LINUX Unplugged

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:The Matrix Holiday Update 2022Steam Linux Market ShareIdeas on growing the Flathub Community in 2022Heroic Games Launcher | Flathub Beta SiteFlathub-Codethink Collaboration[GNOME Software Mock-up] Patronage by Tobias BernardHow (and why) I minted 314 NFTs To Support Open Source ProjectsThe Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here’s what you should knowLog4j Vulnerability Detection: One year after Log4ShellLibRedirectGet Together — Get Together is an open source event manager for local communities.

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:VIM HomepageVisual Studio Cod — Code Editing. Redefined.Kate — Get an Edge in Editing.Pop!_OS by System76 — Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create.NixOS — Reproducible builds and deployments.COSMIC by System76 — Computer Operating System Main Interface ComponentsKDE Plasma — Do it all in a beautiful environment that adapts to your needs, and with the safety, privacy-protection and peace of mind that the best Free Open Source Software has to offer.Ubuntu ServerDebian — The Universal Operating SystemJellyfin — The Free Software Media SystemNextcloud — Online collaboration platformSteam DeckHP Dev OneHome Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.mastodon — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community.Asahi Linux — Asahi Linux aims to bring you a polished Linux® experience on Apple Silicon Macs.AbdBarho/stable-diffusion-webui-docker — Easy Docker setup for Stable Diffusion with user-friendly UIUmbrel — A personal server OS for self-hosting.immich — Self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone.

Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Linux teams up with partners to overthrow Google Maps’s dominanceTailnet lock white paper — Tailscale implements a novel mechanism, tailnet lock, to prevent a malicious control plane from inserting itself into a network. Tailnet lock requires the verification of a cryptographic signature on all WireGuard® node keys distributed by Tailscale’s control plane.Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History — In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past.Knaves Out – Darknet Diaries — This is the story about how someone hacked into JP Morgan Chase, one of the biggest financial institutions in the world.Dana Carvey’s The Weird Place — The Weird Place is an episodic sci-fi comedy adventure that will blow your mind. From manipulative aliens to time-traveling pirates to a power-hungry mad man with a magic globe.Linux Out Loud — Linux Out Loud is a community powered podcast. We take conversations from the DLN Community from places like the DLN Discourse Forums, Telegram group, Discord server and more.Picture of Dennis V’s KeyboardAnnouncement: Direct Alby wallet top up with MoonPayLINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.orgGenerate Let’s Encrypt Certificate with DNS Challenge and NamecheapTailscale breaks DNS-over-TLS on Android · Issue #915 · tailscale/tailscaleMoving entire Linux installation to another drive - Ask UbuntuMigrate installation to new hardware - ArchWikiDisk cloning - ArchWikiNixOS Root on ZFSNixOS getting started - no mention of mkswapZFS - NixOS WikiNixOS install with ZFS — Dan’s Cheat Sheets 1 documentationInstalling NixOS with multiple encrypted ZFS pools, decrypted with one passwordHow I installed Encrypted ZFS root on NixOSInstall NixOS on ZFS With Opt-In StateNixOS on encrypted ZFS | The DevOps BlogHow do you say SUSE?PackmanSmartTubeNext — Ad free app for watching tube videos on Android TV boxes.Nobara Linux — The Nobara Project, to put it simply, is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it.thoughtbot/rcm — rc file (dotfile) managementGoToSocial — Fast, fun, ActivityPub server, powered by Go.JB FOSDEM 2023 Matrix Room

We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:2022 Tuxies — GO VOTE!Tasks.org — Open-source To-Do Lists & Remindersnolooking — Joining the lightning network is daunting.Join the Podverse betaGrapheneOS UpdateNextcloud NotesThree Tumbleweed Temptations | LINUX Unplugged 432wipegptwipefsOpenSUSE Build Serviceopi: openSUSE Package Installer (CLI) — Search and install almost all packages available for openSUSE and SLEtumbleweed-cli — Command line interface for interacting with Tumbleweed snapshots.twups — Tumbleweed Update ScrutinizerTumbleweed SnapshotsGPSLogger for AndroidPodcasting 2.0 Apps

