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:

August 05, 2012 Going Linux #180 Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #180 Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
01:46 Skype 4.0 review (sort of)
08:52 Rant: Netflix sux
09:47 Goodbye to Windows 8
12:32 Matt: Doesn't like the last episode
15:02 David: Learning *nix systems
20:31 Norman: Gone back to Windows
30:03 Jim: Failing video. Time for a light server distro?
35:44 Bill: Elitist? Really?
38:50 Defending Ubuntu
42:37 Jonathan Nadeau: AccessibleComputingFoundation.org
44:33 August 25 fundraiser
52:29 accessiblecomputingfoundation.org
53:03 Linuxbasix.com for instructions
53:48 Why is open source assistive technology important?
57:19 Software pick: Firefox
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59:53 End
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July 20, 2012 Going Linux #179 Linux Applications-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #179 Linux Applications-Advanced
00:15 Introduction
01:03 Bill is still on Ubuntu
02:41 Applications for Linux - advanced
06:43 Binary files: /bin
06:50 Linux kernel the boot loader: /boot
06:56 System-wide configuration files: /etc
07:08 Shared libraries: /lib
07:16 Optional and commercial apps: /opt
07:32 Programs you have installed: /usr/bin /usr/share
07:57 /home/username
08:48 Hidden .folder
09:08 /home/username/.mozilla/firefox
09:30 /home/username/.thunderbird
09:42 Manage misbehaving apps
10:06 Backups made easier
10:45 Predictability by design
11:12 Software pick: Chrome remote desktop
14:26 LibreOffice
15:25 Fedora: What the heck?
18:07 Distribution naming
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20:21 End
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July 19, 2012 Going Linux #178 Computer America #52
00:00 Going Linux #178 Computer America #52
00:15 Introduction
02:03 Topic: “What Microsoft’s Secure Boot means for Linux”
14:14 Linus Torvalds on Secure Boot
18:20 Alternatives to a Windows 8 PC with Secure Boot
21:15 Left-wing organization fueling the Linux community's paranoia
24:38 Let's ask the developers of Linux: Fedora and Canonical on Secure Boot
28:39 What Microsoft actually says about Secure Boot
31:48 So, Windows is trying to destroy Linux
34:28 Greg: Saves an old computer using Linux
39:01 Ham radio and Linux: Linux in the Ham Shack
40:48 Steve: The future of Linux
43:31 Steve: Are there Linux-based mobile phones?
46:54 Paying for Linux
50:06 Nancy: Skype 4.0 for Linux
52:05 Burt: Keeping up with the latest Linux applications
53:59 Chiphead: Recovering deleted files
62:05 Brian: Video problems - a monitor hardware issue
67:25 How we decide on topics for the show
68:14 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
69:16 End
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1h 10min
July 05, 2012 Going Linux #177 Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #177 Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
00:46 audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux
01:43 Bill tests W8 for a "friend"
02:40 Tom tries Skype 4.0
03:17 Jono's message for Tom
04:05 Ken: Clarification on episode 172
06:12 Amy: Dual boots Ubuntu and Mint. Reviews Zotero
11:18 Bob: Comments on Ubuntu
17:26 Jared: MSI Wind advice for Tom
18:57 Tony: LUG couldn't help with hardware issue
20:01 Bradley: On using older or newer distros on older hardware
20:39 Burt: Comments on recording with Skype
22:45 Richard: Noticed something odd with Google searches
26:41 Don: Sorcerer Linux
27:35 Mark: Switching from the Glass desktop interface
34:47 Brandon: Has a CR-48 running Xubuntu
36:14 Burt: Gone Linux
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50:32 End
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51min
June 23, 2012 Going Linux #176 Computer America #51
00:00 Going Linux #176 Computer America #51
00:15 Introduction
00:47 Topic: Can a light-weight netbook run a 64-bit operating system? Windows 7 Starter vs. 64-bit Linux: an unfair comparison.
04:07 Brian's experience with 64-bit Mint on an HP netbook
08:52 You CAN run a 64-bit OS on a netbook - and it runs better than Windows Starter edition
09:46 What about an ultrabook?
11:11 Linux: A lightweight option for modern computers
13:01 Linux on tablet devices
14:56 An unfair comparison?
15:59 The Vivaldi tablet runs KDE
22:41 Who is K?
24:04 Is Linux on a tablet DESIGNED for a touch interface?
25:34 The latest version?
27:17 What about Linux on Ultrabooks?
32:00 Running Microsoft Office on Linux
39:24 Tony: Clock skips, jumpy apps, audio cuts out
42:48 Burt: Gone Linux
44:28 Vinux Linux for the Visually Impaired
46:18 Don: Debian on Raspberry Pi
50:35 The Mint Boxes: Computers pre-installed with Linux Mint
53:27 Burt: OpenOffice and LibreOffice history
60:13 Chris: Virtual Box answers
63:57 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
68:09 End
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1h 9min
June 19, 2012 Going Linux #175 An Interview with Jono Bacon
00:00 Going Linux #175 An Interview with Jono Bacon
00:15 Introduction
02:14 Knightwise on Unity
07:59 The Interview
08:34 Overview: What Jono does at Canonical
11:51 Writing "The Art of Community"
12:18 "The Art of Community" 2nd Edition
12:22 About Ubuntu
12:45 The reasons behind Unity
