Linux After Dark

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The first part of our challenge to do something useful with the lowest-end hardware that we own, and whether forking really is as much of an open source benefit as it’s often considered.

 

Links

MorphOS

Maru OS

 

 

 

Vultr

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Kolide

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 30:56 — 21.7MB)

A new release of Lineage OS is out and we give it a go. Installing and running it, some of the issues we came across, why it’s getting more complicated to run custom ROMs, and why Gary just uses an iPhone.

LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 is now officially available

 

 

Vultr

High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, and storage in 25 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.

 

Kolide

Endpoint Security for Teams That Slack – Try for Free Today! https://l.kolide.co/35nsvUa

 

 

 

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 27:44 — 19.2MB)

Dalton tells us about using a Steam Deck for a month, and Chris has a solution for Joe’s Python problem.

 

audio-visualizer-python

distrobox

 

 

 

Vultr

High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, storage, and managed Kubernetes in 24 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.

 

Kolide

Endpoint Security for Teams That Slack – Try for Free Today! https://l.kolide.co/35nsvUa

 

 

 

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 21:32 — 14.8MB)

We need to talk about Ubuntu. The future, the present, the staff departures, slow snaps, and so much more.

 

 

Vultr

High-performance cloud compute, bare metal, storage, and managed Kubernetes in 24 locations all over the world. Go to getvultr.com/lad to sign up and get $150 free credit to use in 30 days.

 

 

 

 

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Dalton tells us about daily driving the Framework Laptop for the last 6 months.

 

 

 

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If you’re going to use proprietary software, why not just run it on a proprietary OS?

 

 

 

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Where is the gate for the “Real Linux User”, and who’s keeping it?

 

 

 

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Why Linux operating systems on small Arm devices almost all feel half-finished, and what we can do to improve things.

 

Links mentioned:

Pine64 should re-evaluate their community priorities

Test 15 different PinePhone operating systems with Megi’s latest multi-distro demo image

PinePhone: trying out a Linux-based smartphone

 

 

 

 

Podcast: Download (Duration: 21:11 — 14.6MB)

At what point is the FOSS solution more hassle and time-consuming than it’s worth? We confess our various compromises with non-free hardware and software.

 

 

 

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What’s the best way to criticise FOSS projects?