Going Linux Larry Bushey and Bill Smith

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

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

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
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50:38 End

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

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
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38:04 Submit your contributions for year end review
41:40 End

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