LINUX Unplugged

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LINUX Unplugged episodes

May 14, 2014 Episode 40: Developers Get Qt | LUP 40
We chat with two of the LXQt developers, and find out what’s behind this major undertaking. Then we discuss our favorite packages for a Linux home server, and the brand new Ubuntu Orange cluster box.
Plus your feedback, our follow up, and much more!
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52 min
May 07, 2014 Episode 39: Fragmentation Timebomb | LUP 39
In the not too distant future the Linux desktop will face a landscape comprised of users running Wayland, Mir, and X11. Ubuntu will be rolling out their first generation Qt based desktop environment, and developers are crying fragmentation.
But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand? And is fragmentation a real problem in practice?
Plus: Our thoughts on Magea, producing video content on Linux, and much more!
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56 min
May 06, 2014 Fragmentation Timebomb | LUP 39
In the not too distant future the Linux desktop will face a landscape comprised of users running Wayland, Mir, and X11. Ubuntu will be rolling out their first generation Qt based desktop environment, and developers are crying fragmentation.
But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand? And is fragmentation a real problem in practice?
Plus: Our thoughts on Magea, producing video content on Linux, and much more!
56 min
April 30, 2014 Episode 38: The Rest of the Fest | LUP 38
We had a chance to chat with folks from Firefox, the EFF, SUSE, and more. Plus we discuss the real benefits to Linux conventions like LinuxFest Northwest.
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48 min
April 29, 2014 The Rest of the Fest | LUP 38
We had a chance to chat with folks from Firefox, the EFF, SUSE, and more. Plus we discuss the real benefits to Linux conventions like LinuxFest Northwest.
48 min
April 23, 2014 Episode 37: Client Side Drama | LUP 37
The GTK camp is pushing hard for Client Side Decorations, but there are some major drawbacks on non-Gnome desktops. We discuss the pros and cons, and if this is going to lead to a new kind of desktop Linux fragmentation.
Plus our thoughts on the best password managers, your follow up, and more!
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50 min
April 15, 2014 Episode 36: Beware of Underdog | LUP 36
Are boutique distributions a bag of hurt for new users?
We love a good underdog, but sometimes our excitement gets the best of us and we recommend something that’s not appropriate for a switcher to land on.
Plus some quick thoughts on the beating open source is taking as fallout from the Heartbleed bug.
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57 min
April 09, 2014 Episode 35: Windows eXPired | LUP 35
XP support ends today and we’ll celebrate the occasion by debating what prevents technical users switching to Linux, address some common myths, and set a course for our new howto show.
Plus why Chase and Matt are wrong about DS9, blaming choice, your feedback, and more!
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1 hr 11 min
April 02, 2014 Episode 34: Drive-By Advice | LUP 34
We debate the validity of recent anti-Linux comments made on a Leo Laporte's nationally syndicated “Tech Guy” radio show, and the more subtle and larger “built-in bias” many in the tech community still hold towards Linux.
Plus: Your follow up on the Mir/Wayland topic, Ubuntu’s Amazon lens goes opt-in, and more!
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1 hr 8 min
March 26, 2014 Episode 33: Graphical Civil War | LUP 33
Is devastating fragmentation going to doom Desktop Linux, can a case for multiple display servers?
Don’t care about the display server? We’ll make the case why you need to care, and why the biggest community confrontation could be brewing.
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1 hr 23 min