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Episode 236: Microsoft’s Big Secret | LUP 236 Feb 13, 2018

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Chris goes to Microsoft & gets the inside scoop on the awkward situation Microsoft finds themselves in with Windows & why they’ve been releasing more code as open source.

Plus we check in and & wrap up the Plasma Desktop challenge, Daniel Foré sets the record straight on the week’s Elementary OS news & more!

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Episode 235: Atomic Neon Kool-Aid | LUP 235 Feb 06, 2018

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We’re joined by two Project Atomic members from Red Hat to learn what it’s all about, how Fedora Atomic Workstation works & the problems it solves.

Plus we launch the biggest desktop Linux challenge in the history of this show & it’s going to have long lasting ramifications.

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Episode 234: Behind Canonical’s Curtain | LUP 234 Jan 31, 2018

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How does a SNAP really get created & why would companies like Microsoft, JetBrains & Plex want to be involved? We’re live from Canonical’s Seattle Snapcraft Summit with the inside scoop of where things are going.

Plus the major concerns we have about the future of Gnome Shell, why the Client Side Decoration debate is hot again & how Wayland is putting pressure on all the things.

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Episode 233: Living Inside the Shell | LUP 233 Jan 23, 2018

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Everyone’s Linux desktop is getting better this week, well… Almost everyone.

Plus why Linux users should be using Firefox, some Gnome and MATE news, communIty, why the Linux desktop isn't seeing as many native apps these days & more!

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Episode 232: The Secret to Future Linux Success | LUP 232 Jan 16, 2018

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A big week of community updates, events & news, including great news for Plasma Desktop users, MATE users & Wayland fans.

Then Barton George from Dell joins us to discuss the new XPS 13’s shipping Ubuntu, where Linux could see its next big success & more!

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Episode 231: Most Expensive Linux Distro Ever | LUP 231 Jan 09, 2018

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We slay the Gentoo challenge monster & give you our first take of the most expensive Linux distro we’ve ever tried. What does nearly $100 of Linux get you? We find out!

Plus tons of community news, the perfect Linux workstation coming soon & more!

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Episode 230: Invest In Popcorn | LUP 230 Jan 02, 2018

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Wes & the Beard kick Chris out to share their top tips for starting 2018 out right, plus a holiday surprise from Linux Journal, a new device for Google’s Fuchsia & an unfortunate new flaw in a processor near you.

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Episode 229: Taste of Linux 2017 | LUP 229 Dec 26, 2017

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We break from the unformat of the show for a special holiday chat about the top moments in the world of Linux this year that impacted us the most.

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Episode 228: rm -rf 2017 | LUP 228 Dec 19, 2017

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We debate the best distros of 2017, get into some community news, and a bcachefs and Gentoo challenge update & also learn a bit about Canonical’s new Multipass project.

Plus a few Linux commands that are guaranteed to destroy your install.

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Episode 227: Peer Pressure | LUP 227 Dec 14, 2017

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It’s time to replace Patreon, YouTube, Twitter/Facebook & all the other centralized platforms of the web. But can open source answer the call? This week we look at a few projects that could replace today’s information silos if Linux users just step up.

Plus community news, some big updates & a lot more!

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