Linux User Space
How did your favorite Linux distribution get its start? Join us and find out! Linux User Space is hosted by Leo and Dan, and every two weeks we deep dive into the history of Linux distributions and the things that matter to us. Episodes drop every other Monday.
Episodes
November 17, 2025 • 64 mins
Coming up in this episode
* We got WinBoat Drama
* We got Kubuntu Drama
* and We got Flatpak Drama
0:00 Cold Open
1:34 FreeRDP Caught in the Crossfire
25:38 Maybe Announce Beforehand?
41:11 Fedora's Manifest Copy and Paste
1:00:20 Next Time (Three weeks!)
1:02:48 Stinger (This one's important)
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/fedhh0D_WWw)
https://youtu.be/fedhh0D_WWw
📣Announcements📣
This program was made possible by:
* 📺️Yout...
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November 3, 2025 • 94 mins
Coming up in this episode
* All the distro news
* All the browser news
* And a Cosmic Recap
📣Announcements📣
This program was made possible by:
* 📺️Youtube (https://youtube.com/linuxuserspace)
* 📽️TILvids (https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace)
* And by contributions to your L-U-S station by Patrons (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) like you 😍
Disro Watch!
Fedora 43 release
Fedora 43 Release Announcement (https://fedoramagazi...
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October 20, 2025 • 123 mins
This past week, as we were gearing up to record an episode, life had to just get in the way. We had a little wiggle room mid-week, so we decided to get something on tape anyway. Just something a little less structured. And so, this B-side was born.
The object of the game was to dive deep into Cosmic, the first "reference implementation" in our two desktop series (Cosmic and Plasma) and give you honest opinion, good and bad, as we e...
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October 6, 2025 • 81 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Summaries will change the world
* It's the Last version of YaST
* F-Droid is Doomed
0:00 Cold Open
1:32 Summaries Will Change the World (Wide Web)
22:54 The Last Version of YaST!
41:54 F-Droid Is Doomed!
1:01:32 Feedback: Ant
1:05:09 Feedback: @Tacoghost
1:08:12 Feedback: @RafaelFarreiraPimenta
1:11:09 Feedback: @Fractal_32
1:16:54 Next Time on Linux User Space...
1:20:25 Stinger
The Video Version (https...
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September 22, 2025 • 75 mins
Coming up in this episode
* We took a break over the break
* Windows 10 pulls a fast one
* Firefox brings in another clanker
0:00 Cold Open
2:27 A Distro, a Router and a Choice
25:26 Windows 10 Isn't Dead Yet...
43:45 Browser Watch (feat. Firefox)
1:09:58 Next Time!
1:14:57 Stinger
The Video Version! (https://youtu.be/Rsn57QtNsiI)
https://youtu.be/Rsn57QtNsiI
🔥Warm Up🔥
Leo has been playing with some UniFi gear (https://www.ui.com...
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June 2, 2025 • 78 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Death, DEATH, everywhere
* Not so bloated, now, is it?
* and Someone Agrees with US!
0:00 Cold Open
1:35 Mozilla's Making Changes... Again
24:31 Disks Hate This One Weird Trick!
54:32 The Last of the Season 5 Feedback
-54:42 VesuLabs
-1:03:02 stephenreaves3205
1:12:16 Next Time & Farewell (For Now)
1:17:38 Stinger
The Video Version!
https://youtu.be/3nbdwkgpTRA
Mozilla Watch 👀
Pocket and Fakespot are ou...
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May 19, 2025 • 81 mins
Coming up in this episode
* AI's Won't Take Over Yet
* Is Rust Open Source?
* and All Kinds of Feedback
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/LxMpNIfhFiA
0:00 Cold Open
3:56 Curl's "AI Slop" Problem
25:12 A Little Viral Licensing
42:12 So Much Feedback ❤️
42:30 ukwan / Youtube
51:16 jliljj / Youtube
56:35 fredstech1 / Youtube
1:00:15 conan kudo / Youtube
1:02:06 amanita / Patreon
1:05:13 redvamp128 / Youtube
1:...
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May 5, 2025 • 72 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Extended service warranty for your Linux
* 10,000 Tabs Made Easy!
* A Chrome Firesale
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12I)
https://youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12I
0:00 Cold Open
1:40 Extended Warranty for Ubuntu
17:36 Tab Groups and Unwanted Cookies
41:39 A Google Chrome Firesale!
58:33 The Science of Next Time
1:11:14 Stinger
Upgrade or ESM? Why not both?
This blog post (https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-...
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April 21, 2025 • 71 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Vibe Coding Coming to a Plasma Near You
* We Need Another Standard
* The Newest of the New
0:00 Cold Open
2:01 Weird Vibes in Qt-Land
21:51 Rust Is Inevitable
41:04 Fedora, Ubuntu and a Journey
1:08:25 Next Time
1:10:24 Stinger
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/4Y_u6TPPMvI)
https://youtu.be/4Y_u6TPPMvI
What a Qt little AI?
Qt Blog post (https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-ai-assistant-v0.9-released-deploy-llms-l...
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April 7, 2025 • 66 mins
Coming up in this episode
* The Thunder rolls
* We flatten out the History
* And Package Up Our Experience
0:00 Cold Open
1:34 Thundermail for Everyone!
23:21 The History of Flatpak
- 24:32 From Glick to Bundles
- 29:55 From Bundles to xdg-app
- 30:54 From Flatpak to the Future!
37:44 Are Flatpaks the Best Solution?
1:02:46 Next Time
1:05:14 Stinger
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/_fXr6fCPJ8U)
https://youtu.be/_fXr6fCPJ8U
Thund...
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March 24, 2025 • 80 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Oh GNOME!
