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Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Joe. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 12:32


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    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 13:05


    We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.

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    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 10:34


    The results from the recent HDR Hackfest, Mozilla's new acquisition, and the concerning crack down on free software encryption.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 12:15


    What we know about the Red Hat layoffs, highlights of Linux 6.3, and Canonical's bold claim in Ubuntu 23.04.

    Linux Action News 289

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 15:49


    Linux Action News 288

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 14:24


    A classic gadget gets a Linux-powered new lease on life, the next project getting Rusty, great news for Btrfs users, and more.

    Linux Action News 287

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 14:58


    A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora's plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta.

    Linux Action News 285

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 19:24


    Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

    Linux Action News 284

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 16:57


    Docker's open-source crackdown, the Wayland regression solved this week, and why ipmitool's repo has been locked.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 13:50


    Nextcloud's big new customer, some last-minute surprises in GNOME 44, and Flathub's ambitious plans for 2023.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 19:32


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    Linux Action News 281

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 14:23


    Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about.

    Linux Action News 280

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 18:45


    Some Git flaws you need to know about, we reflect on 10 years of Steam on Linux, and then dive into the much anticipated Plasma 5.27.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 16:53


    We round up some news from FOSDEM 2023, update a 21-year-old project, and the Fedora fix that's been a few releases in the making.

    Linux Action News 278

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 19:43


    A lot happened in the free desktop world this week, we cover the impressive releases, changes, and surprises.

    Linux Action News 277

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 15:48


    An Ubuntu expiration date approaches, openSUSE has a new handy solution, and the container security issue that remains unfixed.

    Linux Action News 276

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 16:44


    A high-profile Linux kernel network flaw, we put JFS on a death watch, and break down the controversial Firefox update this week.

    Linux Action News 275

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 12:21


    OpenZFS has performance gains inbound, the end of a Linux era, and the achievement unlocked by the open-source NVIDIA driver.

    Linux Action News 274

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 17:01


    Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 17:33


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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 15:16


    Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade.

    Linux Action News 271

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 19:07


    Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 17:25


    The Linux kernel has some exciting updates this week, including a significant Asahi milestone and some good news for Android. Then we take openSUSE's new web-based installer for a spin.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 17:29


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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 15:46


    The contested subsystem coming soon, a sobering assessment of wireless support in Linux, and a triumph for free software.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 15:59


    We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 18:40


    Microsoft's new goodies for Linux users, the Ubuntu Summit wraps up, and our takeaways from the recent fireside chat with Linus Torvalds.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 17:27


    What you need to know about that new OpenSSL vulnerability, the big bcachefs update we've been waiting for, and why the community is creating a Gitea fork.

    Linux Action News 264

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 11:57


    The focus of the new Ubuntu release, Gitea's surprising announcement, and Linux prepares to drop another architecture.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 17:20


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    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 20:46


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    The controversial change for the GNU Toolchain, critical vulnerabilities in popular Matrix clients, and the significant milestone for the Ingenuity LinuxCopter this week.

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    GNOME 43 highlights, Canonical's new hardware partner, and why we're disappointed in the Framework Chromebook.

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