Destination Linux - Episodes Tagged with “Foss”

466: From Server Purgatory to Paradise & The 30th Birthday of Tux!

Deviant Airwaves — Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Episode 466 of Destination Linux! After a week away dealing with the literal "ghosts in the machines," Ryan returns to join Jill and Zeb, proving you can't keep a good host down.

We kick off the show with an important community feedback segment addressing a "Puzzled Parent" who wants to keep their kids safe online using open-source tools. The team breaks down excellent FOSS solutions for the Linux desktop, router-level blocking (like Pi-hole and NextDNS), and open-source mobile tools for /e/OS like NetGuard and TimeLimit.

Next, Ryan takes us on his personal journey from Server Purgatory to Paradise. He walks through setting up a low-power, budget-friendly HP Prodesk mini-server from eBay, detailing his troubleshooting nightmare with an unbaked Ubuntu install, his redemption using Fedora, and how he deployed a modern stack using Podman, Cockpit, Tailscale, and Filebrowser.

In hardware news, Jill delivers some bittersweet "end of an era" updates as the classic AMD K5 processor family and the Intel 486 are officially deprecated and removed from the upcoming Linux Kernel. We discuss why 30-year-old museum-grade hardware is being phased out due to maintenance burdens and share the best retro-distributions to keep your vintage rigs alive.

Finally, Zeb brings us up to speed on the "Dirty Frag" local privilege escalation vulnerability and how the latest Linux kernel stable releases fully mitigate it. We wrap up the show by celebrating the 30th birthday of Tux the Penguin, sharing the hilarious origin story of how a zoo animal bite in 1993 led to Larry Ewing designing the ultimate mascot in GIMP.

Show Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:02:03 Patron Event Announcement
00:05:33 Community Feedback
00:18:19 Sponsored by Sandfly Security
00:23:08 Linux Drops Support for the AMD K5
00:34:44 Building the DL Server
00:47:32 Dirty Frag Fix Released
00:54:11 Tux Turns Thirty
01:00:42 Software Pick: DisMail
01:01:42 Closing Thoughts

Show Note References

Patreon Support : patreon.com/destinationlinux
Sandfly Security : deviantairwaves.com/sandfly
Linux Kernel Deprecates AMD K5 (Phoronix) : shorturl.at/T7J7y
Filebrowser Open Source File Manager : filebrowser.org/index.html
Tailscale Mesh VPN : tailscale.com/
Podman Container Engine : podman.io/
Cockpit Project Server Management : cockpit-project.org/running
Linux Kernel 7.0.6 & Dirty Frag Mitigation (Phoronix) : phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released
Tux the Penguin Mascot Turns 30 (XDA) : phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released
Destination Linux Official Store : shop.deviantairwaves.com/

452: Can Open Source Save Us from the AI Dystopia?

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Can Open Source save the world? In episode 452, the crew dives deep into the "In-Between Dystopia" of AI layoffs and whether we are headed toward a Star Trek-style post-scarcity economy or a Mad Max wasteland. We also discuss why governments are finally breaking up with Big Tech to build sovereign stacks like La Suite, and why this is a massive win for the FOSS ecosystem.

Plus, we look at Firefox’s return to its roots, the latest security blunders in the "Heap of the Maggots," and a surprising Linux update from GOG.

Support the show by going to deviantairwaves.com and become a Patron or get some SWAG!

00:00 Intro: Open Source Can Still Save the World
01:06 Community Feedback: Star Trek or Mad Max?
03:46 Star Trek Nerd Fight: TNG vs DS9 vs TOS
05:04 AI Layoffs & the In‑Between Dystopia
06:52 Will We Ever Reach the Star Trek Economy?
07:54 Jill Corrects “Star Track” & Defends TOS
09:04 Capitalism, Greed & Why Jill Still Has Hope
09:53 Zeb’s View: Shareholders, NVIDIA & AI Hype
12:27 Why Destination Linux Stays Out of Politics
15:02 Sponsored by Our Awesome Patrons
17:47 Governments Break Up with Big Tech
19:28 Visio & La Suite: Building a Sovereign Stack
20:02 Why This Government Trend Is a Win for FOSS
26:29 Could We Run DL on La Suite Someday?
28:17 Firefox News: Our Favorite Browser Fights Back
31:42 Firefox Getting Back to Its Roots
33:14 Open Source Moves Faster to Fix Things
34:16 Heap of the Maggots: Security Hall of Shame
35:27 Notepad++ Gets Hacked
38:39 How Can Companies Protect Themselves from Hackers?
43:26 The Biggest Threat Vector
49:17 Jill Finds a Game She Doesn’t Like
50:47 GOG Shows Linux Some Love
56:43 Outro: Keep Your Penguins Marching

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

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500

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Hosted by:
Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
And Special Guest = Sherard Griffin
https://www.redhat.com/en/authors/sherard-griffin

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:59 Community Feedback

00:13:02 Sandfly Security Segment

00:15:53 Main Topic: Linux, AI, and the End of Distro Wars?

00:47:32 Ryan’s Essential Linux Apps: Must Installs on Every Setup

01:02:59 OMG! A new Steam Machine

01:15:55 Outro