447: Linux Hits 5%! 2025 Year in Review & 2026 Bold Predictions (ft. Máirín Duffy)

December 23rd, 2025  |  1 hr 28 mins

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2025 was the year Linux officially broke through the 5% market share barrier—but we’re just getting started. Special guest Máirín Duffy joins Ryan and Jill to look back at the biggest wins of the past year and drop our boldest predictions for 2026.

446: Ubuntu From The BIOS & The Quest for an Open Source Mac

December 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins

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This week on Destination Linux, we are joined by a special guest host: Craig Rowland, the CEO of Sandfly Security! We’re diving deep into the reality of modern security—specifically when third-party code knocks over your castle. From malicious VSCode extensions to the "React2Shell" vulnerability, we discuss why "Open Source" doesn't automatically mean "Safe" and how to protect your supply chain.

445: Linus Tech Tips Explodes Linux: Our Reaction & The 2025 Gift Guide

December 9th, 2025  |  1 hr 4 mins

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The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide for 2025 is here! Don't buy that RAM yet—we explain the massive AI-driven price spikes. Also, testing the powerful VDO Ninja for streaming and our reaction to Linus Tech Tips' latest Linux takes.

444: Cloudy Crashes, Linux Gaming's Victory Lap, & The Censorship Debate

November 25th, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

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Cloudflare outages, censorship debates and more on this amazing episode of Destination Linux

443: Will AI DESTROY the Linux Desktop? | New Steam Machine & Essential Apps!

November 18th, 2025  |  1 hr 17 mins

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Will Artificial Intelligence eventually replace the Linux Operating System as we know it?

442: Is Tor Safe? The Big Security Questions w/ Sandfly CEO Craig Rowland

November 7th, 2025  |  1 hr 22 mins

On this episode of Destination Linux, we welcome special guest host Craig Rowland, CEO and Founder of Sandfly Security, to dive into some of the most pressing security topics in the tech world.

441: COSMIC Desktop Launches Into Beta

November 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 13 mins

440: End of Windows 10 is Nigh!

October 28th, 2025  |  1 hr 7 mins

439: Windows Wild 'n Out, Ubuntu Questing Quokka, Fedora Fights AI

October 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 14 mins

438: Jill's Treasure Hunt, Google vs F-Droid, Samsung Ads on Refrigerators

October 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 46 mins

437: NVIDIA & Intel's AI Alliance, Steam Malware, and Linux CUDA

September 29th, 2025  |  1 hr 13 mins

436: Exploring Design in Linux & Open Source with Máirín Duffy

September 17th, 2025  |  1 hr 20 mins