Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will finally show off their desktops (sorry audio listeners) and go over some of the final questions for the series.

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Timecodes:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:25) Will's desktop

(00:18:44) Adam's desktop

(00:25:11) Q - What would an Adam OS be?

(00:27:29) Q - Run Linux in a VM to learn?

(00:30:37) Q - Has Linux changed your views?

(00:33:41) Q - Anit-cheat insight?

(00:39:11) Q - Move family to Linux?

(00:42:58) Q - Is this the era of Linux?

(00:45:47) Q - Do you worry about SteamMachine=0?

(00:50:33) Q - Should we wait for SteamOS?

(00:54:32) Q - Recommendation for setting up Niri?

(00:56:47) Q - Will you fight the final boss?

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about the coming end of this podcast, what they've learned so far, Linux likes and dislikes, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro & new animals

00:05:03 - Beginning of the end

00:19:06 - What we've learned

00:43:55 - Linux likes/dislikes

01:02:42 - Will's diary entry

01:16:35 - Adam's diary entry

01:45:56 - Outro

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will announce the end of the show and answer a bunch of questions.

Links:

- AI ported Adobe: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Adobe-Lightroom-CC-Linux

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Will recounts some bad late night changes he made to his system and getting his Zune HD up and running, while Adam checks in on the coming changes to Windows 11.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:25 - Will's diary entry

00:29:49 - Adam's diary entry

01:06:49 - Homework & outro

Links:

- Xune software: https://github.com/VitalElement/Xune

- Windows Insider blog May 1: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/01/windows-quality-update-progress-weve-made-since-march/

- Windows Insider blog May 15: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/15/improving-windows-quality-making-taskbar-and-start-more-personal/

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam reveals how multiple things have broken in his setup and Will (potentially) blows everyone's socks off with some KDE vs Niri testing.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:40 - Adam's diary entry

00:31:34 - Discord news

00:37:23 - Will's diary entry

01:01:49 - Homework & outro

Links:

- Discord video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNfmazmU4o

- Morphosis: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/morphosis

- Darktable: https://www.darktable.org/

- Peazip: https://peazip.github.io/

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about some major news including the CopyFail exploit then dive into what they have been working on.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - Linux news

00:16:17 - Will's diary entry

00:44:45 - Adam's diary entry

01:19:59 - Outro

Links:

- CopyFail: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/

- Discord update: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/discord-is-finally-less-of-a-nuisance-to-update-on-linux/

- PAM explained: https://www.linux.com/news/understanding-pam/

- Fedora 44: https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will answer a ton of burning questions from the community.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:48 - Windows K2

00:9:42 - Q&A

01:14:43 - Outro

Links:

- Windows K2: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will is joined by Jeff from Craft Computing to talk about single use Linux machines, switching Jeff’s household to Linux for games, and 3D printing.

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam hits another major milestone and Will has a bunch of little things he's working on.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:54 - Valve VRAM optimization

00:12:09 - Adam's diary entry

00:35:24 - Will's diary entry

01:08:00 - Homework

01:24:43 - Outro

Links:

- Valve VRAM optimization: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-engineer-shocks-linux-community-with-game-changing-vram-hack-for-8gb-gpus-breakthrough-solution-turbocharges-gaming-by-prioritizing-vram-for-games-while-background-tasks-take-a-back-seat

- DSpico - LNH Team: https://www.lnh-team.org/

- Buy DSpico from Phenom Mod: https://store.phenommod.com/product/dspico-pre-order/

- Set up OpenClaw on AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/articles/run-openclaw-locally-on-amd-ryzen-ai-max-and-radeon-gpus.html

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Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will takes on the old laptop challenge with a mid-2010's MacBook Pro and Adam supes up his Old ThinkPad.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:14 - Adam's diary entry

00:27:51 - Will's diary entry

00:53:12 - Homework

01:11:02 - Outro

Links:

- Linux market share on Steam: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p

- Save Desktop: https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop

- ThinkPad support from Lenovo: https://youtu.be/OIxpVUzsplU?si=RqlAvKqiyRHVkw19

- USB C charging mod: https://www.instructables.com/USB-C-Charging-for-ThinkPad-T450s/

- Cachy on old MacBook: https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/cachyos-clean-install-on-macbook-pro-11-5-mid-2015/24190

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