ULS 177: Don't Touch That Button - Linux Mint + Framework, Mozilla Foundation layoffs, PWM

11/10/24 • 77 min

This week we're still waiting for Ubuntu Core, But the wait is over for AMD's new 9800X3D processor! We get better kernel PWM support, Russia appears to be forking the kernel, the Mozilla Foundation makes cuts, and Framework is teaming with Mint. For tips we have pw-cat for sniffing on Pipewire, nvtop for sniffing on your GPU, ssh jump servers, and the zen browser. Find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4fmWf22 and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: David Ruggles, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie

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Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: David Ruggles, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie

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Previous Episode

ULS 176: That Install Went Sideways - Virtualization, Updates, and Fedora 41

The guys are talking about VMWare moving to KVM, Ubuntu's missing kernel PPA, Microsoft's endorsement of Alma Linux, and Jonathan does a live update to Fedora 41. It goes mostly well. X has another vulnerablity, The kernel makes a minor fix, and a Valve engineer finds a massive perfomance fix in AMD drivers. For tips we have bc for a simple calulator, baobab for file usage visualization, pw-top for keeping track of Pipewire processes, and ccze for colorizing your logs. See the show notes at https://bit.ly/48ADju0 and until next time!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie

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Next Episode

ULS 178: I'm Interested in Cache - Kernel Release & Merge Window, Risc-V Framework, & Debcow

This week is full, with chat about KDE's new, upcoming distro; the details on Kernel 6.12 and what's coming with 6.13; and the latest scoop on Microsoft's .NET. Then there's copy-on-write, Ubuntu 25.04 news, and Framework's RISC-V mainboard/ For tips we have unalias, ngspice, pw-link, and a github hack for removing offline runners. Catch the show notes at https://bit.ly/4fvweO2 and until next week!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Jeff Massie, and Ken McDonald

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