Episode 71 of Linux Matters: Give me the Aux 🐧️🎙️ Alan discovers new music on Spotify with a shonky Python script. Martin makes a Go module for ffmpeg. Mark slices up his monitor with Tiling Assistant.

Episode 70 of Linux Matters: Grummaging Gophers & Gods 🐧️🎙️ Martin writes an MP3 encoder using Go. Mark has been playing the fast-paced rogue-like Hades II, and Alan has another Grummage.

Episode 69 of Linux Matters: He's a very nøughty boy 🐧️🎙️ Mark’s been buying audiobooks, Martin discusses Nøughty Linux, and Alan’s been streaming again!

Episode 68 of Linux Matters: Frameworks, Filesystems and Fixes 🐧️🎙️ Alan dusts off his newsletter, Martin encrypts his new Framework laptop, and Mark noodles with Moodle tools.

What's worth another look? Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?

After three brilliant years as part of the Late Night Linux family, Linux Matters is becoming an independent podcast. We're incredibly grateful to Joe for his support in launching and producing the show - it wouldn't exist without him. 🧵 1/3

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Episode 67 of Linux Matters: Panache, for Men 🐧️🎙️ Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.

Episode 66 of Linux Matters: Terminal Full of Sparkles 🐧️🎙️ Martin found a fancy alternative to apt, Mark debugged his car charger, and Alan moved from Plex to Jellyfin.

Episode 65 of Linux Matters: MacOS Made Me Snap! 🐧️🎙️ Alan has been manifesting Snaps, Martin snapped, and migrated from MacOS to Linux, and Mark found family snaps in Immich.

Episode 64 of Linux Matters: Ethical Retro Gaming 🐧️🎙️ Mark’s been retro gaming, Martin’s been syncing, and Alan’s been Gryping.

Episode 63 of Linux Matters: Running Linux on an IPad 🐧️🎙️ Martin runs Linux on an iPad, Alan has been to an AI hackathon, and Mark has a new phone running GrapheneOS

Episode 62 of Linux Matters: Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles 🐧️🎙️ Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring GitHub to Forgejo], Martin sidesteps complexity with Just, and Mark gives his first thoughts on the VW ID.3.

Episode 61 of Linux Matters: Coding in My Pants 🐧️🎙️ Martin has a fancy GitHub profile, Alan is busy with maintenance, and Mark retired a project.

Episode 60 of Linux Matters: Frankenstein's Ubuntu Server Framework 🐧️🎙️ Martin overrides default browser behaviour, Alan automates GitHub using gh, and Mark creates a monster using Ubuntu Server and his Framework laptop!

Episode 59 of Linux Matters: Old Man Yells at GMail 🐧️🎙️ Alan continues his Nerdy cloud-native journey, Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new laptop, and Martin moves GMail to the junk folder.

Episode 58 of Linux Matters: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐧️🎙️ Martin gets his Linux all rusty, Alan continues day trippin’, and Mark makes a timelapse.

Episode 57 of Linux Matters: Nerdy Day Trips 🐧️🎙️ Martin heists disk space from GitHub. Alan reboots a very nerdy website. Mark has been punishing his Steam Deck.

Stop staring at diffs like they owe you money 💸 faff - another bloody AI commit generator (yes, we definitely needed one more!) after GitKraken's AI ate my credits but refused to write conventional commits 😡 wimpysworld.com/posts/faff-o... Drop the faff, dodge the judgment, get back to coding 🦙

Do you like to go on nerdy day trips? Great! This free website is for you! If your favourite venue is missing, share it! nerdydaytrips.org

Episode 56 of Linux Matters: Python A-Go-Go 🐧️🎙️ Alan uses all the models, Mark switches Bookshelf Buddy from Go to Python, and Martin completes his GotoSocial migration.

Nobody 2 is coming. Ultra violence. The only genre that matter 🎬

Tired of "no space left on device" errors when building #NixOS configs in GitHub Actions? ️❄️ I've created Nothing but Nix, a GitHub Action that ruthlessly reclaims disk space 🪓 Get up to 130GB for your #Nix store instead of the measly 20GB default! Learn more 👇 wimpysworld.com/posts/nothin...

Lazy trees have landed in Determinate #Nix 3.5! This is possibly the most consequential thing we've shipped yet. Evaluation times down by 3x and reductions in disk usage of 20x—or more. The result: a snappier Nix across the board (especially in large repos). determinate.systems/posts/change...

Get a 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝐆𝐁 /𝑛𝑖𝑥 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 #𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 ️❄️ with the 𝑁𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑁𝑖𝑥 GitHub action 🐙 - Purges unnecessary software from GitHub Actions runners 😈 - Creates an optimised /𝚗𝚒𝚡 volume from multiple partitions 🗄️ Learn more 👇 #nix #nixos - github.com/marketplace/...

Episode 55 of Linux Matters: Thoccing Heavy 🐧️🎙️ Mark builds his first Bookshelf Buddy, Alan makes bots that pretend not to be bots, and Martin builds a very heavy keyboard.

