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Episode 176: Shell-Shocked 2016 | LUP 176 Dec 20, 2016

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We review the very worst moments in Linux during 2016, look ahead to what might be big in 2017 and toss out the rules for our last live episode of the year!

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Episode 175: Best of MATEs | LUP 175 Dec 13, 2016

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We get the inside scoop about some fantastic collaboration happening between three Linux distributions that are supposedly big competitors.

Plus Google’s response to Ubuntu Core & the big NextCloud news!

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Episode 174: Mesh of Thoughts | LUP 174 Dec 06, 2016

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We ponder the implications of Fedora possibly going rolling & LTS, get schooled by the mumble room about the state of linux on the Raspberry Pi & debate about the effectiveness of mesh networking

Plus we talk about Clonezilla, one of our favorite backup tools & more!

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Episode 173: Upgrade vs Nuke 'n Pave | LUP 173 Nov 30, 2016

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After a slew of open source updates we contrast upgrades vs fresh install, get an update on the state of snaps & get geeky about performance monitoring our Linux rigs.

Plus the fake VLC story, a live install of Plasma Desktop & more!

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Episode 172: It's Not X, It's Wayland | LUP 172 Nov 22, 2016

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Fedora 25 is out & project leader Matthew Miller joins us to chat about what’s new. Plus Wimpy & Popey are back from UbuCon and share their experience, Ryan shares some tweaks Sytstem76 made to jump to 4k & Solus OS founder Ikey Doherty joins us to discuss benchmarking the “feel” of the Linux desktop.

Plus community updates & more!

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Episode 171: Uncontained Human Error | LUP 171 Nov 15, 2016

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This week we take a deep dive into the IOT & the Cloud. Noah isn’t quite dead yet as he gives us an earful on the future of MacOS. Plus our thoughts on Signal, Telegram, Wire, IRC & more!

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Episode 170: Nano Users Unite | LUP 170 Nov 09, 2016

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Nano users come out of the closet, we demystify NFS a bit & discuss the top 5 commands new Linux users should learn.

Plus a NUC killer with a GPU, new Cinnamon & more!

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Episode 169: Apple's Out Of Touch Bar | LUP 169 Nov 01, 2016

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Swaths of Apple users are trying out Linux for the first time this week, with varying results. We discuss why & how it's going.

Then, we play some great clips by long time Kernel guru GregKH, dream about a future Linux living room, update you on a ton of great projects & more!

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Episode 168: Linux Shadow Force | LUP 168 Oct 25, 2016

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We get the inside scoop on what happens when Canonical gets a bunch of employees & community members in the same room, discuss the cool open hardware project Chris just ordered for the studio & update you on the big community highlights of the week!

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Episode 167: Livepatch Bait & Switch | LUP 167 Oct 18, 2016

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Canonical is not first to the live patching game, but they could have the best take on it. VeraCrypt, the successor to TrueCrypt, audit results are out & KDE shares their long term plans for the Plasma Desktop.

Then we bust some brewing Linux FUD and misconceptions & ponder the role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care.

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