The Linux Action Show! Video

We revisit Sabayon Linux, a Gentoo based rolling distribution. Find out the how this distribution has leapfrogged the competition, and where we feel it could use some extra work. Plus highlights from Linus recent Q&A, Ubuntu One shuts down, XP’s death is near… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Gentoo’s leader of the x86 Team, and jack of all trades Jeff Horelick joins us to discuss all things Gentoo. We’ve got a batch of questions you’ve submitted, and Jeff’s the man to answer them! Plus: Facebook buys Oculus VR, Red Hat’s CentOS plans, a first look at Gnome 3.12… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

It’s been one year and we pay up on the Monkey Suit Mir Bet. We chat with Kevin Gunn Engineering Manager for Display Server & Unity UI at Canonical about how closed drivers will work with Mir, how new devices like the Oculus Rift might work, Wayland, and much more. Plus: Unreal 4 and GOG.com announces incoming Linux support, AMD could be planning some major video driver changes, Ubuntu Tablet rumors… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Based on Debian SolydXK offers all the advantages of a rolling release, with a safe and sensible approach. But where does this new distro stack up compared to the big dogs? And what challenges do we think they might face in the near future? Tune in to find out! Plus why Chromium is dropping GTK, Valve drops some code, Intel drops a Linux bomb… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Can a cheap Chromebook loaded with Linux replace an Ultrabook? Is this the best bang for the battery life? We load Linux on the Acer C720 and put it to the test. Plus: The big security mistake that impacts tons of open source software, a quick demo of the new Krita release, our picks of the week… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Project lead of the new KDE Visual Design Group, Jens Reuterberg, joins us to discuss building a culture of design around KDE, driving community consensus, and how they hope to design by collaboration. Plus: Linux had a strong showing at Mobile World Congress, we’ll round it up, another major game land for Linux… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Georgi Karavasilev from the Numix project joins us to discuss their vision for pushing the look of the Linux desktop to the next level, and the efforts they're willing to take to make that vision happen. Plus: Ubuntu Touch gets two hardware partners, Microsoft is up to it;s old tricks again… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

We celebrate our 300th episode with some big announcements and a few surprises! Plus we discuss Ubuntu switching to systemd, Firefox getting ads… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, the Linux Action Show!

Michael Christen the creator and maintainer of YaCy search joins us to discuss his free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet using a unique Peer-to-peer technology. Plus who’s building Linux, the big Docker news, a look ahead at the next big Gnome release… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

ARM CPUs are famous for the low power and price point. But is a tiny low-cost system built around a quad-core ARM cpu ready to replace your Linux Desktop? We put the CuBox-i4-Pro from SolidRun to the test. Plus some big distro news, changes at openSUSE… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

In-Home Streaming hit beta this week and it’s a breakthrough technology that changes the game for desktop Linux forever. Not just limited to games, Steam’s In-Home streaming can deliver entire applications. We’ll demo the power and possibilities of this new tech. Plus: The new big feature in the Linux kernel everyones talking about, a roundup of upcoming Linux community events… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Ian Hex a talented photographer whose workflow is completely under Linux, joins us to discuss his must have open source photo management tools for Linux, how he creates his amazing HDR images, and his thoughts on strengths and weakness of using Linux for photography. PLUS: Spotify gets in on the recent Debian debate, Ubuntu scores high marks in the UK, Steam Dev Days Highlights… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

The best stuff at CES this year ran Linux, and that’s no joke! From International CES 2014, we’ve pushed through the noise and feature nothing but the best and most innovative Linux powered devices. Plus: CentOS and Red Hat officially join forces, Epic OpenShot 2.0 Update… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

Hating on Gnome is the popular thing to do, and it’s fantastic link bait. We’ll come to the defense of this bold shell, and why 2014 could be big year for Gnome. Plus: We’ll breakdown the major security issues plaguing X, the UK “porn” filter that’s blocking Fedora downloads, a little Enlightenment 18 talk… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

2014 is going to be a big year for Linux, but first we reflect on what was big in 2013, how we scored with our predictions, and then we look ahead to 2014. Will the Steam Box be a flop? Is this a make it or break it year for Ubuntu? We’ll debate those topics and much more in our annual end of year action packed extravaganza… AND SO MUCH MORE! All this week on, The Linux Action Show!