LINUX Unplugged

639: The Mess Machine

After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test. Sponsored By: * Managed Nebula [https://defined.net/unplugged]: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. [https://defined.net/unplugged] * 1Password Extended Access Management [https://1password.com/unplugged]: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. [https://1password.com/unplugged] * CrowdHealth [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/]: Discover a Better Way to Pay for Healthcare with Crowdfunded Memberships. Join CrowdHealth to get started today for $99 for your first three months using UNPLUGGED. [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/unplugged]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/unplugged] Support LINUX Unplugged [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946] Links: * 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike [https://strike.me/] * 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM [https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov] * SeaGL 2025 [https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/] — November 7-8, 2025 in Seattle, WA * LinuxFest Northwest [https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/] * LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers [https://sessionize.com/linuxfest-northwest-2026] * SCALE 23x - Southern California Linux Expo [https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x] — North America's largest community-run open source conference. Pasadena, CA - March 5-8, 2026 * SCALE - Call for Presentations [https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/cfp] * Planet Nix '26 [https://planetnix.com/] — March 5th-6th, 2026 @ Pasadena, CA * Planet Nix 2026: Call for Proposals [https://sessionize.com/planet-nix-2026/] * LINUX Unplugged 481: Just a Prompt Away [https://linuxunplugged.com/481] — The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out? * Red Hat eyes developer workflow efficiency, app modernization gains with new AI tools [https://www.itpro.com/software/development/red-hat-eyes-developer-workflow-efficiency-app-modernization-gains-with-new-ai-tools] — An AI assistant specifically designed for application migration and modernization looks to reduce developer toil * SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Announced: "Enterprise Linux That Integrates Agentic AI" [https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-SLES-16-Released] — SUSE's announcement today for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 proclaims SLES 16 to be "the industry's first enterprise Linux that integrates agenetic AI" and "reduces operational costs and complexity through AI readiness." * openSUSE on Hugging Face [https://huggingface.co/openSUSE] * ChrisLAS/hyprvibe [https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe] — A riced up Hyprland desktop running ontop of NixOS. * Pull requests - ChrisLAS/hyprvibe [https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pulls] * feat: add comprehensive sops-nix integration by shift · PR #15 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe [https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/15] * Add options for username, group, home directory by samh · PR #8 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe [https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/8] * Create variables for user and home dir by F-bit818 · PR #5 · ChrisLAS/hyprvibe [https://github.com/ChrisLAS/hyprvibe/pull/5] * LM Studio - Local AI on your computer [https://lmstudio.ai/] * Zed — The editor for what's next [https://zed.dev/] * Cursor: The best way to code with AI [https://cursor.com/] * Nixbook [https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook] — Convert your old computer to a user friendly, lightweight, durable, and auto updating operating system build on top of NixOS. * nixbook/base.nix [https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook/blob/main/base.nix] — Roast my Nix: Not-a-flake edition! * Jupiter Broadcasting's Colony Events [https://colonyevents.com/events/] * Pick: duf [https://github.com/muesli/duf] — Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative. * Pick: cheat.sh [https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh?tab=readme-ov-file] — the only cheat sheet you need.

