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Playing with Arduinos, a 1337 h4x0r tool, ChromeOS Flex, a proprietary software win, whether open-sourcing AI makes sense, and more.

Discoveries

Tauno Serial Plotter

kdb-audio

ChromeOS Flex is now generally available

Discussion

Open source isn’t working for AI

Kolide

Kolide believes that maintaining endpoint security shouldn’t mean compromising employee privacy. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3QqaWW8

Linode

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It’s the London meetup live show special! Joe is joined by Alex and Gary to discuss how to accept that most people who use/connect to Linux machines don’t use it on the desktop.

Linode

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Entroware

This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE 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.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 30:16 — 20.8MB)

Loads of useful discoveries, a Lineage tale of woe, yet more trolling of Félim, and more.

Discoveries

bat

Beej’s guide to network programming

LinuxCommandLibrary and f-droid app

Galaxy Buds Client

Lineage problems

battop

Feedback

Late Night Linux Discoveries

code

Joe’s RSS Thingy

Bismuth

How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries

GoatCounter

Kolide

Kolide believes that maintaining endpoint security shouldn’t mean compromising employee privacy. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3QqaWW8

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 30:37 — 21.1MB)

Torvalds is using an Arm Mac with Asahi, potentially bad news for ChromeOS in Europe, a remarkable Debian server upgrade, Facebook wins a battle in the URL war, Minecraft shuns NFTs, KDE Korner, and more.

News

London Meetup 5th August near The Eye

Microsoft clarifies store policy on commercial FOSS

Torvalds is using Asahi on an Arm Mac, and the next kernel will be 6.0

Torvalds didn’t expect to run Linux on Arm Macs

Denmark bans Chromebooks and Google Workspace in schools over data transfer risks

MicrocodeDecryptor

Facebook Is Now Encrypting Links to Prevent URL Stripping

Debian skip-skip-cross-up-grade

Official Unreal Engine 5 editor binaries for Linux have been published

Minecraft and NFTs

Banned from Minecraft, crypto group says it’ll just make a better game

KDE Korner

Latte Dock | Farewell…

The Eco Sprint

Kate incremental updates and Itinerary Update

Bit of love for Discover

Multihead will be no more

Linode

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Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 30:16 — 20.8MB)

Graham played with a Steam Deck, Will switched to Firefox, Félim cleaned up his home directory, and Joe obsessed over battery health. Plus Copilot follow-up, and more.

Discoveries

Firefox

xdg-ninja

Steam Deck

inxi

coconutBattery

Feedback

lnl-discoveries

LanguageTool

Linux Downtime 51

Kolide

Kolide believes that maintaining endpoint security shouldn’t mean compromising employee privacy. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3QqaWW8

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/latenightlinux and get started with $100 credit.