Going Linux

By Larry Bushey and Bill SmithTechnology

Going Linux episodes

December 02, 2024 Going Linux #462 · Listener Feedback
Check out the new Going Linux website design and the new articles! Bill goes Big Linux and has been having issues with Ubuntu based distros. We discuss snap vs flatpack. Sean rambles, makes software recommendations, and wants your opinion on Enlightenment. Gabe asks about device drivers for Linux JackDeth has weather recommendations, details a powerful computer and recommends RustDesk over Team viewer. George From Tulsa tiscusses laptop battery life and virtual machines on macOS. Reid provides an update on the Lemur Pro and Jim like's the new music.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux 462 · Listener Feedback
00:28 Larry uses the wrong microphone
03:21 Larry redesigns the Going Linux website
06:16 Bill plays with Big Linux
07:26 Bill has been having issues with Ubuntu based distributions
09:18 Larry switches to the correct mic
10:40 Linux Mint ran without issues. Is it Snap vs. Flatpack?
14:46 SCALE 22x announcement
17:29 Sean: Ramblings and software recommendations
20:17 Software Freedom Day
23:43 YT-DLP
25:30 Gramps
26:20 Open source astronomy software
27:13 Inkscape and Sodipodi
27:34 AnsiWeather
29:09 Sean: Send in your opinions on Enlightenment
31:07 Stellarium
40:47 Gabe: Linux device drivers
51:26 JackDeth: Recommendations for Sean on weather apps
54:11 JackDeth: Dell Optiplex Linux load out
62:03 RustDesk vs. Team Viewer
66:28 George: Laptop battery life
72:26 George: UTM Virtual machine
74:47 Reid: An update on the Lemur Pro
81:22 Jim: I like the music
84:01 End
1 hr 25 min
October 17, 2024 Going Linux #461 · Linux and Open Source Current Events
After an update on Bill's distro hopping, we discuss some of the fairly recent events happening in the Linux and Open Source world. This episode was recorded on Sept 1, 2024.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #461-Linux and Open Source Current Events
02:35 NixOS, Bazzite still running
03:22 Linus Torvalds talks about AI
09:46 Pop!OS Cosmic Desktop Alpha
14:32 Immutable Manjaro?
17:15 Linux Mint 22 release
22:23 Linux Mint Cinnamon over Ubuntu Cinnamon for new users
25:26 Windows security update breaks dual-boot Linux systems
29:01 Google loses antitrust case over search
34:55 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
35:54 End
36 min
September 19, 2024 Going Linux #460 · Listener Feedback
Bill continues hopping. Larry upgrades the kernel. Listener Reid gets a Lemur, we get feedback on Networking and our theme, and a noise complaint. Bhikhu wrote an update tool and new Linux user Trevor looks for answers.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #460 · Listener Feedback
01:35 Bill continues hopping to Garuda
08:18 Larry upgrades the kernel on Ubuntu Cinnamon
10:08 Bluetooth bug in kernel 6.9.8
13:53 Zabbly kernels for Ubuntu
15:11 Larry's new hardware
17:44 Reid: New and light is good!
25:35 Reid: Follow-up on Lemur Pro
27:22 George: Feedback on episode 456
30:42 Bhikhu: Wrote a tool
33:57 Stephen: Linux flight simulators
36:23 Stephen: Our new music at 5x speed
37:54 Trevor: Save a Linux installation before nuke
47:20 Trevor: Point release vs. interim release vs. LTS release
56:00 Frank: Reference for networking
57:14 Solt: Noise in episode 456
61:53 Rick: Feedback on new theme
64:57 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
66:01 End
1 hr 7 min
August 15, 2024 Going Linux #459 · Networking – Part 2
Bill updates us on his distro hopping adventures and reviews 7 distros. We discuss getting connected to the internet, connecting your hardware, WPA2 best practices, and getting support. We provide a software suggestion and a game suggestion. We ask what you want for our next topic.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #459 · Networking - Part 2
01:08 Bill's distro hopping adventures
01:34 Bazzite Linux
07:14 NixOS
07:41 Manjaro
07:53 Ubuntu MATE
08:28 Linux Mint
09:36 Open SUSE
11:45 Kenoite
14:26 Networking
14:44 Connecting to the Internet
25:33 Connecting your hardware
36:52 WPA2 best practices
41:05 Use a firewall
41:30 Update your operating system
42:41 Use Bitwarden or another password manager
43:45 Use speedtest.net
44:12 Use your distributions forums or a support channel
45:30 The Linux Foundation
45:59 The Linux Documentation Project
46:22 Linux Questions
46:46 The Electronic Frontier Foundation
52:58 Software suggestion: GPT4all.io
57:07 Game suggestion: OSUI
58:54 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
60:10 End
1 hr 1 min
July 18, 2024 Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback
Bill updates us on his distro hopping and asks for help with his Dexcom data. Sean provides oodles of recommendations. Reid’s new computer rivals Larry’s. Nancy writes a book you need to buy! David comments on our new theme music – sort of. Bhiku comments on questions from episode 451.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback
01:57 Sound Cloud
04:43 Update on Manjaro
06:11 Dexcom: Is there a way to access and export the data on Linux?
10:17 Sean: Recommendations Part 1
11:44 SoX - Swiss Army Knife for audio
14:34 wget
16:23 curl
16:56 Midnight Commander
20:31 Weather widgets and applets recommendations request
