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Linux Matters

Linux Matters

Linux Matters Team

Three experienced Open Source professionals discuss the impact Linux has in their daily lives. Upbeat family-friendly banter, conversation and discussion for Linux enthusiasts and casual observers of all ages. All the Linux Matters that matter.

  • 34 minutes 53 seconds
    Clearing the Decks

    In this episode:

    • Alan reports back from the Ubuntu Summit,
      • Alan’s SnapScope lightning talk
      • Martin’s Jivetalking lightning talk
      • Canonical introduces Workshop
      • The full playlist of videos
    • Martin updates Jivetalking
    • Mark combats the cordyceps in The Last of Us Part I

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    7 July 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 42 minutes 5 seconds
    DOSing about with games

    In this episode:

    • Mark creates DOSsier, a system for retro PC gaming.
    • Martin replaces his editor (again), this time with Fresh
    • Alan creates a new app for event attendance.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    16 June 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 42 minutes 54 seconds
    snap install flatpak

    In this episode:

    • Martin transforms Neovim into an unyielding modeless VSCode-style IDE with CUA keybindings.
      • Some of this was achieved with novim-mode and snacks.nvim.
    • Mark has been playing Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
    • Alan wants you all to install flatpak with a snap. Gather round children, it’s story time.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    9 June 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 37 seconds
    Ditching Grammarly for Open Sauce

    In this episode:

    • Alan eschews one gaming fad for a more bespoke, artisanal gaming experience using R4 cards, and ZXDS.
    • Martin no longer considers Grammarly his friend, new friend is Harper
    • Mark continues his Kobo journey with ventures in NickelMenu and KOReader.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    26 May 2026, 2:30 pm
  • 32 minutes 42 seconds
    Cooking up a framework desktop

    In this episode:

    • Mark throws his cook books in the bin and buys a Kobo Libra Colour.
    • Alan tidies up Mojinav and puts the source on github.
    • Martin builds his own Framework desktop.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    12 May 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 38 minutes 20 seconds
    Passing the Gourd

    In this episode:

    • Martin goes over why and how he’s stepping down from Ubuntu MATE after 12 years, and the project is seeking new maintainers 🧉
    • Mark discovers new life, and new civilisations in Star Trek: Voyager - Across the unknown 🖖
    • Alan outsources busywork to Minnie Love, his OpenClaw personal AI assistant, with help from OpenClaw for dummies, and two gists 🤖

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    28 April 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 22 seconds
    Pouring out the Sidra

    In this episode:

    • Alan optimistically crafts an alternative to the official Snapcraft store website - snapupdates.popey.com.
    • Martin swaps Cider for Sidra.
    • Mark dives deep into the data bucket and comes up richer! This time next year, Rodney.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    14 April 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 34 minutes 50 seconds
    VNC? No way!

    In this episode:

    • Mark works out how to run commands at the right point in the boot process, with NetworkManager-dispatcher
    • Alan has been confining things with Lincubate.
    • Martin has been VNCing here, there and everywhere with wayvnc and noVNC.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    31 March 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 10 seconds
    Tailor Snaps for Big Iron

    In this episode:

    • Martin has created tailor: Ready-to-wear project templates for GitHub repositories 👔
    • Mark’s ageing Microserver N36L has finally met its end, and the new beginning is off to a rocky start.
    • Alan has been building snaps on an IBM mainframe thanks to LinuxOne.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    17 March 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 12 seconds
    The Smell of Git

    In this episode:

    • Mark explains synesthesia and the experience of how it manifests in a Linux user,
    • Alan spring cleans his GitHub,
    • Martin gets busy with lazygit.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    3 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 4 seconds
    Mark's Meshing About

    In this episode:

    • Alan builds a new website whose link and name is mysteriously unknown at this time.
    • Martin removes VS Code in favour of Zed Editor.
    • Mark gets started with Meshtastic supher-highway country lanes.

    You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on:

    • The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram.
    • The Linux Matters Subreddit.

    If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

    17 February 2026, 5:30 pm
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