Linux Action News

Linux Action News episodes:

• 07.06.2023

  Linux Action News 299

  Recent advances in embedded Linux, Canonical takes full control of LXD, ZFS gets a handy Btrfs feature, and updates on the show's production. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for...

  
• 06.29.2023

  Linux Action News 298

  Why everyone is excited about the next Linux kernel, Valve's big hire, and Red Hat's clone war. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Linode: Sign up...

  
• 06.15.2023

  Linux Action News 297

  What we really like in Debian 12, the big players backing RISC-V, and the improvements in NextCloud Hub 5. Note: Linux Action News will be off next week. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals...

  
• 06.08.2023

  Linux Action News 296

  Ubuntu gets serious about the immutable desktop, red flags from Red Hat, and the little tricks Apple used to patch Wine. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new...

  
• 06.01.2023

  Linux Action News 295

  How the recent XFS bug was squashed, insights into why Microsoft built their own Linux from scratch, and recent attacks on Archive.org. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your...

  
• 05.25.2023

  Linux Action News 294

  Microsoft's new Linux server distro, Red Hat Summit 2023 highlights, big changes at CodeWeavers, and Podman catches up to Docker Desktop. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new...

  
• 05.18.2023

  Linux Action News 293

  Bcachefs hits a major milestone, how the Red Hat cuts impact Fedora, Plasma 6 plans, and the software update bricking EV batteries. Sponsored By:Jupiter Network Membership: Support the entire network, and get access to every member's special feed for every...

  
• 05.11.2023

  Linux Action News 292

  We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance...

  
• 05.03.2023

  Linux Action News 291

  The results from the recent HDR Hackfest, Mozilla's new acquisition, and the concerning crack down on free software encryption. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Linode:...

  
• 04.27.2023

  Linux Action News 290

  What we know about the Red Hat layoffs, highlights of Linux 6.3, and Canonical's bold claim in Ubuntu 23.04. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide:...

  
• 04.20.2023

  Linux Action News 289

  What we like about Fedora 38, why the Rust foundation is in hot water, and more. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can help...

  
• 04.13.2023

  Linux Action News 288

  A classic gadget gets a Linux-powered new lease on life, the next project getting Rusty, great news for Btrfs users, and more. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your...

  
• 04.05.2023

  Linux Action News 287

  A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora’s plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards...

  
• 03.30.2023

  Linux Action News 286

  What we're liking about GNOME 44, how Microsoft's Linux distro is trying to attract more users, and we bust a CentOS myth. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your...

  
• 03.22.2023

  Linux Action News 285

  Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance...

  
• 03.16.2023

  Linux Action News 284

  Docker's open-source crackdown, the Wayland regression solved this week, and why ipmitool's repo has been locked. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can help...

  
• 03.09.2023

  Linux Action News 283

  Nextcloud's big new customer, some last-minute surprises in GNOME 44, and Flathub's ambitious plans for 2023. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can help...

  
• 03.02.2023

  Linux Action News 282

  FFmpeg gets new superpowers, Plasma’s switch to Qt6 gets official; what you need to know. Plus we round up the top features coming to Linux 6.3. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with...

  
• 02.22.2023

  Linux Action News 281

  Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account....

  
• 02.16.2023

  Linux Action News 280

  Some Git flaws you need to know about, we reflect on 10 years of Steam on Linux, and then dive into the much anticipated Plasma 5.27. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals...

  
• 02.09.2023

  Linux Action News 279

  We round up some news from FOSDEM 2023, update a 21-year-old project, and the Fedora fix that's been a few releases in the making. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security...

  
• 02.02.2023

  Linux Action News 278

  A lot happened in the free desktop world this week, we cover the impressive releases, changes, and surprises. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Linode: Sign...

  
• 01.25.2023

  Linux Action News 277

  An Ubuntu expiration date approaches, openSUSE has a new handy solution, and the container security issue that remains unfixed. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Linode:...

  
• 01.19.2023

  Linux Action News 276

  A high-profile Linux kernel network flaw, we put JFS on a death watch, and break down the controversial Firefox update this week. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your...

  
• 01.12.2023

  Linux Action News 275

  OpenZFS has performance gains inbound, the end of a Linux era, and the achievement unlocked by the open-source NVIDIA driver. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account....

