Late Night Linux
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 145 ratingsLate Night Linux is a podcast that takes a look at what’s happening with Linux and the wider tech industry. Every week, Joe, Félim, Graham and Will discuss the latest news and releases, and the broader issues and trends in the world of free and open source software. Expect drinking, swearing, strong opinions, and Félim being trolled about AI and the cloud.
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Episodes
Late Night Linux – Episode 130
June 22, 2021 02:08 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBTim Berners-Lee jumps the shark, Chrome OS is 10, KDE Korner, good things about all sorts of projects, our Linux frustrations, Android or iOS, and more. Watch our FOSS Talk Live Show. News Microsoft’s Linux repositories were down for 18+ hours Source Code for the WWW Tim Berners-Lee, an NFT Admin Check... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 129
June 14, 2021 20:56 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBA replacement for CentOS that seems identical so far, and your feedback about IRC, laptop marketing, Arch, alternatives to Windows terminal servers, loud dogs, and more. Watch our FOSS Talk Live Show. First Impressions We had a look at Rocky Linux, “a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 128
June 08, 2021 01:21 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBThe new Firefox design annoys Félim, more Audacity drama, Fuchsia launches with a whimper, Ardour faces an age-old problem, KDE Korner, and more. Listen to 2.5 Admins episode 40 for a detailed breakdown of the Freenode drama. FOSS Talk Live is happening this Saturday, starting at 7pm UK time on YouTube. News A... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 127
May 31, 2021 20:56 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBA quick look at a powerful distro that deserves a lot more time, your feedback, and Graham finally tries out a Pinephone. First Impressions We had a look at NixOS – a distro with an unusual approach to package management. Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together will be on Friday... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 126
May 25, 2021 01:18 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDrama in the IRC world, the Framework modular laptop pre-orders are live, good and bad Android news, rare praise for Mozilla, the usual distaste for the UK government, and KDE korner. News Freenode IRC staff resign en masse, unhappy about new management Welcome to Libera Chat Preorders for the modular Framework Laptop are now... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 125
May 17, 2021 20:56 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThe perfect offline distro, and your feedback about WSLg, Plasma issues, our terrible artwork, some app suggestions, and more. First Impressions We had a look at Endless OS, “the operating system that comes with everything your family needs”. Feedback Things we mentioned: Clipboard freezes when KVM/QEMU VM window is opened using virt-manager grml-rescueboot... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 124
May 11, 2021 01:16 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBBig news for everyone’s favourite audio recorder and editor Audacity, KDE Korner, and the various ways we all follow the news. News Audacity & MuseScore Announcement! Open-source audio fans up in arms after Audacity opts to add telemetry capture Ultimate Guitar launches Muse Group and acquires Audacity elementary OS 6 Beta Available KDE Developer... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 123
May 03, 2021 20:56 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBWhether there’s any point trying out random distros, and your feedback about AMD hardware, slow phones, messaging services, cryptocurrencies, and KDE. First Impressions Is there anything to be gained from trying new distros? We’ll be pressing the random button on DistroWatch and briefly trying out the distro it picks for us. The first distro... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 122
April 27, 2021 01:06 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBLinux flies on Mars, a new Ubuntu release, the kernel is the subject of an ill-judged study, Linux GUI apps on Windows, KDE Korner, and more. News NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter achieves historic powered flight on Mars NASA’s Mars helicopter makes second flight Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight Ubuntu 21.04 is... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 121
April 16, 2021 20:56 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWe go through a load of your feedback about Auacity’s new file format and UI toolkit, hacking a Firestick, Google search, the future of Fedora, and more. Plus Joe gives up on KDE. We mentioned Launcher Manager. Admin The next Late Night Linux community mumble get-together date will be on Friday 23th April at... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 120
April 13, 2021 01:01 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSignal disappoints with crypto nonsense, Google finally triumphs over Oracle, Nvidia helps out Mozilla’s voice project, the EFF helps you find out if you’re part of Chrome’s latest experiment, KDE Korner, and more. News Signal is testing a payments feature that lets you send cryptocurrency to friends WTF: Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support Signal finally... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 119
