Linux After Dark
- Episodes
- 134
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- every two weeks
- Latest episode
- Nov 6, 2026
About the podcast
Sysadmin Chris, cloud consultant Gary, and developer/admin May join Joe to talk about their recent Linux-related experiences, and discuss some of the more philosophical aspects of being a Linux user.
Episodes 134
Linux After Dark – Episode 134
The first open source software that we used, and the FOSS that we have most recently started using regularly. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See our contact page for …
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The first open source software that we used, and the FOSS that we have most recently started using regularly.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 133
Some of our hot Linux takes including software bloat, ChromeOS being the best set and forget system, touch screen Linux still not being quite there, and Xfce being (nearly) dead to us. Support us on Patreon and …
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Some of our hot Linux takes including software bloat, ChromeOS being the best set and forget system, touch screen Linux still not being quite there, and Xfce being (nearly) dead to us.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 132
How do we recapture the passion we once had for computers and technology? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to …
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How do we recapture the passion we once had for computers and technology?
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Linux After Dark – Episode 131
It’s the FreeBSD challenge! We all get it running on a laptop and it’s great. Honest. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See our contact page for ways to get in touch …
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It’s the FreeBSD challenge! We all get it running on a laptop and it’s great. Honest.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 130
Chris needs a solution for his family to watch ripped media while travelling, and Gary has a complex but cool travel network setup. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See …
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Chris needs a solution for his family to watch ripped media while travelling, and Gary has a complex but cool travel network setup.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 129
It’s the ten year old computer challenge! Can we daily drive a desktop or laptop from 2016? There’s only one way to find out! Mike’s shitpost Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early …
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It’s the ten year old computer challenge! Can we daily drive a desktop or laptop from 2016? There’s only one way to find out!
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Linux After Dark – Episode 128
It’s a forced positivity episode! We all come up with some positive things to say about Linux and open source. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes See our contact page for …
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It’s a forced positivity episode! We all come up with some positive things to say about Linux and open source.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 127
We got a lot of feedback about choosing a distro for the friends and family we support, but a lot of suggestions didn’t make sense to us. We get into why we pick boring and safe choices instead of interesting …
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We got a lot of feedback about choosing a distro for the friends and family we support, but a lot of suggestions didn’t make sense to us. We get into why we pick boring and safe choices instead of interesting and exciting ones.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 126
Having seen some technologies come to a definite end, Chris wonders if we should be willing to draw a line under open source software sometimes. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early …
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Having seen some technologies come to a definite end, Chris wonders if we should be willing to draw a line under open source software sometimes.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 125
Chris is struggling to decide which distro to install on his new work laptop, and he and Gary want to pick a new distro for the people they support. Plus Joe wonders what moving on from Xfce would look like …
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Chris is struggling to decide which distro to install on his new work laptop, and he and Gary want to pick a new distro for the people they support. Plus Joe wonders what moving on from Xfce would look like.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 124
The most precious machine in our stack of laptops and PCs, excluding anything we actually use regularly. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free …
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The most precious machine in our stack of laptops and PCs, excluding anything we actually use regularly. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 123
We revisit the topic of the dire situation with hardware prices, this time with a focus on getting the most out of machines with limited resources. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some …
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We revisit the topic of the dire situation with hardware prices, this time with a focus on getting the most out of machines with limited resources.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 122
We all seem to be moving away from Ubuntu, but there are still quite a few reasons to keep using it. WG Tunnel PiVPN Charlie’s OggCamp talk about infrastructure as code Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free …
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We all seem to be moving away from Ubuntu, but there are still quite a few reasons to keep using it.
Charlie’s OggCamp talk about infrastructure as code
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Linux After Dark – Episode 121
How we get back to our home LANs when we are away travelling etc. It mostly involves WireGuard and Tailscale. We also get into blocking ads, mostly with Pi-hole. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS …
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How we get back to our home LANs when we are away travelling etc. It mostly involves WireGuard and Tailscale. We also get into blocking ads, mostly with Pi-hole.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 120
Chris ended up with a managed M4 Macbook Air at work with no sudo or root. So how does a Linux user get on with his first ever Mac? Turns out pretty well, thanks to lots of open source software and a terminal …
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Chris ended up with a managed M4 Macbook Air at work with no sudo or root. So how does a Linux user get on with his first ever Mac? Turns out pretty well, thanks to lots of open source software and a terminal.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 119
May wants to make a space heater out of an old computer, and Joe is thinking about buying a new (used) laptop. The heater will be pretty straightforward but finding the right laptop will be much harder. Support …
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May wants to make a space heater out of an old computer, and Joe is thinking about buying a new (used) laptop. The heater will be pretty straightforward but finding the right laptop will be much harder.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 118
We decided to give openSUSE a try. We had a great time. Honest. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.
