The Linux Action Show!

  • Premiered: Jun 2006
  • Episodes: 408
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Season 2013
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Ubuntu Phone DOA?
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Jan 06, 2013
Canonical dominated the headlines this week, we look past the hype and ask the tough questions. What happens of the Ubuntu is a success or… A failure? And: What we want to see from an .. show full overview
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Linux Wins CES
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Jan 13, 2013
The best gadgets at CES this year were running Linux. We round-up the highlights of these Linux powered goodies, and speculate about the future of the expo. Plus Blizzard’s big Linux .. show full overview
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Bodilicious Bodhi Review
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Jan 20, 2013
Bodhi Linux grabbed our attention with the stable release of E17. We’ll tell you what makes this scrappy distribution standout, and why E17 could be an XFCE killer. Plus: Our meta .. show full overview
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Must Try Linux Games
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Jan 27, 2013
We highlight the must try Linux games for casual, hardcore, and the thinker players. Also some of the best games coming out of Kickstarter, and resources to track future Kickstarter .. show full overview
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Google Docs Alternative
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Feb 03, 2013
Google Docs has some powerful features, collaborative editing being chief among them. This week we’ll show you why Etherpad Lite is more than just multiplayer notepad. Plus why .. show full overview
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Podcasting on Linux
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Feb 10, 2013
We cover the state of media production on Linux, and share our tips to get your own podcast, powered by Linux, off the ground! And we answer a very popular audience question: how to .. show full overview
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Wrath of Cron
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Feb 17, 2013
An overview of cron, the little soldier in your computer performing duties for you every single day. Plus our ideas to play with cron, and the powerful things it’s used for in the .. show full overview
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Inside Ubuntu Touch
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Feb 24, 2013
Much more than just a touch of Ubuntu, we take a deep dive into the Ubuntu Touch Preview and how they’ve pulled it off, the surprising components of Android that are being used, and why .. show full overview
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Backup with Clonezilla
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Mar 03, 2013
Save the day with Clonezilla, in today’s episode we’ll show you how easy Clonezilla can undo an rm -rf gone wrong! Hit the reset button and restore your system to a perfect working .. show full overview
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Ubuntu’s Big Gamble
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Mar 10, 2013
The CEO of System76 joins us to discuss the impact Ubuntu’s recent announcements on Linux, the community, and products built around Ubuntu. Then we debate if Canonical leading Ubuntu .. show full overview
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openSUSE: Ubuntu Killer?
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Mar 17, 2013
It’s our review of openSUSE 12.3. Is this powerful distribution an island of refuge for Ubuntu defectors? And we’ll discuss how openSUSE stands on it’s own, as a distribution with a rich .. show full overview
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Master Linux with Puppet
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Mar 24, 2013
Puppet is an an open source configuration management tool that our friend Allan uses every single day. He joins us to discuss this free tool that can help you manage 1 to thousands of .. show full overview
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ownCloud 5 Review
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Mar 31, 2013
Can OwnCloud solve your Dropbox problem? The free web based software that promises to reduce or even replace Google, Dropbox, and much more in your life. But has the project bitten off .. show full overview
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Jitsi: A Free Skype Alternative
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Apr 07, 2013
A new Jitsi is out, does it finally offer video calling in the Freedom Dimension? We’ll put Jitsi to the test and see if we can break out nasty Skype habit. Then we debate: is Google .. show full overview
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Linux’s Wirecast Problem
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Apr 14, 2013
Even we have to admit Linux has a few important weak spots that remain. This week we come clean on why the world’s #1 Linux podcast is edited on a Hackintosh. Why we feel it’s going to .. show full overview
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Ubuntu 13.04: Best But Boring?
