Linux After Dark

The first part of our challenge to do something useful with the lowest-end hardware that we own, and whether forking really is as much of an open source benefit as it’s often considered.   Links MorphOS Maru OS       Vultr High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, and storage in 25 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.   Kolide Endpoint Security for Teams That Slack – Try for Free Today! https://l.kolide.co/35nsvUa       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.  

A new release of Lineage OS is out and we give it a go. Installing and running it, some of the issues we came across, why it’s getting more complicated to run custom ROMs, and why Gary just uses an iPhone. LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 is now officially available     Vultr High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, and storage in 25 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.   Kolide Endpoint Security for Teams That Slack – Try for Free Today! https://l.kolide.co/35nsvUa       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.  

Dalton tells us about using a Steam Deck for a month, and Chris has a solution for Joe’s Python problem.   audio-visualizer-python distrobox       Vultr High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, storage, and managed Kubernetes in 24 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.   Kolide Endpoint Security for Teams That Slack – Try for Free Today! https://l.kolide.co/35nsvUa       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.  

We need to talk about Ubuntu. The future, the present, the staff departures, slow snaps, and so much more.     Vultr High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, storage, and managed Kubernetes in 24 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.  

Dalton tells us about daily driving the Framework Laptop for the last 6 months.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

If you’re going to use proprietary software, why not just run it on a proprietary OS?       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Where is the gate for the “Real Linux User”, and who’s keeping it?       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Why Linux operating systems on small Arm devices almost all feel half-finished, and what we can do to improve things.   Links mentioned: Pine64 should re-evaluate their community priorities Test 15 different PinePhone operating systems with Megi’s latest multi-distro demo image PinePhone: trying out a Linux-based smartphone         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

At what point is the FOSS solution more hassle and time-consuming than it’s worth? We confess our various compromises with non-free hardware and software.       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

What’s the best way to criticise FOSS projects?       See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.