The Linux Action Show! Video

What happens if you fail to update your home Arch server for two years? Chris finds out the hard way & is forced to replace it with OpenMediaVault. We take you on the scene, and share the hard lessons learned! Plus some big Firefox news, an update on Pirate Kodi boxes & the Lenovo egg.

Canonical’s Dustin Kirkland’s Beard tell us about their new Livepatch service, we discuss Dirty COW the “Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever, explain what a CRM is & what great open source solutions are available. Plus some much discussed feedback, our picks & more!

Has Ubuntu fallen behind, or setting a new bar of refinement? We load up our hardware with Ubuntu 16.10, walk away with some big surprises & two totally different experiences. Plus KDE celebrates 20 years in a way only open source can, real VR gets demoed on Linux, the big BSD news & more!

Plasma 5.8 marks a major milestone in the project's history & one that deserves a complete review. Plus we discuss the continued Fedora 24 issues, another take on Kodi box privacy, our picks & much more!

What is Software Defined Networking (SDL) & why is it a major focus for The Linux Foundation? We visit the OpenDayLight Summit & discover how the open source philosophy applied to networking is transforming an industry. Plus the big Kodi crackdown in the UK, Purism want’s to build a Librem Phone, our picks, feedback & more!

Two long-time FreeNAS users test the Debian-based OpenMediaVault, we share our favorite features FreeNAS doesn’t have, where FreeNAS still pulls ahead, standout features of version 3 over version 2 & why we think the project has a very bright future. Plus Lenovo & Intel feed Linux users another shit sandwich, take a look at Greyhole & chat up the new desktop releases.

A new Linux build is nigh & Noah takes us through his new PC built for a specific task. Plus we try out Android N x86, get impressed by new Linux software releases, ponder what would happen if unbreakable encryption were made illegal & more!

We review the new Loki release from elementary OS. One of the most unique distributions, that’s often misunderstood. But how does it hold up for advanced Linux users? Tune in to find out! We argue about the true value of Let's Encrypt, celebrate the 10 millionth Raspberry Pi & more!

We hit the road and convert a middle school to Linux, join us as we dig into their initial deployments & successes. Plus why we think the punishment for the kernel.org “hacker” is extreme, the Linux “trojan” that’s really a Drupal flaw, the big news from our BSD friends & more!

Ryan Sipes stops by to share his big news & debate the value and control Linux users can get from the much hyped Internet of Things. Plus we drool over the specs of a new Linux rig, break down the war against Linus, get impressed by Nextcloud 10 & more!

We follow up on many of the projects, distros & gadgets we’ve reviewed recently & tell you where things stand now that we’ve been using them for a while. We report back to you with a series of mini-review follow ups! Plus the big “Linux Malware” threat that’s basically hype, hosting your own YouTube, Google Building a new OS & more!

We try out Linux on the Microsoft Surface Pro & the results were much better than we expected. We share this odd journey towards the perfect laptop…. Or Tablet… Plus the major security flaw in the Linux Kernel, the btrfs project recommends you use ZFS, Red Hat is hiring to make Linux run better on laptops & more!

Noah’s back from Defcon! He shares his experience at this infamous conference, his Linux in the wild sightings & his surprising takeaway. Plus Btrfs’ RAID 5/6 code has been found “unsafe”, the FossHub compromise, an Internet of Things failure that struck close to home & more!

We compare two very compelling boxes side by side & discover the advantages of Android as our HTPC. As two long time Linux users we were surprised & a little horrified. We share our strange journey to this place & why we are staying. Plus we discuss the impact that free Windows 10 had on Linux, Microsoft’s lost opportunity & geek out over Noah’s cool new hardware.

This week we share a big project that blew up in our face, the technical speed bumps we faced & the ultimate goal to accomplish something a Mac could never do. Plus the big snap sprint that might just push the format over the edge, a quick look at Korora 24 & more!