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2.5 Admins 252: Nintendon’t Back Up

June 19, 2025
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Nintendo cuts off Switches that dare to play backed up games, more Microsoft AI exploits, why you shouldn’t regularly spin down hard drives, and securing applications on a home server.

 

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Reliable ZFS Storage on Commodity Hardware – A Cost-Efficient, Data-Sure Storage Solution

Klara co-hosted a webinar with TrueNAS about ZFS Fast Dedup

 

News

Switch 2 users report online console bans after running personal game “backups”

Intellectual Property & Piracy FAQ | Nintendo Support

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Breaking down ‘EchoLeak’, the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot

I learned the hard way to never spin down your NAS hard drives

 

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Late Night Linux – Episode 338

June 17, 2025
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X11 is basically dead (again) and we are quite pleased, the Linux Foundation sets out to fix the WordPress mess and some of us are cynical, custom ROMs for Pixel phones are going to be much more difficult to make, Apple is adding proper OCI containers to macOS, and more.

 

News

Ubuntu 25.10 drops support for GNOME on Xorg

Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora 43 to drop X11 in GNOME editions

An update on the X11 GNOME Session Removal

Xlibre is a fork of the Xorg Xserver

The Latest X.Org Server Activity Are A Lot Of Code Reverts

Linux Foundation tries to play peacemaker in WordPress spat

Android 16 is here, but the cool stuff is coming later

AOSP isn’t dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers

Google will reduce Pixel 6A battery capacity due to overheating issues

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Plasma 6.4 is nearly out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Linux Dev Time – Episode 126

June 15, 2025
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How we deal with complex projects involving non-technical people as well as developers. How to manage expectations about timing, how to deal with issues, why documenting conversations is important, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 32

June 13, 2025
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After over 10 years of using Synology appliances for his backups, Gary has had enough of their shenanigans and needs to rethink his whole setup.

 

Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives

AOOSTAR NAS series

UGREEN NASync DXP2800 2-Bay Desktop NAS

Fractal Design Node 304 – Black – Mini Cube Compact Computer Case

TrueNAS Mini

 

 

 

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2.5 Admins 251: OversharePoint

June 12, 2025
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SharePoint is exploitable by Microsoft’s AI, NIST proposes a new metric for exploited vulnerabilities, SBCs that look cool for a mini NAS and a router,  and setting up a first NAS with 4 disks.

 

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The Maintainer’s Dilemma: Strategies for Supporting Legacy Drivers Across Decades of Hardware Evolution

 

News/discussion

Exploiting Copilot AI for SharePoint

NIST proposes new metric to gauge exploited vulnerabilities

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Ask The Hosts – Episode 25

June 11, 2025
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Sports we’d take up if we were less unfit and lazy, whether we listen to our own podcasts, what the best time of day is, and our favourite sci-fi shows. With Allan from 2.5 Admins, and Martin from Linux Matters.

 

 

 

 

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Linux Matters 57: Nerdy Day Trips

June 10, 2025
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In this episode:

  • Martin has been brutally reclaiming GitHub runner disk space using Nothing but Nix
  • Alan has resurrected a very nerdy website.
    • Go to Nerdy Day Trips² and submit your favourite fascinating places to visit around the world – science museums, observatories, maker spaces, research facilities, and other spots that’ll scratch a curiosity itch.
  • Mark has been pushing the limits of his Steam Deck playing Avowed.

 

 

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Late Night Linux – Episode 337

June 9, 2025
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Redis finally picks the right licence but it’s probably too late, the Ubuntu release process is being modernised, GNOME drops X11 for good and gets a new Executive Director, the Android Desktop mode is officially happening, and Linux Format magazine is no more. Plus a cool Frigate update, auto dark mode in Plasma, and Fender’s new audio workstation is released for Linux.

 

News

Redis is now available under the the OSI-approved AGPLv3 open source license.

Supercharging Ubuntu Releases: Monthly Snapshots & Automation

Canonical + thanks.dev = giving back to open source developers

Fedora 43 Cleared To Ship With Wayland-Only GNOME

GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS

The GNOME Foundation has a new executive director

Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help

After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More

 

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Frigate 0.16 Beta 3

Auto dark mode in Plasma

Fender Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Linux After Dark – Episode 97

June 6, 2025
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Some of our hot takes and some from other people. Your OS is a passive gateway to apps and services, OSTree sucks, when you need to reboot Ubuntu is a mystery, stop hiding things from users, Chris needs an “I use Debian by the way” t-shirt, and more.

 

Zak’s post on Mastodon

Luke Miani’s video

 

 

 

 

 

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2.5 Admins 250: Better RAIDz?

June 5, 2025
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Google bypasses the usual channels to distrust two certificate authorities, Meta’s new escalation in the privacy arms race, Allan gives us the inside details of a new mixed-disk-size ZFS RAID feature, and moving from UniFi gear to TP-Link.

 

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The Overlooked Complexity of Firmware Security in the IoT Era

 

News/discussion

Google Chrome to Distrust Two Certificate Authorities Over Compliance and Conduct Issues

Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul

Introducing ZFS AnyRaid, Sponsored by Eshtek

 

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