Going Linux

By Larry Bushey and Bill Smith

Once you become aware that there is a dependable, secure, capable, and modern computer system that rivals all others in popularity and actual use, you will want to try the Linux operating system on yo... more

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Going Linux episodes:

December 28, 2013 Going Linux #230 · 2013 Year in Review
00:00 Going Linux #230 · 2013 Year in Review
00:15 Introduction
00:42 2013 Review
01:53 A new world record for PCLinuxOS
02:49 New technology before year end
03:37 Steam Box
04:23 Chromebook
10:44 News, highlights and advancements
11:44 Active Linux distributions
21:38 Steam
26:24 Invisible Linux
29:19 Ubuntu Community
36:54 Linux Mint's increase in popularity
38:12 Making money with Open Source
39:54 The battle of the dispay technologies
41:18 $32 Million Kickstarter for a phone
47:32 UEFI
56:40 2013 notable orginizations
57:22 Free Software Foundation
57:56 The Linux Foundation
58:23 Electronic Frontier Foundation
59:12 The Accessible Computing Foundation
61:22 2014 predictions
61:40 More screencasts
62:32 Chromebook corner
65:16 The year of the Linux desktop :)
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1h 11min
December 20, 2013 Going Linux #229 · Dual-booting-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #229 · Dual-booting-Advanced
00:15 Introduction
00:47 Maxx
03:44 Bill's latest OS - dual booted of course
04:49 Mint 16... problems?
07:17 Problem 1: Skype
09:20 Problem 2: Audio default device
13:03 Manual Partitioning for dual-booting
15:36 Command line partitioning tools
18:00 Graphical partitioning tools
19:48 Based on the libparted library
20:24 Partitioners during installation
21:39 Default vs. manual partitioning
23:13 Partitioning manually
33:16 Step 2: Unmount
34:54 Step 3: Make the Windows partition smaller
38:19 Step 4: Choose where to put /home and which file system to use
39:35 Step 5: Decide how many partitions to create
41:05 Step 6: Create a root (or boot) partition
44:35 Step 7: Create a swap partition
47:15 Step 8: Create a home partition
48:51 Step 9: Apply the changes
49:43 Step 10: Be patient and let all the operations complete
50:26 View the final results
51:18 Advantages of a separate home partition
55:04 New segment
56:56 Hacks, tips and tweaks
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December 05, 2013 Going Linux #228 · Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #228 · Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
00:46 Send us feedback
01:48 Google+: Our community forums
03:06 Bill's great openSUSE adventure
03:16 Pulse audio latency fix for Skype
04:27 Steam on openSUSE
04:59 Smooth UEFI install with openSUSE
08:23 Why the switch to openSUSE?
10:33 The profit motive
12:07 Robert: How to install Software Center on Zorin
18:50 Steve: Brackets HTML Editor
23:13 Adam: It's oo-boon-too!
26:37 Israel: Ubuntu problems
32:14 Jeff: Helping Paul with Sansa
33:15 Aaron: More Sansa info
34:34 Bert: Advice for Andrew
35:43 Gus: More advice for Andrew
37:01 Richard: Sent a Windows Weekly compilation
40:06 Michael: Linux in the Wild
43:38 Al: Gone Linux
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51:27 End
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November 20, 2013 Going Linux #227 · Dual Booting-Introduction
00:00 Going Linux #227 · Dual Booting-Introduction
00:15 Introduction
00:47 "Hi" from Tom
01:51 SonarGnuLinux
03:37 Our thoughts are in the Philippines
04:27 Definition: Dual Booting
06:04 How might I use dual booting
07:44 Why is dual booting important
09:22 What's the difference between dual booting and a wubi installation?
15:43 Dual booting and malware considerations
19:28 Where do I start?
20:37 Back up, back up, back up!
23:26 Clonezilla
26:44 Make sure Windows is installed first
28:21 Installation variations between distributions
34:38 Dual booting using two drives
40:57 Installation guides
43:03 UEFI and SecureBoot
50:42 Buying a computer with Linux pre-installed
56:10 In summary...
56:49 Additional resources
61:18 Pick: Unifying Receiver pairing tool for Linux - Solaar
65:59 Pick: TerraSync
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70:44 End
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1h 11min
November 19, 2013 Going Linux #226 · Computer America #68
00:00 Going Linux #226 · Computer America #68
00:15 Introduction
01:41 Charles gets harassed
04:53 Topic: When a Linux Distro Dies
06:41 Open Source
09:29 Hacking vs. the media definition
14:09 Puppy Linux
19:01 Desktop environments
21:57 SolusOS
31:24 Spin-off distributions
38:36 Unlike with proprietary software, Open Source projects never die
47:06 When you HAVE to use Windows
54:05 Linux device drivers and updates
66:21 Ray: SolusOS
71:00 James: Why does Going Linux focus on Ubuntu
74:18 Gomez: Linux security updates
83:43 Converting an XP laptop to Linux
86:23 Robert: Going on an email diet
89:07 Kevin: Open Source Licences comments
92:46 Charles' perspective on Free licenses
95:14 What does Larry have against the GPLv3?
99:39 Tivoization
103:06 Richard: The switch to openSuSE
104:31 Open Build Service
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110:33 End
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November 05, 2013 Going Linux #225 · Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #225 · Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
