Linux Action News

Our weekly take on the free and open source world.

About the show

Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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Episodes

  • Linux Action News 155

    September 20th, 2020  |  33 mins 48 secs
    android intent uris, azure, chris moberly, chrome os, chromebooks, cloud hypervisor, extensions rebooted initiative, firefox mobile, firefox notes, firefox send, gnome 3.38, gnome 40, gnome versioning scheme, hyper-v, jupiter broadcasting, kvm, lacros, linux action news, microsoft, orbis, pipewire, root partition, ssdp engine, tracker, wayland, weekly linux news podcast, xen

    We try out the new GNOME "Orbis" release and chat about Microsoft's new Linux kernel patches that make it clear Windows 10 is on the path to a hybrid Windows/Linux system.

  • Linux Action News 154

    September 13th, 2020  |  27 mins 31 secs
    active directory, android 11 go edition, android 11 release date, android 11 review, aosp, apple, arm holdings, firefox add-ons, intel, iot, jupiter broadcasting, linux action news, linux filesystems from windows, linux news podcast, mozilla, nvidia, paid firefox add-ons, pixel 3, promoted add-ons, softbank, ubuntu 20.10, weekly linux news, wsl 2

    Our hands-on review of Android 11, and our thoughts on the possible consequences of Nvidia buying Arm Holdings for $40bn.

  • Linux Action News 153

    September 6th, 2020  |  28 mins 27 secs
    aws bottlerocket, entroware, fedora, firefox 80, gnome patent troll, james bottomley, jupiter broadcasting, lineageos, linux weekly news podcast, mozilla, pixel 2, pixel 3a, pixel 4, rothschild patent imaging, selinux, system76, thinkpad p1, thinkpad p53, thinkpad x1 carbon

    The first Thinkpads loaded with Fedora go live, but there is a lot more to the story.

  • Linux Action News 152

    April 5th, 2020  |  26 mins 56 secs
    2038, a cloud guru, atari vcs, exfat, huawei, jason donenfeld, jupiter broadcasting, lineageos, linux 5.6, linux academy, linux weekly podcast, open invention network, pinephone, rob wyatt, ubports, ubuntu 20.04, usb4, wireguard, wireguard audit

    WireGuard officially lands in Linux. We cover a bunch of new features in Linux 5.6 and discuss the recent challenges facing LineageOS.

  • Linux Action News 151

    March 29th, 2020  |  28 mins 43 secs
    a cloud guru, chrome os, crypto, firefox for a better web, google play malicious apps, grams, howey test, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux weekly podcast, plasma bigscreen review, scroll, sec, telegram, telegram ico, windows preview

    Mozilla puts your money where your mouse is and partners with Scroll to launch Firefox for a Better Web. We'll explain the details, and why it might just have a shot.

  • Linux Action News 150

    March 21st, 2020  |  30 mins 40 secs
    a cloud guru, coronavirus folding@home, debian, debian project leader elections, debian social, firefox 74, github, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux mint, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, lmde, mdns ice, microsoft, npm, pappl, tls 1.0, tls 1.1, webrtc security, works with chromebook

    Why Debian is facing one of its most critical moments yet, Microsoft and GitHub buy npm, and our thoughts on Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 "Debbie."

  • Linux Action News 149

    March 14th, 2020  |  26 mins 8 secs
    a cloud guru, add-ons, amazon, android, aws, bitnami, bottlerocket, cd, ci, containers, docker, docker desktop, docker hub, extensions, feature phone, firefox 74, gnome 3.36, google play, gresik, jupiter broadcasting, k8s, kaios, kubernetes, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, magisk, microsoft, microsoft edge, mobile, mozilla, pivotal, root, rust, saas, safetynet, software development, ssh, tanzu, tls, update, virtualization, vmware, vsphere 7, wsl2

    Solid releases from GNOME and Firefox, bad news for custom Android ROM users, and a new container distro from Amazon.

