636: Engineering the Future

In this episode of Linux Unplugged, Chris, Wes, and Brent recount their journey from Texas Linux Fest to System76, where they explored the COSMIC desktop with Carl and Jeremy, highlighting its adaptability, modularity, and focus on user experience; they also discuss System76's decision to ship the Oryx Pro with COSMIC due to its superior handling of hybrid graphics. The hosts then share their conversation with Jon Seager from Canonical about Ubuntu 25.10, focusing on its intent for the next LTS, the integration of Rust utilities, and improvements in security and automation. The episode wraps up with boosts from listeners, a discussion about NixOS, and a pick of the week: POOP (Performance Optimizer Observation Platform), a ZIG-based tool for comparing command performance on Linux.