638: The Distro Everyone Should Copy

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: * Managed Nebula [https://defined.net/unplugged]: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. [https://defined.net/unplugged] * 1Password Extended Access Management [https://1password.com/unplugged]: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. [https://1password.com/unplugged] * CrowdHealth [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/]: This open enrollment, take your power back. Join CrowdHealth to get started today for $99 for your first three months using code UNPLUGGED. [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/unplugged]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/unplugged] Support LINUX Unplugged [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946] Links: * 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike [https://strike.me/] * 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM [https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov] * nebula-lighthouse-service [https://github.com/manuels/nebula-lighthouse-service] * nebula-lighthouse-service: init at 2.0.0 by bloominstrong · Pull Request #454855 · NixOS/nixpkgs [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/454855] — nebula-lighthouse-service is aimed to be run a a public nebula lighthouse for those who cannot host their own, or who want extra lighthouses without the burden of maintaining another lighthouse. * Fedora Linux 43 Cleared For Release Next Week [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Next-Week] — While Fedora 43 wasn't ready for release this week due to outstanding blocker bugs, at today's Go/No-Go meeting it was decided that Fedora 43 is now in a position for shipping next week. * Velocity Limitless / Projects / Slitherer · GitLab [https://gitlab.com/VelocityLimitless/Projects/slitherer] * Fedora 43 Wallpaper Wrap-Up – Fedora Community Blog [https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-43-wallpaper-wrap-up/] * Fedora COSMIC Spin [https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cosmic/] * Plasma 6.5 - Reaching the Inflection Point [https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/] * [Fedora KDE] Early Plasma 6.5.0 - Fedora Discussion [https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-kde-early-plasma-6-5-0/169599/4] — With Fedora 43 being a go, we will be doing an update on repos towards the middle to end of next week that will bring Qt 6.10 and Plasma 6.5.1 to F43, and Plasma 6.5.1 (Most likely, plans are not 100% final in that regard) to F42. That will bring the update to the usual architectures, such as aarch64. * Pick: Millisecond [https://github.com/gaheldev/Millisecond] — Optimize your Linux system for low latency audio * Millisecond on Flathub [https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.gaheldev.Millisecond] * noblepayne/millisecond-flake [https://github.com/noblepayne/millisecond-flake] * rtcqs [https://codeberg.org/rtcqs/rtcqs] — rtcqs is a Python utility to analyze your system and detect possible bottlenecks that could have a negative impact on the performance of your system when working with Linux audio * How do I get an out-of-the-box working Linux audio workstation? - LinuxAudio.org [https://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/system_configuration] * Pick: lemurs 🐒 [https://github.com/coastalwhite/lemurs] — A customizable TUI display/login manager written in Rust

637: Chris' Smart Home Disaster

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: * Managed Nebula [https://defined.net/unplugged]: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. [https://defined.net/unplugged] * 1Password Extended Access Management [https://1password.com/unplugged]: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. [https://1password.com/unplugged] * CrowdHealth [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/]: This open enrollment, take your power back. Join CrowdHealth to get started today for $99 for your first three months using code UNPLUGGED. [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/] Support LINUX Unplugged [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946] Links: * 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike [https://strike.me/] * 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM [https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov] * Home Assistant Community Add-on: SSH & Web Terminal [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-community-add-on-ssh-web-terminal/33820] * HomeAssistent Yellow: EmberZNet Zigbee: failed to flash firmware · Issue #146293 [https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/146293] * HA Yellow/Zigbee Issue - Home Assistant Community [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ha-yellow-zigbee-issue/719144] * Home Assistant Yellow Radio firmware - Home Assistant Community [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-yellow-radio-firmware/878480] * Home Assistant on X: "⚠️ WE'RE ENDING PRODUCTION OF THE HOME ASSISTANT YELLOW ⚠️ [https://x.com/home_assistant/status/1978536552260067438] * Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop [https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-M720q-Desktop-Computer/dp/B07GSC44SF] * Dell OptiPlex 3070 Desktop Computer [https://www.amazon.com/Dell-OptiPlex-3070-Desktop-Computer/dp/B07TTCJB2P?th=1] * Beelink Mini S13 Pro Mini PC,13 Generation Intel N150 [https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-S12-Pro-Generation-Intel/dp/B0BW8JSQCH] * Minisforum MS-01 Work Station [https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-01?variant=46713694978293] * Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 [https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2/] * Home Assistant - NixOS Wiki [https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Home_Assistant] * home-assistant/component-packages.nix at nixos-25.05 [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-25.05/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/component-packages.nix] * Pick: Hexecute 🪄 [https://github.com/ThatOtherAndrew/Hexecute] — Launch apps by casting spells! * Pick: Lenspect [https://github.com/vmkspv/lenspect] * Lenspect on Flathub [https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.vmkspv.lenspect] — A lightweight security threat scanner intended to make malware detection more accessible and efficient.