  • Linux Action News 148

    March 8th, 2020  |  19 mins 3 secs
    acloud guru, amd, android on iphone, bitlocker, caa bug, converged security and management engine, csme, csme mask rom, debian, dpl, facebook, freenas, intel cpu flaw, iphone jailbreak, jupiter broadcasting, let's encrypt revoke, libre, linux academy, sam hartman, truenas

    Let's Encrypt is forced to revoke customer certificates, the big change coming to FreeNAS, and the trick to running Android on an iPhone.

  • Linux Action News 147

    March 1st, 2020  |  24 mins 29 secs
    acloud guru, azure sphere, collabora, dns over https, doh, inrupt, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, microsoft, raspberry pi, rlbox, rust, security sandbox system, solid, tim berners-lee

    Bruce Schneier puts his name behind Solid, Firefox starts to roll out DNS over HTTPS as default, and Microsoft's Linux first device ships to customers.

  • Linux Action News 146

    February 23rd, 2020  |  27 mins 59 secs
    acloud guru, android 11, azure, fund, funding open-source, gnu social contract, harvard lab innovation science, javascript, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux defender, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, microsoft, microsoft 365 e5, microsoft threat protection, mozilla vpn, mtp, node.js, npm, npm fund, the linux foundation, threat protection, wireguard

    Microsoft Defender for Linux is in preview, Mozilla's VPN has a secret advantage, and why the community is calling out NPM Inc.

  • Linux Action News 145

    February 16th, 2020  |  15 mins 30 secs
    acloud guru, andy rubin, essential, firefox 73, hardware acceleration, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, mate 1.24, netbsd fundraiser, nextdns, openshot, openshot 2.5.0, plasma 5.18, project gem, tails

    The week was packed with major project releases, we go through each of them and tell you what stands out.

  • Linux Action News 144

    February 9th, 2020  |  22 mins 53 secs
    acloud guru, appcenter for everyone, carlos o'donell, cooperation update, coreos container linux, fsf, gnu, gnu social contract, gnu-misc-discuss, google glass enterprise edition, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux weekly podcast, mark greaves memorial fund, mycroft, patent trolls, tumey llp

    Why we're disappointed in the CoreOS Container Linux transition, Mycroft goes troll hunting and the complicated story brewing at the GNU Project.

  • Linux Action News 143

    February 2nd, 2020  |  21 mins 54 secs
    acloud guru, arvind krishna, ginni rometty, ibm ceo, jason donenfeld, jim whitehurst, linus, linux 5.5, linux 5.6, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, open source yubikey, opensk, qt, red hat, time namespace, ubuntu 20.04, usb4, wireguard

    The upcoming Linux kernels are packed full of goodies, Qt changes its licensing terms, and Thunderbird gets a new home.

  • Linux Action News 142

    January 26th, 2020  |  27 mins 13 secs
    acloud guru, anbox cloud, canonical, chrome education upgrade, chrome os 8 years of support, direct x, dx9, epic games, free software foundation, fsf, jupiter broadcasting, linux academy, linux action show, linux gaming, linux news podcast, microsoft, psyonix, rocket league, steam, ubuntu, upcycle, vulkan, windows 7

    The real reason Rocket League is dropping support for Linux, Wine has a massive release, and the potential for Canonical's new Android in the cloud service.

  • Linux Action News 141

    January 19th, 2020  |  21 mins 41 secs
    android, chrome os, hms, huawei, huawei mobile services, jupiter broadcasting, layoffs, linux academy, linux action show, linux news podcast, mark greaves, mozilla, nextcloud hub, pcnetspec, peppermint os, steam, valve

    Nextcloud's new release is so big it gets a rebrand, why Mozilla had a round of lay-offs, and the real possibility of Steam coming to Chrome OS.

  • Linux Action News 140

    January 12th, 2020  |  22 mins 28 secs
    amazon, android malware, android/trojan.hiddenads, autogluon, automl, bruce perens, cal, cryptographic autonomy license, duckduckgo, linux action show, linux news podcast, machine learning, malwarebytes, open source initiative, osi, search ballot, umx u686cl

    Are we overloaded with open source licenses? We consider a simpler future. Results from the Debian init vote are in, and why Amazon's new open source project might be worth checking out.