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, 2010 Going Linux #110 - Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #110 - Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
01:48 What's up with the Audible advertisement?
03:00 Let's work together to encourage Audible to help develop a player for Linux
05:10 Audible responds... and says they are working with the Linux community
06:16 Write to customer service, especially if you are a Linux developer
09:52 Len: Corrects Larry's mistake on the show notes page
12:30 David: Rythmbox issue
16:08 Lester: Graphical version of wget... gwget
18:22 Podcast Alley thanks
19:01 k9joshua: Found us on Miro and catchin up
22:28 lightacannon: Looking for accounting software for Linux
23:40 Angelo: Wants a talking rescue disk
27:41 Ray: Disagrees with Larry and Carey that IE9 support dropped on XP will boost Linux sales
30:42 David: Additional information on Prism... no plugins
35:49 John: Tries Mythbuntu, then wishes he hadn't when it removes ubuntu-desktop
43:15 Yo! Pandabear: Nod32 antivirus for Linux
44:56 Martin: Sound volume problems when recording videos
49:03 Charles: Painting pottery
50:11 Tony: Audio streaming skips. Is it the sound card?
53:23 Richard: Needs DVD codec
54:55 David: Gone Linux on Netbook and amateur radio
57:28 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
59:29 End
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July 22, 2010 Going Linux #109 - Computer America #28
00:00 Going Linux #109 - Computer America
00:17 Introduction
01:51 The Comupter America hosts chit-chat about this and that
06:24 The Linux stuff starts here
08:33 Supporting Linux computers
10:10 Larry admits the "negative side"
15:54 Some software that Linux support techs might use
20:23 Other ways to get support for Linux
26:00 Distractions from the chat room
29:09 If there is no value for the individual, they will not switch to Linux
32:54 How to get the Going Linux podcast
35:17 Carey loves Linux
37:52 Barry: Have faith, Linux figures out the drivers for printers without help
48:10 Martin: Creates another Linux convert
55:08 Selecting e-mail for the show
56:56 Frazer: He uploads files using Linux on unsecure FTP connection because they don't trust Linux
69:59 Paul: Copying files over a NAS is so slow compared with using Windows?
71:26 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
75:03 End
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July 20, 2010 Going Linux #108 - Using the GUI for Shell Command Junkies-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #108 - Using the GUI for Shell Command Junkies-Advanced
00:120 Introduction
00:67 www.audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux
03:22 Our inspiration
04:32 Delete and "move to trash": gparted
09:11 Users, groups, permissions and owners
12:21 Browsing and managing files
14:16 Text editors and advanced features for programmers
21:21 Starting and stopping services (processes)
23:51 System monitor
27:03 Programming and IDEs
30:09 Remote control, FTP and stuff we aren't going to cover here
31:02 mySQL administration
32:41 File downloads - FileZilla and using the browser with Nautilus
37:56 Installing applications
41:32 Thanks Jeff
42:07 Software Picks: Peppermint One Linux, Prism web application launcher
50:43 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
52:37 End
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July 05, 2010 Going Linux #107 - Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #107 - Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
00:47 What's missing?
02:04 Haresh: browsers and tabs
05:15 Christos: Going Linux - an acquired taste, dreams of being a "minion"
11:21 Things that run Linux (tip of the hat to the Linux Action Show)
12:38 Doug: Running a physical Windows intall as a virtual box image
16:56 Frazer: Gets better help from the Linux community than from that old Microsoft OS
18:09 Mike: You can run scripts and links to executables from your home folder
20:07 Jonathan: Frostbite Systems now has Frostbite Media
21:44 Roy: Correction - CENTOS is not sponsored by Red Hat
24:09 Cross: Gone Linux!
26:35 Keld: Gone Linux with 50 old PCs
27:53 Free Linux Box donations
28:51 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
31:18 FreeLinuxBox.org
31:50 End
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June 25, 2010 Going Linux #106 - Using the GUI for Shell Command Junkies-Introduction
00:00 Going Linux #106 - Using the GUI for Shell Command Junkies-Introduction
00:22 Introduction
01:27 A Linux virus?! NOT!
04:24 Linux on point-of-sale terminals
07:26 Tribute to Linux Action Show (well, sort of)
07:56 Jeff suggest the topic for this episode
13:02 Command-line tip for script writers
14:39 GUI alternative to back-ups instead of using dar and dar_manager
19:39 Disk Usage analayzer is the graphical alterative to the du command.
21:26 We discover some differences between Ubuntu 10.04 and 9.10
22:47 Find files using Search for Files (gnome-search-tool) instead of find, sed, locate and awk
28:15 Advanced search options in the gnome-search-tool
37:47 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
40:04 End
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June 18, 2010 Going Linux #105 - Computer America #27
00:00 Going Linux #105 - Computer America #27
00:17 Introduction
03:08 Movie talk
09:45 Kevin wrote an e-mail that inspired today's topic
12:05 Small business software needs: Microsoft-compatible Office Suite
15:29 PDF creation for free
18:38 Point-of-sale terminals
20:08 What about support?
