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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The podcast currently has 371 episodes available.

Going Linux episodes:

February 20, 2013 Going Linux #200 Linux 2012 in Review
00:00 Going Linux #200 Linux 2012 in Review
00:15 Introduction
02:03 Tom's engines acting up again
02:50 Linux professionals make more money
05:10 Reminiscences of 2012
06:40 Linux adoption
10:08 Linux distribution timeline
11:04 Linux Mint
14:29 The Cinnamon desktop
16:27 Mint installs to an SD card
19:03 SolusOS
19:34 Ubuntu
23:55 Slackware and derivatives
25:50 Debian and derivatives
28:45 OpenSuSE
30:44 Is Mandriva dead?
32:09 Fedora
33:22 PC LinuxOS
33:53 Android
35:20 Linux Podcasts 2012
39:20 Raspberry Pi
41:21 Thanks, Linux community
43:54 Going Linux improvements during 2012
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49:09 End
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February 19, 2013 Going Linux #199 Computer America #59
00:00 Going Linux #199 Computer America #59
00:15 Introduction
02:22 Welcome
06:12 The oddest places you'll find Linux and the 10 oddest distros
09:58 Steve: Where to find applications that run in WINE
41:43 Jan: Helping Slovak Linux users
50:27 David: Help with Audacity
54:59 Almost 5 years on CA
57:08 Chris: Our count is off
59:40 Scott: Recovering from SD card using Linux
60:47 Gary: Gone Linux
63:26 Kevin: Upgrading to Linux
66:42 Steve: Audacity video tutorials
68:10 Steam for Linux released
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71:38 End
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1h 12min
February 03, 2013 Going Linux #198 Listener Feedback
0:00 Going Linux #198 Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
00:49 Our screencast on advanced editing with Audacity
03:00 Tom's mic
04:16 Bill's Steam
04:30 Knightwise: ogg on iOS
08:33 Anonymous: Xange Linux
12:15 Richard Roocroft: NAS Lite review
17:56 Mark: Zoom tool
21:00 David: Request for Audacity tutorials
25:30 Scott: Linux recovers data from SD card
27:30 Gary: Gone Linux
35:00 Pick: gtkRecordMyDesktop
38:42 Pick: Linux
39:00 Pick: IRSSI
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41:33 End
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42min
January 21, 2013 Going Linux #197 Audio Files-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #197 Audio Files-Advanced
00:15 Introduction
00:51 Bill's audio book adventure
08:59 Converting formats
12:56 Audio compression
18:05 Audio formats vs. codecs
20:07 Containers or wrappers
23:58 4 common formats
24:21 ogg
26:24 mp3
26:49 wma
29:45 flac
30:11 Our recommendation
31:33 The best file formats for audio books
36:01 Audio tools for Linux
38:46 Formats for Android phones
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44:55 End
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45min
January 19, 2013 Going Linux #196 Computer America #58
00:00 Going Linux #196 Computer America #58
00:15 Introduction
02:16 Why I choose Linux
39:43 Charles: Lazarus
42:04 Happy Birthday Tom!
42:48 Clay: Synergy setup
46:30 Jeff Windows domain integration
59:58 Ben: Uphill, both ways, in the snow, in sandals
60:54 Chris: SSD recommendations
67:42 Paul: Expands on SSDs
69:58 Steve: Advice for woud-be SSD users
73:05 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
74:08 End
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1h 15min
January 01, 2013 Going Linux #195 Solid-State Drives on Linux
00:00 Going Linux #195 Solid-State Drives on Linux
00:15 Introduction
00:45 Happy 2013
01:21 How I came to install an SSD on a 2 year old noteook
02:25 ZaReason's UltraLap 430 beats the competition
02:57 System76 Lemur Ultra is the runner up
03:15 Why upgrade vs. replace?
04:59 Researching SSD drives on Linux
05:52 5 Tweaks to optimize your Linux system for a solid-state drive
07:06 Edit fstab to enable TRIM and limit writes to the SSD
09:58 Reduce swappiness
12:00 Edit GRUB to prioritize "reads" over "writes"
