Linux Out Loud

226: Tumbleweed, Tablet Trouble, and the Browser Grudge Match | Linux Out Loud 128

It’s back-to-school season on Linux Out Loud! Wendy gives Ultramarine Linux high marks after moving camp laptops over from Zorin and getting DaVinci Resolve working with Nvidia, while Nate explains his hybrid-atomic openSUSE Tumbleweed update workflow and continues his one-sided feud with Microsoft Edge. Bill returns from the Pacific Northwest, starts a new professional chapter, and explores FleetDM as an open-source way to manage a growing herd of devices.

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225: Netbook Resurrection, ESP32 Adventures, and AUR Nightmares | Linux Out Loud 127

Welcome back to another episode of Linux Out Loud! In this episode, Wendy, Nate, Matt, and Bill dive into the wild world of Linux with tales of netbook resurrection, ESP32 adventures, and AUR nightmares.

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224: Ryzen Upgrades, Omen Tweaks, and a TrueNAS Franken‑NAS | Linux Out Loud 126

Nate hosts a hardware‑heavy patch day as Wendy upgrades her main workstation from a Ryzen 9 3900X to a 5950X, experiments with 3D‑printed retro ITX cases, and shares updates on her MOVA V50 robot vacuum and UniFi travel router. Matt tunes an HP Omen Transcend 14 with OmenCTL and gives an MSI Trident 3 a GPU transplant, while Nate resurrects a retired Dell R740 into a TrueNAS‑powered “Franken‑NAS” built from leftover 16 TB drives and budget SFP+.

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223: Linux on the Road | Linux Out Loud 125

Wendy, Bill, and Nate unpack the Linux gear they actually travel with, from Framework laptops and Steam Decks to UniFi travel routers and noise‑canceling headphones. They swap stories about moving to Bazzite, taming smart‑home gadgets with HomeBridge 2.0, and giving a new MOVA V50 robot vacuum its own “Sentinels” SSID, all while making hotel rooms feel a little more like homelabs.

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222: Coming Home to Self‑Hosted Fun | Linux Out Loud 124

Matt returns to the host chair and catches up with Wendy and Nate on VDO.Ninja recording adventures, robotics‑world travel, and why old Surfaces are happier running openSUSE than aging Windows installs. Nate upgrades Home Assistant from an overworked Raspberry Pi to a Lenovo ThinkCentre and plots fully local, Star Trek‑style smart‑home scenes, while Matt dives into CasaOS, GameVault, and Pegasus Frontend to build a self‑hosted, DRM‑free game library and living‑room console experience on Linux.

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221: Old Hardware, New Penguins: Installing Linux on All the Things | Linux Out Loud 123

Wendy, Bill, and Nate do some spring cleaning by cramming Linux onto everything from a 2007 white MacBook to battle‑scarred Surface Pros, while Bill helps a Linux‑first startup spin up Proxmox and Wendy sneaks around state testing with ChromeOS Flex.

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220: Data Has Weight, Laws Have Teeth, Linux Has Jokes | Linux Out Loud 122

In this episode of Linux Out Loud, Wendy, Nate, and Bill start in the server room and end up staring down new “for the children” age‑verification laws aimed squarely at your operating system. They talk through wrangling tablets and printers with CUPS, why Framework laptops keep surviving industrial abuse, and how Deskflow brings Synergy/Barrier‑style magic to Wayland setups. From there, they dig into the new FIRST LEGO League robotics kits and what might be lost when classroom‑friendly AI kits r

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219: New World Unlocked: GOG Charts a Linux Frontier | Linux Out Loud 121

In this level of Linux Out Loud, Nate takes player‑one controls with Wendy and Matt as co‑op buddies for a run‑and‑gun through data disasters, platform drama, and hopeful Linux gaming news. Matt kicks things off with a catastrophic cold‑storage failure that turns into a hard‑earned reminder about backups and the limits of data‑recovery tools on both Windows and Linux. Wendy then opens a side‑quest about Discord’s upcoming age‑verification changes, why that’s a problem for community privacy and m

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218: Home Lab Spawn Point and High‑Ping Gaming | Linux Out Loud 120

In this episode of Linux Out Loud, Matt takes squad leader role while Wendy and Nate rejoin the party for a high‑FPS catch‑up on life, Linux, and loud gaming sessions. They swap updates on Wendy’s robotics teams heading deeper into competition season, Nate’s battle with basement water and building a proper home lab spawn point, and Matt’s quest to keep a local‑only media server running on modest hardware. From organizing racks and labeling gear to wrestling with Starlink latency and debating clo

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217: Cloud RTX on Tux | Linux Out Loud 119

Cloud RTX on Tux | Linux Out Loud 119 digs into NVIDIA’s new native GeForce NOW client for Linux and Fire TV, and what cloud gaming means for folks with aging GPUs, handhelds, and serious subscription fatigue. ​ Bill and Wendy also chat staycation gaming, NAS and home-lab cleanup, Ubiquiti and travel routers, the DaVinci Speed Editor, and the tragic tale of tea spilled directly onto a Steam Deck.

