Podcasts by Linux Matters

Bottom Is the New Top from 2023-11-28T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix.
• Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test dr...
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Blogging to the Fediverse from 2023-11-14T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Publishing blog posts to the Fediverse with help from Listen

Mish Mash Mesh from 2023-10-31T19:15

Show notes here in Markdown, No HTML. No relative links.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Upgrading the network in a rented student house with T...
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One Hundred Percent Colombian from 2023-10-17T20:15

In this episode we discuss:

• Using Distrobox, via Universal Blue, to run Listen

Um, Actually from 2023-10-03T19:54

We go over the feedback from the first 12 episodes.

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Steam Deck Emulation Done Right from 2023-09-19T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Consolidating multiple services onto a dedic...
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Using Two GPUs at Once from 2023-09-05T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Exploring the secrets of the TPM
• Running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC.<...
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History All the Way Down from 2023-08-22T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Creating a magical shell history with Atuin
• Using Axiom to Listen

Big Backup Bonanza from 2023-08-08T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Backing up with rsnapshot
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Picking Apart the Steam Deck from 2023-07-25T20:15

In this episode, we discuss:

• Repairing a Steam Deck
• Taking digital hoarding too far with Listen

Immutable Desktop Linux for Anyone from 2023-07-11T20:07:42

In this episode we discuss:

• Making a NixOS configuration for non-technical family members
• Taking a Listen

Writing a Game for Linux from 2023-06-27T20:15

In this episode we discuss:

• Extending the range of ADSB receivers and sending data to additional places
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Extending GNOME Is Hard from 2023-06-13T20:15:42

In this episode we discuss:

• Writing a GNOME Extension
• Editing without nano, switching to Listen

Automatic for the People from 2023-05-30T20:15:42

In this episode we discuss:

• RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots
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Soaking Up the Cider from 2023-05-16T20:15:42

In this episode we discuss:

• Switching to Apple Music on Desktop Linux
• Sideloadi...
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Lawful Evil Monitor Alignment from 2023-05-02T20:15:42

In this episode, we discuss:

• Choosing a D&D alignment based on your monitor layout
• Bu...
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Mastodon on My Résumé from 2023-04-18T20:30:42

In this episode we discuss:

• Running your own Mastodon for a group of friends.
• Looking for ...
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Introducing Linux Matters Podcast from 2023-04-11T23:40:39

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...

S14E30–Final Episode Recorded from 2021-09-30T14:00

This week we’ve been watching The Matrix, giving up Facebook and buying a new car. We make predictions for the next 14 years, bring you some command line love and go over your feedback to conclude ...

S14E29–Penultimate Episode Recorded from 2021-09-23T14:00

This week we’ve been buying iPhones and playing with floppy disk emulators. We bring you new from the Ubuntu community and our favourite stories from past episodes of Ubuntu Podcast. It’s Season 14...

S14E28–Tanks Rewarding Gender from 2021-09-16T14:00

This week we’ve been playing with Steam and the Windows Terminal. We look back at how Ubuntu and evolved over the years, bring you some command line love and go over all your feedback. It’s Season ...

S14E27–Drip With Nods from 2021-09-09T14:00

This week we’ve been buying technology from Russia and playing OpenSpades. We announce that the Ubuntu Podcast is ending and round up our favourite stories from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episod...

S14E26–Amid Navigable Impulses from 2021-09-02T14:00

This week we’ve been building a new Ubuntu workstation. We interview Andreas Kling about SerenityOS, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful (and not so wonderful) feedback....

S14E25–Noisy Copy Lies from 2021-08-26T14:00

This week we’ve been fixing 3″ disk drives and reading magazines. We round up the news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 25 ...

S14E24–Send Intruded Rhino from 2021-08-19T14:00

This week we have been being your eyes and contributing to Common Voice. We discuss the Ubuntu Community Team with Rhys Davies, bring you a command line love and reply to all your wonderful feedbac...

S14E23–Caked Credit Fame from 2021-08-12T14:03:54

This week we’ve been playing Tabletop Simulator and enjoying DOOM Eternal. We’re joined by Rhys Davies to help round up the goings on in the Ubuntu Community and discuss our favourite stories from ...

