The Linux Action Show!

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Consulting the Oracle for 2016
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We make our annual predictions for the land of Linux in 2016, Google drops the openJDK bomb & we pay tribute to Ian Murdock. Plus we announce our SCaLE 14x plans, some changes to the show & more!

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2016 Linux Wish List
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What if your humble hosts could have there way? A wave of their magic wands, whatever they want changed in Linux Land in 2016 would just happen? We spend sometime this week fantasizing .. show full overview

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LAS 400 Phones Home
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We celebrate 400 episodes of the Linux Action Show, show you how easy it is to setup your own free phone system, never flash another USB stick again & the big Ubuntu rumors. Plus the .. show full overview

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Pre SCaLE LAS
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In this special episode of LAS, we go off the rails as we buckle down & prep for our visit to SCaLE live on the air! Plus picks, your feedback & more!

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The Stories of SCALE14x
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We share our best stories from 2016’s SCALE14x. From the highlights to the bar fights we talk about what it’s like to attend one of the largest community driven Linux events in the .. show full overview

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Rocket Chat & Mattermost Cut the Slack
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Teams collaborating over Slack is the new hot trend sweeping many open source projects, communities & others. We compare Rocket.Chat, Mattermost & Slack. See which best protects your .. show full overview

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How Not to Install Discourse
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This week we talk about how you can have a working web forum in 10 minutes or less & all open source! Last week we talked about team collaboration software, but what about when you need .. show full overview

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The High Price of Purism
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Is the Librem 15 the ultimate Linux laptop? We review Purism’s Librem 15 laptop, crowd funded and pitched as “the first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software .. show full overview

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Entroware Apollo: Linux Macbook Killer
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Has Entroware built the ultimate 13 inch Linux laptop? We put their Apollo through our battery of tests & review this good looking Skylake powered Linux portable. Plus Microsoft buys .. show full overview

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3rd Slice of Pi with Extra Mycroft
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In special Raspberry Pi 3 edition of the show we look at the new hardware, review & chat with Mycroft CTO Ryan Sipes on how important the Raspberry Pi is for development of their open .. show full overview

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Making Music with Linux
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What’s the best software under Linux to create music? We answer that & the best hardware that work together. We have something for the musician to casual hardware geek, we cover the dark .. show full overview

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What Is KDE Neon?
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Jonathan Riddell joins us to discuss the KDE Neon project, the latest & greatest of KDE community software packaged on a rock-solid base. We kick the tires & give you our first .. show full overview

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Floating on ownCloud 9
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We risk it all and toss our data into the new ownCloud 9 to give you our review. Find out about using ownCloud as an Evernote killer, Federated servers & the long-term commitment you’re .. show full overview

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Windows Gets Bash-ed
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Microsoft and Ubuntu working together to bring you Bash and the Ubuntu userland to Windows 10. Is this the ultimate Win for Linux? Or is this Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish at its .. show full overview

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Noah Delivers Linux
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t started with speaking about Open Source. Were you thinking the Emma vs Noah showdown wasn't worth making it out? Do you have doubts that Noah can switch your friends & family? Take a .. show full overview

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Ubuntu 16.04: From Warty to Wimpy
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We review Ubuntu 16.04 & it’s various flavors. We discuss the new features that make this one of the most important Ubuntu releases in years & debate the major challenges that modern .. show full overview

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LinuxFest Northwest 2016
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Our biggest live event yet, from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2016. We chat about the future of Linux desktop software, old friends from the past stop by & the switch competition is on!

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Linux Switch Competition
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Noah & Emma set out to switch as many users to Linux as possible. Our team documents their competition to switch the most people to Linux within two hours in the Pacific Northwest!

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Getting Inside the Oryx Pro
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The Oryx Pro from System76 claims to be a desktop replacement, with a lot of expandability & a ton of compute power. But do the specs & features match the price? We review one of the .. show full overview

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Penguin Powered Production
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We go behind the scenes & give you details on our new Linux rig builds, using OBS to stream to multiple services, the hard lessons we learned & our Linux powered production pipeline. .. show full overview

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Virtualization Revelation
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We share our early experiences with virtualization, then show you how Linux’s built-in enterprise grade virtualization curb stomps some commercial options. The discussion wraps up with .. show full overview

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13 inches of Freedom
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Purism has sent us the Librem 13 for review, does a laptop designed to protect your digital life make a good Linux workstation? With physical kill switches, and a well built aluminum .. show full overview

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Jumping to the Nextcloud
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Frank & Jos of Nextcloud join us to discuss their fork of ownCloud, some of the history behind the fork, the reaction by ownCloud, & what they plan to do differently this time .. show full overview

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The 10th Anniversary
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A special celebration of 10 years of the Linux Action Show. We drop the format & have fun on a couple of projects we’ve really been wanting to share with you. How a nonprofit ISP .. show full overview

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A Bearded Thinkpad
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We review the ThinkPad x260 with Linux & compare it to the XPS 13. Then we discuss Snaps, AppImage, Flatpak & the Universal Package war that’s brewing, what the major downsides are & .. show full overview

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Fedora 24: Tokyo Drift
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Fedora 24 is both a delight & simply frustrating at the same time. We share our experiences with one of the most highly anticipated Fedora releases. Plus Canonical makes good on the code, a big hole in Linux & more!