15:05 SSD makes an HP dm4 into a fast-booting, high-performance dream machine
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17:34 End
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37min
December 26, 2012 Going Linux #194 Audio Files-Introduction
00:00 Going Linux #194 Audio Files-Introduction
00:15 Introduction
00:56 Bill's adventures in new computing
03:15 Larry gets an SSD upgrade
05:34 Upgrades for the holidays
09:38 Homework for the next episode
10:32 Handling audio files in Linux
12:13 Lossless formats
12:47 Lossy formats
15:28 Sound quality vs. file size
17:34 The "best" quality
18:39 Caveat: Use a format that your device can play
21:22 Playing audio formats
22:49 Ripping audio
26:29 mp3 is the current default cross-platform format
28:53 Converting and playing unusual formats
31:14 Linux is superior for audio
32:52 Our favorite audio formats
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36:26 End
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37min
December 19, 2012 Going Linux #193 Computer America #57
00:00 Going Linux #193 Computer America #57
00:15 Introduction
03:24 Topic: "Why do I use Linux?"
14:31 Why you might use Linux
22:56 Steve: How long has Linux been around?
31:40 Richard: WOW 64-bit
36:33 JackDeth: Linux and Active Directory
39:25 Aaron: Mistakes he made buying a Linux laptop
43:19 Rich: De-frigging
4611 Simon: Wants something more advanced
49:21 Robert: NixiePixel installs Netflex on Linux
57:06 Chris: Uses a Zune on a Zenbook
61:21 Göran: VMs and CPUs
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63:24 End
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1h 4min
December 14, 2012 Going Linux #192 Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #192 Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
00:47 No Audible
01:33 Going Linux Google+ Community
06:08 Tom: Back to Firefox from Chrome
07:38 Bill: Sabayon with MATE
08:15 Larry: Mint 14
08:44 Nemo
09:32 AMC Yoooonity vs. a Packard
11:47 Anonymous: Resizing VM images
12:48 "fork saver"?: Multiple cores vs. multiple threads
14:43 Thor: Alt-click-drag
16:14 Ken: Inspired to try VMware
16:47 Eric: Clone VDI and other comments
20:52 Joran: More processor feedback
22:36 Bill: Pet peevesd
29:02 Nancy: Theoretical Linux malware
30:45 Greg: VLC fix?
32:15 John: Can I delete the image file?
35:40 John: Feedback for David
38:28 Bill: Which hard drive?
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45:09 End
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46min
November 30, 2012 Going Linux #191 Computer America #56
00:00 Going Linux #191 Computer America #56
00:15 Introduction
00:47 Welcome
01:43 Firefox 17 Update
02:54 Linux Mint 14 release
03:19 Ben looks at the System76 Bonobo gaming laptop
04:37 Craig notices a change in behavior in Firefox
05:59 Linux not doing what you want? You're doing it wrong!
11:01 Microsoft is doing it wrong!
11:40 Microsoft: Building a single UI for all devices
12:05 Canonical: A single OS that adapts it's UI to the device
13:32 The future of Linux is SNG
17:14 Star WHAT?
17:41 Video training
19:11 Steve: How do I determine if my computer is Linux-ready?
23:01 Computers with Linux pre-installed
24:29 Menu differences
27:40 Closing a window
29:23 Finding an application
31:11 Package search
32:30 Installing an application
33:05 Software updates
33:50 Getting support
34:22 Upgrading your Operating System
36:34 Ken: Glad to hear his email on the show
40:32 Tom: How to stream audio
44:02 Peter: Comments on VM episode
45:54 Havier: Performance tests
60:59 Scott: Linux on a Mac
64:21 Pagal: Windows games under WINE
66:22 inetken: rEFIt related to using graphics
67:14 Ray: Comments on the UI
68:46 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
71:07 End
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1h 12min

FAQs about Going Linux:

How many episodes does Going Linux have?

The podcast currently has 371 episodes available.