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Linux Prepper
By Living Cartoon CompanyTechnology
Linux Prepper episodes
- Despecialized
Timestamps
(00:10) Several years of Ubuntu Studio desktop releases
KDE Plasma is solid the last few years! Xfce, Openbox also great.
(06:00) Timeshift snapshot and restore with rsync or btrfs.
(08:00) Truenas Scale is a Debian Linux + OpenZFS variation of Freenas BSD + ZFS. File system based snapshots with VM support.
- Why Mirror Vdevs are better than raidz
(08:55) 5 years of Raspberry Pi 4. Radxa Quad Sata Hat & Case after a couple years of use.
(11:45) Castopod - Open Source Podcasting Host platform, which supports Podcasting 2.0
Open Source Game Recommendation
(12:49) Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, NetHack, Dwarf Fortress
Open Hardware Recommendation:
(14:25) Pine64 PinePower Travel Charger
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17 min
About Linux Prepper
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A podcast about FOSS, Linux, open‑source tools, self‑hosting, homelab tinkering, and the evergreen practice of DIY, hands‑on learning. Linux Prepper explores open systems, simple workflows, resilient infrastructure, and local‑first approaches through calm, reflective narration that treats experimentation and failure as a path to understanding.
The show documents a long‑term practice of building, breaking, questioning, sharing, listening, and iterating. Chaos is welcomed as part of the process, and minimalism shapes the choices—using what you have, keeping setups practical and low‑overhead, and focusing on skills that last. Episodes offer results and insights from a place of honesty, without prescribing how anyone “should” do things.
Listener questions, stories, and shared experiments influence what comes next, creating a collaborative space where learning happens through doing. You’re encouraged to explore alongside the show, submit your findings, and help form your own conclusions.
If you appreciate open‑source creativity, low‑overhead setups, practical tech, and a thoughtful approach to hands‑on exploration, then welcome.
Let the mess teach the lesson.