch on hardware you really want, why real ZFS support on Linux is near….
This week we talk about how you can have a working web forum in 10 minutes or less & all open source! Last week we talked about team collaboration software, but what about when you need a wider approach?
In the news we talk about an open source router; Russia dumping Windows, more updates to video editing on Linux, a super special live unboxing & more!
Teams collaborating over Slack is the new hot trend sweeping many open source projects, communities & others. We compare Rocket.Chat, Mattermost & Slack. See which best protects your privacy & makes it easier than ever to work with a group of people. Don’t hate, collaborate with this week’s episode!
Plus all the details on the announced Ubuntu Tablet, the Keybase filesystem & more!
We share our best stories from 2016’s SCALE14x. From the highlights to the bar fights we talk about what it's like to attend one of the largest community driven Linux events in the world.
Plus the Linux Trojan that’s snapping screenshots & recording audio, Linux Mint is building their own X-Apps, your live calls & more!
In this special episode of LAS, we go off the rails as we buckle down & prep for our visit to SCaLE live on the air! Plus picks, your feedback & more!
We celebrate 400 episodes of the Linux Action Show, show you how easy it is to setup your own free phone system, never flash another USB stick again & the big Ubuntu rumors.
Plus the openSSH bug you need to patch, the Steam Link SDK, Gnome 3 changes & more!
What if your humble hosts could have there way? A wave of their magic wands, whatever they want changed in Linux Land in 2016 would just happen? We spend sometime this week fantasizing about all things we wish would happen this year to make Linux better.
Plus the welcome change in Ubuntu 16.04, Firefox OS finds new life, desktop picks that changed our lives & more!
We make our annual predictions for the land of Linux in 2016, Google drops the openJDK bomb & we pay tribute to Ian Murdock.
Plus we announce our SCaLE 14x plans, some changes to the show & more!
Some of our very favorite moments from 2015. Witness as Chris attempts to slam a whole bunch of big show into one big show.
Our favorite interview, our biggest rant & our most popular howto. Plus a look back at classic on-location moments from the year.
Inspired by the Let’s Encrypt project, we break down the basics of SSL & how easy it is to set up on your Linux box now.
Plus hacking GRUB by hitting backspace 28 times, the Linux Foundation wants the Blockchain, without the Bitcoin and their bedfellows are concerning, the steady steps towards cross distro application bundles & more!
Plasma Desktop 5.5 shipped this week. We cover what’s new, what's improved & what work still remains for the latest & greatest from KDE. Plus some of the great supporting cast of applications that make the Plasma desktop great.
Plus Mozilla ends their Smartphone plans, Microsoft is offering a Linux certification, the new KeePassX, your feedback & more!
Linux Mint 17.3 proves you can based a Linux desktop on a stable core (Ubuntu 14.04) & still deliver an innovative and polished desktop. We take back some of our concerns about Linux Mint & discuss the areas where they are pushing user experience forward.
Plus Mozilla plans to dump Thunderbird, the big release that completely ignores Windows & more!
It’s a special holiday edition of the Linux Action Show & we get thankful for some super important, innovative, and critically necessary open source projects. We throw out the format and cover many projects listed in our notes & off the tops of our heads.
Plus some really unique weekly picks, through providing feedback…
AND A FEW SURPRISES!
All this week on, the Linux Action Show!
We review Solus OS, a new distribution from scratch with it’s own GTK based desktop called Budgie. Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus Operating System & we give you our first impressions.
Plus projects like Jolla & Canonical's convergence have been doomed from the start, the big changes coming to GTK, the Plasma desktop gets another great release, highlights from the 2015 kernel summit & more!
We traveled to Denver Colorado to meet the folks behind System76, tour their office & record a live show on location. Join us as we go behind the scenes of a dedicated Linux hardware manufacture.
Plus Linux goes to space, Firefox OS has a new trick, the good news for open source router firmware & more!
Fedora 23 has hit the web and we think this is the release that changes everything, forever. Find out why we think the changes made in Fedora 23 make this nearly a future proof distribution in some work cases.
Plus Linus Torvalds is under attack this week from multiple sources, we’ll break down one of the more technical assaults, Ubuntu is finally killing the software center & the biggest feature coming to systemd ever, just got delayed.
We go 350ft into the air to find out how Linux powers a wireless ISP (WISP). Get an inside look at how a modern services business can be built around Linux.
Plus our thoughts on Chrome OS & Android merging, what it means for desktop Linux, new secure messaging options & more!
Our review of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, what new, noteworthy changes there are & who we think this new release is just right for. Also, we look the various flavors with bold new features worth checking out.
Plus Kubuntu’s release manager calls it quits, our impressions of the Steam Controller & more!
Our best open source alternatives to LastPass. We run down the easy, the straight forward & the totally custom solutions to rolling your password managment. All our picks are totally open source, auditable & ready to use today.
Plus the first reviews of the Steam Machines hit the web, Red Hat’s big buy, GIMP in your browser & more!
