Late Night Linux – Episode 91

Linux audio tips, upgrade vs nuke and pave, smartwatches, a new Raspberry Pi, Microsoft and Mint drama, and the shortest KDE Korner ever.

 

News

8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75

Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version

Ubuntu 20.10 desktop might be officially supported on the Pi

Mint not keen on snaps

AppGet ‘really helped us,’ Microsoft says, but offers no apology to dev for killing open-source package manager

 

Admin

If you are a patron, ask us anything sensible and we might answer your question on a future episode.

Joe on Linux Spotlight

Joe on Ubuntu Podcast

 

Ask us anything sensible

We answered some of your questions about upgrading vs reinstalling, smartwatches, and audio on Linux.

 

KDE Korner

Plasma Mobile Update & How To Try It On Your Desktop

Nvidia Wayland & KDE

 

 

Digital Ocean

This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean. Go to do.co/lnl and get started with $50 of credit. Digital Ocean provides virtual private servers all over the world with full root access starting at $5 per month, and other great features like block storage and load balancers.

 

Entroware

This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.