This is a podcast focused on connecting user space with the community. We invite you to join us as we explore the many things that impact you, the user. We’ll experiment with the Distros and Desktop Environments that we all love, we’ll discuss the current hardware and technology impacting our lives and we’ll also talk about the different topics affecting the community. All along the way we’ll share stories and anecdotes about our journey through the Linux User Space. Episodes drop every other Monday.
Episode 18: We've entered the [matrix]
Coming up in this episode 1. We make a choice, the red one or the blue one? 2. We recommend a great weekly podcast. 3. We get to the basics for our app. [matrix] matrix.org (https://matrix.org/) matrix from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(protocol)) Some of the more popular servers. synapse (https://matrix.org/docs/guides/installing-synapse) dendrite - rewrite in GO (https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite) conduit - rewrite in Rust (https://conduit.rs/) Some of the more popular clients. element (https://element.io) - formerly riot fluffychat (https://fluffychat.im/en/) fractal (https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal) nheko (https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko) neochat (https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat) Some of the features. Voip (https://matrix.org/faq/#voip) Video too (https://matrix.org/blog/2020/04/06/running-your-own-secure-communication-service-with-matrix-and-jitsi) bridging (https://matrix.org/faq/#bridging) A little history. 2015 best in show at the webRTC show (https://www.webrtcworld.com/topics/from-the-experts/articles/403607-webrtc-world-miami-wrap-up-review.htm) 2017 a call to arms (https://matrix.org/blog/2017/07/07/a-call-to-arms-supporting-matrix) 2017 Status Update (https://matrix.org/blog/2017/07/19/status-update) UpCloud corporate sponsor (https://upcloud.com/matrix/) Librem Partnership (https://matrix.org/blog/2017/08/24/the-librem-5-from-purism-a-matrix-native-smartphone) KDE announcement (https://dot.kde.org/2019/02/20/kde-adding-matrix-its-im-framework) Server Breach (https://matrix.org/blog/2019/04/11/we-have-discovered-and-addressed-a-security-breach-updated-2019-04-12) Matrix out of beta (https://matrix.org/blog/2019/06/11/introducing-matrix-1-0-and-the-matrix-org-foundation) Mozilla announcement (https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/synchronous-messaging-at-mozilla-the-decision/50620) End to end encryption is default for private conversations (https://matrix.org/blog/2020/05/06/cross-signing-and-end-to-end-encryption-by-default-is-here) Element acquires Gitter (https://matrix.org/blog/2020/09/30/welcoming-gitter-to-matrix) Gitter (https://gitter.im/) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) This week in Matrix (https://matrix.org/blog/category/this-week-in-matrix) New Discord Server (https://discord.gg/qXKxHcV) New Matrix Room (https://matrix.to/#/#linuxuserspace:matrix.org?via=matrix.org) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Element This episode's app: element (https://element.io) Next Time We discuss the distro of the month?, Nitrux (https://nxos.org) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 17: Boosted Toot
Coming up in this episode 1. We mix up Debs and RPMs 2. We sip on a La Croix 3. Trim the hedges 4. And we reveal the next distro – WHICH IS… PCLinuxOS PCLinuxOS (https://www.pclinuxos.com/) PCLinuxOS Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCLinuxOS) TDE, the Trinity Desktop Environment was coming to PCLinuxOS (https://trinity.mypclinuxos.com/About.php) Gnome3? (https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201111/page02.html) "distro hopper stopper" (https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pclinuxos-2009.html) TDE info (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Desktop_Environment) PCLinuxOS Forum (http://pclinuxos.com/forum/) PCLinuxOS Magazine (https://pclosmag.com/index.html) Basic Distro Details Name - PCLinuxOS Base System - PCLinuxOS Desktop Environment - Plasma, MATE, XFCE, Trinity, LXDE, OpenBox File Manager - **** Package Manager - Synaptic Kernel - *Rolling * Display Manager - DE X11 no Wayland - Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) learnlinux.tv (https://learnlinux.tv) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace), now with new tiers. Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) New Discord Server (https://discord.gg/qXKxHcV) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus HedgeDoc/CodiMD This episode's app: HedgeDoc (https://hedgedoc.org) Name/Fork History (https://hedgedoc.org/history/) "Multiplayer text editor" - Leo Chavez 2021 Next Time We discuss topics and Feedback that impact your User Space Our next distro is Nitrux (https://nxos.org) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 16: Full on Nerd
