Scooting through the countryside | no audio Alan Pope 2025-02-19 | Video extracted from the built-in camera my Mini EV.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-11-22 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning or wind down in the evening. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start or end my day.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-07-29 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning or wind down in the evening. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start or end my day.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-07-24 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning or wind down in the evening. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start or end my day.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-07-23 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning or wind down in the evening. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start or end my day.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-07-19 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start my day.
Almost/Maybe/Possibly, Daily/Regular DevRel Alan Pope 2024-07-16 | A gentle stream while I get bootstrapped in the morning. Expect coffee, lo-fi tunes and nerdy chatter while I start my day.
Quicktest 0.2.2 Demo! Alan Pope 2024-05-16 | Quicktest 0.2.2 is out.It now features a test using Calamares to install Kubuntu daily live images. This test could be re-used for other releases, flavours or distributions that also use Calamares.
Introduction to Quicktest 🎉 Alan Pope 2024-05-15 | Quickly and automatically test systems inside Quickemu virtual machines 🧑🔬This is a brief introduction to Quicktest 🎉* github.com/quickemu-project/quicktest
Booting Asahi Ubuntu Linux on M1 Macbook Air.#ubuntu #linux #apple #macbookair Alan Pope 2023-11-29 | Someone on mastodon asked what the boot process looked like for running Linux on a modern mac laptop…#shorts
Mycroft Mimic 3 having a bit of a moment Alan Pope 2022-05-24 | Why is this happening?Mimic 3 is the new voice engine thing for Mycroft - the open source voice assistant. You can sign up for the preview here. mycroft.ai/blog/mimic-3-preview
Lets Play OpenSpades (Ace of Spades) Alan Pope 2022-05-21 | Playing some OpenSpades on the popeyspades server.Get OpenSpades from Snapcraft or Flathub for Linux.* snapcraft.io/openspades* flathub.org/apps/details/jp.yvt.OpenSpadesWindows and Mac users grab the binary from GitHub.* github.com/yvt/openspades/releases
Lets Play OpenSpades (Ace of Spades) Alan Pope 2022-04-29 | Playing some OpenSpades on the popeyspades server.Get OpenSpades from Snapcraft or Flathub for Linux.* snapcraft.io/openspades* flathub.org/apps/details/jp.yvt.OpenSpadesWindows and Mac users grab the binary from GitHub.* github.com/yvt/openspades/releases
Live Upgrading to (K)Ubuntu 22.04 Alan Pope 2022-04-23 | The new Ubuntu 22.04 LTS was released a couple of days ago. Let's see if we can upgrade my desktop to it!
TrackMania 2: Stadium with red wine and c*vid. Alan Pope 2022-03-06 | Playing some TrackMania 2: Stadium on Wimpy's World server. Practicing to improve my lap times while sipping wine and coughing. That's all. :)
Playing Farewell North Demo & chatting Alan Pope 2022-02-22 | Discovered Farewell North Demo this week, and thought I'd try it out.
Being terrible at TrackMania 2: Stadium with coffee and chat. Alan Pope 2022-02-21 | Playing some TrackMania 2: Stadium on Wimpy's World server. Practicing to improve my lap times while sipping coffee and chatting. That's all. :)Alive by Thomas Gresen - plays at 11s into the video.Song is allowed to be used as per: youtube.com/watch?v=c3tHBJ1X6HA
Practicing TrackMania 2: Stadium with coffee and chat. Alan Pope 2022-02-19 | Playing some TrackMania 2: Stadium on Wimpy's World server. Practicing to improve my lap times while sipping coffee and chatting. That's all. :)
Ask Ubuntu (dot com) Alan Pope 2020-12-05 | Looking for questions, and trying to answer them, on askubuntu.com
Podcast Editing on Ubuntu in Audacity Alan Pope 2020-04-25 | I need to edit Ubuntu Podcast episode S13E06, so I thought I'd do it live. That way you can watch, and tell me what I'm doing wrong :D.Here's the document I was working through: gist.github.com/popey/8c911694a57f9878a223e5eecfa0bcf6
Visiting the Big Blue Room Alan Pope 2020-04-10 | In which our intrepid adventurer leaves his house for a stroll, and takes you along with him. Some people call this a Vlog, but popey wouldn't do that.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
ITS UBUNTU FOCAL BETA TIME!!! Alan Pope 2020-04-03 | The Ubuntu Focal (20.04 LTS) ISOs for all the flavours are ready. Get testing!lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5Announcement: lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2020-April/000255.htmlUpgrade guide: help.ubuntu.com/community/FocalUpgradesQA: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/411/buildsISOs: http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04Discuss: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-testing-week/15043?u=popey
Command Line upgrades with do-release-upgrade Alan Pope 2020-04-01 | Following on from my previous video where I showed how to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu Focal (20.04) using the GUI. This time we're doing the exact same upgrade, but from the command line. This is useful if your system has no GUI, or is remote, and you want to upgrade over an SSH connection.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Upgrading Ubuntu 18.04 to Focal (20.04) Alan Pope 2020-03-30 | Today, let's do an in-place upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu Focal (20.04).Ubuntu testing week: discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-testing-week/15043Upgrade tutorial: ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-upgrading-ubuntu-desktopGeneral Ubuntu Upgrade guides: help.ubuntu.com/community/Upgradeslbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Downloading Ubuntu 20.04 Using zsync Alan Pope 2020-03-29 | We're kicking off Ubuntu Testing Week on April 2nd.discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-testing-week/15043In this video we look at how to get hold of the ISO images needed for testing. We use zsync to do delta downloads.