It might just be the future of openSUSE. We take a indepth look at openSUSE Leap 42.1 beta. Find out why this might be the most ambitious Linux distribution release to date, the features that appeal the power user & the newbie.
Plus the Linux malware that fixes up your box, why it might never be the year of the Linux desktop, the Linux botnet that hits with 150 Gbps DDoS attacks & more!
Home automation can make you feel like you're living in the future. This week we dig into the technology, advantages & disadvantages to fully automating all aspects of your home or office. We share our hard learned lessons!
Plus Valve’s huge milestone, what’s great about Gnome 3.18, Ubuntu powered Drones, the creepy Windows 10 feature that’s pushing people to adopt Linux & more!
Emby is an open source home media server, that brings all of your media together into one place & automatically converts and streams your media on-the-fly to any device. In other words, a legitimate Plex competitor. We give you our in-depth look.
Plus Microsoft announces its own Linux distribution, why it's the year of the Linux Desktop in China, why it might be time to drop VirtualBox & more!
After the last straw Noah dumps Gmail, shares his battle and solution & Chris runs down five great open source Gmail alternatives.
Plus why Dell stopped shipping the XPS 13 in Europe, a big update to a Linux video editor, the news of the week & more!
We finally share our getting started with Linux stories. And it turns out, it was nearly a freak happenstance for both of us & some great stories from our community.
Plus the Safe Wifi campaign you need to know about, we discuss the new elementaryOS, an update on the Munich situation & more!
Share your terminal as a web application with anyone in the world in seconds, we’ll show you how. Why Ubuntu’s dominance over EC2 matters so much, Munich follow up, why Cortona can go suck a banana & more!
We take you to LinuxCon like never before. The container trend goes big and community leaders are taking bold stands & the quiet debate that’s brewing.
Plus a super thin Linux laptop, Google’s Linux router the OnHub, Munich to ditch Linux for Windows & more!
System76’s Serval WS is in house & we put it through our series of tests. With it’s 4Ghz Intel i7 CPU and Nvidia 970M GPU we set out to see what kind of workloads this desktop replacement is ideal for.
Is the claim that a laptop can replace your desktop really true? We aim to find out!
Plus the insane popularity of Chromebooks, how Google just gave a major boost to desktop Linux, looking back at 18 years of Gnome & more!
We take a deep dive into the basics of getting a home network up and running. It you’ve lived with whatever the ISP has given you have no fear, not only are we going to show you how to do it, it’s going to be all done from Linux!
Plus Firefox has a major flaw that impacts Linux users, an update on the Jolla tablet, we discuss our big format experiment & more!
How do two long-time Linux users react to trying Windows 10? This week we run Windows so you don’t have to. How does Windows 10 compare to the modern Linux desktop, are it’s best new features a knockoff, and what areas does Windows 10 pull ahead? It’s a review of Windows 10 like you won’t find anywhere else!
It was a huge OSCON this year, and we have a bunch of great interviews from the floor. We’ll feature some amazing Linux powered gadgets, exciting hardware, and our massive interview with Todd Weaver, the man behind Purism Librem 13 and the Librem 15 Linux laptops.
Plus our thoughts on the Plasma Phone, the Linux distro adding secret watermarks to files & more!
The best remote desktop experience has never been easier, we’ll show you the power of X2Go with the security of SSH!
Plus the push to kill flash picks up, Firefox OS fork “H5OS” gets a $100 million boost, how to watch Amazon Prime video under Linux & more!
Take your Linux logins up to the next level with YubiKey. YubiKeys support one-time passcode, smart card & more – enabling one security key to an unlimited number of applications. Today we’ll show you how to make it work with SSH under Linux.
Plus our thoughts on the NSA using Red Hat, the big changes coming to openSUSE, our picks & more!
From total beginner to photo pro, we’ll share workflow tips, tools, tricks & backup techniques to super-charge your photography workflow under Linux.
Plus the Pinos project promises to bring PulseAudio to video, how DirectX11 is coming to Linux, the Yotaphone upset, OwnCloud dreams & more!
Find out about the best software and hardware to make and take amazingly good sounding calls. From the best open source solutions, to turnkey solutions today’s episode has something from the beginner to the expert.
Plus Google removes "always listening" code from Chromium, The Linux Foundation invests some serious cash, why Red Hat’s CEO thinks Linux has “won” the datacenter & more!
Exclusive interviews and coverage from one of the show’s favorite events, SouthEast LinuxFest, aka SELF 2015. Find out the latest with the Ubuntu project, a humble approach to Linux advocacy & how the boundaries of science are being pushed by Linux.
Plus the new MATE release, HP kills The Machine, a quick update on Ubuntu's Unity 8 & more!
Who doesn't like a good party? Some folks will tell you that Linux is boring, or for geeks. This week we'll show you how you can have a very loud and bright time with Linux.
