Why are forks, desktop wars, and Linux hardware launches making so much noise? And did last year's bold Linux predictions actually come true? We settle old bets, spotlight big surprises like Valve's hardware moves, and debate what's next for desktop, gaming, and beyond.

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie, Rob Campbell, and Ken McDonald

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This week we celebrate the announcement of the new Mozilla CEO, cover the news in that GPL lawsuit that's been slowly making progress, and talk about what's new in OpenZFS. There's an AMD vs NVIDIA GPU showdown, we cover the Linux Foundation's annual report, and Plasma 6.6 is promising some late Christmas presents for us all. For tips, we cover sot for system observation, a quick primer on moving between the desktop and command line, and dog/doge for a better DNS tool. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4b0mImI and Merry Christmas!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Rob Campbell

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This Week is the week for Cosmic! Jeff looks at a tiny NAS and Jonathan chats about the Orange Pi 6 Pro. Gnome says no more AI in extensions, Microsoft brings the Hornet, and you shouldn't be running Gogs. The Rust experiment is over, and CachyOS is eating Arch's lunch! For tips we have StarLit for your terminal weather needs, a primer on keeping eyes on the /var directory, and how to check whether your system has a good time source. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3KPUqki and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Rob Campbell

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Linux 6.18 is officially out, and officially an LTS release, 6.19 has plenty to be excited about, including the color pipeline API. NVIDIA is making progress with Wayland and other regions, Fedora is moving away from FBCON, and Flowblade sees a Wayland-only future. NPM has a worm problem, and we're still gaining ground on Steam! For tips, we have scx for rolling your own userspace scheduler, and a fix for Yakuake for your old-school terminal needs. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/44ISvVi and have a great week!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Host: Jeff Massie

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We start with Z-wave, look at Open Source NVIDIA, and celebrate Intel hiring Linux engineers. Then Valve is still working on HDR in the kernel, Google is moving to Aluminium, and Patents just got a tiny bit worse. But KDE is dropping X11 next year, and Fedora is embracing the Nix packager! For tips we have podliner for your tui podcast needs, ss for socket statistics, and a real surprise in the form of Linux on the ESP32-s3. You can get the show notes at https://bit.ly/4ipstfs and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell and Jeff Massie

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This week Qualcomm is back, and maybe everything is terrible with Arduino. Valve has been funding more Open Source work, and we're reading those tea leaves. Blender is out, AMD is writing code for their next-gen GPUs, and there's finally a remote access solution for Wayland. For tips, we have LibrePods for better AirPod support on Linux, paru for an easier time with the Arch User Repository, and the Zork snap to celebrate this newly Open-Sourced game from yesteryear. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/49uSNCy and have a great week!

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Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Rob Campbell

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Valve is going to attempt the Linux trifecta, Firefox is adding more AI and people aren't happy, and the kernel is refining its own AI guidelines. FFmpeg is tired of AI generated CVEs, no matter how good they are! Rust isn't always more secure, your Ubuntu desktop can last for 15 years now, and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed has some surprises. For Tips, we cover Webmin, btrfs-rescue, a function to center-print text in the terminal, and go down the rabbit-hole of detecting dual server PSUs. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4pbm35E and see you next time!

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Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie, Rob Campbell, and Ken McDonald

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Flatpak has hit a bump in the road, but Sebastian Wick may have it back on course. KDE is making progress on the upcoming 6.6, and Fedora 43 is out. The Turris Omnia NG is a compelling Linux router, RDSEED has a bit of a problem on AMD Zen 5, and Mozilla drops the ball with AI translations. There's some weird security stories to cover in Open Office and the Linux kernel, and Gnome has dropped its X11 back-end. For tips we have declare for Bash variable and function handling, btrfs-check for btrfs filesystem cleanup, and the Amplitude Soundboard for live sound effects.

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Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie and Ken McDonald

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This week SUSE's SLES and Red Hat's RHEL are embracing AI in the form of MCP and CUDA support. FFMPEG scores a $100k donation, Pop_OS and Cosmic finally have a release data, and Unity is in need of help. Kodi 22 has an Alpha, Debian has a Systemd dustup, and Krita has landed HDR support. And there's a port of Linux to WASM, so you can run the kern in your browser. Handy! For tips we have doxx for opening .docx in the terminal, a primer on absolute vs relative paths, whoami for grabbing the current username, and btrfs's scrub command for checking the local disk. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4ovhsLG and have a great week!

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Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Jeff Massie, and Ken McDonald

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The Xubuntu torrent was hijacked! There's a performance shootout between Windows and Linux, Austria is going its own way, and Canonical inflicts damage on themselves. Then, Asahi Linux is still rolling, Digikam gains some Wayland features, and Mobian is coming for your phones! For tips we have easyssh, barrier for software KVM, the difference between echo and printf, and a quick intro to an Open Source game, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead! You can find the show notes at http://bit.ly/4qorX5b and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

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