Late Night Linux Family All Episodes

Mozilla has a new revenue stream that might actually work, GNOME OS gets closer to a stable release, Raspberry Pi OS for x86 machines returns, and Amazon has expensive new Android tablets that have the Play Store. Plus hacking old Echo Dots to work with Home Assistant, building ad blocking lists, and unbricking an M1 Mac with Linux in discoveries.



News

Mozilla introduces Firefox Enterprise

Introducing GNOME OS Preview

Raspberry Pi Desktop now available for PC and Mac

Amazon’s new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever



Discoveries

Echo Dot Hacks

PiHole Blocking Tool

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Some of our hot Linux takes including software bloat, ChromeOS being the best set and forget system, touch screen Linux still not being quite there, and Xfce being (nearly) dead to us.















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Supermarkets found out why their fridges shouldn’t be on the Internet and Samsung smart fridges broke after a firmware update, why we don’t recommend MoCA, some tips for running ethernet cables in your house, and why it’s fine to use a short TTL with your domains.



Plugs

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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 2



News/discussion

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

The username is admin and the password changes every day automatically to.. the current date

Freeze the Controller, Defrost the Food: Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Danfoss Refrigeration Controllers

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges



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A true legend of computer science leaves us, Fortnite is coming to Linux, Steam is finally moving away from 32-bit, Microsoft Defender comes to the Linux Desktop, Adobe’s flagship apps are cloned by AI as open source, and a quick KDE Korner.



News

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview (Fortnite is coming to Linux)

Steam preemptively killed the only advantage Epic Games’ vibe-coded store would have had

Today’s Steam Beta Makes The Linux Client A 64-bit App

Secure Linux desktops with Microsoft Defender

“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones



KDE Korner

KDE: The Documentary

Plasma 6.8















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When is it time to look for a new software development job? How do you cut through all the other applicants and get your foot in the door? When you do move on, how much notice should you give?



















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