Plus Valve officially pins down a Steam Machine launch date. More encryption for Linux, and did the CHIP guys underestimate the cost of their $9 computer?
Plus some great feedback, some helpful app picks & more!
Fedora 22 builds on top of the great Fedora 21 release. With big changes like the new DNF package manager, Gnome 3.16, and more there is a lot to talk about and a few bumps. We’ll share our experience with Fedora’s latest and greatest!
Plus why Mandriva shutdown, SourceForge messes with GIMP, the Kubuntu drama we don’t want to talk about, great feedback, some helpful app picks & more!
Lead developer of Bodhi Linux, Jeff Hoogland, joins us to discuss this exciting distribution that showcases the Enlightenment desktop.
Plus Canonical could be going public, but what will that mean for the desktop? We debate. Firefox OS see’s a major course change ahead & more!
We showcase the best in emulated gameplay experiences under Linux. A topic that sometimes is shrouded in shame is actually one of Linux’s strongest suits. Backed by an historical announcement this week, if you had any doubts, today’s episode will change your mind!
Plus Oculus abandons their Linux backers & we’ll explain why this short-sighted move might be a good thing, the next big Ubuntu phone ships & more!
We get the opportunity to talk to the Krita project. Can professional graphic design be done on Linux? What it will take to get the project to the next level? We find out!
Plus a crazy member of our audience takes CentOS desktop challenge & we check in. CryEngine to support Linux, Firefox OS in Africa, Snappy packages, Python 3 in Ubuntu by Default & more!
The founder of Open Broadcaster, a free and open source software for video recording and live streaming joins us to discuss the project, challenges they face & what the future holds.
Plus we go into detail on the miracles we pulled off to make LinuxFest Northwest coverage Linux powered. A new alternative to systemd, a cheap Linux PC for everyone, three years of Steam & more!
Live from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2015, we chat with the new Microsoft about their new Linux attitude, chat with some familiar friends & take the pulse of the community.
Plus an overview of the new Debian & Ubuntu releases, a historical app pick & more!
Since the beginning of the show, we've had project #1 & that project will finally be coming to a close. Recent changes in the MacOS system & key applications require the user to learn a new workflow, so Chris & Noah have begun the daunting task of converting Chris’ wife & long-time Mac user, Angela, to Linux.
We follow the journey of users who have just made the switch to Linux. We document what went great & what hasn’t worked.
Plus a big announcement is made, great news for Ubuntu MATE, a quick look at Elementary OS Freya Beta & more!
Have you ever thought it’s better to create a job then apply for one? This week we dive into what it takes to build a business that runs on open source & supports open source.
Plus Microsoft’s surprise move, openSUSE jumps ahead, running just about any Android app under Linux & more!
We take a look at remote desktop on Linux. We go behind the scenes to see how Linux can be used to remotely support business at scale as well as providing help to family and friends and round up the best solutions.
Plus is SteamOS diverging too far from Debian? LibreOffice has big online plans, Gnome 3.16 is out, tons of Kodi follow up & more!
Is Kodi the one true open source home theater system? We look at the latest release of Kodi, formerly known as XBMC. Discuss the projects current state, and what the future release holds.
Plus the BQ Ubuntu Touch devices runs into some GPL issues, Microsoft’s Secure Boot policy change, our picks & more!
Have you heard of Ham Radio? It’s the original open source! We dive in and take you into a ham shack to see what Ham Radio is all about, how it can done on Linux, and how the principles and communities of open source so closely align with this old hobby.
Plus Linux hits over 1k games & the new distro that makes Fedora approachable & more!
Over the past few weeks we’ve been doubling down on production on Linux. We go over the tips, tricks & hardware we use to make the show now with more Linux.
Plus the really big news for Linux gaming & the big new feature for Linux 4.0…
Exclusive interviews from the Southern California Linux Expo. We chat with elementary OS, VLC, Firefox, System76 & many more.
Plus the big news for Ubuntu MATE, XFCE, Gnome & others.
Raw from our Sunday SCALE13x extravaganza. The video starts a bit slow, but after a bit it’s a full on event.
Interviews, gadgets, discussion, and floor coverage.
Enjoy every unedited, and unscripted moment!
Two members of the elementary OS project join us to discuss the recent dust up around their blog post asking for more funding from their users. We’ll ask the hard questions you’ve been wondering, get the latest from the project & talk about the future.
Plus we look at the sales for the first BQ Ubuntu Touch edition, Linus’ personal choice award, some good news for OpenShot & more!
The Co-creators of a Linux distribution that allows you to harness some of the most powerful open source security software join us to discuss bringing Enterprise grade security to the masses.
Plus building your own ideal Linux laptop, the Yolla Tablet surprise & more!
What are the best options for non-coders and developers to contribute to their favorite open source project? We’ll break down some of the barriers we’ve faced & approaches we like to help out in a non-development capacity.
Plus the common ways the Ghost vulnerability is being exploited, how you can do your taxes under Linux & a few surprises!