660: Boots and Breakups

About this episode

The episode discusses changes to Ubuntu's GRUB bootloader and Chris's departure from a favorite open source app.

Ubuntu wants a leaner, stricter GRUB, and your favorite setup may not survive the cut. We break down what’s really changing, and the practical ways to adapt. Plus, Chris moves on from one of his favorite open source apps. Sponsored By: Jupiter Party Annual Membership : Put your support on automatic with our annual plan, and get one month of membership for free! Managed Nebula : Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM LinuxFest Northwest 2026 - Back to Root — April 24-26, 2026 - Bellingham, Washington This Week In Bitcoin 97 | Jupiter Broadcasting Ubuntu 26.10 Looks To Strip Its GRUB Bootloader To The Bare Minimum For Better Security Streamlining secure boot for 26.10 - Ubuntu Community Hub Mitigating BootHole – CVE-2020-10713 and related vulnerabilities | Ubuntu There's a Hole in the Boot - Eclypsium Final Release · ErsatzTV — It is time for me to announce the final release of ErsatzTV in its current form. The existing repositories will be archived following this update. ErsatzTV/next Tunarr ·…

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Topics covered

• GRUB changes
• Ubuntu updates
• open source apps
• Linux security
• VPN technology

Keywords

• Ubuntu
• GRUB
• open source
• Linux
• VPN
• Managed Nebula
• ErsatzTV
• LinuxFest Northwest

Sponsors

Jupiter Party Annual Membership, Managed Nebula

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubuntu

Products: Managed Nebula

Books & works: ErsatzTV, Tunarr

Places: Bellingham, Washington

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