Linux Matters

Martin makes some shonky software, Mark gets lightning fast 5G broadband, and Alan helps you find your next Linux machine.

Alan does a job switcheroo, Martin does a notes switcheroo, and Mark does a backdrop switcheroo.

Mark’s been colouring in his walls, Alan’s been reviving NøughtyLinux and Martin’s been chatting in herdr.

Martin connects a mouse and keyboard over Tailscale, Mark plays a recreation of an N64 classic, and Alan creates a PeerTube instance.

Alan introduces a community insights tool called Canopy, Martin is chuntering from a sedentary position, and Mark plays The Last of Us Part II.

Mark find out how to run online exams, Alan migrates a shell script to Node, Martin finds a terminal multiplexer he likes.

Martin is on a break, Mark leaves the country to conduct experiments with Moodle, and Alan buys a portable gaming device (not that one).

Alan reports back from the Ubuntu Summit, Martin updates Jivetalking, and Mark is a fun guy.

Mark plays DOS games, Martin discoveres a new editor (again), and Alan makes an events app

Martin fixes Neovim, Mark has been playing Solasta: Crown of the Magister, and Alan does something unspeakable with snaps and flatpak.

Alan enjoys a particular kind of gaming, Martin consigns Grammarly to the bin, and Mark does some brewing with Kobo.

Mark organises recipes, Alan tidies up an app, Martin builds a new desktop.

Martin pours out his last MATE, Mark boldly goes where he’s been before, and Alan gets himself an assistant.

Alan crafts another Snap website, Martin brews up some Sidre, and Mark saves a very small fortune on block storage.

Mark runs commands on boot, Alan flexes his LXD muscles, and Martin uses remote desktops

Martin has been tailoring GitHub repository templates and settings, Mark has had Microserver woes, and Alan has been running Linux on Big Iron

Mark explains the links between Linux and North Hampshire, Alan spring cleans hit GitHub profile, and Martin gets busy with lazy git.

Alan builds a website (link soon), Martin reviews Zed Editor, and Mark joins the mesh life.

Martin makes a software audio engineer, Mark creates a Roku remote and Alan accidentally becomes a security blogger.

We round up listener feedback and discuss HyperMegaTech! Super Pocket, Kazeta, FossFLOW, Toniebox Reverse Engineering, Tonuino and Yarg-lang.

Mark revisits the classic Timesplitters game. Alan has entered a coding contest he can’t win. Martin gets trippy with network diagnostics.

Alan discovers new music on Spotify with a shonky Python script. Martin makes a Go module for ffmpeg. Mark slices up his monitor with Tiling Assistant.

Martin writes an MP3 encoder using Go. Mark has been playing the fast-paced rogue-like Hades II, and Alan has another Grummage.

Mark’s been buying audiobooks, Martin discusses Nøughty Linux, and Alan’s been streaming again!

Alan dusts off his newsletter, Martin encrypts his new Framework laptop, and Mark noodles with Moodle tools.

Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.

Martin found a fancy alternative to apt, Mark debugged his car charger, and Alan moved from Plex to Jellyfin.

Alan has been manifesting Snaps, Martin snapped, and migrated from MacOS to Linux, and Mark found family snaps in Immich.

Mark’s been retro gaming, Martin’s been syncing, and Alan’s been Gryping.

Martin runs Linux on an iPad, Alan has been to an AI hackathon, and Mark has a new phone running GrapheneOS

Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring GitHub to Forgejo], Martin sidesteps complexity with Just, and Mark gives his first thoughts on the VW ID.3.

Martin has a fancy GitHub profile, Alan is busy with maintenance, and Mark retired a project.

Martin overrides default browser behaviour, Alan automates GitHub using gh, and Mark creates a monster using Ubuntu Server and his Framework laptop!

Alan continues his Nerdy cloud-native journey, Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new laptop, and Martin moves GMail to the junk folder.

Martin gets his Linux all rusty, Alan continues day trippin’, and Mark makes a timelapse.

Martin heists disk space from GitHub. Alan reboots a very nerdy website. Mark has been punishing his Steam Deck.

Alan uses all the models, Mark switches Bookshelf Buddy from Go to Python, and Martin completes his GotoSocial migration.

Mark builds his first Bookshelf Buddy, Alan makes bots that pretend not to be bots, and Martin builds a very heavy keyboard.

Martin embraces an alternative lifestyle. Alan refines his contribution workflow to Savannah. Mark self hosts an office suite.

Alan talks about Luddites at Monki Gras 2025, Mark continutes working on (and names) Bookshelf Buddy, and Martin keeps an eye on resources.

Mark has a new project, Alan hasn’t switched note-taking solutions, and Martin has more bandwidth.

Martin continues to avoid writing a video game. Mark has been Moodling himself silly. Alan has been grappling with Django.

Mark builds a server rack, Alan benchmarks Syft, and Martin prepares for LÖVE.

Alan cranks the handle on the note-o-tron, Mark slips into the mines, and Martin does the console switcheroo.

Martin has been running GitHub Actions locally. Alan has been making little helpers. Mark has been solving maths puzzles with computers.

Mark talks to students, Alan organises a Barcamp, and Martin uses starship

Alan does some BlueSky thinking, Mark Plexes his muscles with Jellyfin, and Martin goes all-in on the fediverse.

Martin plants a little link tree, Mark uses a Wayland desktop remotely, and Alan is exploring the Savannah.

We discuss exploring JSON data, joining the Fediverse for real, and listening to looong audiobooks.

Alan uses vhs to make beautiful terminal recordings, Mark builds a presentation in MarkDown, and Martin uses pueue to manage all his mainframe jobs.

Martin monitors a new server, Alan makes gifs of the terminal, and Mark plays with a tiny macro pad.

Martin has secrets, Mark plays with powerline, and Alan bought a Dualup.

Alan, Martin, and Mark catch up with your wonderful feedback.

Martin introduces tools for overclocking and underclocking GPUs, Alan has been discovering new music with the joy of Python, and Mark has a new audiobook server.

Mark has tried some Android apps, Martin has used some top-likes, and Alan has connected a Spectrum emulator to Mastodon.

Alan snapped some things, Martin could have saved his time and used a proper font, and Mark went looking for self-hosted music management.

Martin themes all the apps, Alan lives streams everywhere, and Mark listens to music from his phone on his PC.

Martin gets the right note taking app and monitor, Alan contributes to some distros, and Mark plugs a phone into a TV.

Alan gets with the times and starts a self-hosted email newsletter, Mark updates the Flutter-based Quickemu frontend Quickgui, and Martin quietly smashes some hardware together.

Martin create a homepage dashboard, Mark composes Bass with Tux Guitar, and Alan visualises source code with Gource

We discuss the latest in Quickemu, QuickGUI, and Quicktest

Alan starts work on cloning himself (again), Martin gives up on Google Search, and Mark judges a coding contest.

Martin is rebooting his Quickemu project. Alan tells us about open source at his new job with Anchore. Mark explains using ntfy for push notifications.

Martin has a new favourite desktop, Alan experiences the Joy of Go, and Mark is playing a game with rogue-like elements.

Why Mark hasn’t migrated Plex to his shiny new server, Martin goes to the end of the alphabet, and Alan explains why he flipped the Linux Matters Podcast logo upside down.

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.