Late Night Linux – Episode 85
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03/17/20 • 37 min
We try and lighten the mood with a silly new segment. Meanwhile in the news Microsoft makes another open source move, bad news for VR on Linux, and more.
News
When Virgin Media said it leaked ‘limited contact info’, it meant p0rno filter requests
Pinebook Pro pre-orders start March 18th – will ship with Manjaro KDE
KDE Korner
Frameworks 5.68 is out – and Telegram icons sorted finally
Ikona: utilities for wrangling with icons and an icon preview.
Ask Linux
We try a new segment where we shoehorn Linux into otherwise relatively sensible questions.
Digital Ocean
This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.
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We try and lighten the mood with a silly new segment. Meanwhile in the news Microsoft makes another open source move, bad news for VR on Linux, and more.
News
When Virgin Media said it leaked ‘limited contact info’, it meant p0rno filter requests
Pinebook Pro pre-orders start March 18th – will ship with Manjaro KDE
KDE Korner
Frameworks 5.68 is out – and Telegram icons sorted finally
Ikona: utilities for wrangling with icons and an icon preview.
Ask Linux
We try a new segment where we shoehorn Linux into otherwise relatively sensible questions.
Digital Ocean
This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
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Late Night Linux – Episode 84
Is it time to give up on the Linux desktop and concentrate on open source apps? Plus a conundrum for Félim, Raspberry Pi and GTK in the news, and KDE Korner.
FOSS Talk Live 2020
News
GTK website revamp attempting to stake QT
A birthday gift: 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now only $35
Félim spots OpenOffice on YouTube
Félim grapples with whether to tell strangers to use LibreOffice.
Open source apps vs desktops
Should we be concentrating more on open source applications like Krita and rather than obsessing over the desktop. We mentioned the AppCenter For Everyone crowdfunder again.
KDE Korner
Has Gmail/Google Auth Been Fixed – No (refers to this issue) but updates to PIM coming
Digital Ocean
This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.
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.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
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Next Episode
Late Night Linux – Episode 86
The impacts of Coronovirus on Linux and open source, KDE Korner, and whether we are seeing the second big split in the FOSS world.
Linux and the virus
We mention that FOSS Talk Live 2020 is cancelled and talk about how Linux and FOSS will be affected by current world events.
KDE Korner
Plasma Video Winner & Apps Winner
Aleix Pol, president of KDE e.V. podcast interview
Linux vs the cloud
Prompted by NASA’s recent AWS mistake, Joe asks if we are living through the second big split in the FOSS world.
Digital Ocean
This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.
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.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
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