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Easily Update Published Snaps Alan Pope 2020-03-28 | Today, I've taken a few minutes to explain how the publisher of a snap can update the builds in the Snap Store. I've use Mindustry as an example because the upstream developer released a new version, and I needed to update the snap I'd previously published.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Bucklespring: The Virtual IBM Model M Alan Pope 2020-03-19 | Everyone loves the sound of the class IBM Model M keyboard. Modern laptops don't have the rich, beautifully mechanical tones of the Model M. However, the "bucklespring" application can fix that for you! lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5snapcraft.io/bucklespring
Easy Bug Reporting By Example on Ubuntu Alan Pope 2020-03-16 | I had a bug that needed filing this morning. So I thought I'd take you on a short journey showing how I did it. Pretty simple to do.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
From 0 to Snap in 60 Minutes Alan Pope 2020-03-13 | I mentioned in an interview with Jason that it's possible to build a snap of something and publish it in under an hour. Here's the proof in the form of a video. This might be useful for people getting started building snaps.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5Interview with Jason: youtube.com/watch?v=kp48BmSxrngSnap made during this video: snapcraft.io/lapin
Ubuntu - Free Software Only Install Alan Pope 2020-03-12 | I wanted to highlight a couple of things. One, the option in the Ubuntu installer to only install Free Software. Second, I talk a little about discussing bugs with the Ubuntu Desktop team.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Saving Disks with Clonezilla Alan Pope 2020-03-10 | I use Clonezilla quite a bit. I thought I'd take a few minutes to show you how I use it, and how you might want to.This is the USB hard disk enclosure I'm using: amzn.to/3cOCIaUlbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Lubuntu Focal Fossa Calamares Install Alan Pope 2020-03-09 | I found myself with a bit of spare time this evening, so I used the random number generator to pick another flavour and start testing. Easy to do in a spare 30 mins I had.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Ubuntu MATE Focal Fossa Testing Alan Pope 2020-03-09 | Back again with another quick QA video. This time the random number generator picked Ubuntu MATE for me to test out. In less than 20 mins I was able to go through one of the QA tests and prove that today's ISO boots and installs correctly. Share and enjoy.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Ubuntu - Testing After Dark Alan Pope 2020-03-06 | It's late in the evening here, so let's turn on the dark theme grab an ISO image and test out the latest and greatest in Ubuntu Focal Fossa Flavours. It'll be a shiny new 20.04 LTS in April, so we can all test together before then.
Tasty Ubuntu Flavours Alan Pope 2020-03-04 | Let's talk about the many flavo{u}rs of Ubuntu. There's more to Ubuntu than Ubuntu itself.Some links from the video: * ubuntu.com/desktop * wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFlavorslbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Controlling Snap Updates Alan Pope 2020-03-03 | In today's video we look at ways to control when and how often snaps refresh. We look at controlling the time and day, deferring updates and putting them on hold over metered connections.Links used in the video: * snapcraft.io/docs * snapcraft.io/docs/system-options * snapcraft.io/docs/keeping-snaps-up-to-date * forum.snapcraft.iolbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Ubuntu Post Install | App install & Configuring Alan Pope 2020-03-02 | Now I have a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04, it's time to tweak it. In this video I show the applications I install and tweaks I make to the setup.Here's a link to the GitHub Gist I referenced in the video: gist.github.com/popey/37557f89386819c9cff3c0194bf904c5lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Nuke and Pave | A fresh start on Ubuntu 20.04 Alan Pope 2020-03-01 | I decided to wipe my main laptop (ThinkPad T450) and start fresh with a clean install of Ubuntu Focal Fossa (20.04 LTS). Join me as detail why, and wipe out my 2 year old install.lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
My Linux Desktop Workflow Alan Pope 2020-02-26 | Inspired by a video from Chris Were, I thought I'd show off what I run on my main machine. Nobody asked for this, but here it is. There's also some screenshots from my 2005 desktop. Which are mostly awful.Also available on LBRY: lbry.tv/@popey:5/2020-02-26-workflow:albry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Testing Tuesday | Whats New in #Ubuntu 20.04 Alan Pope 2020-02-25 | Kicking off Testing Tuesday with a quick look at Ubuntu Focal Fossa, which will become 20.04 LTS in April.Also available on LBRY: lbry.tv/@popey:5/2020-02-25_desktop:1Links I used in the video: * kernel.org * http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com * wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseSchedule * ubuntu.com/blog/new-ubuntu-theme-in-development-for-20-04lbry.tv/$/invite/@popey:5
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Alan Pope 2020-02-14 | Playing around with my new Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next - kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next- specnext.com
Ubuntu Focal Fossa (20.04 LTS) First Look Alan Pope 2019-11-27 | Lets play with Ubuntu Focal and manage any bugs we find. This will be another informal live stream. Today we can noodle around in the development release and see if we find any bugs. If we do, we can find or file them on Launchpad, or whatever is the most appropriate bug tracker.