S14E22–Common Terms Season from 2021-08-05T14:00

This week we’ve been migrating to Vault Warden and erasing data. We discuss the web browsers we use and bring you a command line love. It’s Season 14 Episode 22 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Ma...

S14E21–Gladiator Suits Share from 2021-07-29T14:00

This week we’ve been selling more things on eBay and return to the office. We round up news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 21 of th...

S14E20–Claps Select Slate from 2021-07-22T14:00

This week we’ve been playing DOOM Eternal and buying aptX Low Latency earbuds. We discuss the Steam Deck from Valve, bring you a command line love and go over all your feedback. It’s Season 14 Epis...

S14E19–Twin Pages Slug from 2021-07-15T19:00:19

This week we’ve been playing chess and trying to play DOOM Eternal. We round up the news and goings on from the Ubuntu community and our favourite picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Epi...

S14E18–Timing Chefs Watch from 2021-07-08T14:00:53

This week we’ve been configuring new-ish HP Microservers and entering our first game jam. We discuss Project Kebe, an open source Snap Store implementation, and respond to all your wonderful feedba...

S14E17–Digit Sports Typist from 2021-07-01T14:00

This week we’ve been holiday and been learning Godot. We round up news and goings on from the community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 17 of the Ubuntu Podca...

S14E16–Planet Hiding Forces from 2021-06-25T09:00

This week we’ve been playing Subnautica Below Zero, going to the pub and teaching celebrities how to D&D. We have a retrospective on our FOSS Talk Live one-button challenge. It’s Season 14 Episode ...

S14E15–Tanks Crash Clash from 2021-06-17T14:00

This week we’ve been learning Davinci Resolve and instrumenting our house with DHT11 sensors. We round up the goings on from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the wider tech...

S14E14–Letter Copy Magic from 2021-06-10T14:00

This week we got a portable touch screen monitor. We discuss our favourite Linux apps, bring you a command line lurve and go over all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 14 of the Ubunt...

S14E13–Wants Photo Booth from 2021-06-03T14:00:05

This week we’ve been fixing phones and relearning trigonometry. We round up the news and events from the Ubuntu community and discuss news from the wider tech scene. It’s Season 14 Episode 13 of th...

S14E12–Clinics Lifesaver Yanked from 2021-05-27T14:00

This week we’ve been making a Linux powered Commodore 64 and coding with BlitzMax-NG. We discuss technology for kids, bring you a command live love and reply to all your wonderful feedback. It’s Se...

S14E11–Pigs Eating Shot from 2021-05-20T14:00:07

This week we got a 65% keyboard and played Pokemon Snap. We round up the community news and events, then some picks from the wider tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 11 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan P...

S14E10–Stars Grew Firmly from 2021-05-14T09:30:45

This week we’ve been playing with RISC-V. We discuss the future of Ubuntu releases, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 14 Episode 10 of the Ubuntu...

S14E09–Mint Badge Twist from 2021-05-06T14:00:54

This week we’ve been debugging DNS and making passively cooled computers. We round up the community news, including the highlights of the 21.04 releases from the Ubuntu flavours, an event and our f...

S14E08–Minimum Cover Novel from 2021-04-29T14:00

This week we have been changing jobs and getting new microphones. We discuss tablets, which ones we own and why we use them, bring you some GUI love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It’s Se...

S14E07–Crew Gets Ready from 2021-04-22T14:00:30

This week we’ve been playing Subnautica and living off BitCoin. We discuss the re-introduction of the Ubuntu Community team and round up our favourite picks from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episo...

S14E06–Flap Bake Signal from 2021-04-15T16:00:19

This week we have been deploying bitwarden_rs and get the Stream Deck to work well on Ubuntu. We discuss how much we really use desktop environments, bring you a GUI love and go over all your wonde...

S14E05–Newspaper Scoop Carrots from 2021-04-08T15:00:57

This week we’ve been spring cleaning and being silly on Twitter. We round up the news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite stories from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 05 of th...

S14E04–Shrug Material Bits from 2021-04-01T14:00:14

This week we’ve been switching to Brave and KDE. We discuss what Alan’s birthday present could be and go over all your wonderful feeback. It’s Season 14 Episode 04 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope,...

S14E03–Tiny Spider Transmitted from 2021-03-25T15:00

This week we’ve been migrating to Bitwarden and upgrading servers. We round up news from the Ubuntu community, events, and our picks from the tech news. It’s Season 14 Episode 03 of the Ubuntu Podc...