Coming up in this episode 1. We feed on some backs 2. Check in with our Mozilla correspondent 3. Godzilla meets a fire engine Email Feedback Leo's fix for Netflix, etc. in Fedora (https://leochavez.org/index.php/2020/10/12/fedora-firefox-and-h264/) Joshua Strobl's tweet about Flatpak, Snap and Third Party software (https://twitter.com/JoshStrobl/status/1353819806550663168?s=20) Mozilla Watch... Super Cookies blocked! (https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/01/26/supercookie-protections/) Development for PWAs stops (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1682593) Chrome(ium) Watch Sync support for Chromium on March 15 2021 (https://blog.chromium.org/2021/01/limiting-private-api-availability-in.html) omg!ubuntu! coverage (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/chromium-sync-google-api-removed) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Going Linux (https://www.goinglinux.com) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Rescuezilla This episode's app: Rescuezilla (https://rescuezilla.com) They have a Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/join/rescuezilla) It is a Swiss Army Tool Knife too :) Next Time We discuss February's distro of the month, PCLinuxOS TDE (https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/community/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 15: Swiss Army Tool Knife
Coming up in this episode 1. The wind hits our Solus 2. Our podcast recommendation is dark 3. Our app is focused on 3 letters. 4. And we reveal February’s distro – WHICH IS… Banter Asahi Linux (https://asahilinux.org) Solus Solus (https://getsol.us) Solus Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solus_(operating_system)) SolusOS (https://archiveos.org/solusos/) EvolveOS (https://archiveos.org/evolveos/) Naming dispute (https://getsol.us/2015/04/12/whats-in-a-name/) Ikey Interview (https://linuxrig.com/2016/01/05/the-linux-setup-ikey-doherty-solus/) Nov 2018 Ikey Open Letter (https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Solus-Open-Letter) Solus - In Full Sail (https://getsol.us/2018/10/27/in-full-sail/) About Solus (https://getsol.us/solus/about/) DoFlicky (https://github.com/getsolus/doflicky) 3rd party applications (https://getsol.us/articles/software/third-party/en/) Basic Distro Details Name - Solus Base System - Solus Desktop Environment - Budgie, GNOME, MATE, KDE Plasma File Manager - GNOME Files Package Manager - eopkg Kernel - 5.10 Display Manager - DE X11 no Wayland Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus VLC aka VideoLAN Client This episode's app: VLC (https://www.videolan.org) Next Time We discuss February's distro of the month, PCLinuxOS TDE (https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/community/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 14: The WOW Factor
Coming up in this episode 1. XFace gets a new face 2. CentOS rocks your world 3. Mozilla Watch 4. We wish upon a star 5. And we think inside the box Preshow Wowstick 1F on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Wowstick-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Lithium-ion/dp/B07H27G9NF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=wowstick&qid=1609986722&sr=8-4) XFCE 4.14 --> 4.16 Official Announcement (https://www.xfce.org/about/news/?post=1608595200) Official Tour, highlighting the new color palette (https://www.xfce.org/about/tour416) https://9to5linux.com/xfce-4-16-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new TL;DR - Fractional scaling. New Icons. Cleaned up dialogs and settings menus. CentOS Linux announcement CentOS (https://www.centos.org) Official Announcement (https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/) Old "Rough" Timeline Fedora --> wait some years --> Centos Stream --> wait a few weeks --> RHEL --> wait some more time --> Centos New "Rough" Timeline Fedora --> wait some years --> Centos Stream --> wait a few weeks --> RHEL Rocky Linux (https://rockylinux.org) Project Lenix (https://www.projectlenix.org/) Oracle Linux (https://www.oracle.com/linux/) Mozilla Watch... Visual refresh meta bug (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=proton) AKA proton --> photon