Linux Matters

It’s been six months since we did a feedback episode. So here it is, the highlights from your wonderful feedback via email, Telegram and Discord.

Alan has all the GPUs and needs your help. Martin finds three chat client improvements. Mark is migrating data on his new home server.

Mark’s been migrating servers, Martin’s been stressing Linux, and Alan’s been experiencing the joy of code

Driving an electric Mini for two years, migrating to a new home server, and using a modern version of swap.

Martin goes all in with bcachefs. Alan helps someone with an Exodus of Bitcoin. Mark gets an unusual home server.

We discuss reading magazines, building Telegram for Asahi, and running Linux Machines

We discuss emulating SoundBlaster cards in FreeDOS on bare metal, home server hardware lifecycle management, and all the fancy fetch tools.

We discuss Using AI to complete a Rust project, listening to audiobooks on Linux, and using NextCloud for real.

We discuss playing Baldur’s Gate 3, reviving the Ubuntu UK LoCo and running Snaps on NixOS

Giving Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview a shake, developing AWS Lambdas on Linux and creating an open alternative to Apple AirDrop.

Our modern Unix journey continues with Bottom, first impressions of Asahi Ubuntu, and continued adventures with blogging on the Fediverse.

Publising blog posts to the Fediverse, writing a Rust program without knowing Rust, and resurrecting a NextCloud Box.

Improving wireless networking for students, gaming with toddlers, and building a solid-state NAS with NixOS

Running OBS Studio built for Ubuntu on NixOS. Updating dozens of Snap to modern standards. J2ME retro-gaming on Android.

We go over the feedback from the first 12 episodes

Consolidating services onto a dedicated server, contributing to a large open source project, and retro gaming on a refurbished Steam Deck.

Exploring the secrets of the TPM, running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC, and getting ongoing data from an EV.

Creating a magical shell history. Data mining an EV car. Going maximum Google with a new phone.

Discussion of the various tools we use to backup our important stuff.

Repairing a Steam Deck, taking digital hoarding too far, Creating a magical LAN using the Internet.

Making a NixOS configuration for non-technical family members, taking a Steam Deck on an aeroplane, and publishing a GNOME extension.

Extending the range of ADSB receivers, ‘hacking’ white goods, and entering a Linux Game Jam in a not very Linux-y way.

Writing a GNOME extension, editing without nano, and what we learned from AskUbuntu.

RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots, the best mouse for desktop Linux (possibly), and using the Stream Deck to automate desktop Linux.

We discuss switching to Apple Music on desktop Linux, sideloading homebrew on the Steam Deck, and finding note-taking nirvana.

We discuss choosing a D&D alignment based on your monitor layout, spying on the skies with a Raspberry Pi, and playing games on Linux without a Steam Deck

We discuss running your own Mastodon instance for a group of friends, looking for the best Linux-loving laptop, and using the Steam Deck as your primary gaming device.

We’ve got the band back together, and are excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Linux Matters. We will be here every two weeks, talking about all the Linux Matters that matter.