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Audiocasts/Shows: Going Linux and Late Night Linux

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 05, 2024

Going Linux ☛ Going Linux #462 · Listener Feedback

Check out the new Going GNU/Linux website design and the new articles! Bill goes Big GNU/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 GNU/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. 00:00 Going GNU/Linux 462 · Listener Feedback 00:28 Larry uses the wrong microphone 03:21 Larry redesigns the Going GNU/Linux website 06:16 Bill plays with Big GNU/Linux 07:26 Bill has been having issues with Ubuntu based distributions 09:18 Larry switches to the correct mic 10:40 GNU/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: GNU/Linux device drivers 51:26 JackDeth: Recommendations for Sean on weather apps 54:11 JackDeth: Dell Optiplex GNU/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

Late Night Linux – Episode 310

We are characteristically cynical about Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ’s token effort to improve FOSS security, more positive about FreeCAD 1.0 and elementary OS 8, somewhat ambivalent about the new OpenWrt router, understanding about GNU/Linux sanctioning the Bcachefs dev, and surprised that Félim is slowly starting to warm up to the idea of atomic distros (because KDE, obvs).