01:01 Version 8.1 issues
02:11 openSuSE: Bill's most recent most popular distro
08:32 iGoogle replacement: NetVibes
11:55 Victor: Pen Drive Linux security and Raspberry Pi
22:47 Jonathan: GPLv3 and the Linux Kernel
27:00 Paul: A reply to our answer to his question
31:27 Andrew: Asks advice on his idea
41:22 John: Feedback on cloud storage
47:08 Göran: Comments on our licensing intro
49:32 David: Linux in the wild
53:55 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
55:50 End
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October 20, 2013 Going Linux #224 · Open Source Licenses-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #224 · Open Source Licenses-Advanced
00:15 Introduction
04:29 Our focus
07:42 GPLv2 license
18:32 Licenses for non-software works
19:21 GFDL license
19:59 Creative Commons license
22:24 GPLv3 license
29:00 LGPLv3 license
34:51 Website for comparing open source licenses
39:19 Differences of opinion on the GPL
48:50 Is the GPLv3 holding back adoption of open source software?
52:05 Microsoft Public license
52:45 MIT and BSD licenses for additional freedom - for developer-users
55:43 WTF You Want To Public License Version 2
56:54 Public Domain and Copyright
57:29 License compatibility
59:52 Why you need to be careful how you license your software
61:12 Apache license
62:36 Do you think we still need the GPL?
65:07 A licensing example
69:19 Is the political posturing holding back open source?
70:21 Do you agree to this license?
73:47 The choice is yours
76:13 When you have no choice
80:12 Meeting half way
84:38 Military Drones
86:43 Google Docs
89:47 Choosing the best tool for the job
92:12 True cross-platform features are not "Free"
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96:00 End
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1h 36min
October 16, 2013 Going Linux #223 · Computer America #67
00:00 Going Linux #223 · Computer America #67
00:15 Introduction03:43 Charles Tendell: Certified Ethical Hacker
03:43 Charles Tendell: Certified Ethical Hacker
07:41 Topic: 25 Reasons to Convert to Linux
08:53 Reasons for Nancy
12:44 1. It's free
19:28 2. It's Free
30:47 3. High quality support
37:12 4. You are not at the mercy of the software publisher
41:52 5. Little risk of obsolescence
42:59 6. Upgrades are never forced
44:50 7. No upgrade fees
45:26 8. No onerous requirement to track licenses
47:04 9. Far superior security
48:47 10. Resistent to system crashes
51:29 11. There are applications for almost anything
52:58 12. Each distro is unique
53:26 13. Configure Linux the way you want
53:40 14. Applications conform to industry-wide standards
54:03 15. Linux runs faster on the same hardware
54:09 16. Linux is compatible with other OSs
54:23 17. Very high ethical standards
54:51 18. No forced hardware upgrades
54:55 19. Use Linux on almost any processor
55:06 20. Open source - no secrets
56:45 Unusual places you'll find Linux
57:24 Random Windows errors
61:33 Mike: VMWare player
68:14 John: VirtualBox
74:10 Richard: Moving to Unity
78:38 Paul: Sansa malfunction
86:18 Alfred: Printing problem
94:31 Charles Tendell on Linux Mint
98:58 Larry says "SolusOS" but means "Elementary OS"
102:00 Jay: Help for KYengineer
107:04 Ben: Switching Desktop Environments
110:53 End
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October 05, 2013 Going Linux #222 · Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #222 · Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
02:02 Robert: Hacked
04:02 Kevin: Feedback on our Open Source licenses
11:54 Fuzzy: Background on the GPL
13:30 Andrew: New website about Linux
15:45 Roy: Mixed success with unetbootin
21:27 David: "Linux in the wild"
23:00 Tip: MightyText
25:02 Pantheon
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September 20, 2013 Going Linux #221 · Open Source Licenses-Introduction
00:00 Going Linux #221 · Open Source Licenses-Introduction
00:15 Introduction
00:48 Technical difficulties out of the gate
01:28 Linux malware revisited
13:01 Do I really need to be a computer geek to use Linux?
16:52 Open Source Licenses
17:50 Definition: "Open Source License"
19:39 Free Redistribution
20:39 Source Code
22:54 Derived Works
25:14 Integrity of the Author's Source Code
27:42 No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
28:51 No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
30:29 Distribution of License
30:57 License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
31:59 License Must Not Restrict Other Software
33:46 Licens Must Be Technology-Neutral
34:37 Why is the license "stuff" important?
36:17 Some of the most popular Open Source licenses
36:37 Apache License Version 2.0
38:34 The BSD 3-Clause License
38:50 The BSD 2-Clause License
39:10 GNU General Public License Versions
39:37 LGPL Licenses
39:58 The MIT License
43:02 Open Source in commercial products
44:32 Examples: LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice
45:35 Example: WordPress
45:55 Example: The Linux Kernel
46:44 Example: Asterisk
49:29 Pick: mintStick
52:34 Picks: Pendrive Linux and Unetbootin
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57:43 End
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FAQs about Going Linux:

How many episodes does Going Linux have?

The podcast currently has 371 episodes available.