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
In this episode we start out bantering about Gentoo and how it's not ebuilding/packaging Chromium anymore!
Then, in the meat of the show, we open with Firefox and its new 'facelift' which really just turns out to be a theme you can disable, a little more on the Chromium/Gentoo front, and Orion is now DEAD?! Why?
Next up, Cloudflare is diving into the ACME protocol business and directly competing against Let's Encrypt and the othe...
Today in User Space
We end up covering quite a range of topics. First up, a question. When you want to use Caddy from the distribution's repo, it can't really be Ubuntu because it's old and crusty. We talk through a few options, but want to hear from you! Fedora? Arch? Alpine? What do you recommend?
Then, three months of pent up rage, aggression, worry and ethical concerns in and around AI and LLMs. This is a bit of a ri...
Coming up in this episode
- Ubuntu's Ups and Downs
- An KDE Linux Chat with Nate Graham
0:00 Cold Open
1:37 Ubuntu's Ups and Downs
24:04 The Present and Future of KDE Linux (with Nate)
1:08:43 AI and Unenforceable Policies (with Nate)
1:47:18 Next Time: Season 7!
1:53:47 Stinger
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/wUQtmVpj1OE
Today in User Space we start out by covering a couple of the newest Ubunt...
Coming up in this episode
- LP Cam RAM is here
- Closing the open source
- Get your stars aligned
0:00 Cold Open
1:32 LPCAMM2 Might Change the Game
26:48 Malus in Wonderland
41:22 Reaching for the Stars
1:19:39 Next Time
1:23:26 Stinger
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/Lq4-jkS9id4
Today in User Space we get excited for the future of Low Profile memory with LPCAMM2 showing up lately in the Framewo...
Coming up in this episode
- The Ends of an Era
- A Leaky Firefox
- RAM is Affordable Now?!
0:00 Cold Open
1:36 Ends of an Era
32:30 A Leaky Firefox
48:47 A Slight RAM Reprieve?
1:04:51 Two Notes & Next Time
1:13:30 Stinger
Today in User Space we dive into the wonderful world of nostalgia again as we find out that the 486 architecture will soon be dropped from the Linux kernel. Luckily the very first ...
Coming up in this episode
- Stick a Fork in it, it's systemDONE
- Mozilla works on a browser
- FCC Bans all the routers
- And we check in on the Kagi things
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/XnvLKcV5ywk
0:00 Cold Open
1:58 More Like SystemDone
26:03 Splitting a Browser in Two
46:40 The FCC Bans Everything
1:10:32 Snaps Beat Bangs & Next Time
1:22:44 Stinger
In this episode we start off with the n...
Coming up in this episode
- I am speed! Kachow
- How old are you?
- and the call is coming from inside the RAM
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/SP-gPAkrqHk
0:00 Cold Open
2:00 It's Not Just Bandwidth
23:47 Age Verification in Linux
43:22 A Terrible Time for Faulty RAM
56:06 Hearkening Back
+56:34 vimlena
+1:00:21 squidiebah
+1:03:18 Chris
+1:04:16 Alphacluster
+1:09:59 WhamGeek
...
Coming up in this episode
- No YOU'RE Not Optimized
- How do WE join the resistance?
- Firefox gets a killswitch
- And Discord kicks the can
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/oGVbHhCH9Lk
0:00 Cold Open
2:55 Searchin' with Kagi
27:13 Resistance Is Not Futile
49:09 The Firefox Kill Switch!
1:04:15 Discord Backtracks & Next Time
1:15:02 Stinger
We start off with a little on how our Kagi search proje...
Coming up in this episode
- Neocities went Bing Bang Boom
- Discord says open up and say ahhh
- KDE Linux snaps at snap
0:00 Cold Open
3:03 MySpace, Not Your Space
34:22 Discord Wants Your Face
54:43 Is KDE Linux Ready?
1:10:14 Next Time
1:13:36 Stinger
The Video Version
https://youtu.be/3dXMBz655Eg
📣Announcements📣
This program was made possible by:
Coming up in this episode
- The New XFWindow Lanager
- A New WebKid on the Block
- And a little food for the trolls
0:00 Cold Open
2:23 The XF Window Lanager
17:09 A New WebKid on the Block
41:13 Feeding the Trolls 😉
41:53 @queenkjuul
45:59 @KnoochyPoochy
48:24 @dluckie747
51:06 @schemage2210
1:00:54 @sinisterdesign
1:08:01 Next Time
1:11:21 Stinger
In this episode we spend a lot of time hyping things up, including some things you might not expect (from a Linux show, not so much Leo). We open up with Zorin making some money moves that helps WinBoat among a few other projects, then really dive into the show with Cosmic!
A bit about how we've fared now that the 1.0 Cosmic Epoch is here, how things have changed, and what other goodies System76 has up their sleeve (it's a lot!). ...
Coming up in this episode
- Wayland is inevitable...
- RAM is now Unobtanium
- and a Linux User Space OS?
Today in User Space, we RE-remind everyone that Wayland is certainly the only way forward for the big dogs. Gnome had adopted a Wayland-only stance quite a while ago, and now it looks like Plasma will be following suit. Then, we dive into the wonderful world of Everything terrible that AI is doing to us in the form of RA...
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
📣Announcements📣
This program was made possible b...
Coming up in this episode
- All the distro news
- All the browser news
- And a Cosmic Recap
📣Announcements📣
This program was made possible by:
Disro Watch!
Fedora 43 release
Fedora develops a policy for AI assisted co...
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 ...
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...
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
🔥Warm Up🔥
- Leo has been playing with some UniFi gear
- Da...
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
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 /...
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
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 reminded Leo he...
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