Late Night Linux – Episode 379

Late Night Linux – Episode 379

Author: The Late Night Linux Family March 30, 2026 Duration: 23:24

Making silly URLs, visualising complex weather data, a TUI network discovery tool, and an open source version of a classic synthesizer in discoveries, plus the sad reality that it’s more or less impossible to avoid code that’s been generated by “AI” these days.

 

Discoveries

creepy link

Supercell Wx

whosthere

Ultramaster KR-106

 

AI in FOSS

systemd 260-rc3 Released With AI Agents Documentation Added

New Xfce Wayland compositor is being developed with genAI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automox Turnkey Results

Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com

 

 

Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes

 

See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here


There’s a particular kind of conversation that happens when tech enthusiasts get together after hours, and that’s exactly the vibe you’ll find on Late Night Linux. Each episode feels like pulling up a chair with Joe, Félim, Graham, and Will as they dive into the week’s developments, from kernel updates to major shifts in the open source landscape. Their discussions go beyond just the headlines, digging into the implications and trends that actually matter to users and developers. This isn’t a sanitized, corporate overview; it’s a genuine, often unfiltered exchange where strong opinions are welcome, the occasional drink is had, and the language can get a bit colorful. A recurring theme involves giving Félim a hard time about his views on AI and cloud computing, which always adds a layer of playful camaraderie. If you’re looking for a relaxed but insightful take on Linux and the wider tech industry, this podcast delivers that unique blend of expertise and informal banter week after week. It’s the kind of show that makes complex topics accessible and reminds you that the community behind the technology is full of real, opinionated people. The Late Night Linux Family has built something that feels less like a broadcast and more like a regular gathering of friends who just happen to know a tremendous amount about free and open source software. You come for the news and stay for the personality.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Late Night Linux
Podcast Episodes
Late Night Linux – Episode 402 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:50
Audacity’s new major release makes it more like a proper digital workstation, Debian finally gets off the genAI fence and disappoints some of us, California exempts Linux from terrible age verification laws, and Asahi bo…
Late Night Linux – Episode 401 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:07
KDE has a new proper LTS and Joe is very interested, the Steam Frame is (really) nearly here, the Epic Games Store is coming to Linux, Nintendo continues to play whack-a-mole with Switch emulators, and GitHub’s serious s…
Late Night Linux – Episode 400 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:15
To celebrate 400 episodes, we look back of the last (almost) ten years of positive Linux and FOSS news. Plugs Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 5th September from 5pm until…
Late Night Linux – Episode 399 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:58
Guest hosts Chris from Linux After Dark and Sean from Hybrid Cloud Show tell Joe and Félim about bootc desktop Linux distros, how they build, deploy, and update them, and why this modern approach is so powerful. Plus ano…
Late Night Linux – Episode 398 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:51
Reports of desktop Linux adoption numbers are probably exaggerated, the Steam Frame seemingly gets closer, Valve’s European logistics partner leaks people’s data, Proxmox gains Arm64 support, GNOME Boxes makes some chang…
Late Night Linux – Episode 397 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:01
Initial Steam Machine reviews are broadly positive, Jellyfin is losing some key project leaders, Sony deletes more movies that people “bought”, why you probably shouldn’t wipe your phone when the US authorities ask for a…
Late Night Linux – Episode 396 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:19
With several open source figures taking a stance on either side of the generative AI debate, we have another argument about it. This time we actually come to something closer to an understanding of each other’s views, ev…
Late Night Linux – Episode 395 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:22
Some of the tech from early on in our lives that inspired where we are today. Plus discoveries including and old game that doesn’t work, professional audio hardware that now works on Linux, Arch on easy mode, and an old…
Late Night Linux – Episode 394 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:02
Mozilla is paying for Firefox to be on the front of Wrexham football shirts, SCO vs IBM might not be dead after all, Red Hat will support RHEL forever if you are willing to pay, OpenMandriva discovers why distros need go…
Late Night Linux – Episode 393 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:58
A great example of accessibility features benefitting more than the target audience, a new version of the classic game Nethack, checking for bufferbloat, and Windows 10 limps on in discoveries. Then Félim’s question abou…