Late Night Linux (mp3)

A new cheap Pi and a new version of Raspberry Pi OS, Firefox gets pretty new colours, a management shakeup at GitHub, Red Hat’s new dev hiring policy, KDE Korner, and more. With guest host Jim Salter from 2.5 Admins.   News Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W on sale now at $15 The Pi Zero... Read More

We are all impressed by an obscure open source OS. Plus your feedback about duplicated effort by app devs, ignoring the modern web, Flathub confusion, a positive way to view of the FOSS future, and more.   First Impressions We had a look at Haiku, an open source OS that’s “inspired by BeOS, is fast,... Read More

Microsoft upsets the FOSS community, Moxie trolls NFT clowns, Trump’s people don’t seem to understand licences, a 1337 haxx0r tool, KDE Korner, and more.   News Apple joins Blender Development Fund L0phtCrack is now open source Signal’s founder is trolling with an NFT that’ll turn to shit if you buy it Trump’s Social Media Platform... Read More

The pros and cons of tiling window managers, and how we nearly use them. Plus your feedback about Flatpak, Firefox as a Snap, a web-based image editor, starting a FOSS career, and why we have a Telegram group instead of IRC or Matrix.   First Impressions We had a look at Regolith, a modern desktop... Read More

Mozilla disappoints again, a beacon of hope in the mobile world, whether the future of the Internet really is a dystopian nightmare, and the usual KDE goodness in the Korner.   News Fairphone 4 review 10 Year Smartphone Firefox’s address bar has ads now, but you can disable them News from Firefox Focus and Firefox... Read More

Why one of us is probably switching to Xfce, and why Graham couldn’t use a proper Linux phone full-time. Plus your feedback about sandboxed apps, Vivaldi in Manjaro, and why we don’t talk about Fedora very often.   First Impressions We had a look at Xfce, a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems that... Read More

Ubuntu sets out its enterprise stall and makes a big move for Snaps on the desktop, excellent gaming news, disquiet downstream of GNOME, KDE Korner, and details of a new show in the LNL family.   News Linux After Dark has launched! Ubuntu Podcast after-party live stream Ubuntu Makes Firefox Snap the Default Ubuntu 14.04... Read More

What we’d do if we were in charge of the Linux desktop, first impressions of an unusual but frustrating distro, and your feedback about Mastodon and Bodhi Linux.   First Impressions We had a look at GoboLinux, an alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy.   If we were in charge of the... Read More

Manjaro is shipping a proprietary browser and some people are upset, a win for Firefox on Windows, Proton Mail doesn’t make you magically impervious to the long arm of the law, Bitcoin becomes an official currency in El Salvador, influential friends call it a day, and more.   News Mozilla has defeated Microsoft’s default browser... Read More

Félim is trolled about the cloud, our first impressions of elementary OS, your feedback, and more.   First Impressions We had a look at elementary OS, the “thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS”.   Benefits of the cloud Gary from LNL Extra joins us to wind Félim up.     Crowdsec CrowdSec... Read More

The kernel turns 30, flagship phones get even more locked down, great news for running Linux on M1 Macs, AMP looks to be exactly what we thought it was, KDE Korner, and more.   News DebConf just wrapped up and there are videos available Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices... Read More

What we all thought about the open and federated Twitter alternative Mastodon, plus your feedback about the new user experience, and why Graham and Joe don’t use Linux for making music.   First Impressions We had a look at Fostodon, a FOSS-focused Mastodon instance.   Feedback We mentioned Going Linux.     CBT Nuggets This... Read More

New releases from elementary OS and Debian, Apple causes a big privacy stink, KDE Korner, your feedback about Linux grifters, and some mid-summer silliness.   News Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life Child Safety One Bad Apple elementary OS 6 Odin Available Now Debian 11 “bullseye” released... Read More

Our first impressions of a relatively unusual distro. Plus your feedback about Syncthing, GitHub Copilot, and advice for a new Linux user.   First Impressions We had a look at Bodhi Linux, a lightweight distribution featuring the Moksha Desktop.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy,... Read More

Whether GNOME is meant to be used in its default state, why open source doesn’t need to conquer the world to succeed, emulating ancient Windows versions on dirt cheap modern hardware, KDE Korner, and more.   News “Every Preference Has a Cost” My proposal for scaling open source: don’t Cracking Open the Android/iOS Grip on... Read More

Chris Fisher from Jupiter Broadcasting joins us to discuss Syncthing, feedback about whether Silverblue is the future, and how the FOSS community might be susceptible to being exploited.   First Impressions We had a look at Syncthing, a continuous file synchronization program.   An inherent vulnerability in the FOSS community Is the FOSS community seems... Read More

The Steam Deck is probably the best news for Linux gaming since Proton, the Mars helicopter has over-delivered, whether Windows 11 is a good opportunity for FOSS, KDE Korner, and more.   News Steam Deck “Huge leap” for NASA’s Mars helicopter ushers new mission support role Help us to improve LibreOffice Calc by completing our... Read More

A quick look at Fedora Silverblue, your feedback including scanning and iOS vs Android, and FOSS devs actually making money with guest Daniel Foré.   First Impressions We had a look at Fedora Silverblue, an immutable version of Fedora Workstation.     Feedback VueScan Scanner Software Swisscows   Software subscriptions and FOSS We are joined... Read More

GitHub might put coders out of a job and piss them off in the process, Audacity’s owners cause more drama, IBM’s surprising management announcement, KDE Korner, and more.   News GitHub Copilot is AI pair programming where you, the human, still have to do most of the work Audacity privacy notice Clarification of Privacy Policy... Read More

Our long-awaited look at RebeccaBlackOS and how it drove us over the edge, and your feedback about Arch, Firefox, and loud dogs. Then a shocking revelation about who Félim trusts, and where we think Linux will be in 10 years.   First Impressions We had a look at RebeccaBlackOS, a fan-made tribute to the singer... Read More