LINUX Unplugged

The kernel taketh away, so we bringeth back. We build an AppleTalk LAN, ditch TCP/IP, and give a legendary retro network protocol the send-off it deserves.
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Nix Vegas @ DEF CON 34 CFP — Submissions close on 2026-07-16 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Nix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak preview
Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support
June 16th 2006 AppleTalk Removed from Kernel — AppleTalk has been removed in MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), in 2009, according to Wikipedia. We recently got a burst of AI generated fixes to this protocol which nobody is reviewing.
linux-netdev/mod-orphan — Linux networking modules removed from the kernel due to lack of maintenance and high bug count
Netatalk — Netatalk is a Free and Open Source file server that uses the AFP protocol.
Basilisk II — Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator.
MacOS 8: Internet Archive
Apple, Inc.. Macintosh Classic Desktop Computer. 1989 - MoMA
ChrisLAS/chooser — chooser is the AirTalk AppleTalk service browser for LINUX Unplugged. It uses TailTalk's userspace AppleTalk stack to run NBP lookups and displays discovered services in a terminal UI inspired by the classic Mac OS Chooser.
jrouter — Home-grown alternative implementation of Apple Internet Router 3.0
marchintosh.com/globaltalk.html — GlobalTalk is the nickname we’ve given to the practice of using an ancient Apple Internet Router software package to bridge your local AppleTalk network (of vintage computers and printers) to the global network of the internet and other people’s vintage computers and printers. While nothing is stopping you from using this all year, usage primarily spikes in March for #MARCHintosh.
bramble — A password manager that keeps your secrets on your own devices. No account, no server holding your vault, no company to get breached and leak everything. You hold the vault, you hold the password, and that's it.
MeatPi WiCAN Pro: Connect Any Car to Home Assistant! Probably... - YouTube
La Gendarmerie sous Linux depuis 17 ans : les leçons à en tirer - Supersonique Studio SARL
Qu'est-ce que NixOS, la distribution Linux que l'État pourrait utiliser ?
adelolmo/hd-idle — Hard Disk Idle Spin-Down Utility
Gentleman-Programming/engram — Persistent memory system for AI coding agents. Agent-agnostic Go binary with SQLite + FTS5, MCP server, HTTP API, CLI, and TUI.
distributed-llama: Distributed LLM inference. — Connect home devices into a powerful cluster to accelerate LLM inference. More devices means faster inference.
MacPick: Morph — Morph, from Gryphon Software was the first commercial morphing program for PCs. With this program you specify related points between two images and the software will morph the two images together at different levels. The program can export the results to a movie file.
WinWorld: Gryphon Morph 1.00
MacPick: LegacyAI from Manticore Software — ChatGPT for vintage 68k, PowerPC, and Intel Macs
MacPick: Dark Castle — Dark Castle is a platform game where a young hero named Duncan tries to make his way to the evil Black Knight, dodging objects as well as solving occasional puzzles.
MacPick: CrystalQuest — The first color game for the Macintosh, in which the player controls a small, circular spaceship which must travel around the screen collecting crystals.
Pick: mcp-beam — mcp-beam is a MCP server (stdio transport) for casting local files and media URLs to Chromecast and DLNA/UPnP devices on your LAN.
Pick: Go2TV — Media Casting Made Easy

Eight details most people missed hint at the bigger Linux play behind Valve’s new Steam Machine.
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AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker
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Texas Linux Fest 2026 CFP — Submissions close on 2026-07-01 23:59 (US/Central)
SeaGL 2026 CFP
CarolinaCon 2026 - CFP Open!
carolinacon/infra: Infrastructure used to run parts of carolina con
Valve Steam Machine Review - GamersNexus
SteamOS 3.8 - Steam News
Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs
Steam Machines will only come with one 16GB stick of RAM - Tom's Hardware
Steam Controller developer interview — Valve talks design, the learning curve, and the lack of kernel drivers | Tom's Hardware
Valve Developer Hardware Talk PDF
2015 Steam Machine - Wikipedia
meshcore-ha — Home Assistant integration for monitoring and controlling MeshCore radio networks.
Re-Pick: sone — Native TIDAL desktop client for Linux. Modern UI, custom themes, and bit-perfect lossless audio up to 24-bit/192kHz via exclusive ALSA.
SONE on Flathub
Re-Pick: high-tide — Libadwaita TIDAL client for Linux
Pick: coppwr — coppwr displays and provides control over many aspects of PipeWire as directly as possible in an organized and visual way. It can help with debugging and diagnosing a PipeWire setup or with developing software that interacts with PipeWire.
coppwr on Flathub
Pick: dn-tool — dn-tool is a control-plane CLI that enrolls and unenrolls Linux hosts in a defined.net Managed Nebula network. It calls the defined.net REST API to create and delete host records and obtain single-use enrollment codes, then orchestrates the proprietary dnclient daemon — which it downloads and verifies at runtime. It is strictly control plane: it never reimplements Nebula and never replaces dnclient.

Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.
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KDE Plasma 6.7 Released With Per-Screen Virtual Desktops, Wayland Improvements - Phoronix
Plasma 6.7 - KDE Community
See what's next for Firefox — Firefox.com
systemd 261 Released With New systemd-sysinstall OS Installer
Introducing Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop
myna: Myna is a lightweight speech-to-text application for Ubuntu Desktop.
Linux 7.1 Annouced by Linus on Sunday June 14th — Anyway, possible slight hiccups in the merge window aside, the newstoday is 7.1.
Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here's What’s New - 9to5Linux
Linux 7.1 Features: New NTFS Driver, New Intel + AMD Hardware, Performance Optimizations & Modernization - Phoronix
Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released with New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and Major Code Cleanup | Linux Journal
The first half of the 7.2 merge window - LWN.net
Linux 7.2 Adds Ability To Limit Programs To Only Open Regular Files, Avoid Being Tricked Or Doing Silly Things - Phoronix
Btrfs Now Enables Large Folios By Default, Lands Huge Folios With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix
XFS Zone Allocator No Longer Experimental With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix
EXT4 Reworks Fast Commit Handling & Faster Directory Hash Computation - Phoronix
Linux 7.2 Improves Anonymous/Unnamed Pipe Performance For Shell Pipelines & More - Phoronix
AF_ALG Deprecation Approved For Linux 7.2, Useless & Insecure Crypto Driver Code Removed - Phoronix
Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support - Phoronix
soltros/Cabinet — Cabinet is a lean, high-performance "File Locker" designed for self-hosting. It prioritizes a fast web experience, mobile-first design, and simple file management without the bloat of complex syncing engines.
Distro Stu's Nix Router Config
Pick: Fluxcast — Stream your Linux desktop to a Smart TV via Miracast/WFD, DLNA, or Chromecast.
Pick: audible-cli — A command line interface for audible package. With the cli you can download your Audible books, cover, chapter files.
Pick: Import-To-AudioBookShelf — A utility to take books which you legally purchased from Audible and move them into Audio BookShelf
Pick: quipclipper — Find and cut lossless clips from movies & TV by searching the subtitle dialogue.

We found the best way for a Linux user to manage Windows: keep it remote, keep it contained, and touch the desktop as little as possible.
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Windows-MCP — MCP Server for Computer Use in Windows
FORScan — A software scanner for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, designed to work over ELM327 and J2534 Pass-Thru compatible OBD adapters.
MeatPi WiCAN-PRO OBD Scanner — Built on the robust ESP32-S3 platform, WiCAN PRO runs the powerful, open-source WiCAN firmware.
argunix: Webhook-driven Nix CI for GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo
PearPass - Your Open-Source Password Manager
olmec's nixos-router config
Ulanzi TC001 Smart Pixel Clock — The full-color LED screen supports custom icons, bringing time and weather to life in a way that’s both retro and modern — making it the most unique visual statement on your desk.
ULANZI TC001 Smart Pixel Clock
awtrix3 — Custom firmware for the Ulanzi Smart Pixel clock or self-made AWTRIX displays.
Mouzi — Mouzi is a silent, elegant file organizer that lives in your system tray and keeps your Downloads folder (and any other folder) automatically tidy. It runs quietly in the background, monitors selected folders, and moves, renames, or sorts files based on customizable rules.
Mouzi - Organize Downloads Folder Automatically

Leave the farm without killing the chickens, or losing remote access? We dig into how we pulled it off: Frigate, local automation, sun-tracking coop doors, and a network that shrugged off an ISP outage.
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Outdoor Electrical Water Resistant Enclosure - Amazon
Sipeed NanoKVM IP-KVM - Amazon
Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2
Smart Automatic Chicken Coop Door with WiFi
Omlet Developer Console
WLED Project
Generic MagWLED-1 WLED Controller
WS2812B LED Light Strip
LED Strip Diffuser Channel
Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Q Sensor ZSE11 800LR
AIR-1 Air Quality Sensor for Home Assistant
Anyone successfully using the MiCS 4514 Gas Sensor? - Reddit
Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Power Strip ZEN20 800LR
Amcrest 5MP Turret POE Camera
Amcrest 8-Port POE+ Switch
go2rtc
Frigate
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
Pick: Zooz ZEN05 Outdoor Smart Plug – ZOOZ
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