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Lead developer of Bodhi Linux, Jeff Hoogland, joins us to discuss this exciting distribution that showcases the Enlightenment desktop. Plus Canonical could be going public, but what will that mean for the desktop? We debate. Firefox OS see’s a major course change ahead & more!

We showcase the best in emulated gameplay experiences under Linux. A topic that sometimes is shrouded in shame is actually one of Linux’s strongest suits. Backed by an historical announcement this week, if you had any doubts, today’s episode will change your mind! Plus Oculus abandons their Linux backers & we’ll explain why this short-sighted move might be a good thing, the next big Ubuntu phone ships & more!

We get the opportunity to talk to the Krita project. Can professional graphic design be done on Linux? What it will take to get the project to the next level? We find out! Plus a crazy member of our audience takes CentOS desktop challenge & we check in. CryEngine to support Linux, Firefox OS in Africa, Snappy packages, Python 3 in Ubuntu by Default & more!

The founder of Open Broadcaster, a free and open source software for video recording and live streaming joins us to discuss the project, challenges they face & what the future holds. Plus we go into detail on the miracles we pulled off to make LinuxFest Northwest coverage Linux powered. A new alternative to systemd, a cheap Linux PC for everyone, three years of Steam & more!

Live from the floor of LinuxFest Northwest 2015, we chat with the new Microsoft about their new Linux attitude, chat with some familiar friends & take the pulse of the community. Plus an overview of the new Debian & Ubuntu releases, a historical app pick & more!

Since the beginning of the show, we've had project #1 & that project will finally be coming to a close. Recent changes in the MacOS system & key applications require the user to learn a new workflow, so Chris & Noah have begun the daunting task of converting Chris’ wife & long-time Mac user, Angela, to Linux.

We follow the journey of users who have just made the switch to Linux. We document what went great & what hasn’t worked. Plus a big announcement is made, great news for Ubuntu MATE, a quick look at Elementary OS Freya Beta & more!

Have you ever thought it’s better to create a job then apply for one? This week we dive into what it takes to build a business that runs on open source & supports open source. Plus Microsoft’s surprise move, openSUSE jumps ahead, running just about any Android app under Linux & more!

We take a look at remote desktop on Linux. We go behind the scenes to see how Linux can be used to remotely support business at scale as well as providing help to family and friends and round up the best solutions. Plus is SteamOS diverging too far from Debian? LibreOffice has big online plans, Gnome 3.16 is out, tons of Kodi follow up & more!

Is Kodi the one true open source home theater system? We look at the latest release of Kodi, formerly known as XBMC. Discuss the projects current state, and what the future release holds. Plus the BQ Ubuntu Touch devices runs into some GPL issues, Microsoft’s Secure Boot policy change, our picks & more!

Have you heard of Ham Radio? It’s the original open source! We dive in and take you into a ham shack to see what Ham Radio is all about, how it can done on Linux, and how the principles and communities of open source so closely align with this old hobby. Plus Linux hits over 1k games & the new distro that makes Fedora approachable & more!

Over the past few weeks we’ve been doubling down on production on Linux. We go over the tips, tricks & hardware we use to make the show now with more Linux. Plus the really big news for Linux gaming & the big new feature for Linux 4.0…

Exclusive interviews from the Southern California Linux Expo. We chat with elementary OS, VLC, Firefox, System76 & many more. Plus the big news for Ubuntu MATE, XFCE, Gnome & others.

Join us as we revisit some retro topics from the archives!

Two members of the elementary OS project join us to discuss the recent dust up around their blog post asking for more funding from their users. We’ll ask the hard questions you’ve been wondering, get the latest from the project & talk about the future. Plus we look at the sales for the first BQ Ubuntu Touch edition, Linus’ personal choice award, some good news for OpenShot & more!

The Co-creators of a Linux distribution that allows you to harness some of the most powerful open source security software join us to discuss bringing Enterprise grade security to the masses. Plus building your own ideal Linux laptop, the Yolla Tablet surprise & more!

What are the best options for non-coders and developers to contribute to their favorite open source project? We’ll break down some of the barriers we’ve faced & approaches we like to help out in a non-development capacity. Plus the common ways the Ghost vulnerability is being exploited, how you can do your taxes under Linux & a few surprises!

