Intro

Theseus is in Trouble

Image Issues

Gettin' Budgie Wit' It

Good Out of the Box

But Do I Love It?

One Giant Leap for Fountain

Boosts

Pick

Outro

Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.

Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. 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Chris Fisher

Wes Payne

Brent Gervais

LINUX Unplugged

<div>It's been a wild week, with twists and turns we never expected, but it's time to report in. We score up how we did on the TUI challenge.</div>

532: We Like Snaps Now