28:33 NVIDIA 950
33:25 Sean: Part 2
42:46 Reid: New and Light Is Good! HP and System76
52:51 Nancy: Shameless plug for her book, Your Data, Your Devices, and You: Easy-to-Follow Instructions to Reduce Your Risk of Data Loss, Device Infection, and Identity Theft
59:15 David doesn't comment on our new theme music
59:46 David does comment on the new theme music
63:06 Bhiku: Feedback on episode 451 questions
68:58 Bhiku has more feedback on 451
71:45 goinginuxl.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, liste,n subscribe
72:52 End
1 hr 13 min
July 16, 2024 Going Linux #548 · Networking – Introduction
Bill updates us on his distro hopping and asks for help with his Dexcom data. Sean provides oodles of recommendations. Reid’s new computer rivals Larry’s. Nancy writes a book you need to buy! David comments on our new theme music – sort of. Bhiku comments on questions from episode 451.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback
01:57 Sound Cloud
04:43 Update on Manjaro
06:11 Dexcom: Is there a way to access and export the data on Linux?
10:17 Sean: Recommendations Part 1
11:44 SoX - Swiss Army Knife for audio
14:34 wget
16:23 curl
16:56 Midnight Commander
20:31 Weather widgets and applets recommendations request
28:33 NVIDIA 950
33:25 Sean: Part 2
42:46 Reid: New & Light Is Good! HP & System76
52:51 Nancy: Shameless plug for her book, 'Your Data, Your Devices, and You: Easy-to-Follow Instructions to Reduce Your Risk of Data Loss, Device Infection, and Identity Theft'
59:15 David doesn't comment on our new theme music
59:46 David does comment on the new theme music
63:06 Bhiku: Feedback on episode 451 questions
68:58 Bhiku has more feedback on 451
71:45 goinginuxl.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, liste,n subscribe
72:52 End
1 hr 13 min
June 22, 2024 Going Linux #457 · Networking – Introduction
Bill helps install Windows 11… for a day. We define some of the basic networking terms in preparation for future discussions. Please give us feedback on our new theme music.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #457 · Networking - Introduction
02:16 Networking terms
02:40 Update on Bill's distro hopping adventures
04:07 Bill helps a friend replace Windows XP with Windows 11... for just over a day
12:52 Bill upgrades Internet speed again
14:13 Definitions: Common networking terms
15:05 Connection
15:26 Packet
16:01 Network interface
16:50 LAN (local area network)
18:05 WAN (wide area network)
18:28 Protocol
19:07 Port
20:02 Firewall
21:05 IP address
21:49 NAT (Network address translation)
24:22 VPN (virtual private network)
25:43 DNS (domain name system)
25:56 HTTP(S) (hyper text transfer protocol)
28:31 Bandwidth
28:52 Ethernet
29:34 Wifi
31:22 PaaS (platform as a service)
33:31 ISP (Internet service provider)
34:32 Malware
35:02 Antivirus
52 min
June 05, 2024 Going Linux #456 · Listener Feedback
Bill tries Nobarra, Larry upgrades, Sean has lots of suggestions, Stefan provides feedback on our new theme, Jesper follows up on audio, David comments on AntennaPod.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #456 · Listener Feedback
01:07 Bill tries Nobarra Linux
02:37 Destination Linux
12:18 HP Dragonfly 13.5 G4 and Linux
17:49 Sean: AWStats, Ardour, Ventoy, and converting CDs
38:54 Dave: Hello from Brockport NY
39:42 Stefan: Reasons for changing the podcast theme
45:28 Jesper: Follow up on audio quality
47:23 David: AntennaPod
51:38 Stephen: Suggests Nobara Linux
58:13 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
59:06 End
1 hr
May 20, 2024 Going Linux #455 · Ubuntu 24.04 and Flavors released
Bill updates us on his NixOS and Arch adventures. We discuss Deb vs. Snap vs. Flatpak vs. AppImage, and we discuss several of the sweet updates in the 24.04 releases of Ubuntu and these flavors: Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Budgie, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #455 · Ubuntu 24.04 and Flavors released
01:31 NixOS update: Bill could use help with NVIDIA card configuration.
03:40 Bill as parted ways with Arch
08:44 Audacity: Deb vs. Snap vs. Flatpak vs. AppImage
16:10 Ubuntu flavors releases for 24.04 LTS
16:46 Ubuntu 24.04
27:14 Ubuntu MATE 24.04
41:34 Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
48:25 Ubuntu Budgie
56:05 Kubuntu 24.04
59:12 Xubuntu 24.04
64:33 Lubuntu 24.04
73:01 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, islten, subscribe
73:48 End
1 hr 14 min
May 05, 2024 Going Linux #454 · Listener Feedback
Bill visits the VLA, Stefan provides no listener feedback. We get feedback on Linux headers, computer hardening, running a business on Linux, Nix and AI trends and the xz-utils exploit.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #454 · Listener Feedback
01:11 Bill's great adventure - VLA
02:47 AIPS
06:29 Super computer
10:51 Update on Zorin
11:24 Update on Nix
16:08 Robert: What are Linux headers and do I need them?
22:01 Stefan: No listener feedback
23:44 Donald: Computer hardening recommendations?
29:32 Philip: Running a business on POP!_OS
32:29 David: Windows vs. MacOS vs. Linux
37:07 Martin: Nix OS and AI trends
39:52 David: Follow-up on xz-utils
46:53 End
47 min

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