LINUX Unplugged

We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.

We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.

How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.

The push for free software takes years, maybe even generations. Brent gets the inside story from the Free Software Foundation Europe. Special Guest: Matthias Kirschner.

The first new desktop environment in a while that has caught our attention, and it promises to unlock the full power of cutting-edge Linux. Why we think every desktop will copy ideas from Hyprland soon.

Two listeners race to set up a web server on Suicide Linux. One slip-up and it's all gone. Who will survive?

Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max.

We surprise each other with three secret topics, with one big catch.

We try out the most secure messaging app in the world, and Wes’ new note system that's so great you’ll want to abandon your current one.

Why using the iPhone makes it harder to run Linux; Chris follows up on his four-month-long challenge to ditch iOS for GrapheneOS. Plus, Brent's extended stay in Berlin has led to some developments you won't want to miss.

Brent dives deep into Nextcloud's new release from inside their offices, and takes an unexpected dip in the local lake with a listener.

The story of an open-source hero who became a villain. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

Robert McQueen shares the inside scoop on Flathub’s ambitious plans to create a universal app store for all distros—and we ask the hard questions. Special Guest: Robert McQueen.

We're celebrating 500 episodes with the biggest announcement yet. Special Guest: Listener Jeff.

Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store. Plus, we try the Intel Arc GPU. Could this new hardware make Linux bulletproof?

Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge.

How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified.

Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop.

Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.

Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.

Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks. Special Guest: Ryan Huber.

Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.

Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.