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Linux Matters

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Experienced Open Source professionals exploring the tech we actually use. If it runs on Linux, we're into it. Whether you're tweaking your desktop, gaming, self-hosting, developing software, improving terminal productivity, or running production infrastructure — we cover the tools and workflows that actually matter. New episode every fortnight. Upbeat and family-friendly for Linux enthusiasts of all ages.Copyright © 2023-2026, Linux Matters.
Episodes
  • Lets get Trippy
    Jan 6 2026

    In this episode:

    • Mark has been playing Timesplitters Rewind, a remake of the classic Timesplitters.
    • Alan enters a coding competition and creates the marvellous MojiNav 📍🗺️ (Source)
    • Martin ups his network diagnostics game with trippy and gping.
      • trippy: a network diagnostic tool that combines the functionality of traceroute and ping
      • gping: ping, but with a graph.

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    29 mins
  • Give me the Aux
    Dec 23 2025

    In this episode:

    • Alan sends Zane Lowe to a retirement home and grabs the Aux on Spotify with Auxolotl.
    • Martin sharpens his cultlery and hard forks ffmpeg-go as ffmpeg-statigo.
      • “Real FFmpeg bindings for Go. Not a wrapper. Not a CLI tool. The actual libraries 📚”
    • Mark carves up his monitors with Tiling Assistant.

    You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh 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.

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    32 mins
  • Grummaging Gophers & Gods
    Dec 9 2025

    In this episode:

    • Martin has been learning Go and created:
      • Jivedrop - Drop the mix, ship the show-metadata, cover art, and all 🪩
      • Jivefire - Spin your podcast .wav into a groovy MP4 visualiser. Cava-inspired real-time audio frequencies 🔥
    • Mark, true to form, has been playing Hades II, a fast-paced rogue-like that runs beautifully on the SteamDeck.
    • Alan revisits Grummage, an interactive terminal frontend to Grype, the vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
      • This new release focuses on UI and usability improvements ✨

    You can send your feedback via show@linuxmatters.sh 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.

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    34 mins
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