All episodes from Late Night Linux, Linux Downtime, and Linux After Dark.
Late Night Linux – Episode 254
We imagine a scenario where we aren’t allowed to use Linux, try to decide what we’d use instead, and realise how much we actually appreciate it. Plus mixed news in the RISC-V world, a glimmer of hope for desktop Linux on Arm, YouTube’s adblock tracking might be against the GDPR, and a micro KDE Korner.... Read More
Linux Downtime – Episode 84
We are joined by Roger Light to discuss what it’s like to work for a company that uses the open core model — maintaining an open source project and offering additional paid for proprietary features. Mosquitto Cedalo Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all... Read More
2.5 Admins 167: Delayed Flush
The large water consumption of AI and data centers in general, China’s big push towards IPv6, why we don’t talk about Toshiba hard drives very often, and the implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike. Plugs Support us on patreon Unlocking Infrastructure Sovereignty: Harnessing the Power of Open Source Solutions for Business Flexibility... Read More
Ask The Hosts – Episode 6
Our spookiest experiences, singing in public, traveling with a single bag, the languages we’ve tried to learn, and the things we’ve crafted. With Graham from Late Night Linux and Jim from 2.5 Admins. Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago. Joe’s purple shelves Joe’s purple 1×10″ cab
Linux Matters 15: Mish Mash Mesh
In this episode, we discuss: Upgrading the network in a rented student house with TP-Link Deco The gaming journey of a tiny-handed toddler from button mashing to throwing rocks Building a solid-state NAS with NixOS You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 253
Running your own self-hosted Internet archive, browsing the solar system in 3D, a Tweetdeck-like experience for Mastodon, securely sharing credentials with people, a fully free and self-contained modular synthesizer, editing PDFs in Linux, and loads more. Discoveries archivebox.io ia command for the Internet Archive I, Voyager Multi-column view in Mastodon curl supports MQTT wyrd... Read More
Linux After Dark – Episode 55
It’s the spinning rust challenge! We try installing and running our operating systems on mechanical hard drives and learn that Linux is much less painful than Windows on a spinning disk. See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.
2.5 Admins 166: 20 Second Cheque
What Google should do to prevent malware sites in their ads, why you might want to avoid using multiple profiles on Android devices, a speculative execution vulnerability in Apple Silicon, and the pros and cons of TP-Link Omada and Ubiquity Unify. Plugs Support us on patreon News Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 252
A new version of Ubuntu is somewhat overshadowed by hateful translations but also runs on Arm Macs, more developments in the Unity saga, Microsoft teaches us how to install Linux, a serious lesson from false positives in Android’s malware scans, GNOME’s Halloween surprise, a mini KDE Korner, and more. News Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.10... Read More
Linux Downtime – Episode 83
We are joined by Marcin Kulik – the creator and maintainer of asciinema. We talk about the project itself, developing on Linux, IDEs, targetting a technical audience, the advantages of writing for a command line interface, why -R is always wrong for the recursive flag, and more. Marcin on Mastodon asciinema on Mastodon asciinema on... Read More
2.5 Admins 165: Big AI
The nuances of copyrighting AI-generated art, getting the best speeds with Samba, and building an SSD-only NAS. News/discussion Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art Free Consulting We were asked about building an SSD-only NAS. Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it... Read More
Linux Matters 14: One Hundred Percent Colombian
In this episode we discuss: 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. The trials and tribulations of updating dozens of Snaps to current standards, including the wonderful Bombsquad... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 251
Open source self-hosted speed tests, SSHing into a Raspberry Pi via USB, a new and refined release of elementary OS, FOSS and proprietary digital audio workstation releases, realtime data about the urine tank on the International Space Station, Joe joins the ThinkPad cult, and more. With guest host Gary from Linux After Dark. Discoveries... Read More
Linux After Dark – Episode 54
The vast majority of desktop computer users in the world use a Windows-like interface, so why do all the major distros ship GNOME which is totally different? It can’t just be because of accessibility and inertia, can it? Plus more on government attacks on end to end encryption. HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get... Read More
2.5 Admins 164: Filthy Internet
Why enabling password autofill isn’t a great idea, Jim’s adventures in network repair, and setting up a home router/WiFi hotspot. Feedback Don’t use autofill on your password manager Story Time Adventures in network repair Free Consulting We were asked about hardware for a home router/Wi-Fi hotspot. HelloFresh With... Read More