
Late Night Linux – Episode 284
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06/03/24 • 22 min
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A brief news segment with mostly good stuff from Mozilla and KDE. Plus some great discoveries including downloading YouTube and other videos, processing data and CSV files on the command line, controlling cycling workout gear and graphing your progress, and a top tip for following Mastodon accounts in a normal RSS feed reader.
News
Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox
Plasma 6.1 Beta out: Triple buffering, Wayland explicit sync & RDP access
Discoveries
Kolide
Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/latenightlinux to learn more.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
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A brief news segment with mostly good stuff from Mozilla and KDE. Plus some great discoveries including downloading YouTube and other videos, processing data and CSV files on the command line, controlling cycling workout gear and graphing your progress, and a top tip for following Mastodon accounts in a normal RSS feed reader.
News
Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox
Plasma 6.1 Beta out: Triple buffering, Wayland explicit sync & RDP access
Discoveries
Kolide
Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/latenightlinux to learn more.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here
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Late Night Linux – Episode 283
We look back at what Linux and open source was like when we first got into it, and consider some of the ways that things have improved over all these years.
Entroware
This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.
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Late Night Linux – Episode 285
Your favourite obscure open source software in Voice of the masses. Plus whether AI is a load of old rubbish, and even if it is useful for some things we have to ask ourselves: at what cost?
Voice of the masses
What’s the best open source app or utility that no one else has heard of?
Kolide
Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/latenightlinux to learn more.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
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