Destination Linux

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/

Welcome to Episode 465 of Destination Linux! This week, the dynamic duo of Jill and Zeb handle the shell while our third co-host (the one with the 'R' name) enjoys a work trip to the West coast.

We kick things off with a major community update: Destination Linux is moving to a monthly Saturday recording schedule to better include our global audience! We detail upcoming Patron Segments and Hangouts, plus a new initiative where our supporters get to vote on which Open Source projects we donate to.

In the news, we celebrate a massive win for Linux gaming: HDMI 2.1 support is officially landing in the amdgpu driver thanks to a collaboration between AMD and Valve. We discuss what this means for 4K/120Hz gaming on your living room TV and why it was blocked for so long.

Zeb brings the "Shell" topics, covering Rocket League’s move to Easy Anti-Cheat (and why they chose to keep Linux supported when others didn't), the latest Steam Market Share numbers, and the "RAMpocalypse"—the component shortage currently acting as a speed bump for Valve's hardware ambitions.

Time Stamps

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:01:13 Exciting Events for Patrons
00:08:05 Sponsored by Sandfly Security
00:10:36 HDMI 2.1 Support for AMD GPUs
00:22:49 Rocket League Anti-Cheat
00:28:21 Steam Linux Market Share Update
00:31:10 The RAMpocalypse and Linux Gaming
00:45:38 Closing Thoughts

Show Note References

Patreon Support : patreon.com/destinationlinux

Sandfly Security : deviantairwaves.com/sandfly

Steam Machine HDMI 2.1 News (XDA) : xda-developers.com/steam-machine-will-likely-get-full-hdmi-2-1-support-after-all/

HDMI 2.1 Support on Linux (TweakTown) : tweaktown.com/news/111415/hdmi-2-1-support-coming-to-linux-and-valves-steam-machine-courtesy-of-amd/index.html

Rocket League Anti-Cheat Update (GamingOnLinux) : gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/rocket-league-adds-easy-anti-cheat-with-steam-deck-linux-still-supported/

Steam Linux Market Share April 2026 (Phoronix) : phoronix.com/news/Steam-April-2026-Survey

The RAMpocalypse & SteamOS (Ars Technica) : arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight-against-steamos/

Destination Linux Official Store : shop.deviantairwaves.com/

Destination Linux Episode 464 welcomes special guest host Craig Rowland, founder of Sandfly Security, to join the crew for an exploration of the rapidly evolving intersection of Artificial Intelligence and digital defense.

Head to www.deviantairwaves.com/sandfly

Licensing & The FSF: The show kicks off with a look at the community's reaction to OnlyOffice and its recent attempt to add "logo retention" requirements to its AGPLv3 license, a move the Free Software Foundation (FSF) officially declared a forbidden "further restriction". Discussion also touches on the potential for a GPLv4 to combat mandatory ID verification and the importance of decentralized tools like GNU Jami.

The AI Security Deep Dive: Craig Rowland provides expert insight into how LLMs are revolutionizing code auditing. While some remain skeptical, the episode highlights how these systems relentlessly pursue vulnerabilities at a scale human auditors cannot match, as evidenced by the CopyFail exploit discovery.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon": A comprehensive overview of Canonical's latest Long Term Support release. Key features discussed include GNOME 50, the transition to a Wayland-only environment, Linux Kernel 7.0, and the groundbreaking addition of out-of-the-box NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm support.

News Roundup: The team call the hot Linux news, including Linux kernel approaching 40 million lines of code, and Local LLMs in Development: A look at how kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman is utilizing a local LLM ("gkh_clanker_t1000") to assist with bug fixes in the mainline kernel.

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux

00:01:04 Community Feedback

00:14:16 Sponsored by Sandfly Security

00:16:25 Shout Out to Our Supporters

00:18:04 Security Scoop with Craig: Auditing Code with LLMs

00:33:18 CopyFail Exploit Found With LLM Assistance

00:41:24 iOS Ghost Notification Patch

00:46:33 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released

00:57:57 News Roundup: The Linux Kernel is Getting Huge

01:00:03 gkh_clanker_t1000

01:03:17 Closing Thoughts
Special Guest: Craig Rowland.

