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Chris is struggling to decide which distro to install on his new work laptop, and he and Gary want to pick a new distro for the people they support. Plus Joe wonders what moving on from Xfce would look like.
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Why setting up commercial email and VPN services is incredibly hard, avoiding TrueNAS’s move from FreeBSD to Linux, why we avoid virtualising storage systems, and bridging WiFi to an external building.
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Using Object Storage with OpenZFS and SeaweedFS
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Jeff Moss explains why setting up private email and VPN services are so difficult
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We were asked about bridging WiFi to an external building.
Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way
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We finally have pricing for the Steam Machine, but they are very hard to actually buy, and very expensive. SteamOS is now supported on your own hardware now though, and Joe gives it a go. Plus Ubuntu makes moves to tighten up the flavours situation and announces speech to text on the desktop, and a quick KDE Korner.
News
Valve opens Steam Machine pre-orders with queue lottery and hefty prices amid AI squeeze
Valve’s Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won’t be able to buy one yet
Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop [archived]
$100 Steam Machine GPU Unlocked! PS5 APU (ASRock BC-250)
Ubuntu Flavors Now Mandated To Participate In Beta Releases For Official Status
Introducing Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop
KDE Korner
Get started with Union, Plasma’s new theming engine, in 2 minutes or less: a FAQ
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The bit of code we admire most and why. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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The one tool in our IT tool belt that we value the most. This is a short episode because producer Joe is having a summer break.
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The one tool in our IT tool belt that we value the most. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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Our favourite little things about Linux and open source. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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The most precious machine in our stack of laptops and PCs, excluding anything we actually use regularly. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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Wiring up a house for networking including cables, access points, connectors, and racks. Plus Google is found liable for what its AI overviews say.
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Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS
Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA
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We were asked about wiring up a house for access points etc.
Jim’s guide to Wi-Fi AP placement
Monoprice 24-port Cat5e Patch Panel
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The new Steam hardware is getting close, Arch Linux’s AUR is compromised, and curl is having a month off from vulnerability reports. Plus updates on using the Kagi search engine, retro handhelds, and 3D printing.
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News
Steam Machine and Steam Frame are shipping this summer
Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day [archived] 2
Arch Linux’s AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware 4.5
Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages
Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
Arch Linux locks down AUR signups amid wave of malicious commits
Retro gaming handhelds
