Tag: Debian

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  August 23, 2026Podcasts

  78 – What is a Criminal?

  Join hosts Bill, Charlie, Eric, and Majid in episode 78 of Linux OTC to dig into phone security, payment scams, and the state of KDE Plasma distros. Charlie opens with a story about a China-specific phone where Google pulled Google Pay functionality overnight, sparking a wider talk about telemetry, GDPR, and security risks on Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo devices. The hosts compare privacy-friendly payment tools like Curve, Walt, and privacy.com, then Eric and Majid share unsettling stories about AI voice-cloning scams targeting elderly relatives, underscoring why "safe words" are becoming a real family security measure.

  The second half turns to the Linux desktop, comparing KDE Neon, the new immutable Arch-based KDE Linux, and Tuxedo OS's move from Ubuntu to Debian testing. The group debates Flatpak's stalled development against the upcoming systemd-dependent Flatpak Next, weighs Snap against Flatpak, and covers Fedora's shift toward an atomic, bootc-based image. Eric recounts driver headaches on openSUSE Tumbleweed, while Bill recommends the up-and-coming Softless Linux. Charlie also plugs FOSSStudio (fsudio.org) and Fetch Terminal. New episodes land every two weeks — find the show on Matrix, Discord, and Fosstodon.

• June 2, 2026Podcasts

  73 – Nerds²

  Join hosts Bill, Charlie, Jim, and Majid in episode 73 of Linux OTC to explore open-source operating systems. The chat kicks off by comparing Debian's origins with early Ubuntu. Jim shares his deep dive into the BSD ecosystem, detailing his switch to using GhostBSD. He highlights hardware compatibility on older machines, but opens up about a major storage dilemma caused by a ZFS snapshot filling his 60GB SSD during an update.

  The crew also explores philosophical divides between Linux and BSD. They discuss the implications of permissive BSD licensing versus the GPL, debating how corporate influence impacts the Linux desktop. The discussion flows into file systems, weighing ZFS against UFS for users with limited storage. Finally, they swap stories about upgrading old hardware and announce the community's migration to a Matrix room.

• April 19, 2026Podcasts

  70 – Make Linux Great Again

  After a poignant start, our new host Charlie joins us again for a conversation about all things spanning the range between celebrity, to classic pop culture, and on to to Debian and it's constituents. Intellectual fundamentalism rears it's head. Choice prevails! Oh and buckle up kids - we talk about Systemd.

• November 1, 2025Podcasts

  60 – Corporate Shills Return

  Just Bill and Majid for this one. We get into all kinds of stuff including the evolution of content creation, distro hopping, and the like. We get into Amazon's shift to Linux on it's Fire TV platform. All of this and way more.