April 05, 2021 20:56 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThe lengths that we’ve all been to for a smooth home media setup, your feedback about SUSE and NFTs, and we hear from some actual young people who use Linux. Home media setups MythTV, Pis, x86 boxes, and grown-up solutions like the Firestick How to Stream Netflix, Disney Plus, and more on raspberry pi... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 118
March 30, 2021 01:03 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBStallman is back and ruffling feathers, PHP moves to GitHub, AMP might be on its way out, Audacity’s latest update gives us pause, Fairphone delivers an unlikely update, online events, and more. News Free Software Foundation urged to free itself of Richard Stallman by hundreds of developers and techies Announcement video An open letter... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 117
March 22, 2021 21:56 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWhat’s changed about Linux and FOSS in the last crazy year, a new private search engine on the horizon, and your feedback about all sorts. A new hope for search? Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling – and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version Admin The next mumble... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 116
March 16, 2021 02:56 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBGraham tries to argue that NFTs are sometimes good, SUSE prepares IPO, Canonical gets friendly with Google, Konvergence in KDE Korner, and more. News Steam Link now available on Linux SUSE prepares for multi-billion Euro IPO Canonical Makes Flutter ‘Default Choice’ for Future Desktop Apps NASA Mars helicopter lead on Linux Unplugged Admin... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 115
March 08, 2021 21:56 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBWhy so many distros ship GNOME by default, a retro OS on modern hardware, Mint’s update woes, your feedback, and more. RISC OS with the Pi 400 Will has a new Raspberry Pi 400 and has been trying out RISC OS. Mint’s update problem Update your computer! Vague update Admin Join the... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 114
March 02, 2021 01:52 - 30 minutes - 21 MBLinux on another planet, Chrome OS enjoys huge success, great Firefox improvements, a flawed but well-meaning idea for a laptop, free RHEL for FOSS projects, Xfce news, and KDE Korner. News Linux has made it to Mars Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share Latest Firefox release includes Multiple Picture-in-Picture... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 113
February 22, 2021 02:56 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBWhich messaging services we use, Debian, web apps and Firefox in your Feedback, and running proper distros on Chromebooks. Messaging Overload Our thoughts on a recent blog post by popey about all the different messaging apps and services that he uses. Feedback Follow-up on Debian, progressive web apps, and supporting Firefox. Linux... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 112
February 16, 2021 02:22 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBInternet outrage about Raspberry Pi OS and Ubuntu on Azure, slightly new LibreOffice branding, when software freedom is a matter of life and death and more in the news, plus the usual Kool Kapers in KDE Korner. News Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OS Pitchforks set to Stun Visual Studio... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 111
February 09, 2021 00:20 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBWhether Debian should be easier for new users, Twitter pretends to care about decentralisation, a protip about portable monitors, how we should run an online FOSS Talk Live, and your feedback. Using an Android tablet as a portable monitor All you need is a cheap USB capture device and an app from the Play... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 110
February 02, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBGraham’s Pi microcontroller prediction comes true, great progress with Linux on M1 Macs, Element’s Play Store troubles, hope for Firefox and web standards docs, mixed VR news, a new tablet distro in KDE Korner, and more. News Meet Raspberry Silicon: Raspberry Pi Pico now on sale at $4 Arduino To Release Board Based on... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 109
January 25, 2021 21:56 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWill’s hybrid cloud approach to Pi-hole, and huge batch of feedback about all sorts including Firefox, convergence, home monitoring, email servers, and more. Pi-hole and WireGuard follow-up Double helping of Pi Hole Admin Join the community mumble get-together on 29th January 2021 at 10pm UK time. Details here. Listen to some of the... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 108
January 19, 2021 03:13 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBWill’s questionable network gear recommendations, Wikipedia at 20, terrible BBC educational material, minimising e-waste, VMs vs containers, KDE Korner, and more. News Linux distro review: Intel’s own Clear Linux OS Ubiquiti, maker of prosumer routers and access points, has had a data breach BBC educational material about open source Wikipedia at 20: last gasp... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 107
January 11, 2021 21:56 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBMonitoring and automating our homes, heating systems, brewing the perfect beer with a raspberry Pi, modern databases, KDE Korner, and more. Home monitoring and automation Will’s links: Raspberry Pi Heating Controller Heating controller code Graphing library InfluxDB Cloud 2 Node-RED Graham’s links: Home Assistant Domoticz HA Bridge Rtl_433 BrewPi (legacy) Fermentrack ... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 106