Linux After Dark – Episode 117
May has actually been using her stack of laptops and learning that “legacy” distros make more sense, the Firefox flatpak performs better than other packages, Linux Mint is a fine distro, Linux has the best …
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May has actually been using her stack of laptops and learning that “legacy” distros make more sense, the Firefox flatpak performs better than other packages, Linux Mint is a fine distro, Linux has the best calculators, and GNOME’s scaling is really good now.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 116
The end of Windows 10 and the terrible state of Windows 11 are driving more and more people to Linux. How do we help people actually manage the switch and stay with Linux? Support us on Patreon and get an …
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The end of Windows 10 and the terrible state of Windows 11 are driving more and more people to Linux. How do we help people actually manage the switch and stay with Linux?
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Linux After Dark – Episode 115
With the price of RAM and storage through the roof, what are we going to do when it comes to supporting people who come to us for IT advice? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes …
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With the price of RAM and storage through the roof, what are we going to do when it comes to supporting people who come to us for IT advice?
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Linux After Dark – Episode 114
How do you convince people to stop using unethical technology like generative AI? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch …
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How do you convince people to stop using unethical technology like generative AI?
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Linux After Dark – Episode 113
We follow up on episode 104 from September last year when we promised to tackle some Linux projects including moving to Immich and Jellyfin, learning about Docker Compose and Python, and ditching Synology …
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We follow up on episode 104 from September last year when we promised to tackle some Linux projects including moving to Immich and Jellyfin, learning about Docker Compose and Python, and ditching Synology.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 112
We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2025, and talk about what we want to happen in 2026. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See …
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We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2025, and talk about what we want to happen in 2026.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 111
We tell stories from some of the tech support nightmares we’ve found ourselves in. This is a short episode because Joe is having a break for the Christmas period. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS …
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We tell stories from some of the tech support nightmares we’ve found ourselves in. This is a short episode because Joe is having a break for the Christmas period.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 110
Some of the Linux and open source tech from our past that inspired where we are today. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in …
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Some of the Linux and open source tech from our past that inspired where we are today.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 109
How we’ve all set up our backups including GUI distros vs doing it the hard way, ZFS vs Borg, and why it’s tricky to chose the right offsite location. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with …
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How we’ve all set up our backups including GUI distros vs doing it the hard way, ZFS vs Borg, and why it’s tricky to chose the right offsite location.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 108
Some of our Linux hot takes including the LTS release model being broken, Linux media being out of touch, social media being the root of most evil, and people being too angry and defensive about the software …
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Some of our Linux hot takes including the LTS release model being broken, Linux media being out of touch, social media being the root of most evil, and people being too angry and defensive about the software they use.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 107
We’ve done various challenges in the past where we’ve bought Linux machines on a seriously low budget, but what if we had an unlimited budget? What would we buy in this hypothetical situation? It turns out we …
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We’ve done various challenges in the past where we’ve bought Linux machines on a seriously low budget, but what if we had an unlimited budget? What would we buy in this hypothetical situation? It turns out we all struggled to come up with anything and are pretty satisfied with the machines we already have.
Note that this episode was recorded before we found out that Framework supports problematic projects.
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Linux After Dark – Episode 106
Florian Beijers joins us again to give us an update on the state of accessibility in Linux and whether things have improved since we last spoke. Florian’s YouTube Channel Techy Twitch streams Accessible gaming …
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Florian Beijers joins us again to give us an update on the state of accessibility in Linux and whether things have improved since we last spoke.
Accessible gaming Twitch streams
fireborn’s blog posts about accessibility in Linux
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Linux After Dark – Episode 105
We cover some of your emails, questions, and comments. A challenge suggestion of not using a package manager, donating old hardware, why we don’t use custom ROMs on our phones, whether low end laptops with …
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We cover some of your emails, questions, and comments. A challenge suggestion of not using a package manager, donating old hardware, why we don’t use custom ROMs on our phones, whether low end laptops with soldered eMMC storage are worth buying (they aren’t), and tips for using Home Assistant with Apple gear and Jellyfin on Android.
The terrible laptop we mentioned
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