The main developer and founder of Trisquel GNU/Linux Ruben Rodriguez joins us to discuss the projects mission, the major headwinds it faces, what the future holds, and their new focus on privacy. Plus: Mark Shuttleworth sees a future where Ubuntu powers Robots and Drones, a mini-review of KDE Plasma 5.2 desktop, what’s coming up in Gnome… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Deepin Linux might just be one of the freshest takes on the desktop this year. We review this compelling Ubuntu based alternative. Plus: The Steam bug that leaves you fresh and clean, some great new open source releases, goodbye Photoshop… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Developer of the MATE desktop & more, Stefano Karapetsas joins us to discuss the projects transition to GTK3, balancing traditional desktop design with new features & the big challenges facing MATE. Plus a huge announcement, news, picks… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Greg Kroah-Hartman long time Linux kernel developer and maintainer of a few subsystems you depend on joins us to discuss his insights on the pace of Linux’s development, third party involvement, the rolling future & what gets him excited about Linux. Plus Linus reviews Fedora 21, the questions facing Gnome Software… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

With 2015 around the corner we own up to our predictions for 2014, we admit to what we got wrong, and what we got right. Then we look forward to 2015 and go on the record for the big developments we expect to see. Plus our picks, your feedback… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

We take a look back at the history of the Linux Action Show along with the audience and pick out some of our best moments plus a few bits of JB News. AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

We talk with five developers from the Fedora project behind some of the recent amazing work that has seen a major milestone release in Fedora 21, treating Fedora more as a product & laying the groundwork for amazing future technologies. Plus Dustin Kirkland from Canonical joins us to explain what Ubuntu Snappy Core is & some of it’s killer new features, our picks, news…

Lennart Poettering shares the surprising origins of systemd, his thoughts on the community reaction & his ideas for a universal Linux software installer. He addresses some common criticism & takes questions from the audience. Plus Brandon Philips the co-found of CoreOS discusses Rocket & Matthew Miller from the Fedora project talks about the upcoming Fedora 21 release... AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Mark Shuttleworth sits down with the big show to reflect on 10 years of Ubuntu, the state of the Debian community, their efforts with Mir & the switch to systemd. Plus he’ll give us some insights to his competitive advantage when dealing with a contentious market. Plus Mint 17.1 is out and we’ll dig into what’s great, the Debian fork is looking for funds, FreeBSD’s plans to compete with systemd... AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Charlie Reisinger the pioneer of an extremely forward looking program to give every student a Linux laptop joins us. Find out how they integrate the students into the IT program, why they give their students root access & much more. It’s a truly inspiring story of how Linux can make a difference in education. Plus the Jolla tablet is real, and boy is it funded! Ubuntu Phone rumors get white hot, our picks of the week… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

We chat with three developers that are working to make the Linux desktop look even better. From building hardware to working with upstream we dig into the process at the ground level, with some exciting announcements. Plus why Linux makes Docker relevant, a quick tour of some new Ubuntu MATE features & more!

It’s one of our favorite things to do, we look ahead at the not too distant future of desktop Linux. Ken Moore from PC-BSD, and the creator of the Lumina desktop joins us to give us a tour of his new Qt based lightweight desktop. Plus you know the old saying, where there is lots of blog rumors, there is fire. We’ll the rumor mill is hot hot hot with predictions of an Ubuntu based Tablet shipping very soon. But is it legit? The huge performance gain coming to Haswell Graphics users & the big Debian drama over the weekend.

Is openSUSE 13.2 the best distro to take advantage of tomorrow’s Linux tools today? Or do the rough-spots of this distribution in transition leave us frustrated? We set out to live in openSUSE 13.2 & share our results. Plus China’s big switch to Linux gets official, we call time out on feeding the drama monster & one of the best open source talks we’ve ever seen & more!

Our interviews, stories, and adventures from Ohio LinuxFest 2014. The big show traveled to Columbus Ohio for one of the best Linux events on the East coast of the US, and we came away with some great stories, friends, and interviews. We'll feature some of the best in today's episode. Plus the big news for openSUSE, Oculus Linux users get some love... And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Our review of the major flavors of Ubuntu 14.10. We’ll show you how this tried and true desktop can be the fertile playground of future desktop technologies. Our all-star lineup will review everything from Kubuntu to the MATE Edition of Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn. Plus Linus responds to the culture of hostility claims, Plasma 5’s big update, Docker’s surprising news, a new AAA game for Linux… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Our guide to moving your Plex, btsync, SmokePing, and others to a new Linux server. And our take on how the Intel NUC performs as a home server with heavy Plex usage. Plus the big features coming to a distro near you & has Netflix coming to Linux shown us how Linux users are now “all-in with DRM”? We debate.

The top 5 best Linux games on Steam for the fall get demoed on today’s show. Every game we feature, will be one worth buying & how to get a lot more out of Steam. Then sandboxing any Linux process, the news of the week, our picks & much more!