S14E02–Toast Letter Club from 2021-03-18T15:00

This week we have been rediscovering keybase.io and blogging, a lot. We discuss a smart TV equipped with RokuOS, bring you some command line love and round up all your wonderful feedback. It’s Seas...

S14E01–Navy Chefs Remit from 2021-03-11T15:00:02

This week we’ve become an Ubuntu Member and got a new job. We discuss Flutter as the future for Ubuntu app development, the new Ubuntu installer, Ubuntu MATE adopting Yaru, a new GTK Spotify client...

S13E40–Ravens from 2020-12-24T15:00:13

This week we have been fixing network and audio noise and playing Hotshot Racing. We look back and celebrate the good things that happened in 2020, bring you some GUI love and go over all your wond...

S13E39–Walking backwards from 2020-12-17T15:00:30

This week we’ve been playing Cyberpunk 2077 and applying for Ubuntu Membership. We round up the goings on in the Ubuntu community and also bring you our favourite news picks from the wider tech wor...

S13E38–Giving yellow flowers from 2020-12-10T17:30:54

This week we’ve been playing with OpenMW and Raspberry Pi 400. We discuss cloud gaming, bring you some GUI love and respond to all your feedback. It’s Season 13 Episode 38 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Al...

S13E37–Haircut on Tuesdays from 2020-12-03T15:00:57

This week we’ve been live streaming and answering questions on AskUbuntu. We round up the goings on in the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the tech news. It’s Season 13 Episod...

S13E36–Singing at the dinner table from 2020-11-26T15:00

This week we have been playing DRAG. We discuss what we’ve been doing during lock down, bring you an extension of love, go over all your wonderful feedback and take a trip to ThinkPad corner. It’s ...

S13E35–Opposing mirrors from 2020-11-19T15:00

This week we’ve been shapening knives and revisting Morrowind. We round up new from the Ubuntu community and discuss our favourite picks from the tech news. It’s Season 13 Episode 35 of the Ubuntu ...

S13E34–Itchy hands from 2020-11-12T15:00:22

This week we get crafty, discuss if Ubuntu is still exciting, bring you some command line love, round up all your wonderful feedback and visit ThinkPad corner. It’s Season 13 Episode 34 of the Ubun...

S13E33–New shoes on the table from 2020-11-05T15:00

This week we’ve been hacking Steam controllers and making fast home directories. We round up the Ubuntu community news, discuss the 21.04 codename, Raspberry Pi images for Ubuntu MATE, Trisquel 9.0...

S13E32–Sleeping northwards from 2020-10-29T14:00

This week we’ve been escaping from Hell and using Stadia controllers over WiFi. We It’s Season 13 Episode 32 of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and spe...

S13E31–Cheers with water from 2020-10-22T14:00:54

This week we’ve been upgrading computers and Ebaying stuff. We discuss the Windows Calculator coming to Linux, Microsoft Edge browser coming to Linux, Ubuntu Community Council elections and LibreOf...

S13E30–Whistling indoors from 2020-10-15T14:00:04

This week we’ve been upgrading our GPUs. We discuss our experiences using IoT devices, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 13 Episode 30 of the Ubu...

S13E29–Penny for a sharp gift from 2020-10-08T14:00

This week we’ve been hoovering with robots and playing Hades. We discuss snaps getting auto-theme install support, the Groovy Gorilla mascot, crowd sourcing featured apps for the Snap Store, touchp...

S13E28–Beginners luck from 2020-10-01T14:00

This week we have been writing a computer game. We take the tiling window manager challenge and discuss our experiences, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It...

S13E27–Find a penny, pick it up from 2020-09-24T14:00:53

This week we’ve been spying on our children and playing games on Twitch. We discuss the Ubuntu Community Council revival, GNOMEs new versioning scheme, Geary adding encryption support, Plasma 5.20,...

S13E26–The evil eye from 2020-09-17T14:00

This week we’ve been playing with arcade boards and finishing DIY in the kitchen. We discuss if old technology is more fun than new technology, bring you a command line love and go over all your wo...

