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Linux After Dark

The Late Night Linux Family

Sysadmin Chris, cloud consultant Gary, and developer/admin May 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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23:30

Linux After Dark – Episode 77

Linux After Dark ·

2024/08/30

We need to talk about Ubuntu (again). The updates situation is a confusing mess, a lot of enthusiast users have had enough and are starting to move to other distros, but ultimately millions of normal users will quietly carry on and not care. Ubuntu Security Updates Are a Confusing Mess Support us … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 77"

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24:29

Linux After Dark – Episode 76

Linux After Dark ·

2024/08/16

We once recorded an episode about GNOME that was so negative that we decided to delete our recordings and not publish it. Our opinions of GNOME have changed significantly since then so we explain why. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes 1Password … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 76"

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21:04

Linux After Dark – Episode 75

Linux After Dark ·

2024/08/02

How we learn, remember, and document new Linux and FOSS technologies. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

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24:26

Linux After Dark – Episode 74

Linux After Dark ·

2024/07/19

We all customise our phones and computers to one extent or another, but does it make sense to inflict our defaults on other people’s machines when we set them up? Or should we set them up with normal defaults on mainstream distros like Ubuntu? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 74"

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20:47

Linux After Dark – Episode 73

Linux After Dark ·

2024/07/05

Having been given an Asus Eee PC netbook back, Joe wonders what to do with this ancient 32-bit machine. Plus the oldest machines we currently have in production. Batocera Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 73"

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26:08

Linux After Dark – Episode 72

Linux After Dark ·

2024/06/21

We are joined by Florian Beijers who is a full time screen reader user to talk about how the accessibility experience differs on various operating systems and Linux desktop environments, and what open source software devs could be doing better. Florian’s links: Mastodon YouTube channel Twitch IC_Null Twitch LinkedIn Support us … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 72"

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Linux After Dark – Episode 71

Linux After Dark ·

2024/06/07

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. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 71"

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Linux After Dark – Episode 70

Linux After Dark ·

2024/05/24

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 Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 70"

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23:55

Linux After Dark – Episode 69

Linux After Dark ·

2024/05/10

Is Linux hard to use? It turns out the answer is both “yes, absolutely” and “not at all!” Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxafterdark to learn more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 69"

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21:42

Linux After Dark – Episode 68

Linux After Dark ·

2024/04/26

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. Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 68"

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26:41

Linux After Dark – Episode 67

Linux After Dark ·

2024/04/12

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 … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 67"

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24:18

Linux After Dark – Episode 66

Linux After Dark ·

2024/03/29

Ubuntu is nearly 20 years old so we wanted to see how the first versions compare with the upcoming LTS. Unfortunately installing Warty turned out to much harder than we thought it would be. Dalton talks us through his adventure with a turn of the century Mac, Gary had a much easier time with an … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 66"

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21:21

Linux After Dark – Episode 65

Linux After Dark ·

2024/03/15

We wonder what old concepts in the Linux and open source world are due for a comeback. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

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22:57

Linux After Dark – Episode 64

Linux After Dark ·

2024/03/01

Gary’s recent (mostly) good experience with an Arm Chromebook makes us wonder about the current state of proper Linux on Arm laptops. Plus follow up on why the Wyse 5070 has some limitations, but is still a great little x86 box. Chris mentioned a FOSDEM talk Kolide Kolide ensures that if … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 64"

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19:24

Linux After Dark – Episode 63

Linux After Dark ·

2024/02/16

Gary’s recent trip to FOSDEM made him wonder if the type of Linux user who goes to FOSS events has changed. Has the demographic shifted more towards “normal” people who use Linux as a tool rather than something to tinker with? Plus more on planned obsolescence, and a quick prediction about the Apple Vision Pro. … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 63"

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21:57

Linux After Dark – Episode 62

Linux After Dark ·

2024/02/02

We come up with our FOSS extremes. The funniest, the coolest, the cleverest, the most useful, the dullest, the most exciting, the most dangerous and problematic, the [something]est open source software. Projects we mentioned: alsamixer Glow Apache nginx HAProxy Redis VLC Kodi Nextcloud Coreutils Audacity Asahi Immich antennapod UniversalBlue Kolide Kolide ensures … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 62"

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23:49

Linux After Dark – Episode 61

Linux After Dark ·

2024/01/19

How do we decide which devices and which software we trust? Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxafterdark to learn more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 61"

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22:42

Linux After Dark – Episode 60

Linux After Dark ·

2024/01/05

We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2023, and talk about what we want to happen in 2024. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 60"

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20:21

Linux After Dark – Episode 59

Linux After Dark ·

2023/12/22

The child’s toy that Chris hacked makes us remember the various other proprietary hardware and software that we’ve taken control of using free and open source software. Plus our mixed feelings about doing an accessibility challenge. Lunii See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

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23:15

Linux After Dark – Episode 58

Linux After Dark ·

2023/12/08

When the Raspberry Pi 5 was announced, we all said that most people would probably be better off repurposing an x86 thin client so we bought some dirt cheap new in box Dell Wyse 5070 machines to see if we were right. Spoiler: we were. Dalton’s post about trying to break Synology RAID Parky Towers … Continue reading "Linux After Dark – Episode 58"

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