Is there a sysadmin on the plane? 🧑‍💻✈️ This email is legit 😁 Good morning, We have had a request for anyone in the building within the IT field who would be able to offer some very quick onsite guidance with a laptop login/reset issue. Please contact reception if you can help with this.

May the 4th be with you!

It's what every ZX Spectrum owner always wanted, the Speccy layout on a Commodore 64 quality keyboard 😂

Episode 54 of Linux Matters: High Precision Solid Metal Balls 🐧️🎙️ Martin embraces an alternative lifestyle. Alan refines his contribution workflow to Savannah. Mark self hosts an office suite.

📣 Just released Shöve v1.0.6! Sometimes LESS is MORE - we saw up to 20% faster rendering on Steam Deck-like hardware by removing "clever" optimizations. Paradoxical? Check out our blog for the full performance story and benchmark results! #LÖVE2D #gamedev #LuaJIT oval-tutu.com/blogs/shove-...

Episode 53 of Linux Matters: Crafting Bookshelf Buddy 🐧️🎙️ Alan talks about Luddites at Monki Gras 2025, Mark continutes working on (and names) Bookshelf Buddy, and Martin keeps an eye on resources.

The second keyboard is built. Also a Crush 80 modified from US ANSI 🇺🇸 FR4 switch plate to UK ISO 🇬🇧 PP switch plate with Akko Roseword switches and GMK Hammerhead Light keycaps ⌨️ Much Thocc 🧱

Vimjoyer's April Fools video memed a Determinate Nix feature into existence:

The finished build. Crush 80 converted to UK ISO 🇬🇧 Replaced the FR4 switch plate with a PP switch plate and swapped the Kailh Cocoa switches for Akko Rosewood to bring the "Thocc" 🧱 Keycaps are Cherry profile GMK 8008 🍒

I had one switch more than the keyboard needed, and yes, I bent the pins on one switch 😰 I suspose I should test the switches and make sure everything works 🤞⌨️

The US ANSI 🇺🇸 FR4 switch plate has been removed and the stabilisers mounted on a UK ISO 🇬🇧 PP switch plate ready for filling with Akko Rosewood switches ⌨️

I don't know how this happened but I appear to have fallen head first in to the custom keyboard ⌨️ rabbit hole 🕳️🐇 Send help 🛟 And a decent switch remover 😧

Episode 52 of Linux Matters: Great Scott, 1.21 Jiggabits! 🐧️🎙️ Mark has a new project, Alan hasn’t switched note-taking solutions, and Martin has more bandwidth.

Episode 51 of Linux Matters: Moodling Myself Silly 🐧️🎙️ Martin continues to avoid writing a video game. Mark has been Moodling himself silly. Alan has been grappling with Django.

✨ Determinate Nix 3.0 ✨ A downstream #Nix distribution, built from source in our secure infrastructure with first-class #macOS support, bleeding-edge features, and federated authentication 🔐 All wrapped in a flake stability guarantee ❄️

Episode 50 of Linux Matters: Syfting Through a LÖVEly Rack 🐧️🎙️ Mark builds a server rack, Alan benchmarks Syft, and Martin prepares for LÖVE.

With the help of Emily from the nix-darwin project, we've introduced some changes to nix-darwin that substantially improve compatibility with Determinate and other systems. Part of Determinate Systems' commitment to providing first-class support for Nix on macOS.

Episode 49 of Linux Matters: Mark Down in the Console Caves 🐧️🎙️ Alan cranks the handle on the note-o-tron, Mark slips into the mines, and Martin does the console switcheroo.

Ever struggled with adding multiple languages to your Lua game? Enter smiti18n, a powerful #i18n library that makes creating multilingual games with #Lua and #LÖVE a breeze! 🌕💕 oval-tutu.com/blogs/smiti1...

Going to Planet Nix? Come to the Nix Happy Hour on March 6! Hang out with Nix's inventor Eelco Dolstra, cofounder Graham Christensen, and have a drink on us. No pitches, just some good nerding out. Spots are filling up fast!

Episode 48 of Linux Matters: Algorithms, Actions, and GitHub Adventures 🐧️🎙️ Martin has been running GitHub Actions locally. Alan has been making little helpers. Mark has been solving maths puzzles with computers.

Supercharging Nix deployments with FlakeHub Cache 🚀 The next evolution in Nix ️❄️ development is here. FlakeHub Cache speeds up CI and eliminates #Nix evaluation overhead entirely, making deployments possible even on resource-constrained devices 👇 determinate.systems/posts/home-m...

Episode 47 of Linux Matters: Not a Bar or a Camp 🐧️🎙️ Mark talks to students, Alan organises a Barcamp, and Martin uses starship

Episode 46 of Linux Matters: Streaming Your Way to Freedom 🐧️🎙️ Alan does some BlueSky thinking, Mark Plexes his muscles with Jellyfin, and Martin goes all-in on the fediverse.