Late Night Linux – Episode 380

Late Night Linux – Episode 380

Author: The Late Night Linux Family April 7, 2026 Duration: 20:14

Steam stats suggest that gaming on Linux is more popular than ever, Wine improvements might entice even more gamers, Ubuntu might break things when it tightens up GRUB security and makes 6GB of RAM the minimum requirement for the desktop edition, and Ubuntu MATE is looking for new maintainers.

 

News

LAS 2026 Call for proposals extended till the 10th April

Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB

Ubuntu quietly raises its minimum system requirements

Windows 11 has lower requirements

Ubuntu MATE – seeking maintainers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Late Night Linux Family All Episodes podcast is your comprehensive archive for a whole ecosystem of shows dedicated to the open-source world. This feed bundles every episode from the network's distinct voices into one convenient stream. You'll hear the flagship Late Night Linux with its broad discussions on desktop Linux, software, and community news, alongside more focused sister shows. Dive into the developer-centric conversations of Linux Dev Time, explore the deeper technical and philosophical layers on Linux After Dark, and get practical sysadmin insights from 2.5 Admins. The network also branches into infrastructure with the Hybrid Cloud Show and offers a direct line to the creators with Ask The Hosts. Listening to this podcast means having the entire spectrum of the Late Night Linux perspective at your fingertips, from casual chatter to deep dives, all united by a genuine passion for technology and the Linux platform. It's the definitive collection for enthusiasts who want every angle covered.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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How do you convince people to stop using unethical technology like generative AI? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe t…
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Software complexity is a complex topic, so we dig into it. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
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Duration: 25:41
Shane is worried about backups for his janky Kubernetes homelab. The rest of us advise him on exactly what to back up, how to go about picking an offsite backup location and setting it up, how best to back up databases,…
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Duration: 25:10
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