* Mozilla, Don't Watch
* And a few high notes
The Video Version! (https://youtu.be/FdHulOnBwEo)
https://youtu.be/FdHulOnBwEo
0:00 Cold Open
1:07 Dash To Panel Needs Your Help!
27:21 Firefox's New Terms Of Use
51:33 Mark / Contact Button
1:00:34 Scott / Contact Button
1:03:22 Dan / Matrix
1:06:09 chraist / Matrix
1:08:07 bgt lover / Matrix
1:10:00 MarshMan / Discord
1:13:58 Next Time!
1:18:45 St...
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March 10, 2025 • 66 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Syncing the Notes
* The History of Snaps
* And How Much We Absolutely Adore Them
0:00 Cold Open
1:34 Seeking Syncthing
16:42 The History of Snaps
33:52 How'd 9 Years of Snaps Go?
1:01:54 Next Time
1:04:49 Stinger
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/izDzKkuEyRw
It is all about the notes
Leo goes back to basics and uses SyncThing (https://syncthing.net/) to move his markdown files around that he edits using...
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February 24, 2025 • 68 mins
Coming up in this episode
* We load up your tech toolbox
* We settle the Kernel debate
* and Thou shall not package OBS... that way.
0:00 Cold Open
1:39 We load up your tech toolbox
21:48 We settle the kernel debate
49:43 Thou shall not package OBS... that way.
1:03:32 Next Time
1:07:26 Stinger
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/15zr84iGDHo)
https://youtu.be/15zr84iGDHo
IT-Tools (https://it-tools.tech/)
Can be self hosted (https:/...
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February 10, 2025 • 69 mins
Coming up in this episode
* HD scores a Homerun
* Mozilla Launches Into Orbit
* Stand by while Lemmy Stands by
0:00 Cold Open
3:00 HD Homerun out of the park
21:56 Mozilla Launches Into Orbit
50:10 Stuck on Lemmy
1:04:15 Next Time
1:08:13 Stinger
The Video Version (https://youtu.be/PewzDsCkxk4)
https://youtu.be/PewzDsCkxk4
HD Homerun out of the park
Silicondust's HDHomerun (https://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/)
Jellyfin (https://...
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November 11, 2024 • 68 mins
Coming up in this episode
* 2 be or y292B?
* Set your watch to Mozilla
* And we FINALLY get back to ya
0:00 Cold Open
2:35 libfuse2 & Y292B
15:09 Mozilla Alt Text & Layoffs
37:35 Pjolt on Thunderbird & iOS
45:20 Chris Recommends an Android
49:34 Chaos-r3v says it's FreeBSD
58:51 Stan Wonders: Mint or Ubuntu?
1:04:35 Next Time!
1:06:45 Stinger
The Video Version! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV67oDTbqU0)
https://www.youtube.com/w...
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October 28, 2024 • 81 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Style it Like it's 1999
* It Violates Freedom 0!
* We Turn it off and on again
* and You Can Send it to LUS!
0:00 Cold Open
2:10 Going Back to 1999
23:32 Bitwarden Says "BOO!"
39:11 Turn It Off and On Again
56:02 The Windows Cliff
1:16:41 Next Time!
1:20:05 Stinger
And the video version! (https://youtu.be/wXODmWq9ZZU)
https://youtu.be/wXODmWq9ZZU
Warm Up
How to make a web page? CSS (https://www.w3.org/TR...
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October 14, 2024 • 69 mins
Coming up in this episode
* The Archive Gets Downed
* Thunderbird Goes Mobile
* and the Oriole Takes Flight
0:00 Cold Open
1:44 Panic at the Archive!
20:00 Thunderbird's On Android
43:11 Ubuntu's Out, We're In
1:05:15 Next Time
1:08:18 Stinger
The Video Version! (https://youtu.be/08a-W_qHwHI)
https://youtu.be/08a-W_qHwHI
Warm Up
The Internet Archive suffers a DDoS attack and breach (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/in...
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September 30, 2024 • 81 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Another browser watch
* The History of Linux Mint and Cinnamon
* And how spiced was it?
0:00 Cold Open
1:26 The Mozilla Happenings
22:13 Linux Mint & Cinnamon History
26:54 The Early Mints
32:46 Cinnamon Arrives!
38:49 The Mint and Cinnamon Journey
49:53 Our Spicy Cinnamon Journeys
1:16:44 Next Time!
1:20:09 Stinger
The Video Version! (https://youtu.be/ZK9mn5miMPM)
https://youtu.be/ZK9mn5miMPM
Warm Up
Mo...
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September 16, 2024 • 71 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Death & Taxes
* Stop Filing Bug Reports! -- like that
* and Your Emails!
0:00 Cold Open
1:25 Yubikeys are DEAD!
10:41 Deep In the Heart of Ptyxis
28:01 The Do's and Don'ts of Bug Reports
42:47 Email: Scott J
49:47 Email: Ben
52:49 Email: Bruce H
57:48 Email: Rob Simmons
1:03:22 Email: DailyDriver
1:04:24 Email: J
1:08:34 Pnext Time
1:10:17 Pstinger
See the Video on Youtube (https://youtu.be/jWSVnDYeEe4)!...
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June 10, 2024 • 85 mins
Coming up in this episode
* Do you think Larry uses Firefox?
* The Compiled History of Gentoo
* and How we emerged from the year long journey
0:00 Cold Open
2:44 Mozilla Watch!
24:59 Gentoo - The Early Years
30:30 Gentoo - 1.0 And Beyond
35:20 Gentoo - 2007 to 2014
39:56 Gentoo - 2015 to the Present
45:37 The ENTIRE Gentoo Journey
1:20:49 Next Season?
1:24:52 Stinger
The Video Version! (https://youtu.be/bsPV79bgU4c)
https://youtu.b...
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