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Ubuntu Linux Podcast from the Ubuntu UK LoCo team

In this episode:

Martin has been working on Quickemu, his project to quickly create and run optimised Linux, Windows and macOS virtual machines.
Alan has a new job at Anchore, and tells us about their open-source vulnerability, SBOM, license scanners, Grype, Syft, and Grant
Mark explains how he is using ntfy to send push notifications to his phone when servers do interesting things.

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In this episode:

Martin has been perfecting the Pantheon desktop environment.
Alan has been writing Go, and enjoying it.
Mark has been playing Against the Storm, a town-builder with rogue-like elements.

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In this episode:

Alan gives the rationale for turning the Linux Matters Podcast upside down
Mark explains why he hasn’t migrated Plex to his shiny new server
Martin flies to the end of the alphabet to talk about Zoxide

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In this episode:

Alan, Martin and Mark read some highlights from your wonderful feedback. Thank you for all the kinds words you have sent us.

Here are the links to everything we mentioned.

Snaps* Bucklespring

Localsend* Snapdrop

Hardware* Mark’s funky monitor - the LG DualUp * 8BitDo Micro Gamepad

Security keys and passwords* https://man.archlinux.org/man/systemd-cryptenroll.1 * https://blog.fraggod.net/2023/01/04/fido2-hardware-passwordsecret-management.html * https://blog.fraggod.net/2023/01/26/more-fido2-hardware-authkey-uses-on-a-linux-machine-and-their-quirks.html

Virtualization & Containers* Introduction to Virtualization * systemd-nspawn containers

Gaming* A guide to a good docked gaming experience on Steam Deck

Voice assistant topics* StyleTTS2 * Pied

Comic and ebook reading topics* Calibre Companion * Calibre Web * FBReader * CDisplayEx * Komga * BorrowBox * Audiobookshelf * Booksonic

Microserver topics* N100 upgrade

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In this episode:

Alan has the most exotic GPU configuration and needs your help now!
Martin has improved his desktop Linux chat quality of life with Telegram GTK4 Color palette, Fractal and Halloy.
Mark is migrating data to his new home server in a very snappy way.

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In this episode:

Mark is migrating services between servers
Martin is stress-testing Linux with stress-ng
Alan is coding for fun in PHP

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In this episode:

Alan has been Driving an electric Mini for two years.
Mark is migrating to a new home server.
Martin is using a modern version of swap.

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In this episode:

bcachefs debuted in Linux 6.7, and Martin has excitedly installed it on everything!
- Support bcachefs development via Patreon
Alan helps someone with an Exodus of Bitcoin
- Exodus Bitcoin Wallet: $490K Swindle
Mark has pulled the trigger on a new “home server”

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In this episode:

Mark is reading magazines with Libby and Calibre plugins.
Alan is building Telegram for Asahi Linux.
Martin is virtualising on an M2 Macbook with Lima

You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join:

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In this episode:

Alan is emulating SoundBlaster cards in FreeDOS on bare metal. Vogons
Mark is planning for HP Microserver hardware failure
Martin announces NeoFetch is dead, long live fastfetch, cpufetch, ramfetch, and onefetch,

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In this episode:

Martin is using the unfold.ai coding assistant to turn the MVP Rust project, ia-get, into a “product”.
Alan has impressions of actually using NextCloud.
Mark is listening to audiobooks on Linux with Cozy and on Android with Voice.

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In this episode:

Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3.
Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu - You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub.
Martin is building and running Snaps on NixOS.

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In this episode:

Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck.
Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse, by developing AWS Lambdas on his desktop.
Martin creates an Open-Source Apple AirDrop-alike for sending files around the aether with LocalSend

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In this episode:

B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix.
Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi.
Mark continues his adventures integrating his static blog with the Fediverse.
- We also mentioned owncast for self-hosting live streams, which also has deep Fediverse integration.

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In this episode:

Mark is publishing blog posts to the Fediverse with help from Seb Jambor’s ActivityPub.academy and Paul Kinlan’s blog.
Martin is writing Rust code without knowing Rust.
Alan is Resurrecting a NextCloud Box and using it for something new.