21:29 A POS system is a computer
27:07 Get a professional to support your Linux server
36:28 7 Reasons for small business to switch to Linux
40:37 Michael: Podcast Alley feedback Windows licenses for Linux users
47:52 Microsoft's lack of IE9 support in Windows 7 could be good for Linux
52:51 Podcast Bunker (now listing the Going Linux podcast)
54:19 Why Linux users worry about Windows licenses
56:27 Dannyboy: What makes the android phone a better device than the iPhone?
58:52 Glen: Sensors-applet and hardware-monitor are in the "universe" repository.
60:52 Deniz: What about the Going Linux CDs.
66:36 John: Learning about Unix rather than Linux in school
69:49 CitizenX: Latin support in Linux.
71:45 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
77:00 End
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June 05, 2010 Going Linux #104 - Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #104 - Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
01:14 Ubuntu Lucid allows simultaneous recording and Skype
04:52 Mattias: Using Dropbox to share settings on multiple computers
09:15 Michael: AdTwart for Chrome
14:43 Daniel: Blocking ads and opening all tabs easily in Chrome
16:45 Scott: Choose from "cleanlooks" in Skype to fix the black-on-black menu problem
19:06 Gord: Subscribe links fail. (Right-click and copy to podcatcher.)
21:05 Brian: Multiple links to interesting articles
23:00 Richard: Video card and printer problems may both be driver issues
27:10 Martin: Apps for blind users
29:35 Martin: Symbolic links to a command
30:45 Dharmin: Used iTunes and iPod; went mad on Vista, has now switched to ubuntu and HTC Magic
32:37 John: Expert advice and links for on-line services
37:48 Terry: Not all flash drives are created equal; choose carefully
44:28 Matt: Thumb drive advice while riding a mower (Listen. You'll figure it out.)
47:44 Chris: Gone Linux for programming
48:28 Josh: Gone Linux - the novel
53:06 Ken: How The Small Box Admin has Gone Linux
56:37 xPenguins
58:05 GNU Linux Media Sprint results
61:05 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
62:50 End
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May 24, 2010 Going Linux #103 - Computer America #26
00:00 Going Linux #103 - Computer America #26
00:17 Introduction
02:19 Hello and welcome
04:01 Chat room troubles
05:15 Linux OS-10: Ubuntu 10.04 has a lot in common with the Mac OSX
09:05 Stability
11:41 Reliability
12:55 Why, oh why can't Larry get into the chat room?
14:12 On-line music store and integrated music player
18:13 Why has Apple not created a version of iTunes for Linux?
19:55 Looking at the Ubuntu 10.04 desktop
22:45 Computer up-time with Linux-based NAS devices
27:40 NAS: Build or buy?
32:50 Two versions of Java are NOT better than one
36:59 Hour two
38:18 John: Wants to installing 10.04 on machine with Ubuntu already installed using Wubi
46:02 Jeff: Looking forward to multi-touch on Linux
50:38 Dharmin: Looking for Linux alternative to iTunes
56:02 David: Uses Thunderbird. Wants mail left on the Hotmail server
60:52 Lightning and Sunbird for calendaring
62:42 Daniel: Lexmark is now officially supporting Linux
65:38 Ken: Takes issue of my characterization of non-LTS releases of Ubuntu
70:57 Ubuntu: An excellent user experience out of the box
73:08 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
76:02 End
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1h 17min
May 20, 2010 Going Linux #102 - Computing In The Cloud-Advanced
00:00 Going Linux #102 - Computing In The Cloud-Advanced
00:17 Introduction
01:20 Thanks to "the guys" at the Bar B Ranch
03:27 Tom tries Chrome again. Stays with Firefox
05:34 Larry waited to install Ubuntu 10.04 (Sure he did!)
08:04 Tom really will wait
12:13 Cloud Computing Applications - more than we thought
13:42 Google is in the healthcare business
16:40 Cloud-based office suites: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, flow diagrams and more
21:16 Cloud-based storage
29:53 Browser bookmark synchronization
34:10 Knightwise and The Knightcast podcast
36:30 Google docs and other stuff
39:20 Microsoft virtually in the cloud and delivering pizza
42:19 The Kightcast KC0035
51:38 Edward: eyeOS - cloud-base operating system
53:26: Kevin: Links courtesy of Linux Back to Basics
58:47 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
60:54 End
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1h 1min
May 05, 2010 Going Linux #101 - Listener Feedback
00:00 Going Linux #101 - Listener Feedback
00:15 Introduction
01:12 David Falcone: Congratulations on your 100th episode
02:43 Ubuntu 10.04
03:08 Question: WAV or no WAV?
05:02 Tom wants to get back at spammers
07:18 Your computer IS infected. Download this program to fix it.
08:30 Russ Woodman: Xaster explained, DSL modem help
13:50 Danny: Using Orca and Debian
16:46 Dharmin: An alternative for iTunes?
19:15 John: Print screen and backups
21:48 Roger: Skype webcam solution
25:54 Alexey: More Skype webcam and printscreen ideas
35:24 Doug: Booting your physical Windows partition from within a Linux VM
36:29 Svrivani: How do I write a command-line program for Linux?
38:44 Grigory: Suggests we do an episode on light-weight distros.
41:44 Software pick: Real Player
42:55 Software pick: Any LiveCD Linux distribution
47:58 goinglinux.com, [email protected], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
49:51 End
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FAQs about Going Linux:

How many episodes does Going Linux have?

The podcast currently has 371 episodes available.