Linux Lads Podcast Season 4 – Episode 8: Wrapped in Ethernet Cables
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Chitchat
Mike: Used X2Go (https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php) in anger 🖥️ and it was good
Shane: Dug out an old 🤳 OnePlus One (https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_one-6327.php). Still works fine! Going to test it with Ubuntu Touch (https://ubports.com/). 👌
Conor My 5T (https://www.oneplus.com/global/5t) is back after attempted /e/ (https://e.foundation/) install, thanks to 🐦 PowerShellOnLinux (https://twitter.com/the_mentor)’s help 📱
OneUI (https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/one-ui/) – not big fans 👎
News
The Heron 🖼️ is back (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/04/focal-fossa-familiar-face-wallpaper) (via omg! ubuntu!)
The Ubuntu startup sound 🔊 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaEXZ-df6Y) (YouTube)
NDISwrapper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDISwrapper) 🖧
QT (https://www.qt.io/) might get forked 🍴 because the QT Company’s possible releas changes (https://www.osnews.com/story/131646/new-qt-releases-possibly-restricted-to-paying-customers-for-12-months-kde-not-particularly-happy/). The QT Company responded with a extremely short blog post (https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-and-open-source) denying this. (via OSnews)
New GNOME Mobile Shell Mockups for bigger touch 👈 screens (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/04/gnome-mobile-convergence-concept) (via omg! ubuntu!)
The Phosh (https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Software_Reference/Environments/Phosh.html) shell 🐚 from Purism.
📚 A great update (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/04/foliate-app-major-update) to Foliate eBook reader (via omg! ubuntu!)
The 🦋 Deepin 20 Beta is out (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/04/15/linux-distro-alert-the-deepin-20-beta-is-now-available/) (via Forbes)
Ubuntu DDE (https://ubuntudde.com/) with Ubuntu Store 🏪
System76 (https://system76.com/laptops/lemur) have a beautiful and light new Lemur 🐒 Pro (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/04/09/meet-the-lightest-linux-laptop-from-system76/) laptop 💻 (via Forbes)
Shoutout
Well known Linux podcaster and community member Joe Ressington (https://joeress.com/) lost his consulting contract. The details are on his Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoeRessington/status/1248282904729395203) and in the latest Late Night Linux (https://latenightlinux.com/) episode, but if you like to listen to Joe’s podcasts, now would be a good time to support Late Night Linux’s Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/LateNightLinux/posts).
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