LINUX Unplugged

678: Entropy Ain't Easy

2 Aug 2026

Seven Linux kernels landed in one day. We sort out which belong in your homelab, and trace Linux’s long, occasionally disastrous quest for truly random numbers. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party

677: We Got a Buzz

27 Jul 2026

Block’s Buzz is an open, self-hostable workspace for humans, AI agents, chat, and code; and it may be the most Linux-friendly vision for what comes next. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual

676: Fork Around and Find Out

20 Jul 2026

Linus delivers a blunt verdict on AI in the Linux kernel, Chris finds the remote Linux desktop that finally works, and Brent gives his notes system a serious rebuild. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party

675: Sloppy Agent Roasting

13 Jul 2026

Wes' brother's PC is toast, making this the perfect moment to switch him to Linux. If our ambitious plan doesn’t scare him away first. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

674: LAN Before Time

6 Jul 2026

The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual

673: 8 Hidden Steam Machine Details

29 Jun 2026

Eight details most people missed hint at the bigger Linux play behind Valve’s new Steam Machine. Sponsored By: • Webroot (http://webroot.com/unplugged): Webroot is cloud-based antivirus,

672: The Kernel Is Not a Museum

22 Jun 2026

Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon. Sponsored By: • Webroot

671: Windows Without Windows

15 Jun 2026

We found the best way for a Linux user to manage Windows: keep it remote, keep it contained, and touch the desktop as little as possible. Sponsored By: • Webroot (http://webroot.com/unplugged):

670: There's Chickens in that Nebula

8 Jun 2026

670: There's Chickens in that Nebula

8 Jun 2026

Leave the farm without killing the chickens, or losing remote access? We dig into how we pulled it off: Frigate, local automation, sun-tracking coop doors, and a network that shrugged off an ISP

669: Harshing rsync's Vibe

1 Jun 2026

669: Harshing rsync's Vibe

1 Jun 2026

rsync's founder came back, patched real security bugs with AI help, and triggered an open source meltdown. Plus, two more projects reject AI-generated code as the community's newest fault line cracks

668: --yolo

25 May 2026

Brent's been hacking smart speakers, Wes has a surprise, and Chris gives up on OpenClaw. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

668: --yolo

25 May 2026

667: The Enterprise Endgame

18 May 2026

Fedora Hummingbird, RHEL Forever, and Red Hat's AI play: three big Summit takeaways, and why they matter far beyond Red Hat. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

667: The Enterprise Endgame

18 May 2026

666: Berkeley Suffering Distribution

11 May 2026

Who survived the install, who made it to the desktop, and who learned the hard way that one little mistake will blow up the entire BSD box. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

666: Berkeley Suffering Distribution

11 May 2026

661: Sink Your Claws In

11 May 2026

665: Patch Me If You Can

4 May 2026

665: Patch Me If You Can

4 May 2026

We dig into the Copy Fail vulnerability and test a proof-of-concept against our own box. Plus, Jon Seager, VP of Engineering at Canonical joins us, and we kick off the BSD Challenge! Sponsored By:

664: Back to Root

27 Apr 2026

After 26 years, we return to our roots and reflect on why LinuxFest Northwest is still a special event. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

663: The 99.8% Rescue

20 Apr 2026

We all have data to rescue, you just don't realize it yet. This week we build our own custom live rescue distros, recover real data, and show you how to make your own. Sponsored By: • Jupiter

662: The GitHub Diet

13 Apr 2026

Is it time to replace GitHub in our workflow? We git into it. Plus, our favorite features in the new Linux 7.0 release. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

661: Sink Your Claws In

6 Apr 2026

The expensive, challenging, and humbling journey with open source agents. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=117630r): Put your

660: Boots and Breakups

29 Mar 2026

Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his

660: Boots and Breakups

29 Mar 2026

659: Truth Trapper Keepers

23 Mar 2026

659: Truth Trapper Keepers

23 Mar 2026

The self-hosted app that turned Chris into a family Time Lord, then we iterate on a long-desired hardware hack. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

658: Automated Love Crunch

16 Mar 2026

We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

658: Automated Love Crunch

16 Mar 2026

657: Slop to Slap

9 Mar 2026

657: Slop to Slap

9 Mar 2026

After experiencing Planet Nix and SCaLE, we come back convinced the next phase of Linux is already taking shape. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

656: Why KDE Linux Surprised Us

2 Mar 2026

We take KDE Linux for a spin and push it a little too far. Plus, a friend of the show stops by with a fresh tool: Nebula Commander. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

656: Why KDE Linux Surprised Us

2 Mar 2026

655: Speeding Up Mistakes

23 Feb 2026

655: Speeding Up Mistakes

23 Feb 2026

Planet Nix and SCaLE are just days away, and we're getting a head start with two guests, the tech, and the trends shaping open source. Our trip starts here! Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual

654: Creating Discord in the Matrix

16 Feb 2026

654: Creating Discord in the Matrix

16 Feb 2026

We were minutes away from shutting down our Matrix server when the Discord news hit. Now we're not just keeping it, we're doubling down. Can open source seize this moment? Sponsored By: • Jupiter

653: The Kernel Always Wins

9 Feb 2026

653: The Kernel Always Wins

9 Feb 2026

The news this week highlights shifts in Linux from multiple angles. What's evolving, why it matters, and that moment where the future actually works. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual

652: Have Your Bot Call My Bot

2 Feb 2026

652: Have Your Bot Call My Bot

2 Feb 2026

We stress tested open source AI agents this week. What actually held up, and where it falls apart. Plus Brent's $20 Wi-Fi upgrade. Sponsored By: • Jupiter Party Annual Membership

651: Uptime Funk

26 Jan 2026

When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won't ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups. Sponsored

651: Uptime Funk

26 Jan 2026

650: This Old Network

19 Jan 2026

650: This Old Network

19 Jan 2026

We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected... Sponsored By: • Managed Nebula

649: Burned by AI

12 Jan 2026

The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage. Sponsored By: •

649: Burned by AI

12 Jan 2026

648: I See Live People

5 Jan 2026

We unleash a networking monitoring tool to spot new devices, track changes in real time, and fire alerts straight into Home Assistant, MQTT, and your phone. Sponsored By: • Managed Nebula