After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine. Plus, follow-up on Chris' GrapheneOS adventures and more.Sponsored By:Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Apple Limits iPhone AirDrop Function Used for Protests in ChinaMagic Earth — Free Maps & Navigation AppTop 10 reasons to use Debian as your Linux distroDependable Debian is like a rock in a swirling gyre of ‘move fast and break things’, and version 11 is no differentProtonPlus — A simple Wine and Proton-based compatiblity tools manager for GNOME.ProtonUp-Qt — Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.Why openSUSE - openSUSE WikiThe Nobara Project — The Nobara Project, to put it simply, is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it.Who Wants To Be a Millionaire — Test your knowledge to see if you can answer all questions and win $1 million. Have fun!Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Questions and Source Code

Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Computer Chronicles - Intel 486 — In 1992, the big issue was - is it worth the money to upgrade my 386 PC to the new 486 chip? This program looks at the performance of the new Intel 486 and helps users decide.GrapheneOS — The private and secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility. Developed as a non-profit open source project.GrapheneOS: Supported PhonesGrapheneOS: Features OverviewSandboxed Google Play overview for GrapheneOSLockscreen bypass fixed in November’s update - discovered by GrapheneOS in JuneGrapheneOS on Twitter — We independently discovered the Android lockscreen bypass fixed in Android's November security update while working on features like a duress PIN/password.A week with GrapheneOS exposed my over-reliance on GoogleGrapheneOS Initial ImpressionsBanking Applications Compatibility with GrapheneOSHERE WeGo — Maps & NavigationFountain on Twitter — More sats = higher signal⚡️📡Hot on FountainDAVx⁵ — CalDAV, CardDAV and WebDAV for AndroidBitwarden: Top 10 Burning Questions on 2FAn.eko — A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.Install NVIDIA Drivers on Debian 11deemix — deemix is a barebone deezer downloader library built from the ashes of Deezloader Remix.lidarr-on-steroidsnostr — The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.Pick: Upscaler — Upscale and enhance images.Frog by Tender OwlFrog on FlathubA Science Project — “Make the 486 Great Again!”Linus Torvalds bids 486 Linux adieu — It's been fun, but Linus Torvalds thinks it's time for 486 Linux to leave computers behind and go to museums.

We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data. Plus, we follow up on Brent's never-ending desktop distro search and Chris' new Linux rig.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:Just a bunch of idiots having fun—a photo history of the LAN partyIntroducing Shufflecake — Shufflecake is a tool for Linux that allows creation of multiple hidden volumes on a storage device in such a way that it is very difficult, even under forensic inspection, to prove the existence of such volumes. Each volume is encrypted with a different secret key, scrambled across the empty space of an underlying existing storage medium, and indistinguishable from random noise when not decrypted.Hidden Filesystem Design and Improvement - Elia Anzuoni — We propose a novel design, a scheme called Shufflecake, which targets a more balanced compromise between performance and security. The level of deniability it offers, while not protecting against attacks in the most stringent threat model, is sufficient in many practical scenarios.Tommaso Gagliardoni’s HomepageLinux kernel module for ShufflecakeShufflecake Userland ToolsFedora upgrade failed due to dep failureComparing openSUSE MicroOS and Fedora Silverblue 37Scaling Mastodon is ImpossibleUsing Mastodon for comments on a static blogTwitterToNitter — Bookmarklet that shows the current Twitter page on Nitter. On every click it choses a random Nitter instance.libredirect — A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.

Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.Sponsored By:Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:SteamOS Has Finally Been Rebased to the Latest Version of Arch Linux!Fedora 37 is GO — The Fedora Linux 37 Final RC 1.7 compose is GO and will be shipped live on Tuesday, 15 November.Fedora 37 ChangeSetAnnouncing the release of Fedora Linux 37 BetaNixOS on FedoraIs it true that mesa-freeworld hasn't been published on RPM Fusion yet?Schedules/Plasma 5 - KDE Community WikiFedora 37 Plasma Login FuzzzzHow to Install a Mastodon Server on Ubuntu 20.04 on LinodeDon’s use ZSYS · Issue #230 · ubuntu/zsys — Finally I just want to say I regret having to say this. ZFS and ZSYS are both great technologies. They're ideal solutions to big problems and really move the state of the art forward. Unfortunately, their implementations are both 90% ideal but 10% incomplete.Bug #1968150 “[FFe] Remove zsys from installer” : Bugs : ubiquity package : UbuntuChris B’s Deep Fake funny and crazy ChrisLAS images.NAS Board ODROID Killer N5105/N6005Nexcom Industrial Low Power RigsBitcoin Dad Pod Episode 50: Effective Scam-TruismBitcoin General Chat on MatrixBitcoin Q&A RoomPocket Popcorn Computer — Finally, a handheld Linux device with a high-definition 1080p display and large battery life.Pleroma — a lightweight fediverse serverPodcasting 2.0 AppsCoqui TTS — A deep learning toolkit for Text-to-Speech, battle-tested in research and production.

