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Is cloud native getting too complex?
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2.5 Admins 323: No /boot For You
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Why you should be watching for SSL certificates that you didn’t issue, Let’s Encrypt is shortening the length of certs to 64 days, Ubuntu tightens up GRUB with secure boot, an Intel driver bug breaks IPv6 for major services, and running websites from a home Internet connection.
Plugs
FreeBSD Release Cycles and Enterprise Requirements: Why LTS Matters
News/discussion
Chrome’s Response to Recent ccTLD Registry Hijacks
64-Day Certificate Lifetimes Coming Feb 2027 – Let’s Encrypt
Ubuntu 26.10 drops Btrfs, XFS & ZFS /boot with Secure Boot
A preinstalled Intel driver is silently breaking IPv6, OneNote and Microsoft 365
Late Night Linux – Episode 409
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Mozilla has a new revenue stream that might actually work, GNOME OS gets closer to a stable release, Raspberry Pi OS for x86 machines returns, and Amazon has expensive new Android tablets that have the Play Store. Plus hacking old Echo Dots to work with Home Assistant, building ad blocking lists, and unbricking an M1 Mac with Linux in discoveries.
News
Mozilla introduces Firefox Enterprise
Raspberry Pi Desktop now available for PC and Mac
Amazon’s new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever
Discoveries
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Linux After Dark – Episode 133
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Some of our hot Linux takes including software bloat, ChromeOS being the best set and forget system, touch screen Linux still not being quite there, and Xfce being (nearly) dead to us.
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2.5 Admins 322: Internet Defrigeration
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Supermarkets found out why their fridges shouldn’t be on the Internet and Samsung smart fridges broke after a firmware update, why we don’t recommend MoCA, some tips for running ethernet cables in your house, and why it’s fine to use a short TTL with your domains.
Plugs
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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 2
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Late Night Linux – Episode 408
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A true legend of computer science leaves us, Fortnite is coming to Linux, Steam is finally moving away from 32-bit, Microsoft Defender comes to the Linux Desktop, Adobe’s flagship apps are cloned by AI as open source, and a quick KDE Korner.
News
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview (Fortnite is coming to Linux)
Steam preemptively killed the only advantage Epic Games’ vibe-coded store would have had
Today’s Steam Beta Makes The Linux Client A 64-bit App
Secure Linux desktops with Microsoft Defender
“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
KDE Korner
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Linux Dev Time – Episode 161
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When is it time to look for a new software development job? How do you cut through all the other applicants and get your foot in the door? When you do move on, how much notice should you give?
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Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 67
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Is the LTS model now fundamentally unsustainable? How do we encourage enterprises to decrease patch cycle times?
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2.5 Admins 321: Backup Strategy
Ask The Hosts – Episode 41
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Our favourite children’s books, what room we’d add to our homes, whether we’d go and live in the past, and early cinema visits. With Andy from Linux Dev Time, and special guest Danielle Foré who makes elementary OS.
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