S13E25–666 from 2020-09-10T14:00:36

This week we have been watching The Mandalorian. We discuss a new look for UKUI, HP Z series computers with Ubuntu pre-installed, elementary OS on Pinebook, Active Directory integration in Ubuntu D...

S13E24–Acorn from 2020-09-03T19:36:13

This week we’ve been playing Fall Guys. We discuss the Pinebook Pro and Pine Phone (we have hardware), bring you some command line love and respond to your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 13 Episod...

S13E23–Horseshoe from 2020-08-27T14:00:07

This week we’ve using new wireless headphones and test driving a Tesla. We discuss Mark Shuttleworth responding to feedback about Snapcraft, Jupiter Broadcasting regaining independence, Ayatana Ind...

S13E22–Four-leafed clover from 2020-08-20T14:00

This week we’ve been trying to fix ice-makers and creating a new Discord server. We discuss appealing to communities, bring you another command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It...

S13E21–Rabbit’s foot from 2020-08-13T14:00:11

This week we’ve been exploring our computing past and getting sweets not computers from Amazon. We discuss new point releases of Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 and 20.04, an Ubuntu restrospective infographic ...

S13E20–Bananas on board from 2020-08-06T14:00:04

This week we’ve been building Monster Joysticks and playing Red Alert. We discuss the proliforation of Ubuntu Remixes, bring you some GUI love and go over all your wonderful feedback. It’s Season 1...

S13E19–Three manholes from 2020-07-31T11:00:58

This week we’ve been going retro; making an Ubuntu Retro Remix and playing ET:Legacy. We discuss the new release of digiKam, Intel GPU driver tweaks, Ubuntu Web Remix, Thunderbird 78 and Mir 2.0! W...

S13E18 – Full moon from 2020-07-23T14:00

This week we’ve been making operating systems for the Raspberry Pi 4. We discuss our favourite gadgets, bring you a verrrry long command line love and round up all your wonderful feedback. Listen

S13E17 – Knitting outside from 2020-07-16T14:00:31

This week we’ve been filling in forms and doing kitchen renovations. We discuss popularity contest being removed from Ubuntu, 19.10 going EOL, KDEs cross-platform storefront and Linux adoptin...

S13E16 – Owls from 2020-07-09T14:00

This week we’ve been re-installing Ubuntu 20.04. Following WWDC, we discuss Linux Desktop aspirations, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback.

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S13E15 – Vertical chopsticks from 2020-07-02T14:00

This week we’ve been helping HMRC and throwing a 10th birthday party. We discuss “Rolling Rhino”, split personality snaps, UBPorts supporting Project Treble devices, ZFS on Ubuntu...

S13E14 – Ace of spades from 2020-06-25T14:00:50

This week we’ve been playing Command & Conquer. We discuss your recent feedback about snaps and Ubuntu rolling release. Then we bring you some command line love and go over the rest of yo...

S13E13 – Killing an albatross from 2020-06-18T14:00

This week we’ve become Sudoku masters and made Ubuntu MATE images for the Raspberry Pi. We discuss Pine64 announcing the PineTab, plus launching a new OS for PinePhone, the Ubuntu Appliance P...

S13E12 – Red sky in the morning from 2020-06-11T14:00

This week we’ve been shaving our face and finding new monitors in unexpected places. We discuss if Ubuntu should become a rolling release, bring you a GUI love and go over all your wonderful ...

S13E11 – Inside out clothes from 2020-06-04T14:00

This week we’ve been making podcasts and porting games to Scratch. We discuss Mint breaking Chromium, possible new features in Groovy Gorilla, GNOME defeating a patent troll, ZFS on Ubuntu, m...

S13E10 – Hospital on Wednesdays from 2020-06-01T14:00

This week we have been teaching our children to build a PC. We discuss where in the world people talk about Ubuntu, bring you some command line love and go over a bumper crop of your wonderful feed...

S13E09 – Breaking mirrors from 2020-05-29T14:00:37

This week we’ve been getting older and adding plugins to OBS Studio. We discuss Ubuntu being certified on the Raspberry Pi, Unity Remix, if Microsoft should buy Canonical and WSL getting GUI ...

S13E08.5 – When a broken clock chimes from 2020-05-27T23:30

We announce the Ubuntu Podcast crowd-funder on Patreon and why, after 13 years, we are seeking your support.

It’s Season 13 Episode 8...

