Going Linux

By Larry Bushey and Bill SmithTechnology

Going Linux episodes

April 20, 2024 Going Linux #453 · Listener Feedback
Bill runs Arch, by the way. We discuss zutils, podcatcher software, hacker scam, trying distros, encrypted files and file formats.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #453 · Listener Feedback
00:57 Bill tries Arch Linux
02:35 Bill gets better Internet speeds
06:48 What happened to Nix OS?
07:54 Is Arch finally for new Linux users?
10:02 Update on Zorin give-away
11:28 David: The xzutils vulnerability
17:59 Stephen: Struggling to listen using Pocketcast
20:52 Anonymous listener can pay cash for urgent assistance with hacker software. Is this a scam?
24:05 Jesper: Please fix the audio volume
25:59 George: Toots vs. tweets
26:52 George: Feedback on Antennapod, Ventoy, Distrosea, Veracrypt, and the most compatible file format
36:59 Thank you, listeners, for all your engagement with our podcast
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40:36 End
41 min
April 06, 2024 Going Linux #452 · Linux Talk , Tips, Tricks and Facts
Bill's continues his Nix adventure, Larry's take on the Ubuntu MATE project, maybe we'll have a Zorin 17 Pro giveaway. In this episode we discuss the real facts about Linux and clear up some Linux 'fake news'.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #452 · Linux Talk , Tips, Tricks and Facts
01:48 Bill's Nix adventure
03:54 Larry's take on the Ubuntu MATE project
06:29 Zorin 17 Pro giveaway?
08:12 The real facts about Linux
08:38 Clearing up Linux 'fake news'
19:11 There are no ready to use distros if you are just getting started with Linux
19:49 Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives
20:53 Manjaro
24:24 MX Linux
24:55 Zorin
25:11 Elementary OS
28:05 Pop!OS
29:06 Fedora
30:51 OpenSUSE
32:11 Debian
35:26 Package management: X is better than Y
43:20 The command line is scary, for power users, and you have to use it to use Linux
50:06 Distrowatch is the ultimate source to discover which Linux distro is best
55:03 App suggestion: blanket background noise generator
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58:39 End
59 min
March 09, 2024 Going Linux #451 · Listener Feedback
In this episode: Bill hops again, lost voice mails, Google analytics, Lubuntu package manager, Bitlocker, Thunderbird, lightweight feedback, and suggestions for Bill’s testing on Nix.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #451 · Listener Feedback
00:55 Is this a special episode?
01:45 Bill hops to NixOS
06:54 Sean: Lost voicemails?
09:08 Peter: Why Google analytics?
10:28 Robert: Lubuntu package manager
26:26 Jack: Followup on Bitlocker
30:25 James: Begs for minion help with Thunderbird
36:26 Paul: Feedback on lightweight distros
43:28 Tolga: Distro suggestion for Bill to test
49:27 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
50:38 End
51 min
February 04, 2024 Going Linux #450 · Linux 2023 Year in review
Bill gets new tech and we discuss some happenings from 2023. Maya OS, Nix OS, Rhino Linux, Redhat, Cachy Linux and much more.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #450 · Linux 2023 Year in review
02:11 Bill's new tech
04:55 Involutary new tech
05:56 2023 in review
06:29 Indian Defense Ministry adopts Maya OS
10:21 VIM founder passed away
11:52 Nix OS is becoming popular
15:53 Twitter has become ‘X’
19:30 Rhino Linux
25:10 Redhat changes their sourcecode use policies
29:14 Beginner-friendly Cachy Linux
34:33 Valve: Linux overtook MacOS as the preferred platform for gaming on Steam
37:37 Linux releases one of the largest kernel releases ever
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43:56 End
44 min
December 18, 2023 Going Linux #449 · Listener Feedback
Bill gets a solid state drive and leaves Windows for gaming using Steam on Linux. He continues distro hopping using Ventoy. Phil comments on Pop and Wayland, Bhiku comments on Linux antivirus, George responds to several listeners and suggests something for distro hoppers like Bill.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #449 · Listener Feedback
01:13 Bill leaves Windows for gaming on Linux
04:46 Steam on Linux
10:20 Bill's new NVME drive
13:41 Ventoy for trying and installing Linux distributions
19:23 Phil: Pop!_OS and Wayland
22:56 Bhikhu: Linux antivirus recommendation
26:45 George: Foreign language support
28:16 George: Old Android podcast apps
29:53 George: Disk encryption when moving from Windows to Linux
33:33 George: Distrosea to try Linux distributions
37:44 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
38:04 Submit your contributions for year end review
41:40 End
42 min
December 09, 2023 Going Linux #448 · Three Lightweight Distributions
Three lightweight Linux distributions to try. The idea for this show comes from our longtime minion, Bhikhu who during the last listener feedback suggested that Bill try Bodhi and Enlive.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #448 - Three Lightweight Distributions
01:29 Bill is happy his NVME drive died
07:37 Bodi Linux
13:16 Lubuntu Linux
19:33 Xubuntu Linux
27:42 Which could be your daily driver?
29:51 Revitalizing an older computer
32:37 Honorable mentions
33:29 Ubuntu MATE
35:50 Pop!OS
38:40 Fedora
42:19 Enlive
43:00 Zorin
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52:30 End
53 min
November 13, 2023 Going Linux #447 · Listener Feedback
We talk about SCALE21x, an update on Ubuntu Cinnamon, and Ubuntu’s move to Wayland. Our listener, Liz seems upset, Troy connects Linux to Google Drive, Jack partitions a hard drive, Bhiku has suggestions on archiving show notes and a desktop environment we missed, Reid says that it’s not Ubuntu MATE but it’s still good, and George’s laptop is green after all.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #447 · Listener Feedback
01:04 SCALE 21x registration
04:28 Update on Ubuntu Cinnamon on Tablet/Laptop
07:00 Ubuntu moves from X window manager to Wayland
07:56 Liz seems very upset
18:30 Troy: Connecting Linux to Google Drive
21:31 Bhikhu: Archiving show notes
27:60 Jack: Partition formatting
32:10 Bhiku: Desktop environment missed
37:55 Reid: Not Ubuntu MATE but still good
42:48 George from Tulsa: Follow up on 'green' LG Gram Laptop
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46:52 End
47 min
October 03, 2023 Going Linux #446 · Welcome to Linux – Utilities
We've talked about the applications that are provided with Linux. Now let's talk about some of the utilities that are provided out of the box with many Linux distributions. Command line utilities Graphical utilities System tools System administration Software package installers and package formats Accessories Third party utilities ChatGPT or AI utilities?

