Contributors:

KI6FEN – Likes keeping older equipment alive with Linux

Rob VE3FRJ – Rob had a little trouble finding his apps after an install

Jeff KB5WCK – Left a comment thanking us for mentioning his website and Russ mantioned 73’s.org. Then Richard turned it into a real commercial for everybody’s websites

Gene K8EE – Thinks Linux is in practical, He listens to the podcast but can’t figure out why we use Linux and everybody knows we are just Microsoft haters. Russ and Richard respond in kind with extreme prejudice and packet for flavor.

Announcements:

Links and Notes:

This time we talk about stuff that just works after a Linux install since one of the emails intimates that everything works in Windows and nothing works in Linux.

Web Browsers: Firefox, Iceweasel, Epiphany, Opera, etc. (NO IE)

Mail Clients: Evolution, Thunderbird, Icedove, Claws, etc.

Word Processing: OpenOffice.org, gedit, abiword, etc.

Media Players: Rhythmbox, Banshee, Amarok, Totem, mplayer, xine, etc.

CD Burners: Brasero, Gnomebaker, K3B, etc.

After trying to sort out chickens and eggs and carts we agreed that talking about stuff that works and from now on we will go back to fixin’ problems.

We wrapped up by answering some questions for the live audience in the chat room. Check the show schedule at https://lhsinfo.org for the next live recording

Music:

Gamma Leonis – Bacon, Linux and Tomato (Part I & II)

John Ellison - Melt Away

Shauna Burns - I’m Dirty