Late Night Linux Family All Episodes

The things we feel like we are missing in Linux, and what we miss from Linux when we use proprietary platforms. We mentioned Dalton’s tool called Boomstick .     HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep.  Get 50% off and free shipping at hellofresh.com/linuxafterdark50 using the promo code linuxa...

There’s only one news story this week, and it’s a big one. Red Hat dropped a bombshell on the RHEL rebuild communities by announcing that they will restrict source code releases to paying customers only.   Furthering the evolution of CentOS Stream Red Hat’s commitment to open source: A response to the git.centos.org changes Keeping Open Source Open Red Hat’s new source code policy...

Is there really a renaissance in open communication tools? Does the success of the Fediverse mean that people are finally moving away from the huge companies that lock your data up? Are FOSS people just living in a bubble while the world continues to use the big platforms? How does Meta/Facebook joining the Fediverse fit into the picture? What about Bluesky?       See our  contact p...

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     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 pros and cons of working on open source software, streaming your Android screen to desktop Linux, a Hacker News alternative, stabilizing video, an ESP32-based open hardware watch, a ludicrously expensive router, quickly cropping and rotating videos, Joe and Félim troll each other, and more.   Discoveries  Scrcpy lobste.rs Watchy  Turris Omnia Footage chatGPT-shell-cli      ...

The oldest machines we’d be willing to daily drive including a ThinkPad with Libreboot, the ways that old laptops are sometimes better, and why Microsoft’s silly Windows 11 requirements are great for the second hand Linux-friendly laptop market. Plus why we missed the climate change aspect of speculation about the future.       HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fr...

A victory against the dystopian nightmare of facial recognition, Reddit drama might be good news long term, Google kills yet another service so muckyjpegs.com needs a new home, great KDE news, and more.   News Victory! New Jersey Court Rules Police Must Give Defendant the Facial Recognition Algorithms Used to Identify Him Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: May 2023 Progress Report What Reddi...

Jorge tries to address Félim ‘s concerns about immutable desktop distros like Silverblue and Universal Blue .     Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/ldt50 and use code ldt50 to get 50% off your first box.       See our  contact page  for ways to get in touch. &...

It’s a new show where we answer your questions about everything except Linux and open source. Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago. Beautiful places we’ve visited, weird coincidences, disconnecting from tech, and what board game we’d play. With popey from Linux Matters , and Gary from Linux After Dark .    

In this episode: Mark is writing a GNOME Extension Martin edits without nano, switching to Micro Alan presents what we learned from AskUbuntu     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: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-matters c...

A great way to access documentation offline, moving Windows installations to new disks without breaking them, streaming VR games from a PC, replacing Pocket with a proper open source solution, living with Google’s flagship phone for a few months, and more.   Discoveries Zeal Clonezilla Wallabag ALVR: Stream VR games from your PC to your headset via Wi-Fi       TrueNAS fro...

Dalton spent 3 hours having fun playing with open source DJ software Mixxx , and wonders if the rest of us have had a similar amount of fun with FOSS. Plus a great idea for a challenge, and one that’s a terrible idea.   Check out the new LNL show called Ask The Hosts . The first episode is available on Patreon now .       Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes th...

The future of containerised applications and immutable desktops looks more and more like the present, what looks like the Steam Deck moment for audio production, open source voice assistants suddenly seem possible, and more.   News Check out Ask The Hosts . Episode 1 is available on Patreon . Ubuntu Plans to Switch CUPS Printing Stack to Snap All-Snap Ubuntu Desktop Will Be Available Next Yea...

Amolith attempts to argue that avoiding ads using open source software is piracy, and that piracy in this case is good.       See our  contact page  for ways to get in touch.   Subscribe to the  RSS feed .

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   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: The Linux Mat...

What we’re excited about in the Linux and FOSS world, what we’re worried about, and what we can do about it. From the upcoming Plasma release to getting more young people involved. Plus what a long-standing bug with Snaps shows us about the open source ecosystem.         Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhe...

We try to imagine what the future holds for our young kids, and realise how much the tech world has changed since we were young. Plus building a dirt cheap NAS, and more.     ServerMania ServerMania offers a wide range of fully customizable dedicated, cloud, colocation, and IP Transit services, and free initial consultations. Go to servermania.com/lad and use the promo code linuxafterdar...

Graphing pings in the terminal, streaming playstation games to your Linux machine, finding secrets and sensitive information in your repos, keeping your FOSS Android apps bang up to date, whether programming students should be using Linux, and loads more.   Discoveries  gping Chiaki image stabilised Apollo 15 Apollo 11 VR HD on Steam The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide Nosey Parker Joe&...

Part 2 of our chat with Molly White from Web3 is Going Just Great . This time we talk about Mastodon and the Fediverse, central bank digital currencies, cashless societies, the hype around AI, corporate surveillance, and more. Check out part 1 here Molly’s Mastodon       ServerMania ServerMania offers a wide range of fully customizable dedicated, cloud, colocation, and IP Transit se...

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     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: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-...

Thunderbird shows that asking users for money works, Red Hat’s priorities seem to be moving away from the community, Mozilla is set to show the Fediverse how it’s done, Mastodon simplifies its onboarding experience, Linux is better than Windows on handhelds, Roblox stops working for us, a peek at the upcoming Plasma 6 release, and more.   News Thunderbird Is Thriving: Our 2022 Fin...

The times we’ve spent far too long troubleshooting simple problems – from permissions issues to unplugged cables and CDs in the wrong slots. Plus Dalton realises that he’s a happy Btrfs user.       ServerMania ServerMania offers a wide range of fully customizable dedicated, cloud, colocation, and IP Transit services, and free initial consultations. Go to servermania.com/...

We come up with tips for new users, and realise how complicated a lot of the things we do with Linux are. Plus emulating a Wii U, a cheeky hack for virtualising Linux on M1 Macs, more on DNS and Yubikeys, and more.   Discoveries CEMU       TrueNAS from iXsystems To learn more about TrueNAS and download it for free, visit truenas.com/lnl   Linode Simplify your cloud infrast...

We are joined by Molly White from Web3 is Going Just Great to talk about the issues with crypto, Bitcoin, the Lightning network, blockchain, NFTs, and “web3”.   Molly’s Mastodon     Amolith will be at SELF June 9-11 in Charlotte NC.       ServerMania ServerMania offers a wide range of fully customizable dedicated, cloud, colocation, and IP Transit se...

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     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 th...