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In this episode:

Alan upgrades the network in a rented student house with TP-Link Deco
Mark details the gaming journey of a tiny-handed toddler from button mashing to throwing rocks
Martin is building a solid-state NAS with NixOS

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In this episode:

Martin is using Distrobox, via Universal Blue, to run OBS Studio Portable built for Ubuntu on NixOS.
- You might also like Bazzite, an OCI image that serves as an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck.
Alan laments the trials and tribulations of updating dozens of Snaps to current standards, including the wonderful Bombsquad
Mark does a spot of J2ME retro-gaming on Android using J2ME Loader and (nearly) RetroDECK

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We go over the feedback from the first 12 episodes.

Website* All the shows in the Late Night Linux Family

TPM* Lots of people recommended YubiKey * TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu * Tang server for remote key delivery * Unlocking with a USB key

Backups* We answer some questions about our backup solutions

Music* SongShift for iOS can migrate your playlists between services. * Cider 2 is available on Itch.io

ZeroTier* Alan and Martin have installed ZeroTier on the Steam Deck.

NixOS* You can set up printing with auto discovering using Martin’s CUPS and Avahi configurations. + Also see the NixOS Wiki about Printing

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In this episode:

Alan is consolidating multiple services onto a dedicated server
Mark is contributing to a large open source project
Martin is retro gaming on a refurbished Steam Deck with RetroDECK, ScreenScraper, and ZeroTier

You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join:

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In this episode:

Mark has been exploring the secrets of the TPM
Martin is running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC.
Alan is getting ongoing data from an EV.

You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join:

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In this episode:

Martin is creating a magical shell history with Atuin
Alan is using Axiom to visualise a “data takeout” of a Mini EV
Mark is going maximum Google with a previously owned Pixel 6a purchased via Mozillion, then de-googling with Simple Mobile Tools.

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In this episode:

Alan is backing up with rsnapshot
Martin suggests BorgBackup is better
Mark is using rclone to keep family photos safe

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In this episode:

Mark is repairing a Steam Deck
Alan is taking digital hoarding too far with Tube Archivist
Martin is creating a magical LAN using the Internet with ZeroTier

Some pictures of the state inside Mark’s Steam Deck

The interior of a Steam Deck showing a PCB with a corroded connector
The back of a Steam Deck’s touchpad showing sticky residue
The touch pad PCB from a Steam Deck showing sitcky residue coating the sensor

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In this episode:

Martin makes a NixOS configuration for non-technical family members
Alan takes a Steam Deck on an aeroplane
Mark is publishing a GNOME extension

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In this episode:

Alan is extending the range of ADSB receivers and sending data to additional places
Mark is “hacking” a washing machine
Martin is entering Linux Game Jam 2023 in a not very Linux-y way with Antsy Alien Attack Pico

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In this episode:

Mark is writing a GNOME Extension
Martin edits without nano, switching to Micro
Alan presents what we learned from AskUbuntu

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In this episode:

Alan announces RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots
Mark finds the best mouse for desktop Linux. Possibly.
Martin is using the Stream Deck to automate desktop Linux

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In this episode:

Martin switches to Apple Music on Desktop Linux
Alan starts Sideloading Homebrew on Steam Deck
Mark tries to find note-taking nirvana

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Catalyst

In this episode:

Mark is choosing a D&D alignment based on your monitor layout
Alan is building an ADB-S receiver to send flight data to FlightRadar24
Martin is unfathomably playing video games on Linux without a Steam Deck

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Catalyst

In this episode:

Alan is running Mastodon for a group of friends.
Martin is looking for the best Linux-loving laptop to rival the Apple Silicon offerings.
Mark uses the Steam Deck as his primary gaming device.

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Hello friends!

We’ve got the band back together, and we’re excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Linux Matters. We’ll be here every two weeks, talking about the impact Linux has on our daily lives. While the podcast is new, our voices might be familiar to you. Linux Matters is brought to you by the minds and voices behind the Ubuntu Podcast.

Join us for some upbeat family-friendly banter, conversation and discussion for Linux enthusiasts and casual observers of all ages. We’ll be covering terminal productivity, desktop apps, self-hosting, Linux hardware and devices, community management, gaming, development and all the Linux Matters that matter.

Search for “Linux Matters” wherever you get your podcasts and smash the subscribe button!