We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.Sponsored By:Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:The Steam Linux Beta Begins…Steam Linux Use Tips Up In October Thanks To The Steam Deck — The growth of Steam Deck adoption also now bumps AMD's CPU marketshare among Steam on Linux gamers to 56% against Intel, an increase in October alone of +4.37%.GitHub Issue: Geocatching details on siteODROID-H3+ – ODROID — Great compatibility, a brand new x86 64-bit single board computer with large memory capacity and advanced IO ports.ODROID-H3 Case Type 2 – ODROIDODROID-H3 Case Type 3 – ODROIDplex - LinuxServer.ioJellyfin intro-skipper PluginTuxies Board RoomUbuntu Summit 2022 — An opportunity for the broader Ubuntu community to learn and speak about the amazing work and success stories happening in the ecosystem.How to Revert the Last Git Commit | LinodeSnapcraft.ioWhat happened to signal-desktop? - snapcraft.io — This is due to a DMCA takedown request coming from people representing Signal. Canonical is currently working with Signal to resolve this issue.“signal-desktop” not found · Issue #70 · snapcrafters/signal-desktopInstall signal-desktop on Linux | Snap StoreGodot Engine — Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine.Godot’s Graduation: Godot moves to a new Foundation — Software Freedom Conservancy and the Godot leadership are excited to share their decision that the Godot project has reached a level of success for which it makes sense for Godot to have its own independent foundation.Announcing Godot’s Graduation from SFC!I will try my best to explain why the upcoming @godotengine foundation can’t offer Console ports.Open source game development advances with Godot Engine 3.5 out nowThe next big step: Godot 4.0 reaches BetaGodot: Exporting for LinuxMastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s Twitter takeover. I joined themWith Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire | CNN BusinessHow to securely store secrets in BitWarden CLI and load them into your ZSH shell when needed | by Zack Proser | Oct, 2022 | GruntworkIntel ME-Enabled System Needed For Updating Arc Graphics GSC Firmware — Update: Intel reached out to say firmware updating will work on AMD platforms, but awaiting to hear futher details.Podcasting 2.0 Apps

Are the long-timers holding Linux back? Lennart Poettering argues we are and proposes a new Microsoft-blessed way to secure Linux. Plus, our thoughts on the slow decline of mailing lists in open-source development.Special Guest: Neal Gompa.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Linode Cloud Hosting: A special offer for all Linux Unplugged Podcast listeners and new Linode customers, visit linode.com/unplugged, and receive $100 towards your new account. Bitwarden: Bitwarden is the easiest way for businesses and individuals to store, share, and sync sensitive data.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:“Old/weird laptops” sought to help test Linux kernel backlight drivers — You could help smooth out a long-needed overhaul of Linux's backlight systems. The GNOME Project is closing all its mailing lists — The GNOME Project is preparing to shut down its mailing lists due to problems maintaining the project's GNU Mailman instance - which relies on Python 2 - and a lack of moderators. [Evolution] Announcement: this mailing list will be retiredRe: Moving final mailman lists over to discourseIssues · jupiterbroadcasting.comOffice Hours 15: One PR At a Time — We recap a busy night after a studio power outage, then dig into what makes an open-source project worth contributing to. Why do some fail while others grow and prosper?How I make a living working on SerenityOS — This post describes in detail how I support myself while working on the SerenityOS project. Systemd supremo proposes tightening up Linux boot process — In brief, what he sees as the problem is that on hardware with Secure Boot enabled, while the boot process up to and including the kernel is signed, the next step, loading the initrd, is not. That's what he wants to fix.Brave New Trusted Boot World — This document looks at the boot process of general purpose Linux distributions. It covers the status quo and how we envision Linux boot to work in the future with a focus on robustness and simplicity.NixOS bootspec-secureboot — This repository is a research project that aims to improve the bootloader story in NixOS.Matthew's NixOS Screen shot Grab a new podcast app — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app.vhs: Your CLI home video recorder 📼 — Write terminal GIFs as code for integration testing and demoing your CLI tools. FFmpeg.guide — A simple GUI tool to create complex FFmpeg filtergraphs quickly and correctly, without having to mess with the cumbersome filter syntax