The Shellshock bug is taking the internet by storm, Fedora project lead Matthew Miller joins us to discuss how this Bash bug works, how big of a problem it really is, and how large projects are responding to the issue. Plus we chat a little Fedora.next and more! Then it’s our look at what’s great in Gnome 3.14, Ubuntu 14.10 & another systemd alternative that’s doing it right.

Security Onion can turn you into a network super warrior, with its easy to setup IDS, Network Syslog, and more. We'll show you how to take advantage of some of the best tools in open source, from beginner to expert! Plus a great new game for Linux, Uselessd looks needed but is stirring up drama, why Gnome 3.14 will be the best Gnome yet & more!

Install the latest version of Gnome on your Ubuntu box, without losing your data, or needing to reinstall your apps. Our guide will get you up and running with the latest and greatest in no time. And also provides great insight for non-Ubuntu/Gnome users. Plus ZFS on Linux gets the green light, the great news for Arch users And so much more! All this week on, the Linux Action Show!

Linux is the ultimate productivity OS. This week we’ll show you how to divorce your Chromebook from Google, sync all your Linux desktops with free software, and improve your workflow at the same time. Plus the new tool from Red Hat you’ll be using soon, Ubuntu shows developers some love & the big game coming to Linux we’re excited about!

Ryan C. Gordon aka Icculus joins us to discuss past, present and future of Linux gaming. Plus the fundamental technology challenges facing Linux gaming, the hope for SteamOS, and much more. Then - Red Hat’s internal politics burst out into the spotlight, John C. Dvorak trolls Linux users….

LinuxCon 2014 just wrapped up and we have five great interviews from the floor, cover some of the best talks, and more. Plus the big guy who’s still pulling for Desktop Linux, the greatly exaggerated Munich situation & more!

The Fedora Project Lead joins us to explain Fedora.next, their ambitions for the cloud, desktop, and what success means for Fedora.next. Tyler from Arch Assault joins us to update us on the latest from Blackhat, the new developments with their distro, and the what the future holds. Plus news of the week, our picks, your feedback, and more!

What’s the best TrueCrypt alternative for Linux? We’ll introduce you to Tomb, a tool that sits on top of open source encryption tools you can trust, that come built into every install of Linux. Plus we’ll demo native Netflix working on Linux without any plugins, the big changes coming to Fedora... AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

The founder of ownCloud joins us to discuss their latest release, future plans and challenges. And we’ll ask a batch of the tough questions you sent in. Then we take a look at CRUX, a legendary Linux distribution with an amazing history. Plus an app pick that will instantly tickle your retro bone, a cautious tale…

We’re back from OSCON 2014 with some great interviews with Christian Heilmann from the Mozilla Developer Evangelist, Karen Sandler from the Software Freedom Conservancy, and Chris DiBona the director of open source at Google. Plus the UK Government adopts ODF, CoreOS gets a huge boost and a new release, making your Linux installers faster and easier than ever…. AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Rob McCathie from the Manjaro project joins us to discuss some recent troubles in the community, bust common myths about Manjaro, their relationship with Arch Linux, and what the future holds for the project. Plus we look at some Fedora 21 features, Google’s Project Zero, Linus’ home office… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

The core developer of Kali Linux joins us to discuss the projects history, what keeps Kali Linux so relevant in the penetration testing industry, the future and the major misconceptions he wants to correct about the distro. Plus we’ll explains all the recent KDE releases, and demo the latest state of the Plasma 5 desktop and tour a radio station that runs linux.

What happens when btrfs goes bad? After rescuing our system from a massive crash, we’ll share what went wrong, how you can prevent problems, reclaim gigabytes of space, and optimize your Linux box for an SSD drive. Plus a quick look at Ubuntu MATE Remix, the NSA targets Linux users, solving the distro hopping bug…. AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Easily share files between Windows and Linux, and we’ll solve some common network browsing challenges under Linux. Plus a quick look at Linux Mint 17 KDE edition, the huge new features coming to OwnCloud, a new hacker event…. AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Interviews and awesome gear from the floor of SouthEast LinuxFest 2014. We round up the highlights of Linux from the south! Plus some Firefox news we’re stoked about, and we take another step closer to becoming a commandline ninja... And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Qubes OS, you could call it Linux for the truly paranoid. This system offers a unique isolated approach to keep you and your data safe, we dive in to show you how this system works! Plus: The big Red Hat news, Docker goes 1.0, a Linux port done right… And so much more! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!