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Linux Action News 79

November 11th, 2018  |  30 mins 34 secs

booting linux, devkit, dex, gsconnect, kde connect, librem 5, linux action show, linux news podcast, mac mini, maru, nexus end of life, notepad, prototype, samsung, secure boot, t2, ubuntu, wsl

Ubuntu on select Samsung devices goes into beta, we cover the technicalities of Linux on the new Macs, one of our favorite desktop projects gets a big update, and the Librem 5 slips.

Linux Action News 73

September 30th, 2018  |  24 mins 57 secs

18.04, android, azure, bionic, cve-2018-17182, fedora 29 beta, firefox monitor, gpl v2, have i been pwned, jann horn, kde neon, linux action show, linux news podcast, linux on azure, mozilla, project zero, ubuntu

Google's Project Zero criticizes Linux distros, Firefox can now tell you when you get pwned, and the growing elephant in the room about Azure.

Linux Action News 59

June 24th, 2018  |  30 mins 4 secs

android x86, atari vcs, canonical, container linux, desktop metrics, fedora coreos, fuchsia, linux action show, linux news podcast, red hat, the register, ubuntu, ubuntu touch

Projects once thought dead are now full of life, with new major releases and we kick the tires.

Linux Action News 42

February 25th, 2018  |  20 mins 47 secs

fedora, lineageos, linux news podcast, risc-v, signal, signal foundation, tech talk today, ubuntu, unity 8, whatsapp

Open Source salvation from Android and iOS gets closer this week, an update on Ubuntu's metrics collection, and huge news for Signal and RISC-V Linux fans.

Linux Action News 41

February 18th, 2018  |  32 mins 11 secs

amp, amp for email, amp stories, dtrace, firefox ads, gpl2, linux action show, linux news, linux on galaxy, nintendo switch, plasma, podcast, ubuntu, ubuntu metrics

A famous Solaris tool comes to Linux, Firefox is baking in ads, and Google wants to take over the web with AMP.

Linux Action News 37

January 21st, 2018  |  24 mins 33 secs

credit card compromise, debconf17, glinux, linux action show, linux news podcast, marcus baw, meltdown, nhos, nhsbuntu, oneplus, openhealthhub cic, red hat, spectre, ubuntu, wine 3.0

A major open source milestone, some OnePlus users compromised, Google switches to Debian, and we have Spectre and Meltdown updates.

Linux Action News 34

December 19th, 2017  |  31 mins 55 secs

2018 predictions, apache, arch, bitcoin, bitcoin predictions, fedora, gnome, linux 2018 predictions, linux action show, linux news, linux top 10, pipewire, plasma, server, ubuntu, vulcan, wayland

Our top 4 predictions for Linux in 2018, and then we shift gears and give you the top 6 things we hope just might happen.

Linux Action News 29

November 26th, 2017  |  23 mins 57 secs

android, brad spengler, google, i3, kees cook, linus torvalds, linux kernel, location data, mir, security, sway, tracking, ubuntu, wayland, xfce

Android tracking more invasive than previously known, Ubuntu wants your ideas for Mir, Linus gets heated about Kernel security and we focus on the technical issue at the heart of the matter.

Linux Action News 27

November 11th, 2017  |  30 mins 5 secs

18.04, adwaita, apple, bitcoin, canonical, chromeos, crossover, cups, dex, gaming, gpl, linux action show, linux news, linux on galaxy, podcast, segwit2x, steam, ubuntu, valve, wine

Linux on Galaxy phones is further along than expected, Bitcoin's bad week explained, and CrossOver enables Windows apps, on ChromeOS.

Linux Action News 26

November 5th, 2017  |  23 mins 35 secs

bitcoin, canonical, conservancy, gnome advisory board, ibm, jupiter broadcasting, law, librem 5, linux action news, linux action show, linux kernel enforcement statement, linux news, plasma mobile, sco, sflc, software freedom conservancy, software freedom law center, tormoil, ubuntu

The Plasma Mobile project sets humble goals, Firefox learns new tricks, a TOR flaw for Linux users, and Canonical joins the Gnome Advisory Board.

Plus a new report claims every Bitcoin transaction uses as much energy as your house in a week, and two legal matters that may have long-term impacts on the Linux community.