Late Night Linux Family All Episodes

Google Drive client users lost months of files, a feature of UEFI that has left millions of computers potentially vulnerable to persistent malware, and why you probably shouldn’t buy cheap resold volume Windows licenses.   Plugs Support us on patreon to get ad-free episodes that are sometimes a day or so early.   News/discussion Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating How to restore files in Drive for desktop (v84.0.0.0-84.0.4.0) Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack   Free Consulting We were asked about using cheap resold volume Windows licenses.           Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

In this episode: Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck. Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse, by developing AWS Lambdas on his desktop. Martin creates an Open-Source Apple AirDrop-alike for sending files around the aether with LocalSend       You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-matters channel on the Late Night Linux Discord server.   If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us using Patreon or PayPal. For $5 a month on Patreon, you can enjoy an ad-free feed of Linux Matters, or for $10, get access to all the Late Night Linux family of podcasts ad-free.       RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Google’s war on ad-blockers is potentially really good news for Firefox, and so are mobile extensions. Plus another quick terminal tip, a VM advent calendar, extreme synth geekery, your feedback on backing up photos, a plea to stop telling us about syncthing, and more.   Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   Discoveries tail -F QEMU advent Calendar CS80 interactive diagram Most followed Mastodon accounts   News Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google’s war on ad blockers Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates privacy not included | Annual Consumer Creep-O-Meter Open extensions on Firefox for Android debut December 14 (but you can get a sneak peek today   Feedback syncthing Syncopoli Backing up my Android photos with rsync Immich FolderSync                   See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

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   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.

Jim and Allan break down the details of the recent ZFS data corruption bug, and give their tips for managing a fleet of 40+ servers.   Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   News Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug   Free Consulting We were asked about managing 40+ servers.         Automox Save time, eliminate risk, and automate the patching, configuration, and control of all your Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints with Automox.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The best ever version of Windows, movies that haunted us, distributed computing, and whether we do any exercise ever. With Chris, Dalton, and Gary from Linux After Dark.   Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago.    

Our first impressions of two new hot bits of hardware – the Steam Deck OLED, and the Raspberry Pi 5. Plus great news for self-hosted webmail, a call to support open source AI/ML image processing, and a mini KDE Korner.   News Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud family Vulns expose ownCloud admin passwords, sensitive data ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation Where Is OpenCV 5?   Steam Deck OLED Graham answers our questions about his new Steam Deck OLED   Raspberry Pi 5 Joe answers our questions about his new Raspberry Pi 5   Mini KDE Korner Could have been Graham Freezing in Style DigiKam Windows revival and 8.2.0 release KItinaryAnd two weeks of KDE6 features and fixes         Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/latenightlinux           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Kevin joins us to talk about the hype that surrounds some programming languages like Rust and Python, how some languages like Java went out of fashion, and why the likes of PHP never saw much hype at all. With guest host Jim from 2.5 Admins.   Kevin’s Twitter Kevin’s Mastodon Clap         Factor Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/ldt50 and use code ldt50 to get 50% off.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.   Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Why a small island nation’s top level domain ended up with such a terrible reputation, an ssh vulnerability that’s not as scary as it sounds, whether software can be “finished”, and using powerline or WiFi for security cameras.     Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   News How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime Passive SSH server private key compromise is real … for some vulnerable gear   Feedback The beauty of finished software       Free Consulting We were asked about using powerline or WiFi for security cameras.             Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a   The Traceroute Podcast Check out the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Visit the website.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

In this episode: B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix. Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi. Mark continues his adventures integrating his static blog with the Fediverse. We also mentioned owncast for self-hosting live streams, which also has deep Fediverse integration.       You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community you can join: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The #linux-matters channel on the Late Night Linux Discord server.   If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us using Patreon or PayPal. For $5 a month on Patreon, you can enjoy an ad-free feed of Linux Matters, or for $10, get access to all the Late Night Linux family of podcasts ad-free.       RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here