snap – Linux OTC https://linuxotc.org "Linux Off The Cuff" Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:54:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://linuxotc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-FO71ABCF89B83-01-e1671551402820-32x32.jpg snap – Linux OTC https://linuxotc.org 32 32 213046145 78 – What is a Criminal? https://linuxotc.org/2026/08/78-what-is-a-criminal/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:44:45 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/2026/08/78-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.

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.

]]> 692 22 – Truckloads of Linux https://linuxotc.org/2023/12/22-truckloads-of-linux/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=221 It's just Eric and Bill for this one. From tech used in the trucking industry to a discussion about packaging formats and the culture around distributions like Arch Linux, this episode is all over the place. We had a good time though!

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