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Linux Matters
Experienced Open Source professionals exploring the tech we actually use. If it runs on Linux, we're into it. Whether you're tweaking your desktop, gaming, self-hosting, developing software, improving terminal productivity, or running production infrastructure - we cover the tools and workflows that actually matter. New episode every fortnight. Upbeat and family-friendly for Linux enthusiasts of all ages.
Episodes
- Linux Matters
Quick, quicker, quickest
In this episode: Martin announces what’s new in quickemu. Mark explains how quickgui came to be. Alan starts testing with quicktest. You can send your…
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Searching for a New Voice
In this episode: Alan uses records his voice with Piper Recording Studio using the LJ format for use with Piper Train to create a new generation of the old…
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Quickemu rising from the Bashes
In this episode: Martin has been working on Quickemu, his project to quickly create and run optimised Linux, Windows and macOS virtual machines. Alan has a new…
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Desktop of the gods
In this episode: Martin has been perfecting the Pantheon desktop environment. Alan has been writing Go, and enjoying it. Mark has been playing Against the…
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Wake-On-LAN for Preschoolers
In this episode: Alan gives the rationale for turning the Linux Matters Podcast upside down Mark explains why he hasn’t migrated Plex to his shiny new…
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If I could just interject
In this episode: Alan, Martin and Mark read some highlights from your wonderful feedback. Thank you for all the kinds words you have sent us. Here are the…
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Snappy Snap Snapshots
In this episode: Alan has the most exotic GPU configuration and needs your help now! Martin has improved his desktop Linux chat quality of life with Telegram…
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The joy of Linux torture
In this episode: Mark is migrating services between servers Martin is stress-testing Linux with stress-ng Alan is coding for fun in PHP You can send your…
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A mini swap adventure
In this episode: Alan has been Driving an electric Mini for two years. Mark is migrating to a new home server. Martin is using a modern version of swap. You…
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An Exodus of Bitcoin
In this episode: bcachefs debuted in Linux 6.7, and Martin has excitedly installed it on everything! Support bcachefs development via Patreon Alan helps…
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Magazines reloaded
In this episode: Mark is reading magazines with Libby and Calibre plugins. Alan is building Telegram for Asahi Linux. Martin is virtualising on an M2 Macbook…
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Fetch is going to happen
In this episode: Alan is emulating SoundBlaster cards in FreeDOS on bare metal. Vogons Mark is planning for HP Microserver hardware failure Martin announces…
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Unfold Your Coding Potential
In this episode: Martin is using the unfold.ai coding assistant to turn the MVP Rust project, ia-get, into a “product”. Alan has impressions of…
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This is how I roll
In this episode: Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3. Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu - You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub. Martin is building…
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Snap, Crackle and Desktop
In this episode: Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck. Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse, by…
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Bottom is the new Top
In this episode: B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix. Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi. Mark…
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Blogging to the Fediverse
In this episode: Mark is publishing blog posts to the Fediverse with help from Seb Jambor’s ActivityPub.academy and Paul Kinlan’s blog. Martin is…
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Mish Mash Mesh
In this episode: Alan upgrades the network in a rented student house with TP-Link Deco Mark details the gaming journey of a tiny-handed toddler from button…
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One Hundred Percent Colombian
In this episode: Martin is using Distrobox, via Universal Blue, to run OBS Studio Portable built for Ubuntu on NixOS. You might also like Bazzite, an OCI image…
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Um, actually
We go over the feedback from the first 12 episodes. TPM Lots of people recommended YubiKey TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu Tang server for…
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Steam Deck Emulation Done Right
In this episode: Alan is consolidating multiple services onto a dedicated server Mark is contributing to a large open source project Martin is retro gaming on…
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Using Two GPUs at Once
In this episode: Mark has been exploring the secrets of the TPM Martin is running Radeon and NVIDIA GPUs in one PC. Alan is getting ongoing data from an EV…
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History All The Way Down
In this episode: Martin is creating a magical shell history with Atuin Alan is using Axiom to visualise a “data takeout” of a Mini EV Mark is going…
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Big Backup Bonanza
In this episode: Alan is backing up with rsnapshot Martin suggests BorgBackup is better Mark is using rclone to keep family photos safe You can send your…
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Picking Apart the Steam Deck
In this episode: Mark is repairing a Steam Deck Alan is taking digital hoarding too far with Tube Archivist Martin is creating a magical LAN using the Internet…
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Immutable Desktop Linux for Anyone
In this episode: Martin makes a NixOS configuration for non-technical family members Alan takes a Steam Deck on an aeroplane Mark is publishing a GNOME…
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Writing A Game For Linux
In this episode: Alan is extending the range of ADSB receivers and sending data to additional places Mark is “hacking” a washing machine Martin is…
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Extending GNOME is hard
In this episode: Mark is writing a GNOME Extension Martin edits without nano, switching to Micro Alan presents what we learned from AskUbuntu You can send your…
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Automatic for the people
In this episode: Alan announces RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots Mark finds the best mouse for desktop Linux. Possibly. Martin is using the…
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Soaking up the Cider
In this episode: Martin switches to Apple Music on Desktop Linux Alan starts Sideloading Homebrew on Steam Deck Mark tries to find note-taking nirvana You can…
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Lawful evil monitor alignment
In this episode: Mark is choosing a D&D alignment based on your monitor layout Alan is building an ADB-S receiver to send flight data to FlightRadar24 Martin…
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Mastodon on my résumé
In this episode: Alan is running Mastodon for a group of friends. Martin is looking for the best Linux-loving laptop to rival the Apple Silicon offerings. Mark…
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Introducing Linux Matters Podcast
Hello friends! We’ve got the band back together, and we’re excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Linux Matters. We’ll be here…