  
• 01.05.2023

  Linux Action News 274

  Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on...

  
• 12.29.2022

  Linux Action News 273

  There are some stories so big they need a little more air time. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party...

  
• 12.22.2022

  Linux Action News 272

  Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100...

  
• 12.15.2022

  Linux Action News 271

  Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page...

  
• 12.08.2022

  Linux Action News 270

  The Linux kernel has some exciting updates this week, including a significant Asahi milestone and some good news for Android. Then we take openSUSE's new web-based installer for a spin. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and...

  
• 12.01.2022

  Linux Action News 269

  Old school Ubuntu has a new cool, Google calls out Google, and some IoT news you can use. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide...

  
• 11.24.2022

  Linux Action News 268

  The contested subsystem coming soon, a sobering assessment of wireless support in Linux, and a triumph for free software. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide:...

  
• 11.17.2022

  Linux Action News 267

  We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new...

  
• 11.10.2022

  Linux Action News 266

  Microsoft's new goodies for Linux users, the Ubuntu Summit wraps up, and our takeaways from the recent fireside chat with Linus Torvalds. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your...

  
• 11.03.2022

  Linux Action News 265

  What you need to know about that new OpenSSL vulnerability, the big bcachefs update we've been waiting for, and why the community is creating a Gitea fork. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals...

  
• 10.27.2022

  Linux Action News 264

  The focus of the new Ubuntu release, Gitea's surprising announcement, and Linux prepares to drop another architecture. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can...

  
• 10.20.2022

  Linux Action News 263

  What makes Google's new OS so secure, a critical WiFi vulnerability in the Kernel, and why Linus is tapping the hype breaks for Linux 6.1. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day...

  
• 10.13.2022

  Linux Action News 262

  Plasma 5.26's standout features, Canonical flips the script on Red Hat, and why Android is leaking traffic outside VPNs. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Linode:...

  
• 10.06.2022

  Linux Action News 261

  Our thoughts on IBM slicing up more of Red Hat, what stands out in Nextcloud Hub 3, and a few essential fixes finally landing in the Linux kernel. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance...

  
• 09.29.2022

  Linux Action News 260

  The controversial change for the GNU Toolchain, critical vulnerabilities in popular Matrix clients, and the significant milestone for the Ingenuity LinuxCopter this week. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for...

  
• 09.22.2022

  Linux Action News 259

  GNOME 43 highlights, Canonical's new hardware partner, and why we're disappointed in the Framework Chromebook. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Kolide: Kolide can help you...

  
• 09.15.2022

  Linux Action News 258

  The Linux Foundation takes a victory lap, Google kills another community-loved project, and key moments from the Linux Plumbers Conference. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet....

  
• 09.08.2022

  Linux Action News 257

  Linux goes underwater, Microsoft kills the Teams' Linux app, and the nasty GRUB bug some of us could not avoid. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account....

  
• 09.01.2022

  Linux Action News 256

  Debian’s firmware future is up for debate, Pine64 teases a RISC-V SBC, and some of your favorite tools just got new tricks. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your...

  
• 08.25.2022

  Linux Action News 255

  Details on two new efforts in the Linux kernel, the Pi-like RISC-V board that just hit its funding goal, and a significant milestone for Asahi GPU driver development. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance...

  
• 08.19.2022

  Linux Action News 254

  A Linux jailbreak that's a win for Right to Repair, our favorite things in Android 13, and the major features that just missed the Linux 6.0 window. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a...

  
• 08.11.2022

  Linux Action News 253

  GitHub steps in it this week, Microsoft's Linux distribution now runs on bare metal, FFmpeg gets IPFS support, and the odd thing going on with the kernel. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals...

  
• 08.04.2022

  Linux Action News 252

  The real story behind the "Massive GitHub Malware attack," significant updates for the Steam Deck, and the inside scoop on Lenovo's big Linux ambitions. Sponsored By:Linode: Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit...

  
• 07.29.2022

  Linux Action News 251

  Red Hat hints at its future direction, why realtime might finally come to Linux after all these years, and our reaction to Google's ambitious new programing language. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals...

  
• 07.21.2022

  Linux Action News 250

  Microsoft makes a hard about-face, a significant fix for Ubuntu 22.04 is in the works, and the recent breakthrough by the Asahi Linux project. Sponsored By:Kolide: Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security...