S13E08 – Black cats from 2020-05-20T11:30

This week we’ve been live streaming on YouTube. We discuss upgrading home networks and optimising power line adapters, WiFi and broadband connections. A bumper crop of network-related command...

S13E07 – Jumping over children from 2020-05-11T23:30

This week we’ve been making a New Show and playing Ring Fit Adventure. We discuss Mark Shuttleworth on Ubuntu popularity and Canonical profitability, Ubuntu Core security audit, Groovy Gorill...

S13E06 – The bride before the wedding from 2020-05-02T14:00:53

This week we’ve been playing DOOM 64 and discuss what’s new in Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS. We bring you some command line lurve and go over all your wonderful feedback.

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S13E05 – The Scottish Play from 2020-04-25T12:02:29

This week we’ve be stoving in people’s heads with spades and buying tablets. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is out! We discuss GNOME Shell UX plans, the GNOME extension for Snapcraft, Ubuntu on Linux...

S13E04 – Indoor umbrellas from 2020-04-21T11:00

This week we’ve been playing virtual board games. We discuss the new generation of Linux phones, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback.

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S13E03 – Spilling salt from 2020-04-12T01:00

This week we’ve been auditing Thinkpads and making beta releases of Ubuntu. We round up some of what’s new in the Ubuntu flavours Focal Fossa beta releases and discuss stories from the ...

S13E02 – Walking under ladders from 2020-04-05T11:00

This week we’ve been live streaming Ubuntu development and replacing VirtualBox with Bash. We discuss Mark’s new Linux Steam PC set-up, bring you some musical command-line love and go o...

S13E01 – Thirteen from 2020-03-28T23:00

This week the band is back together. We’ve been bringing new life into the universe and interconnecting chat systems. Distros are clad in new wallpapers, Raspberry Pi’s are being cluste...

S12E36 – Desert Strike from 2019-12-12T15:00:16

This week we’ve been making a low latency point-to-point game streaming application, discuss what it takes to create each Ubuntu distro release, bring you some command line love and go over t...

S12E35 – Feud from 2019-12-06T19:00:31

This week we’ve been talking to the BBC about Thinkpads and Ubuntu goes Pro. We round up the news from the Ubuntu community and discuss our picks from the wider tech news.

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S12E34 – Buggy Boy from 2019-11-28T16:00:32

This week we’ve been in Vancouver and planning for Ubuntu 20.04. We respond to all your distro hopping feedback and bring you a command line love.

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S12E33 – The Sentinel from 2019-11-22T16:00:02

This week we’ve been to the Linux Application Summit in Barcelona. We round up news from the Ubuntu and desktop Linux community and bring you our picks from the wider tech news.

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S12E32 – Dungeon Keeper from 2019-11-15T03:05:40

This week we’ve become addicted to Sedna SSD to PCIe controller cards. We discuss why distro hoppers are the worst, bring you some GUI love and round up our listener feedback.

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S12E31 – Ikari Warriors from 2019-11-07T16:00:22

This week we’ve been moonlighting on all the podcasts and live streaming to share Ubuntu bug reporting skills. We discuss Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi 4, Debian’s new homepage, elementary upd...

S12E30 – Quadralien from 2019-10-31T16:00:04

This week we’ve been live streaming, we discuss our time at OggCamp 2019, bring you some command line love and go over all your amazing feedback.

It’s Season 12 Episode 30 of ...

S12E29 – DOOM from 2019-10-24T16:38:09

This week we’ve been to UbuCon Europe and preparing for a new baby. We round up the community news including updates from Regolith, Xubuntu, ZFS on Ubuntu, GNOME fighting patent trolls and we...

S12E28 – Super Sprint from 2019-10-17T16:00:40

This week we’ve been doing ITIL Foundation training. Following the release of Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine), we discuss our wish list items for Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 (Focal Fossa), bring you some...

S12E27 – Exile from 2019-10-10T16:00:48

This week we’ve been playing LEGO Worlds and tinkering with Thinkpads. We round up the news and goings on from the Ubuntu community, introduce a new segment, share some events and discuss our...

S12E26 – Interstate ’76 from 2019-10-03T16:00:44

This week we’ve been tourists in our home town, we review the Dell Precision 3540 Developer Edition laptop, bring you some command line love and go over all your wonderful feedback.

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