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We go back in time to revisit our favorite classic SUSE release and then fix Brent's broken box the hard way.

Fedora 41 is here! We break down the best new features, then branch out for a three-way spin showdown. Which flavor will come out on top?

We’re hot-swapping our rigs to Fedora 41; then Graham Christensen gives us the inside scoop on a new Nix distribution, and Determinate Systems’ big week!

Wes got Mom a new Linux laptop, and he lets her pick the distro. Plus, we take a look at the new Ubuntu 24.10, and why we think this release might be a good sign for the future.

After building nodes, climbing roofs, swapping antennas, and even some war driving, it's time for our Meshtastic deep dive!

Wes gives his shell superpowers to solve a tricky problem. Then, we share an update on our favorite Google Photos alternative, including breaking changes and a great new way to run it.

We explain the one-packet attack on CUPS and discuss its real-world implications. Plus, a Meshtastic update and more.

What if we had to abandon ship and stop using Desktop Linux? We've come up with a master plan, and put it to the test.

The things we like in the new Nextcloud release, and we attempt to upgrade our production server live—from a big blue bus.

Secret moments from the show you've never heard before. We kick off with some hardware hurdles, then dive into the news and share a few surprising stories.

Rust meets Linux in a clash of coding cultures. Why some developers are resisting, and where things go from here.

Sixty vulnerabilities and exposures disclosed in one week sounds like a lot. We'll explain why it's just business as usual.

We reveal how we turned our humble LAN into a public server farm, all while keeping our IP address under wraps and our ISP blissfully unaware.

Brent's computer pulls an all-nighter at the worst possible moment, and the hits keep coming for open-source Android distributions and our new 2FA tool.

The COSMIC desktop is just around the corner. We get the inside scoop from System76 and go hands-on with an early press build.

Think Silverblue, but with cloud-native tooling used to build it. From Aurora to Bazzite, our impressions of the ambitious Universal Blue project.

Wes' self-decrypting bcachefs disk and a GrapheneOS twist that'll make you ditch your iPhone.

Wes reports from the Skunkworks lab, and Brent tells us about his new computing lifestyle.

We dig into the RegreSSHion bug, debate it's real threat and explore clever tools to build a tasty fried onion around your system.

Why we think Plasma 6.1 is the desktop for people who like to mess with computers.

Online identity is a ticking time bomb. Are trustworthy, open-source solutions ready to disarm it? Or will we be stuck with lackluster, proprietary systems?

Your Linux box is a-changin'. systemd has a huge new release; we'll get into the most impressive features, including the new sudo replacement. Plus, our thoughts on the new Linux Arm laptops that are just around the corner.

We try Omakub, a new opinionated Ubuntu desktop for power users and macOS expats.

The facepalm moments that make us question our sanity—and swear off sudo for a week.

We're following one simple rule to build a Linux desktop so stable it could outlive us.