2.5 Admins 313: Cooking with NVMe

Shane wants to make his homelab less janky so needs to decide on how to split up his compute and storage, plus some of the KVM over IP devices we own and how we use them.             Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes     Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Microsoft claims that Windows 11 will work well with 8GB of RAM, some of the innovations coming to high end SSDs, the arguments for TP-Link Omada over Ubiquiti UniFi.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes FreeBSD Support: Greatest Hits   Discussion Microsoft says 8 GB of RAM should be enough for anyone running Windows 11 Windows quality: an update on the commitment we made in March   Free consulting We were asked about the arguments for TP-Link Omada over Ubiquiti UniFi.                   See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Guest hosts Chris from Linux After Dark and Sean from Hybrid Cloud Show tell Joe and Félim about bootc desktop Linux distros, how they build, deploy, and update them, and why this modern approach is so powerful. Plus another system information tool, cutting edge upscaling on the Steam Deck, and why Chris has switched to the KDE Plasma desktop.   Bootc desktops bootc Using Bootc to Manage Ubuntu Hosts ubuntu-summit-26-demo ubuntu-bootc  Mono repository for all bootcrew images How Steam Play/Proton makes Gaming on Linux Awesome   Discoveries HWall ProtonPlus KDE Plasma desktop             Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes     See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

It’s a forced positivity episode! We all come up with some positive things to say about Linux and open source.               Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

In a world where photos can no longer be trusted, Jim argues that we should move to a default distrust model where images are signed at every stage of the process of creation. We get into some of the potential issues. Plus how to ensure continuity for your clients in the event of your demise, and setting up a system to demonstrate ZFS replication capabilities.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 5th September from 5pm until late   Discussion Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics Apple is working on a way to authenticate that a photo came from an iPhone camera   Free consulting We were asked about how to ensure continuity for your clients in the event of your demise, and setting up a system to demonstrate ZFS replication capabilities.                 See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Our favourite emoji, favourite vehicles, and whether we’d prefer to live in an icy or cold climate or an extremely hot one. With Félim, Gary, Jim, Allan, May, Shane from Hybrid Cloud Show, and special guest Shane from Linux Lads.            

Reports of desktop Linux adoption numbers are probably exaggerated, the Steam Frame seemingly gets closer, Valve’s European logistics partner leaks people’s data, Proxmox gains Arm64 support, GNOME Boxes makes some changes, and a quick KDE Korner. With guest hosts Chris from Linux After Dark, and Sean from Hybrid Cloud Show.   News Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 5th September from 5pm until late Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America Steam On Linux Use Back Above 4% In July Valve may be putting the finishing touches to the Steam Frame software stack, because Lepton and FEX are now on Steam Steam hardware shipper breach leaks customer data, including names and addresses Proxmox Virtual Environment launches official Arm64 Support Proxmox ports itself to Arm with help from Nvidia and Supermicro Getting Started With Libvirt and Saltstack Felipe Borges: The Future of GNOME Boxes   KDE Korner This Month in KDE Linux: July 2026 This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026               Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes     See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

How deep should you go with your understanding of systems?                 Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes   See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed

The biggest homelab mistakes we’ve made, and what we learned from them.               Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes           Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Microsoft restored an account including files that it initially claimed wasn’t possible, Apple might lock down phones if people don’t keep up their lease payments, ZFS scrubs shouldn’t be painful, and accessing another network from a locked-down work machine.   Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes ZFS vs Ceph: Do You Actually Need Ceph?   News/discussion Microsoft restores player’s 25-year-old account following widespread backlash iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments If Scrubs Hurt, Your ZFS Design Is Broken   Free consulting We were asked about accessing another network from a locked-down work machine.   Teleport Community Apache Guacamole® Linux After Dark – Episode 120                 See our contact page for ways to get in touch.