Cooking up a framework desktop

In this episode: Mark explores the online exam center at ETH Zurich. Alan replaces a shell script with a node script, to keep track of his snaps Martin finally gets on board with terminal multiplexers, after discovering herdr You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Martin is on a break, and will be back next time Mark attends MoodleMoot DACH 2026 in Zürich, and hacks together support for the Fediverse in Moodle. Alan buys a Mangmi Air X as a game development test-bed. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Alan reports back from the Ubuntu Summit, Alan’s SnapScope lightning talk Martin’s Jivetalking lightning talk Canonical introduces Workshop The full playlist of videos Martin updates Jivetalking Mark combats the cordyceps in The Last of Us Part I You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Mark creates DOSsier, a system for retro PC gaming. Martin replaces his editor (again), this time with Fresh Alan creates a new app for event attendance. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Martin transforms Neovim into an unyielding modeless VSCode-style IDE with CUA keybindings. Some of this was achieved with novim-mode and snacks.nvim. Mark has been playing Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Alan wants you all to install flatpak with a snap. Gather round children, it’s story time. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Alan eschews one gaming fad for a more bespoke, artisanal gaming experience using R4 cards, and ZXDS. Martin no longer considers Grammarly his friend, new friend is Harper Mark continues his Kobo journey with ventures in NickelMenu and KOReader. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Mark throws his cook books in the bin and buys a Kobo Libra Colour. Alan tidies up Mojinav and puts the source on github. Martin builds his own Framework desktop. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Martin goes over why and how he’s stepping down from Ubuntu MATE after 12 years, and the project is seeking new maintainers 🧉 Mark discovers new life, and new civilisations in Star Trek: Voyager - Across the unknown 🖖 Alan outsources busywork to Minnie Love, his OpenClaw personal AI assistant, with help from OpenClaw for dummies, and two gists 🤖 You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Alan optimistically crafts an alternative to the official Snapcraft store website - snapupdates.popey.com. Martin swaps Cider for Sidra. Mark dives deep into the data bucket and comes up richer! This time next year, Rodney. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.

In this episode: Mark works out how to run commands at the right point in the boot process, with NetworkManager-dispatcher Alan has been confining things with Lincubate. Martin has been VNCing here, there and everywhere with wayvnc and noVNC. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join us on: The Linux Matters Chatters on Telegram. The Linux Matters Subreddit. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us.