January 05, 2021 01:33 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIt’s that time of year where we look back at our 2020 predictions, and make some new ones for 2021. Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit. Datadog... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 105
December 22, 2020 01:25 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBWe look back at some of the biggest 2020 trends including Arm and Mozilla, consider the fallout from the recent CentOS announcement, and end on typically good KDE news. Plus details of a LNL community event. Two big 2020 topics Arm 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75 Raspberry Pi 400 PinePhones... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 104
December 08, 2020 01:17 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBFaux outrage over the Linux Foundation’s lack of dogfooding, an attempt to port Linux to modern Macs, follow-up on search engines and privacy, KDE Korner, and more. News No dog food today – the Linux Foundation annual report marcan is creating Linux for Apple Silicon Macs Check out the most recent episode of Late... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 103
November 24, 2020 02:13 - 34 minutes - 5 MBWhat we actually mean when we use the word trust, good news for youtube-dl, why we don’t use DuckDuckGo, and Joe’s shocking switch to KDE Neon (on one machine). News Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl After RIAA’s Abuse of the DMCA We can do better than DuckDuckGo Admin... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 102
November 10, 2020 01:23 - 30 minutes - 5 MBMint finally sorts out the Chromium mess, what distro we should be recommending to new users, a new Raspberry Pi, the problem with Let’s Encrypt’s success, and a packed KDE Korner. News Raspberry Pi 400 Raspberry Pi 400 with Ubuntu support Late Night Linux Extra episode about the PI 400 Linux Mint pushes out... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 101
October 27, 2020 02:11 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBDrama with open source office suites, the RIAA attacks open source, a new Ubuntu release complete with Raspberry Pi support, new Arm hardware, and the usual KDE goodness. News Apache Software Foundation Celebrates Two Decades Of OpenOffice LibreOffice rains on OpenOffice’s 20th anniversary parade, tells rival project to ‘do the right thing’ and die... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 100
October 13, 2020 01:03 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWhy Windows isn’t switching to a Linux kernel, Will tells us how he stopped his kids using TikTok with a Raspberry Pi, possible LNL merch, and the usual goodness in KDE Korner. Linux-based Windows We discuss a recent post by Hayden Barnes about the ridiculous idea of Windows switching to a Linux kernel that... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 99
September 29, 2020 00:55 - 34 minutes - 5 MBWhy WireGuard is the only VPN software worth using, games becoming open source, the slow demise of Mozilla, Cloudflare synergy with the Wayback Machine, KDE Korner, 3D printing updates, and more. News Amnesia is now open source! BBC Micro Elite source code Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla’s top exec pay going up... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 98
September 15, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBHow do we fix the broken Internet? We try to find solutions that don’t mean resorting to regulation. Plus Arm is sold again, Ubuntu community rumblings, a packed KDE Korner, and more. News NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion Arm co-founder starts ‘Save Arm’ campaign to keep independence amid $40B Nvidia deal Ubuntu... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 97
August 31, 2020 18:54 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBBad news for Mozilla, divided opinion on modular phones, AI takes over aviation, whether Canonical is on the right path, and plenty of great developments in KDE Korner. News Joe will be doing Linux Action News again because Jupiter Broadcasting is independent again Changing World, Changing Mozilla Sources: Mozilla extends its Google search deal... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 96
August 17, 2020 17:20 - 34 minutes - 24 MBHow a Windows user views desktop Linux, some ask us anything questions, and Félim’s attempts to solve his RSI problem. Kyle the Windows user We discuss the recent episode of Late Night Linux Extra where Joe spoke to Kyle. He’s a technical Windows user who cares about privacy and security. He tried Linux but... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 95
August 04, 2020 00:21 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBA look back at the year in Linux so far, some speculation about what’s coming, Lineage OS on the Raspberry Pi, and KDE Korner. Lineage Love-in OnePlus One, Sony Xperia XZ2 series, F(x)tec Pro1 get LineageOS 17.1 Lineage 17.1 on the Pi Admin Keep an eye on the Late Night Linux Extra feed... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 94
July 21, 2020 00:12 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBIt’s been an unusually busy couple of summer weeks so we dig into the news including Canonical teaming up with Google, more updates from Pine64, and LibreOffice drama. Plus Will came up with a new segment, and KDE Korner. News COVID Tracker Ireland app one of Linux Foundation Public Health’s first open source projects... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 93