636: Engineering the Future

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 System76 in Denver where the COSMIC team has surprises waiting for us. Sponsored By: * Managed Nebula [https://defined.net/unplugged]: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. [https://defined.net/unplugged] * 1Password Extended Access Management [https://1password.com/unplugged]: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. [https://1password.com/unplugged] Support LINUX Unplugged [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946] Links: * 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike [https://strike.me/] * 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM [https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov] * COSMIC [https://system76.com/cosmic] — Next generation Cosmic desktop environment. Use it on your favorite distro! * System76 [https://system76.com/] — Powerful Linux computers designed by nerds, engineered by experts, handcrafted by humans in the US. * GitHub - pop-os/cosmic-epoch: Next generation Cosmic desktop environment [https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/] * GitHub - pop-os/cosmic-applets: WIP applets for cosmic-panel [https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets] * Pop!_OS 24.04 (with COSMIC Desktop) Just Hit Beta - OMG! Ubuntu [https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/pop_os-24-04-with-cosmic-is-now-in-beta] * Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka [https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka] * Ubuntu Engineering in 2025: A Retrospective · Jon Seager [https://jnsgr.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25/] * Ubuntu 25.10 Fix Pending For Broken Flatpak Support - Phoronix [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Broken-Flatpaks] * LINUX Unplugged 634: Config Confessions [https://linuxunplugged.com/634] * Hybrid Pick: ncspot [https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.hrkfdn.ncspot] * Pick: poop (Performance Optimizer Observation Platform) [https://github.com/andrewrk/poop] — This command line tool uses Linux's perf_event_open functionality to compare the performance of multiple commands with a colorful terminal user interface. * sharkdp/hyperfine: A command-line benchmarking tool [https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine]

635: The Texas Linux Fest Special

Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more. Sponsored By: * Managed Nebula [https://defined.net/unplugged]: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. [https://defined.net/unplugged] * 1Password Extended Access Management [https://1password.com/unplugged]: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. [https://1password.com/unplugged] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/unplugged]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/unplugged] Support LINUX Unplugged [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=52946] Links: * 🤠 Texas Linux Festival Trip Support (Fake Boost) [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_7uapLjlAah] * 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike [https://strike.me/] * 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM [https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov] * Texas Tracker [https://texastracker.jupiterbroadcasting.com/index.html] * Texas Linux Fest [https://www.youtube.com/@texaslinuxfest3002/videos] * TXLF 2025 Sat Oct 4 - The Design & Implementation of the Darwin Operating System [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdXnr0rjlI] * TXLF 2025 Sat Oct 4 - Getting Started with Ansible on Linux [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHdubLTY-Nw] * TXLF 2025 Sat Oct 4 - Lessons They Don't Teach You in School: A Year in High-Performance Computing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VtYcntnE-o] * TXLF 2025 Sat Oct 4 - I got Malware, BTW. A quick look at the rising trend of Linux Malware [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPkLPEE1rOQ] * A Gift for the Open Source Community: Chainguard’s CVE-Free Raspberry Pi Images (Beta) [https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/a-gift-for-the-open-source-community-chainguards-cve-free-raspberry-pi-images-beta] * Chainguard for Raspberry Pi [https://images.chainguard.dev/rpi] * Chainguard's Images [https://images.chainguard.dev/] * Wes Payne - Mesh Network Sidecars for NixOS Services - Texas Linux Fest [https://2025.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/mesh-network-sidecars-for-nixos-services/] * noblepayne/meshSidecar: Mesh network sidecars for NixOS Services [https://github.com/noblepayne/meshSidecar] * Pick: isd [https://github.com/kainctl/isd] — isd (interactive systemd) – a better way to work with systemd units. * ISD 0.6 Released For Interactive Systemd Management [https://www.phoronix.com/news/interactive-systemd-isd-0.6]