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #446 · Welcome to Linux! - Utilities
01:02 We were mentioned on Destination Linux Podcast Episode 338
03:41 Bill is getting ready for the Deepin Desktop on Ubuntu
05:16 Definition: Utility software
06:08 Command line utilities
09:24 Graphical utilities
11:57 System tools
15:19 System administration
16:09 Software package installers and package formats
23:31 Accessories
30:60 Third party utilities
39:48 ChatGPT or AI utilities?
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44:27 End
45 min
September 12, 2023 Going Linux #445 · Listener Feedback
Listener Sean provides a lot of voicemail on video and audio players, command line applications, live distributions torrent clients, and more. George comments about antivirus and Phil asks about syncing with Google Drive on Linux.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #445 · Listener Feedback
01:32 Sean: Show note, Blender and audio players
09:05 Definition: ncurses
14:16 Sean: Ncurses and CLI, vlc, MPD, npmpc
20:10 Sean: Linux games, email clients
33:00 Sean: PS - Live distributions and persistence
42:11 Sean: Recording the podcast
48:50 Sean: Qubit torrent client, alternative shell, spinning drives with needles
57:02 George: Linux antivirus
61:38 Phil: Syncing with Google Drive
64:29 Puppies!
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69:23 End
1 hr 10 min
August 19, 2023 Going Linux #444 · Welcome to Linux! - Desktops
We review some of the most popular Linux desktop environment options. Included are KDE Plasma, Gnome, Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE, LXDE, Budgie, Pantheon and Deepin.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #444 · Welcome to Linux! - Desktops
01:18 Bill broke KDE on his computer
02:08 Larry fixed a 13 year old laptop with LXLE
09:29 Definition: Linux desktop environments
14:50 The Linux Experiment's DE review video
17:24 The KDE Plasma desktop
21:47 Unity and the Gnome desktop
26:03 The Cinnamon desktop
27:48 The MATE Desktop
32:09 The XFCE desktop
34:25 The LXDE desktop
37:23 The Budgie desktop
40:43 The Pantheon desktop
44:17 The Deepin desktop
45:49 The most modern desktop environment
50:20 The choice is yours
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53:13 End
54 min

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