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All By My SELF
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We go back in time and take a look at what you missed at SELF 2016. Plus we’re 1% closer to the Linux Desktop, why Evernote sucks & more!

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Remotely Helpful
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This week we take a look at what Noah’s using at Altispeed to provide remote assistance to his clients. We ponder over what Microsoft might have planned for Skype on Linux, cover why .. show full overview

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Mint 18: Convenience Over Security
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We review Linux Mint 18 & our experience turns out to be a roller coaster ride from impressed glee to cautious concern. We’ve never felt more conflicted over a version of Linux .. show full overview

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Unspecified Video Error
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This week we share a big project that blew up in our face, the technical speed bumps we faced & the ultimate goal to accomplish something a Mac could never do. Plus the big snap .. show full overview

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Android TV Showdown!
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We compare two very compelling boxes side by side & discover the advantages of Android as our HTPC. As two long time Linux users we were surprised & a little horrified. We share our .. show full overview

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Fear and Linux in Las Vegas
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Noah’s back from Defcon! He shares his experience at this infamous conference, his Linux in the wild sightings & his surprising takeaway. Plus Btrfs’ RAID 5/6 code has been found .. show full overview

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Bringing Linux to the Surface
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We try out Linux on the Microsoft Surface Pro & the results were much better than we expected. We share this odd journey towards the perfect laptop…. Or Tablet… Plus the major .. show full overview

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Throwback Thursday… On Sunday!
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We follow up on many of the projects, distros & gadgets we’ve reviewed recently & tell you where things stand now that we’ve been using them for a while. We report back to you with a .. show full overview

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IoT and Chill
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Ryan Sipes stops by to share his big news & debate the value and control Linux users can get from the much hyped Internet of Things. Plus we drool over the specs of a new Linux rig, .. show full overview

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Linux Gets Schooled
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We hit the road and convert a middle school to Linux, join us as we dig into their initial deployments & successes. Plus why we think the punishment for the kernel.org “hacker” is .. show full overview

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Looking at Loki
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We review the new Loki release from elementary OS. One of the most unique distributions, that’s often misunderstood. But how does it hold up for advanced Linux users? Tune in to find .. show full overview

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Noah Builds A Linux Ark
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A new Linux build is nigh & Noah takes us through his new PC built for a specific task. Plus we try out Android N x86, get impressed by new Linux software releases, ponder what would happen if unbreakable encryption were made illegal & more!

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OpenMediaVault vs FreeNAS
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Two long-time FreeNAS users test the Debian-based OpenMediaVault, we share our favorite features FreeNAS doesn’t have, where FreeNAS still pulls ahead, standout features of version 3 .. show full overview

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Software Defined Networking
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What is Software Defined Networking (SDL) & why is it a major focus for The Linux Foundation? We visit the OpenDayLight Summit & discover how the open source philosophy applied to .. show full overview

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Plasma 5.8 Shines Bright
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Plasma 5.8 marks a major milestone in the project’s history & one that deserves a complete review. Plus we discuss the continued Fedora 24 issues, another take on Kodi box privacy, our picks & much more!

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All Aboard Ubuntu 16.10
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Has Ubuntu fallen behind, or setting a new bar of refinement? We load up our hardware with Ubuntu 16.10, walk away with some big surprises & two totally different experiences. Plus .. show full overview

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Livepatch Your CoW
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Canonical’s Dustin Kirkland’s Beard tell us about their new Livepatch service, we discuss Dirty COW the “Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever, explain what a CRM is & what .. show full overview

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Slaying the Arch Zombie
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What happens if you fail to update your home Arch server for two years? Chris finds out the hard way & is forced to replace it with OpenMediaVault. We take you on the scene, and share .. show full overview

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Noah Switches to Arch
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Ubuntu fails Noah during a critical moment & it’s the final straw. Noah takes us along as he switches his systems over to Arch. Plus why you might want to think twice about LessPass & is the $4 Linux computer legit?

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Qnap's Thick NAS
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Chris gets a big surprise when he learns the features of the QNAP NAS review unit. Plus is Linux really seeing a wave of MacBook switchers? The future of Vulkan and VR under Linux, solving IoT’s security woes & more!

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This Old Linux RV
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Linux server installs sometimes don’t go as planned. We take you through the hardware modifications we made to install Chris’ new NAS in Lady Jupiter (his RV). Plus are we faking it about Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation?

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Hats Off to Wayland
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Fedora 25 ships with Wayland by default, the latest Gnome & the promise of upgradeability. We test upgrade a Fedora 24 workstation with Gnome customizations, third party repos & some .. show full overview

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Distro Engagement
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How do you pick the best Linux distribution for you? This week we reflect on one of the most critical questions before you switch to Linux. Plus Canonical says they’re taking a stand .. show full overview

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Linux Light Show
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It’s a holiday miracle, a fully computer controlled automated light display without the cloud. It’s also a great excuse to troll Chris about Linux video editing. Plus news, picks & more!

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High on NextCloud
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We chat with Joss from NextCloud about two factor, crazy performance improvements, the OwnCloud hangover, setting up your ultimate Dropbox and Google Docs replacements & more!

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Forward Momentum
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This week while the guys are away on holiday, we take a look back and see just how much Linux has progressed into new areas over the course of 2016 & also some of the spots where it may .. show full overview

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