Linux Matters
Experienced Open Source professionals exploring the tech we actually use. If it runs on Linux, we're into it. From tweaking your desktop to running production infrastructure — we cover the tools and workflows that actually matter.
Linux Matters · Linux Matters Team
Show overview
Linux Matters has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 94 episodes. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Linux Matters Team.
From the publisher
Experienced Open Source professionals exploring the tech we actually use. If it runs on Linux, we're into it. Whether you're tweaking your desktop, gaming, self-hosting, developing software, improving terminal productivity, or running production infrastructure — we cover the tools and workflows that actually matter. New episode every fortnight. Upbeat and family-friendly for Linux enthusiasts of all ages.
Latest Episodes
View all 94 episodesFlatpak Stats vs. Snap Stats
Shonky WonKey Donkey
Old man hands
Ooh, you are nøughty
Peering into the Tube
Talking to my Computer
Herding online exams
Moodling the Fediverse in Europe
Clearing the Decks
DOSing about with games
snap install flatpak
Ditching Grammarly for Open Sauce
Cooking up a framework desktop
Passing the Gourd
Pouring out the Sidra
Ep 78VNC? No way!
In this episode: Mark works out how to run commands at the right point in the boot process, with NetworkManager-dispatcher Alan has been confining things with Lincubate. Martin has been VNCing here, there and everywhere with wayvnc and noVNC. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.
Ep 77Tailor Snaps for Big Iron
In this episode: Martin has created tailor: Ready-to-wear project templates for GitHub repositories 👔 Mark’s ageing Microserver N36L has finally met its end, and the new beginning is off to a rocky start. Alan has been building snaps on an IBM mainframe thanks to LinuxOne. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.
Ep 76The Smell of Git
In this episode: Mark explains synesthesia and the experience of how it manifests in a Linux user, Alan spring cleans his GitHub, Martin gets busy with lazygit. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.
Ep 75Mark's Meshing About
In this episode: Alan builds a new website whose link and name is mysteriously unknown at this time. Martin removes VS Code in favour of Zed Editor. Mark gets started with Meshtastic supher-highway country lanes. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.
Ep 74Audio Trainers and Wallet Drainers
In this episode: Martin creates a automated audio engineer. Jivetalking - Professional podcast audio preprocessing - broadcast-quality results with zero audio engineering knowledge required 🕺 Mark create a very specialised Roku remote using External Control Protocol (ECP) Alan created SnapScope (source code)to scan Snap for CVEs and accidentally became a security blogger. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.