Hello everyone! We’ve moved/re-branded/re-named and all that jazz. We’re now Ubuntu Podcast and can be found at http://ubuntupodcast.org on the Internets. There’s new feeds (sorry) so you’ll need to remove your existing feed (sorry) and add the shiny new ones located at:- http://feeds.ubuntupodcast.org/mp3 http://feeds.ubuntupodcast.org/ogg Or you can click below and listen to Mark tell you […]

We’re back with the final episode of Season Seven: It’s Episode Thirty-eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore and Mark Johnson are all present with mince pies and brandy butter to bring you this episode. In this week’s show: We interview Michael Hall about Ubuntu Incubator. We also discuss: The […]

Join the full team of Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, Alan Pope and Tony Whitmore in Studio L for season seven, episode thirty-seven of the Ubuntu Podcast! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Some crowd-funding news More crowd-funding news Yet more crowd-funding news CoreOS launch a […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Thirty-six of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore and Mark Johnson bring you this episode. In this week’s show: We interview Dr Lucy Rogers about hacking dinosaurs with Raspberry Pis on the Isle of Wight: Dinosaurs, a Raspberry Pi and Node Red from Debbie Davies […]

Join the full, reunited team of Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, Alan Pope and Tony Whitmore in Studio L for season seven, episode thirty-five of the Ubuntu Podcast! This time with fewer sound problems…. we hope! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Firefox ditch Google as […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Thirty-four of the Ubuntu Podcast! Just Laura Cowen and Mark Johnson here again. In this week’s show: We discuss the Ind.ie crowdsourcing campaign. We also discuss: Visiting a crocodile sanctuary in rural Oxfordshire. Going to the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square to see Tremors and Jaws on […]

Join Laura Cowen and Mark Johnson in Studio L for season seven, episode thirty-three of the Ubuntu Podcast! We have some rather iffy sound problems that get a bit better if you stick with it past the introduction. Mark explains a bit more at the start. Thanks for listening! In this week’s show:- We […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Thirty-two of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore and Mark Johnson bring you this episode. In this week’s show: We discuss whether every software release should be accompanied by huge fanfare. We also discuss: Volunteering speaking skills to Linux Voice Audio Edition Installing YNAB under […]

Join Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore, Mark Johnson and Alan Pope in Studio L for season seven, episode thirty-one of the Ubuntu Podcast! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Microsoft are helping promote Open Source in China All your FTDI chips are belong to FTDI It’s […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Thirty of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen and Tony Whitmore bring you this episode whilst Mark Johnson is on a sun-lounger somewhere. In this week’s show: We discuss Mark’s blog post about diversity at OggCamp We also discuss: Buying a hudl Trying SpiderOak Having a birthday […]

Join Laura Cowen, Tony Whitmore and Alan Pope in Studio L for Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Open Source is full of horrible people All your books are belong to Adobe NVidia pick Wayland… and Mir? […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, and Tony Whitmore! We ate this carrot cake from the Co-op. It’s very tasty. In this week’s show: We interviewed Andy Stanford-Clark about his HyPi project, which he gave a talk about at OggCamp 14. It’s based […]

The full team assemble (that’s Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson and Alan Pope, joined by a returning Tony Whitmore) in Studio L for Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Seven of the Ubuntu Podcast! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Netflix…. on Ubuntu! Samsung stop selling stuff! Apple products […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Six of the Ubuntu Podcast! Just Alan Pope and Laura Cowen with a set of interviews from Mark Johnson this week. In this week’s show: We have interviews conducted by Mark Johnson with Jisc, UniSaver and Open Access Button We also discuss: Construct 2 HTML5 Game Creator Being […]

Just Laura Cowen and Alan Pope are in Studio L for Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Five of the Ubuntu Podcast! Apologies for the terrible audio quality in this episode. It turns out one of the channels on the compressor is broken and we didn’t realise until much later on. In this week’s show:- We take […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Four of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Laura Cowen are drinking tea and eating Battenburg cake in Studio L. In this week’s show: We discuss whether communities suck… We also discuss: Aurasma augmented reality Upgrading to 14.10 Converting a family member to Ubuntu We share […]

Laura Cowen, Alan Pope, and Mark Johnson are in Studio L for Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Three of the Ubuntu Podcast! In this week’s show:- We take a look at what’s been happening in the news: Google researchers have published a paper on their “Knowledge Vault” project… A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for “Operating […]

We’re back with Season Seven, Episode Twenty-Two of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, and Laura Cowen are drinking tea and eating homemade tiffin in Studio L. In this week’s show: We interview Daniel Holbach from the Ubuntu Community Team… We also discuss: Playing with old console games… Raising a bug on Ubuntu… […]