16:53 Another shell for Gnome
18:03 Bill talks about the polish, multiple launches
18:52 Choice: The great thing about Linux
20:24 Developers put their hearts and souls into free software
21:00 Getting to 12.04: Unity has been an evolution
22:17 If you want rock-solid, use LTS
22:47 Unity: The "dumbing down" of Linux? Really?
23:33 Technical elitism
25:36 12.04 has additional configurability for power users
26:06 Community support: The Ubuntu forums
27:32 Juju: It's what's next for Ubuntu
29:28 Ubuntu client offerings: UbuntuTV
30:10 Ubuntu computer/phone convergence
32:37 On Canonical's funding and profitability
34:07 The cult of Mark Shuttleworth
35:03 The importance of community
37:52 Jono tells Tom to upgrade
38:17 How do I get involved in the Ubuntu community?
41:58 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
42:49 End
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43min
June 02, 2012 Going Linux #174 Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #174 Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
03:00 R-Podcast
05:52 Welcome back Larry
07:27 Bill likes My Unity
13:29 Bob: has had problems with Skype in Ubuntu
14:33 Nathan: Likes Puppy
15:29 McVries: SolusOS
17:55 David: A problem with our ogg feed
21:59 Don: USB stick issue
30:21 John: Has no sound
38:22 Jared: Has a problem with our podcast feed
42:32 Gus: Trinity - Like MATE for KDE
44:45 Paul: gPodder on Mint 12
46:39 Bob: New mainstream uses for Linux
50:53 Ian: gPodder and ssh on Mint
52:49 Vega: Video card issues?
55:56 Knightwise
67:13 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
68:49 End
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1h 9min
May 18, 2012 Going Linux #173 Computer America #50
00:00 Going Linux #173 Computer America #50
00:15 Hello and welcome
02:09 Topic: Resolving and preventing issues after installing Linux
03:43 Try the forum
07:36 Linux distributions
10:40 Hardware compatibility
15:37 Dexter: What's a repository?
23:48 Purchase a computer with Linux pre-installed
32:14 John: VirtualBox
36:51 Warren: GNU? Is it still GNU/Linux?
39:06 Richard: Networking issues
50:02 Göran: No "but"
51:57 Clay: Identify a distribution on a thumb drive
57:53 Bob: iTunes DRM? Really?
62:10 Sidney: Shutdown icon vanishes - solution
64:22 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
66:39 End
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1h 7min
May 13, 2012 Going Linux #172 Linux Applications-Introduction
00:00 Going Linux #172 Linux Applications-Introduction
00:15 Introduction
00:47 Larry is absent
01:17 Bill tries the new Ubuntus
02:20 Tom is underwhelmed with 12.04
02:45 Bill tries Ubuntu Studio
04:38 Linux applications
05:42 Ubuntu standard applications
06:16 Browser: Firefox
07:40 Music Player: Rythmbox or Banshee
11:18 Photo/graphics editing: Shotwell
13:11 Video player: Mplayer, Totem
15:30 Office: LibreOffice
18:48 Picture viewer: Shotwell
22:35 PCLinuxOS Standard Applications
22:50 Browser: Firefox
22:55 Music player: Clementine
24:17 Graphics: GIMP
24:25 Music player: VLC
24:56 Office: LibreOffice
25:03 Picture viewer/editor: Digikam
25:49 Linux Mint default applications
26:04 Browser: Firefox
26:13 Music player: Banshee
26:17 Graphics editor: GIMP
26:21 Video player: VLC, Totem
26:38 Office: LibreOffice
26:54 Picture viewer/editor: ImageViewer/Shotwell
28:12 OpenSUSE default aplications
28:40 Browser: Firefox
28:45 Music player: Banshee
28:49 Graphics editing: GIMP
28:53 Video player: Totem
28:58 Office: LibreOffice
29:01 Photo editing: Shotwell
29:09 Fedora default applications
29:15Browser: Firefox
29:19 Music player: Rythmbox
29:22 Graphics editor: GIMP
29:25 Video player: Totem
29:28 Office: LibreOffice
31:33 Picture viewer: Shotwell
32:00 Debian default applications
32:40 Browser: Ice Weasle
33:46 Music player: Rythmbox
33:57 Graphics editor: GIMP
34:02 Video player: Totem
34:06 Office: OpenOffice
36:36 Picture viewer: Shotwell
37:14 Sabayon default applications
37:53 Browser: Chromium
38:04 Music player: Banshee
38:08 Graphics editor: GIMP
38:11 Video player: VLC
30:19 Picture viewer: Shotwell
39:15 Learning the application names
42:22 Using applications to get things done
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44:39 End
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May 01, 2012 Going Linux #171 Computer America #49
00:00 Going Linux #171 Computer America #49
00:15 Introduction
02:27 Topic: Adjust your thinking to make using Linux easy
05:38 No reboot after installing software
10:11 Look before you buy
14:39 You CAN have the latest modern software
23:30 Copy, share and give it away -- legally!
27:00 Use it for any purpose you want
28:59 If you don't like it, change it!
31:39 Support is just a Google search away
32:11 The terminal is not just for fixing things
35:41 Ian: Multiple X session
37:51 Carlos: An explanation about X sessions
43:13 Richard: Solved his problem
47:33 Rich: PAE Kernel
52:37 32-bit vs. 64-bit
57:57 Shogi: Problem with gPodder
67:01 Bob: Words of encouragement
69:44 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
70:36 End
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1h 11min

FAQs about Going Linux:

How many episodes does Going Linux have?

The podcast currently has 371 episodes available.