July 07, 2020 00:21 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBGreat mobile Linux news, dispelling myths about desktop market share, the beginning of the end for BIOS booting, KDE Korner, and some more of your ask us anything questions. News UBports GSI brings Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported Android device Yet more claims that desktop Linux market share is increasing, but those stats... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 92
June 22, 2020 01:24 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWill reminisces about netbooks, Joe has a new Pinebook Pro, Facebook’s complex morals, Bountysource worries the community, and KDE Korner. News Facebook did a bad thing to do a good thing Bountysource was going to change its terms so it could keep unclaimed bounties but then backtracked Xfce considers leaving Admin If you... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 91
June 09, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBLinux audio tips, upgrade vs nuke and pave, smartwatches, a new Raspberry Pi, Microsoft and Mint drama, and the shortest KDE Korner ever. News 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75 Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version Ubuntu 20.10 desktop might be officially supported on the Pi Mint not keen... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 90
May 26, 2020 00:26 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThe deeper implications of all of Microsoft’s recent announcements, good news for Munich, GNOME, and KDE, and mixed news for VR on Linux. News LiMux is back Patent case against GNOME resolved Half-Life: Alyx Update Adds Native Linux Support, Vulkan Rendering OAuth sign-in with Gmail enabled again in KMail and Kontact Admin If... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 89
May 12, 2020 01:13 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBGood news for Linux phones and Raspberry Pi users, an embarrassing security incident, Keybase bought by Zoom, KDE Korner, some feedback, and more. Plugs Check out Joe’s other podcasts The New Show with Daniel Foré and Alan Pope, and 2.5 Admins with Jim Salter and Allan Jude. News /e/ Partners With Fairphone postmarketOS... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 88
April 28, 2020 01:07 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBUbuntu 20.04 LTS has been released so we have a good look at the distro that will be around for 10 years. Plus good news for email, relative stability for Debian, GitHub’s power move, and loads of KDE developments in the news. Two new podcasts Joe has been busy over the last couple of... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 87
April 14, 2020 01:44 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBIt’s been a busy couple of weeks in the news including good news for UBports, changes to Firefox, Microsoft’s new LSM, potentially bad news for KDE, and more. Keep an eye on the All Episodes Feed for upcoming episodes of Late Night Linux Extra News PinePhone UBports Community Edition Pre-orders are Open PINEPHONE... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 86
March 31, 2020 02:23 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBThe impacts of Coronovirus on Linux and open source, KDE Korner, and whether we are seeing the second big split in the FOSS world. Linux and the virus We mention that FOSS Talk Live 2020 is cancelled and talk about how Linux and FOSS will be affected by current world events. KDE Korner... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 85
March 17, 2020 02:23 - 37 minutes - 26 MBWe try and lighten the mood with a silly new segment. Meanwhile in the news Microsoft makes another open source move, bad news for VR on Linux, and more. News Microsoft’s GitHub buys npm When Virgin Media said it leaked ‘limited contact info’, it meant p0rno filter requests Half Life Alyx is released 23rd... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 84
March 03, 2020 02:49 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIs it time to give up on the Linux desktop and concentrate on open source apps? Plus a conundrum for Félim, Raspberry Pi and GTK in the news, and KDE Korner. FOSS Talk Live 2020 Tickets and info here News GTK website revamp attempting to stake QT Pi4 Gets Server Ready A birthday... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 83
February 18, 2020 04:21 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBJoe has been playing with a PinePhone for a week and gives an honest appraisal. Plus Will’s simple solution to his Mac woes, switching to Linux and a community crowdfunder in the news, and a packed KDE Korner. News AppCenter for Everyone South Korea switching to Linux? Windows 7 users moving to Windows... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 82
February 04, 2020 02:18 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBLots of news including Pine64, Linux gaming, Thunderbird, and WireGuard. Plus Will is looking to install a decent OS on his Mac, and mixed news in KDE Korner. FOSS Talk Live 2020 announcement The date has changed. It will now happen on 20th June at the Harrison near Kings Cross in London. More details... Read More
Late Night Linux – Episode 81
January 21, 2020 02:35 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBThe death of Windows 7 presents yet another opportunity for the wide adoption of Linux on the desktop. Is that just wishful thinking? Plus Y2K comes back, bad news for Mozilla, a great new Nexcloud release, and more in the news. News Y2020 Mozilla Lays off 70 people PinePhones Shipping Nextcloud Hub now with... Read More