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The Steam Deck pushes Linux gaming stats over a small but significant threshold, why you should definitely switch from Chrome to Firefox, Microsoft throws its legal weight behind its generative AI, a quick KDE Xorner, and more.   Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   News Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS  Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting  Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome  Microsoft announces new Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers  Xubuntu Development Update September 2023 Plasma 6 coming in February 2024           See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

We are joined by Element developer Andy Balaam to talk about working on open source software after 20 years in the proprietary world. We get into working in public, the realities of accepting code contributions, being part of a distributed team, the pros and cons of working from home, and more.   Andy’s links: Live streams Website and blog Andy’s programming videos Retro games         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.

The user experience on fresh installations of Windows and Edge is terrible and we get to the bottom of why. Unfortunately the reason isn’t exclusive to Microsoft’s offerings – it’s a pattern that we’ve seen from numerous companies, even Mozilla. Plus why it’s a bad idea to power your server on and off regularly.   Plugs Support us on patreon   News/discussion Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google   Free Consulting We were asked about powering a home server on and off regularly.           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How our lives would change if cars ceased to exist, what intellectual property we’d make into a TV show or movie, and our worst cases of buyers’ remorse. With Will and Félim from Late Night Linux, and popey from Linux Matters. Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago.          

In this episode: Mark has been exploring the secrets of the TPM Martin is running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC. Alan is getting ongoing data from an EV.     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

Hacking 2-way radios, upgrading Debian from 10 to 12, sshing into the Ubuntu Server installer, a new version of a minimal keyboard-focused browser, establishing the true health of your laptop battery, playing Wipeout in the browser, RSS aggregators, and more.   Discoveries UVMOD Antennapod qutebrowser 3.0 acpi Rewriting wipEout Bash scripting cheatsheet   Feedback FreshRSS Nextcloud News NewsFlash Feedly       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   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/latenightlinux50 and use code latenightlinux50 to get 50% off.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Discussion on government attempts to undermine end-to-end encryption and the potential impact on open source projects. The podcast also covers concerns about digital privacy regulations, the consequences of undermining digitalization, and reluctance to use phones for banking and payments.

Dropbox limits unlimited storage, Intel won't support Wi-Fi 7 on Windows 10. Managing SSH keys and setting up data storage for containers using Ansible and SSH certificates. Building a low power cluster for a home lab using Turing Pi cluster board. Adding authorized keys and transferring files to new servers.

We can’t believe Proton has been around for 5 years, a bad sign for the Linux desktop long-term, the dilemma of whether to support your software on outdated operating systems, a laughable plan from WordPress to host your website for 100 years, and Félim shoehorns in some KDE nonsense.   News 5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming Roblox is back on Linux Red Hat redeploys one of its main desktop developers Firefox to drop support for old macOS and Windows versions The 100-Year Plan on WordPress.com Merkuro Explainer & comparison to Kontact : also “Qt 6.6, to be released end of September, Qt apps will survive a restart of the Wayland compositor”         Entroware This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

We are all on board with the right to be forgotten but it can cause some tricky problems for open source projects – particularly small ones. Plus why we won’t stop going on about why we take such a dim view of crypto. Amolith mentioned a toot from the Tor Project.       HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off and free shipping at hellofresh.com/50ldt using the promo code 50ldt.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.   Subscribe to the RSS feed.