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Apr 21, 2013
Ubuntu 13.04 was nearly the release that wasn’t, but now it looks like it could be the next great desktop. What happens when you hit the top, and loose your focus? We’ll answer why .. show full overview
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LinuxFest NW PT 1
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Apr 29, 2013
LinuxFest Northwest 2013 just wrapped up, and we’ve got some of the highlights from the event. After recovering from a super bug attack, Chris gets the studio put back together just in .. show full overview
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LinuxFest NW PT 2
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May 05, 2013
Interviews from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest. We chat with the open source industry players who are getting the word out about their efforts. Plus making podcasting accessible to .. show full overview
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Bittorrent Sync vs AeroFS
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May 12, 2013
Bittorrent Sync is out, and it promises to enable p2p Dropbox style file sharing, for free, with no limits. But has AeroFS already beat them to the punch? We put these two Dropbox .. show full overview
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Docker: Containers Made Easy
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May 19, 2013
Linux Containers offer functionally similar to FreeBSD’s Jails and OpenVZ, but have remained mostly outside the reach for casual users. Today we’ll show you how Docker can get you up and .. show full overview
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Linux Mint 15 Review: Arch’s Nemesis?
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May 26, 2013
Linux Mint 15 is about to hit the web. Is this the distro for the disenfranchised Ubuntu user? We’ll demo of some of Mint 15’s best new features, look at MATE vs Cinnamon. And why Mint’s .. show full overview
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The Arch Way
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Jun 02, 2013
We wrap up our week with the Arch challenge! We report our successes, our failures, and how the dynamics of the Arch community can be a bit of a challenge for new users. Plus getting .. show full overview
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Privacy Under Linux
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Jun 09, 2013
We demo tools for Linux to protect your privacy. And we’ll highlight Bitmessage, an up and coming open source project designed to kill email, and encrypt your communications from the .. show full overview
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Easy As Pi Tor Proxy
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Jun 16, 2013
With a Raspberry Pi it’s never been easier to create a Tor Proxy for you entire network. This week we’ll show you how to get off the ground quick, with Torberry. A distribution for the .. show full overview
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Media Streaming on Linux
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Jun 23, 2013
Stream video from your Linux box, to any device in your house, and out. We’ll cover some of the best solutions to stream and organize your media. Plus a flash review of Zorin OS 7, a new setback for Linux video editing, your emails…
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Reader Replacements for Linux
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Jun 30, 2013
Build your own Google Reader replacement, or check out one of the hosted options. Will run down the list of the candidates we think have the best potential to replace Google Reader on .. show full overview
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MIR Problems
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Jul 07, 2013
Wayland and Mir are now under heavy development, but the community seems more divided than ever. We’ll explain why the developers want to replace X11 so badly, the big challenges facing .. show full overview
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PRISM Free Chat
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Jul 14, 2013
Building your own chat server can be easy. We’ll demo an easy to manage XMPP chat server on Linux. Plus picking the right XMPP client for reliable video chat. Then we go hands on with Deeplin Linux 12.12, have some fun with new games for Linux…
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Linux Drive Recovery
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Jul 21, 2013
Some of the best tools to save and recover data from a failing drive are free, and built for Linux. We’ll demo some of the best tools to save your data, and make the best of a bad .. show full overview
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Ubuntu's Edge Gamble
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Jul 28, 2013
Canonical hopes to smash crowdfunding recordings with their massive Ubuntu Edge campaign. We’ll share our thoughts on this effort, what the impacts are if it succeeds or fails, and why .. show full overview
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Backing up Blu-Ray on Linux
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Aug 04, 2013
Manage your Blu-Ray’s under Linux with ease, it’s our workflow for getting the highest quality backups of your Blu-Rays possible. Plus: The case for replacing your routers firmware .. show full overview
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Easy Linux Remote Desktop
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Aug 11, 2013
Our straightforward approach to setting up Remote access to a Linux, Windows, or Mac. Control your desktop from your mobile device, or another computer. PLUS: An overview of the .. show full overview
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elementary OS Luna Shines
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Aug 18, 2013
We’ll review this highly anticipated distribution. Is it heavy handed idealism, or one of the true desktop contenders? It’s been in development for years, elementary OS hits 1.0 this .. show full overview
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Ubuntu Beyond the Edge
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Aug 25, 2013
Ubuntu Edge failed to reach its funding, there are many theories why, we’ll break them all down and debate if the touch trend has come to an end. Plus: A walkthrough of Bitmessage and .. show full overview