Reporting bugs in Ubuntu Alan Pope 2019-11-04 | A quick introduction to reporting bugs in Ubuntu. This is just a very brief rough guide. Not final.help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugsPress ALT+F2, then run "ubuntu-bug" to file a bug, or "ubuntu-bug -w" then click the window of the application which you're having a problem with.Images from unsplash:unsplash.com/photos/r-enAOPw8Rsunsplash.com/photos/gHrEvF7Ugb4unsplash.com/photos/-2vD8lIhdnwFull text:Reporting bugs to the Ubuntu developers is a great way to contribute to the project.As with most open source projects, the people who make the software don't have access to all possible hardware setups and configurations.So they rely on users to report when things don't work.Users often complain to their friends in person, or on forums or social media when they uncover bugs in Ubuntu.This is a problem for developers, as they can't be everywhere and see all these conversations.The best place to report bugs in Ubuntu is in launchpad.net.Reporting bugs takes a little time to get right, but is worthwhile as it's a direct connection to experts and developers. There's extensive documentation on how to file bugs in Ubuntu, but lets go over the basics.To file bugs in Ubuntu you'll need a launchpad account. Go to launchpad.net and sign up. It's also known as an Ubuntu Single Sign On or SSO account. You may already have one.Now let's file the bug.There's a utility installed on all ubuntu systems called "ubuntu-bug". Running ubuntu-bug will go through a few steps to gather information about the nature of the problem. Follow the prompts and answer the questions to gather information about where the bug occurs.If you know which application the bug occurs in, you can run "ubuntu-bug -w" then click the window of the application which has a problem.Then, again, step through the prompts as directed.You'll get email when the status of a bug changes, or if the developer requires more information. Do keep an eye out for these, and try to provide useful feedback when requested.Filing bugs is only part of the story. If you know how to workaround or fix the issue, let others know in the bug report.For more information, see the resources in the description of this video.
snapd activity Alan Pope 2019-10-30 | I ran gource against the snapd code base. snapd is written in go, and hosted on github. It's the daemon that manages snap installations.This time I rendered it in 4K 60fps. Dunno if YouTube will like that or not :DMusic from filmmusic.io"Long note One" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
snapcraft activity Alan Pope 2019-10-30 | I ran gource against the snapcraft code base. It's written in Python and hosted on github. It's a utility for making snaps.This time I rendered it in 4K 60fps. Dunno if YouTube will like that or not :DMusic from filmmusic.io"Dreams Become Real" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
GNOME Shell activity Alan Pope 2019-10-29 | I ran gource against the GNOME Shell code base. See also: GNOME Shell - youtu.be/V5m1LRlxIDcMutter - youtu.be/4qjElLKa0z0GTK - youtu.be/7U101Rrmq34Music from filmmusic.io"River Flute" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
Mutter acivity Alan Pope 2019-10-29 | I ran gource against the Mutter code base. See also: GNOME Shell - youtu.be/V5m1LRlxIDcMutter - youtu.be/4qjElLKa0z0GTK - youtu.be/7U101Rrmq34"Concentration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
GTK Activity Alan Pope 2019-10-29 | I ran gource against the GTK code base. See also: GNOME Shell - youtu.be/V5m1LRlxIDcMutter - youtu.be/4qjElLKa0z0GTK - youtu.be/7U101Rrmq34"Ever Mindful" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"Crusade - Heavy Industry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Better Bug Battling in Ubuntu 19.10 Alan Pope 2019-10-28 | Lets play with Ubuntu 19.10 and manage any bugs we find. This will be another informal live stream. Today we can noodle around in 19.10 and see if we find any bugs. If we do, we can find or file them on Launchpad, or whatever is the most appropriate bug tracker.
