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Aug 11, 2025 1 hr 24 min

627: The 2 a.m. Rescue

from LINUX Unplugged Hosted by Jupiter Broadcasting

Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM Podverse — A FOSS podcast manager for iOS, Android, F-Droid, and web. Podverse - GitHub Texas Linux Festival 2025 - CFP extended to August 18! Nix Pipe Operator by piegamesde [RFC 0148] libexpr: experimental pipe operators by rhendric Nix Vegas on GitHub NixVegas/badge — Rebuild the world at DEF CON with the Nix Badge AND!XOR 5n4ck3y ANDnXOR/ANDnXOR_DC33_Badge NixOS Search - Packages - ztool ChrisLAS/hyprvibe — Chris' vibed-only, riced-up Hyprland desktop running atop NixOS. crush — The glamourous AI coding agent for your favourite terminal 💘 Cursor - The AI Code Editor Void: an open source Cursor alternative gerbrent/storenix — NixOS configs for a store, containing two locations and multiple hosts. Please help me! Listener Javier @hacker.bikepacker - Instagram Listener Javier @hacker.bikepacker - YouTube HomeBox — A simple home inventory management software sysadminsmedia/homebox — A continuation of HomeBox the inventory and organization system built for the Home User Forester Notes Designing tools for scientific thought jimsalterjrs/sanoid: — policy-driven snapshot management and replication tools which use OpenZFS for underlying next-gen storage. btrbk — Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes Breez - Bitcoin in Every App gPodder - Music Assistant GeneBean's Linux-specific NixOS aliases — GeneBean's MacOS-specific NixOS aliases GeneBean's MacOS-specific NixOS aliases Alby Hub — Alby Hub is a self-custodial, open source lightning wallet that connects to apps Pick: ffshare — An android app to compress image, video and audio files through ffmpeg before sharing them Pick: Actual Budget — Actual Budget is a super fast and privacy-focused app for managing your finances. At its heart is the well proven and much loved Envelope Budgeting methodology. SimpleFIN Connect to your bank - SimpleFIN Bridge

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627: The 2 a.m. Rescue

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 2:50 Housekeeping
  3. 6:21 Live from NixVegas
  4. 22:49 That Tiled Vibe
  5. 56:10 Shout-outs
  6. 1:16:47 Picks
  7. 1:22:33 Outro

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