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Linux at PAX 2013
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Sep 01, 2013
PAX Prime 2013 just hit the Northwest we’ll cover some of our favorites Linux supporters from the floor of this year’s gaming expo. Plus hands on with a new Linux powered gaming console, a Linux powered drone…
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SpiderOak vs Bittorrent Sync
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Sep 08, 2013
Can two of the hottest sync systems live in harmony? We’ll compare SpiderOak and Bittorrent Sync, and see if we can use each for it’s specific strengths. Plus: Intel and XMir drama, developers plea for the end of DirectX, your emails…
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Linux Note Taking
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Sep 14, 2013
We round up the best note taking apps for Linux, it’s time to get organized and we’ve got the tools to help! Plus KDE takes a step forward with the Qt5, and it’s Android integration, the game that makes the new Humble Bundle all worth it…
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pfSense Makes Sense
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Sep 22, 2013
The pfSense project has a new release, we’ll run down some of our favorite features and how we use them. Plus Valve’s Gabe Newell says Linux is the future of gaming, and we’ll break down .. show full overview
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ZoneMinder Review
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Sep 29, 2013
Matt demos his ZoneMinder setup, powered by consumer IP cams running on his Ubuntu home server. We’ll cover the exciting news for ZoneMinder, and how to get up and running .. show full overview
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WebRTC Game Changer
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Oct 06, 2013
WebRTC is going to bring a whole new category of applications to Linux, and the web. We’ll demo some of our favorite and surprisingly powerful uses of WebRTC that go way beyond basic .. show full overview
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Ubuntu 13.10 Review
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Oct 13, 2013
Has Ubuntu become all about the Dash? Or is there more going on in this saucy release? We’ll dig into our pain points and moments of joy in our Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander .. show full overview
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Diskstation vs FreeNAS
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Oct 20, 2013
Synology’s Linux powered DS412+ is a powerful server, wrapped in a ultra compact near silent enclosure. How does this unit stack up to a FreeNAS server you could build? Is the lack of .. show full overview
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Cinnamon 2 Review
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Oct 27, 2013
Cinnamon 2.0 is a serious desktop contender, but not for the reasons you might think. Has this desktop environment come into its own? Plus: Linus says the desktop is his big goal for Linux in the next few years, a fantastic new game for Linux…
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A Frank OwnCloud Interview
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Nov 03, 2013
OwnCloud’s founder Frank Karlitschek chats with us about his reasons for starting such an ambitious project, how he plans to keep it sustainable, and the future. Plus: Debian’s big choice, Cisco’s good news, solving that pesky email problem….
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openSUSE's Jos Poortvliet
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Nov 10, 2013
openSUSE’s community manager Jos Poortvliet joins us to discuss openSUSE 13.1, integrating new technologies such as systemd and wayland, his thoughts on staying competitive, and your .. show full overview
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openSUSE 13.1 Review
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Nov 17, 2013
openSUSE 13.1 hits the web this week, and it’s our review of this serious contender. With a focus on stability and polish, can this Linux for adults have a lot of fun? We look at some .. show full overview
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Antergos Interview
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Nov 24, 2013
Antergos is bringing Arch to the masses, but still keeps it simple. We chat with the founder of Antergos, formerly Cinnarch, about their future plans, and how they hope to improve Arch .. show full overview
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Linux Mint 16 Review
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Dec 01, 2013
We’ve got the Cinnamon and MATE editions of Linux Mint 16 Petra loaded, we’ll give you a tour of the release highlights, and share our thoughts on this latest release. Has Mint reclaimed .. show full overview
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System76 Laptop Special
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Dec 08, 2013
Is the Galago UltraPro the ultimate Linux ultrabook? We’ve got that and the Kudu Professional from System76 in studio. It’s our review of these Haswell powered laptops. PLUS: Does the .. show full overview
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System76 Leopard Extreme Review
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Dec 15, 2013
SteamOS and the Leopard Extreme are in studio, and we’ve got a lot to say. We start with a tour under the hood of SteamOS, and then we put Leopard Extreme from System76 to the ultimate .. show full overview
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Fedora 20 Review
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Dec 22, 2013
edora 20 has arrived and we’ve put it through its paces. Is this the ultimate Linux workstation for those who want to ride the cutting edge? Or are there a few too many rough edges on .. show full overview
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2014 Linux Predictions
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Dec 29, 2013
2014 is going to be a big year for Linux, but first we reflect on what was big in 2013, how we scored with our predictions, and then we look ahead to 2014. Will the Steam Box be a .. show full overview

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