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216: Legacy Lights & Password Nights | Linux Out Loud 118

Linux Out Loud 118 is a cozy holiday episode where Wendy, Nate, and Bill mix Christmas chaos with serious tech talk and retro nostalgia. They cover Nate’s new Commodore 64 Ultimate and vintage trains, Bill’s story about recovering passwords after a colleague’s passing and planning digital legacy, plus NAS upgrades, Fedora-based gaming distros, Home Assistant smart homes, IoT security, and the ongoing adventure that is Linux printing.​

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215: Wifi Wars & Festive Firmware | Linux Out Loud 117

Join Wendy and Nate as they navigate Wifi wars, holiday tech fails, and robot-building triumphs!

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214: Big Endian, Big Problems | Linux Out Loud 116

This week on Linux Out Loud, we're plugging into the source! We kick things off with a look at the wild world of robotics competitions, from the destructive Norwalk Havoc Robot League to updates on our local FLL and FTC teams. Then, we dive into a heated discussion on the great Endianness debate shaking up the RISC-V community and what the 90-10 rule means for kernel support. Plus, we've got updates on a retro 3D printing project, a pro tip for backing up your SSH keys, and a horror story about

213: The Networking Showdown | Linux Out Loud 115

This week on Linux Out Loud, the gang gets totally rad as they dial into the mainframe and get down to business! Nate and Bill go head-to-head in a network showdown, discussing the merits of building a custom, open-source network versus the "set it and forget it" convenience of prosumer gear. The team also tackles Nate's Framework Laptop firmware woes, Wendy's "Robot in 7 Days" build, and a deep dive into UPS power monitoring.

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212: Bonding Networks and Breaking Games | Linux Out Loud 114

We’re back from the break and diving headfirst into the chaos! In this episode, Matt drones on (literally) about surveying land with budget-friendly flyers, Nate finds his PIM jam again with Thunderbird, and Wendy wrangles Starlink + T-Mobile into a load-balanced beast. We also chat about AI-driven gaming, 3D-printing Framework laptop armor, and what to do with a growing stack of old Dell laptops. Spoiler: the banter glitches gloriously off-topic, as always.

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211: Is Linux Getting Boring or Just Reliable? | Linux Out Loud 113

"Linux is getting boring" — or is it evolving into exactly what we wanted? In this episode, we chat retro consoles, 3D printing beasts, Titan phones, curriculum with Pybricks, and a Linux experience so stable it's suspicious. Plus: Wayland wins, Microsoft Office woes, and Wendy’s robotics laptops ready for battle. Engage!

210: Teaching Time Lords: Open Source Lessons Across Space and Code | Linux Out Loud 112

Wendy and Bill go full TARDIS in this episode of Linux Out Loud—sharing their robotics adventures, Bill’s vacation recap, curriculum-building with Pybricks, and tips on AI-powered coding. Plus: Phasmo breaks, Marathon makes a comeback, and the podcast hits Spotify video!

209: Open Source in Motion: Conferences, Creativity, and Community | Linux Out Loud 111

This week on Linux Out Loud, Wendy is joined by Bill and Neal from the SUDO Show to share their latest open source adventures. From resurrecting old hardware to attending conferences, expanding solar setups, and testing the latest Linux desktops, the crew dives into the intersection of tech, creativity, and community.

208: Linux in the Wild: From the ISS to the Influencers| Linux Out Loud 110

This week on Linux Out Loud, we’re tracking Linux sightings in the wild—from Raspberry Pi-powered space stations to the desktops of YouTube’s biggest influencers. Wendy shares a surprise encounter with Linux at an international robotics event, Nate dives deep into Framework laptop upgrades and KDE tweaks, and Matt shows off his latest tech shuffle, trading in gear for a sleek new setup. We chat about OLED displays, Pixel phone plans, and PewDiePie's high-profile Linux switch. Whether you’re into

207: Fedora Smooth, Bazzite Slick, Windows… Still Windows | Linux Out Loud 109

In this episode of Linux Out Loud, we explore the latest in Linux hardware experiments, distro discoveries, and creative workflows. Wendy walks through her setup with Fedora 41 and DaVinci Resolve, Matt dives into Windows frustrations, and Nate teases his excitement about trying out Bazzite, even before getting hands-on with the OneXPlayer. We chat about eGPU setups, Wayland oddities, 3D printer troubleshooting with Mainsail and NGINX, and highlight the unique challenges (and wins) of gaming on

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