639: The Mess Machine
Episode Date: November 3, 2025After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula fr...
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639 episodes transcribedAfter all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula fr...
Fedora 43 arrives with polish, new spins, and a smarter installer; and one decision the rest of the Linux world should pay attention to.Sponsored By:M...
The biggest failure in seven years, right before a trip. What broke, how Chris pulled it back together, and how Wes would fix it right.Sponsored By:Ma...
We're back from Texas just in time to chat with Jon Seager, Canonical's VP of Engineering, and their new era with Ubuntu 25.10. On the way, we visit S...
Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from D...
From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet...
Can't get enough Linux? How about multiple kernels running simultaneously, side by side, not in a VM, all on the same hardware; this week it's finally...
Our first look at KDE Linux, then Chris shares the latest on Hyprvibe, while Wes braves his first install.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Ne...
Chris managed to turn low bandwidth into a lifestyle, and curated a batch of self-hosted apps that make near-offline living possible.Sponsored By:Mana...
Google's sideloading lockdown has us pushing Wes' Pixel further than Google ever dreamed.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined...
Arch is under fire, two weeks and counting. We'll break down the mess, and share a quick fix. Plus, the killer new apps we've just added to our homela...
When personalities clash, the users come last. Meanwhile, Chris' hyper-tuned setup stops being a toy and starts looking like a daily driver.Sponsored...
Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed...
A Btrfs bug that bites is in the wild, and we discover whole home audio that works like a charm.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from...
Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed.Sponsored By:Managed Nebu...
Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh comp...
Developers are abandoning their Macs for a new frontier: Arch Linux with Hyprland. We dive into Omarchy, and the broader trend fueling it.Sponsored By...
We're highlighting several stories and reviews that never made it into the show. From GrapheneOS trouble, Asahi updates, Framework's desktop reveal, S...
Off-the-shelf didn't cut it, so we built what we needed using open hardware and open source.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networ...
We spent the week learning keybindings, installing dependencies, and cramming for bonus points. Today, we score up and see how we did in the TUI Chall...