Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 26:57 — 21.7MB)

We are excited and enthusiastic about Valve’s new Linux hardware, and then angry and disappointed about Mozilla’s latest nonsense.

News

Steam Machine, controller, VR headset incoming from Valve

Say hi to Kit

Introducing AI, the Firefox way: A look at what we’re working on and how you can help shape it

Mozilla Connect thread

End of Japanese community

Web API for AI Agents

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 21:48 — 17.5MB)

What we all learned at the recent Ubuntu Summit including open source as a counter to insular nationalism, Canonical taking RISC-V very seriously, TPM-backed full disk encryption getting a lot easier, what the post-AI-bubble will probably look like, and more.

We mentioned the Rubik Pi 3.

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 35:32 — 28.5MB)

Mark Shuttleworth recently spoke to us about what he’s apprehensive and excited about in the tech world, and more. Plus in the news: Ubuntu Unity needs help to survive, the Python Software Foundation turns down a large government grant, Fedora allows AI contributions, SUSE goes all in on AI, and KDE hits its fundraising goal.

News

Linux Matters

Regarding Ubuntu Unity and a call for help

The Python Software Foundation has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

Fedora agrees policy allowing AI-assisted contributions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 – AI-Ready, Long-Term Support

SUSE Goes Agentic: The First Linux That Thinks for Itself

Awesome fundraiser news: €53,000 raised!

Mark Shuttleworth

Joe sat down with Mark at the recent Ubuntu Summit to discuss what he’s apprehensive and excited about in the tech world, what we should look forward to in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and more.

1Password Extended Access Management

Take the first step to better security for your team by securing credentials and protecting every application — even unmanaged shadow IT.
Learn more at 1password.com/latenightlinux

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code LATENIGHTLINUX for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 21:59 — 17.7MB)

Intel is contributing less to open source and it could easily backfire, Qualcomm buys Arduino and we have concerns, KDE turns 29, Germans are doing excellent work moving towards Linux, and good news for those running Linux on an Amiga.

News

Intel rethinking how it contributes to open source community

Intel’s Open-Source Strategy Is Changing At Odds With The Ethos Of Open-Source

Qualcomm to Acquire Arduino

Arduino’s got a new job: selling chips for its new owner

Happy Birthday to KDE

Schleswig-Holstein waves auf Wiedersehen to Microsoft stack

Linux Patches Enable PCI Support For The Amiga 4000

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 21:41 — 17.4MB)

An AWS outage takes down a lot more sites and services than it should have, the new Ubuntu release has some surprisingly bad bugs, the Xubuntu website is compromised, Discord proves that uploading IDs is a bad idea, and Framework disappoints by sponsoring the baddies.

News

Major AWS outage across US-East region breaks half the internet

Ubuntu 25.10 lands: Rustier and Wayland-ier, but Flatpak is broken

WireGuard bug

Xubuntu website got hacked and is serving malware (trojan)

Confirmation from Sean

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

Framework flame war erupts over Linux controversy

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 27:12 — 21.8MB)

The Google Photos clone Immich finally has a stable release and Joe is impressed with it, we hope an open source printer crowdfunder works out, Amazon launches a Linux-based OS to replace Android on its streaming devices, Graham gives us an update on his Home Assistant hardware, and more.

News/discussion

v2.0.0 – Stable Release of Immich #22546

This open-source printer you can repair yourself is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W

Amazon launches Vega OS, its Android replacement for Fire TV with no sideloading

Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps

Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition

Open Home Foundation Jobs

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 31:42 — 25.5MB)

The most expensive Raspberry Pi ever might appeal to kids and a new OS version looks somewhat more modern, AI does something Félim can’t complain about, F-Droid might be doomed, ChromeOS is probably being replaced by Android, the UK government wants to implement a disastrous digital ID scheme, and more.

News

Raspberry Pi 500+ on sale now at $200

$5–$10 price increases for some 4GB and 8GB products

Trixie — the new version of Raspberry Pi OS

AI helped curl

F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree

Let’s talk security: Answering your top questions about Android developer verification

Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

We finally know how Android’s new app verification rules will actually work

Google reveals its Android for PC is coming next year

Baldur’s Gate 3 | Steam Deck – Native Version

New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK

ID cards: UK risks sleeping walking into pre-crime state

“It will not be compulsory to obtain a digital ID but it will be mandatory for some applications”

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

1Password Extended Access Management

Take the first step to better security for your team by securing credentials and protecting every application — even unmanaged shadow IT.
Learn more at 1password.com/latenightlinux

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 25:14 — 20.3MB)

The entrenched Linux or tech habits, workflows, and ideas we think we’ll move away from in the next few years and how we see ourselves doing it.

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 27:02 — 21.7MB)

Drama in KDE land, more worries about Android source code, Ubuntu’s transition away from GNU coreutils hits a slight speed bump, Mastodon adds a serious potential revenue stream, and a glimpse of a Blade Runner style dystopian tech future. With guest hosts Andy from Linux Dev Time, and Chris from Linux After Dark.

News

OggCamp 2026

OggCamp tickets

OggCamp CfP 

Adios Chicos, 25 Years of KDE

A few corrections about the transition from Blue Systems to Techpaladin

The move from Blue Systems to TechPaladin

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Music video Chris mentioned

Ubuntu 25.10’s Rust Coreutils Transition Has Uncovered Performance Shortcomings

Service offerings from Mastodon

Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 28:54 — 23.2MB)

Cloning disks (again), Félim’s new colour e-reader, 3 ways to make a QR code, improving your typing with a TUI and a game, a quick KDE Korner, and more.

Discoveries

Clonezilla

Kobo Clara Colour

Just a QR Code

mini-qr

libqrencode

Nallely-midi

pico-rv32ima

typr

Epistory

KDE Korner

2024 KDE e.V. Report

We’ve formally sent a proposal to the GNOME Foundation and KDE e.V. leadership for a unified Linux App Summit (LAS) that would merge GUADEC, Akademy, and the current LAS into a single event

Announcing the Alpha release of KDE Linux

Tailscale

Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required. Use code Linux25 for three free months of any Tailscale paid plan.

Entroware

This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.

Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes