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 a wider approach? In the news we talk about an open source router; Russia dumping Windows, more updates to […]
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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 privacy & makes it easier than ever to work with a group of people. Don’t hate, collaborate with this week’s episode! Plus …
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 world. Plus the Linux Trojan that’s snapping screenshots & recording audio, Linux Mint is building their own …
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! Thanks to: Get Paid to Write for DigitalOcean Direct Download: HD Video | Mobile Video | WebM Torrent …
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 openSSH bug you need to patch, the Steam Link SDK, Gnome 3 changes & more! …
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 about all things we wish would happen this year to make Linux better. Plus the welcome change …
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! Thanks to: Get Paid to Write for DigitalOcean Direct Download: HD Video …
Some of our very favorite moments from 2015. Witness as Chris attempts to slam a whole bunch of big show into one big show. Our favorite interview, our biggest rant & our most popular howto. Plus a look back at classic on- location moments from the year. Thanks to: Get …
Inspired by the Let’s Encrypt project, we break down the basics of SSL & how easy it is to set up on your Linux box now. Plus hacking GRUB by hitting backspace 28 times, the Linux Foundation wants the Blockchain, without the Bitcoin and their bedfellows are concerning, the steady …
Plasma Desktop 5.5 shipped this week. We cover what’s new, what's improved & what work still remains for the latest & greatest from KDE. Plus some of the great supporting cast of applications that make the Plasma desktop great. Plus Mozilla ends their Smartphone plans, Microsoft is offering a Linux …
Linux Mint 17.3 proves you can based a Linux desktop on a stable core (Ubuntu 14.04) & still deliver an innovative and polished desktop. We take back some of our concerns about Linux Mint & discuss the areas where they are pushing user experience forward. Plus Mozilla plans to dump …
It’s a special holiday edition of the Linux Action Show & we get thankful for some super important, innovative, and critically necessary open source projects. We throw out the format and cover many projects listed in our notes & off the tops of our heads. Plus some really unique weekly …
We review Solus OS, a new distribution from scratch with it’s own GTK-based desktop called Budgie. Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus Operating System & we give you our first impressions. Plus projects like Jolla & Canonical’s convergence have been doomed from the start, the big changes coming …
We traveled to Denver Colorado to meet the folks behind System76, tour their office & record a live show on location. Join us as we go behind the scenes of a dedicated Linux hardware manufacture. Plus Linux goes to space, Firefox OS has a new trick, the good news for …
Fedora 23 has hit the web and we think this is the release that changes everything, forever. Find out why we think the changes made in Fedora 23 make this nearly a future proof distribution in some work cases. Plus Linus Torvalds is under attack this week from multiple sources, …
We go 350ft into the air to find out how Linux powers a wireless ISP (WISP). Get an inside look at how a modern services business can be built around Linux. Plus our thoughts on Chrome OS & Android merging, what it means for desktop Linux, new secure messaging options …
Our review of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, what new, noteworthy changes there are & who we think this new release is just right for. Also, we look the various flavors with bold new features worth checking out. Plus Kubuntu’s release manager calls it quits, our impressions of the Steam Controller …
Our best open source alternatives to LastPass. We run down the easy, the straight forward & the totally custom solutions to rolling your password managment. All our picks are totally open source, auditable & ready to use today. Plus the first reviews of the Steam Machines hit the web, Red …
Some say it’s the best Plasma 5 Desktop experience to be had, we review Netrunner Rolling & take a walk on the KDE side of things for the week. Find out what makes this unique distribution stands out & why you might want to give it a try yourself. Then …
It might just be the future of openSUSE. We take a indepth look at openSUSE Leap 42.1 beta. Find out why this might be the most ambitious Linux distribution release to date, the features that appeal the power user & the newbie. Plus the Linux malware that fixes up your …