Welcome to episode 463 of Destination Linux! This week, we explore the growing movement to RESIST the limitations of modern streaming services as users rediscover the reliability of physical media and self-hosted solutions.

We also take a deep dive into the technical side of things with the release of Proton 11 for ARM, discussing what this means for the future of Linux gaming on non-x86 hardware. In the news roundup, we look at the latest modular innovations from Framework, including their new laptop and keyboard designs. Finally, we tackle a heavy dose of privacy news, from the controversial expansion of live facial recognition in the UK to a significant national ID data breach in France.

Show Note References

https://sandflysecurity.com/

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

https://frame.work/

https://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/

https://www.cnil.fr/en

New T-Shirt Design: https://shop.deviantairwaves.com/en-usd/products/resist

Time Stamps

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux

00:02:30 Community Feedback

00:15:52 Sponsored by Sandfly Security

00:18:38 Shout Out to Our Supporters

00:22:37 Proton 11 on ARM

00:45:47 The Streaming Services Dilemma

00:51:30 A Resurgence of Physical Media

01:06:55 News Roundup: Framework's New Laptop

01:11:55 Framework's New Keyboard

01:18:19 Live Facial Recognition in the UK

01:25:41 France ID Data Breach

01:29:44 Closing Thoughts

In episode 462, the Destination Linux crew breaks down one of the most significant wins for digital sovereignty in years: the French government’s official mandate to transition 2.5 million civil servants to Linux. We explore "FranceOS," the sovereign cloud stack, and what this means for the global future of the Linux desktop.

Then, things get real as Ryan shares receipts on the Q1 2026 tech layoffs. With nearly 80,000 jobs cut, almost half attributed to AI automation...is the tech industry in a permanent state of reduction, or is this the ultimate opportunity for open-source talent to rise? We discuss how to "own the pipeline" using local AI tools like Ollama.

Plus, we cover the massive release of Linux 7.0 featuring Rust adoption and self-healing filesystems, Google’s "Free Upgrade" push for Windows 10 users to ChromeOS Flex, and Linus Torvalds being his classic, unfiltered self regarding kernel patches.

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux

00:01:20 Community Feedback: Trying Linux in a VM

00:06:58 Sponsored by Sandfly Security

00:11:21 France's Migration to Linux

00:23:42 Tech Industry Layoffs

00:39:51 Open Source AI Solutions

00:53:39 News Roundup: ChromeOS Flex Upgrade for Windows 10 PCs

00:59:20 Digital ID Developments in the UK

01:02:36 Linux 7.0 Released

01:07:13 Linus Torvalds' Still Got It

01:08:35 Closing Thoughts

Show Links & Resources

Contact the Show: https://deviantairwaves.com/contact/

Sandfly Security (Sponsor): https://deviantairwaves.com/sandfly

ZDNet - France Leaves Windows for Linux: https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-leaves-windows-for-linux-desktop/

Tom's Hardware - Q1 2026 Layoff Data: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tech-industry-lays-off-nearly-80-000-employees-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026-almost-50-percent-of-affected-positions-cut-due-to-ai

CNN - Block Layoffs & AI Strategy: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/business/block-layoffs-ai-jack-dorsey

AI Resources & Layoff Tracker: https://programs.com/resources/ai-layoffs/

Forbes - Google’s ChromeOS Flex Upgrade: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/12/googles-free-windows-pc-upgrade-offer-you-must-act-before-its-too-late/

UK Parliament - Digital ID Briefing: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10369/

BBC - UK Digital ID Backlash: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o

OMG! Ubuntu - Linux 7.0 Features: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features

Phoronix - Linus Torvalds on Linux 7.1 Patches: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Rejects-Linux-7.1