What hardware we recommend for desktop Linux users in 2023. Is it really as simple as buying a 5 year old ThinkPad?
 
 
 
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Linux After Dark – Episode 52

Sysadmin Chris, cloud consultant Gary, and developer/admin Dalton join Joe to talk about their recent Linux-related experiences, and discuss some of the more philosophical aspects of being a Linux user.

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Gary is organising OggCamp this year, so we wonder what makes the perfect Linux and open source event. Plus why we don’t use multiple partitions for home and swap etc.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 71

How we make our Web experiences better with various plugins, websites and services. Plus the ethics of blocking ads, bypassing paywalls, and supporting creators.
 
uBlock Origin
archive.is
Better Twitter
Shut Up
DF YouTube
Youtube-shorts block
Consent-O-Matic
Privacy Guides
Pi-hole
Quad9
SponsorBlock
 
 
 
 
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Linux After Dark – Episode 70

Is Linux hard to use? It turns out the answer is both “yes, absolutely” and “not at all!”
 
 
 
 
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Linux After Dark – Episode 69

Dalton asks us when consumer computers peaked which stirs up a debate about various generations of XPS and ThinkPad laptops, trackpads vs trackpoints, P-cores and E-cores, and more. Plus follow-up on the devices and software we trust.
 
 
 
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Linux After Dark – Episode 68

We are joined by Jorge Castro for an update on the world of what used to be called immutable Linux. Jorge doesn’t really like that word. He prefers “composable” Linux. Whatever you want to call it, we’re talking about an image-based approach to desktop Linux – built with cloud native technologies – that allows you to build and deploy anything from the ultimate developer workstation to a basic Chromebook-like experience for a non-technical relative.
 
Bazzite
Universal Blue
Project Bluefin
Install Collector on Linux
Project Bluefin and the future of operating systems
CNCF Landscape
 
 
 
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Linux After Dark – Episode 52

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