https://www.techradar.com/news/get-ready-for-a-radical-firefox-redesign https://www.ghacks.net/2021/01/02/mozilla-is-working-on-a-firefox-design-refresh/ https://www.debugpoint.com/2021/01/firefox-proton/ Wishlist for 2021 Dan I think the Pine 64 future (https://www.pine64.org/2020/11/15/november-update-kde-pinephone-ce-and-a-peek-into-the-future/) looks good. My wish is that the time frame is closer to the 6 month range for the next gen stuff to start to materialize. Intel gets their new graphics stack rolled out for laptops. Leo Pine/Pi Moar Cores! Enthusiast server platform. Firefox becomes a major player again. Nature abhors a monoculture. Joe My long suffering 4k laptop screen woes remedied (installers that support Hidpi) RPi sata or M.2 ports (even MMC) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) SANS Internet Stormcast (https://isc.sans.edu/podcast.html) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Gnome Boxes This episode's app: Gnome Boxes (https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-boxes/stable/) Boxes on flathub (https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnome.Boxes) Next Time We discuss January's distro of the month, Solus (https://getsol.us) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 13: #Blame2020
Coming up in this episode we 1. Roll into Arco 2. Get our Plex on 3. And pick January's distro -- WHICH IS... Welcome to the Linux User Space Arco Linux Arco Linux (https://arcolinux.info/) Arco Linux Roots (https://itsfoss.com/archlabs-vs-archmerge/) Bunsenlabs (https://www.bunsenlabs.org) Different phases: Phase 1 - https://Arcolinux.com Phase 2-5 - https://Arcolinuxd.com Phase 6 - https://Arcolinuxiso.com Basic Distro Details Multiple Phased approach - Arcolinux, ArcolinuxD, ArcolinuxB Name - Arco Linux Base System - Arch Desktop Environment - 21 in all Awesome, BSPWM, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, DWM, GNOME, HERBSLUFT, I-3, ICEWN, JWM, KODI, LXQT, MATE, OpenBox, Plasma, QTILE, SPEKTRWM, UKUI, XFCE, XMONAD File Manager - Depends on DE Package Manager - Pamac Kernel - 5.9 Display Manager - DE X11 is there as well as Wayland Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Erik Dubois' YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/erikdubois) Arco also has some other great community resources like their telegram channel (https://t.me/arcolinux_d_b) and discord (https://discord.gg/R2amEEz). Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Plex This episode's app: Plex (https://plex.tv/) Next Time Next episode we discuss topics impacting your user space January's distro of the month is Solus (https://getsol.us) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 12: Shut Your Boot-Hole
Coming up in this episode 1. We ask is Linux safe? 2. We talk about IPTV and how we consume our media. 3. and we focus on KODI rpi-update - only run on raspberry pi os (https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update) From raspberrypi stack exchange (https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/4355/do-i-still-need-rpi-update-if-i-am-using-the-latest-version-of-raspbian/4363#4363) Welcome to the Linux User Space Security Stay updated: apt (https://linux.die.net/man/8/apt-get) dnf (https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/8-dnf/) zypper (https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Zypper_manual_(plain)) pacman (https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman.8.html) eopkg (https://getsol.us/articles/package-management/basics/en/) emerge (https://dev.gentoo.org/~zmedico/portage/doc/man/emerge.1.html) Use a password manager: Bitwarden (https://bitwarden.com/) lastpass (https://www.lastpass.com/) keepass (https://keepass.info/) keepassXC (https://keepassxc.org) 2 Factor (multifactor) Authentication (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication) Bonus Points - Use a hardware token/key Yubikey (https://www.yubico.com) nitrokey (https://www.nitrokey.com) Titan security key (https://store.google.com/us/product/titan_security_key) Media consumption/IPTV Hypnotix (https://itsfoss.com/hypnotix-iptv-app/) Cordcutting from Plex (https://cordcutter.plex.tv) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Destination Linux (https://destinationlinux.network/shows/destination-linux/) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus KODI TV This episode's app: Kodi (https://kodi.tv) Next Time We discuss December's distro of the month ArcoLinux (https://arcolinux.com) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 11: Neon Moon
Coming up in this episode we 1. Take a ride with KDE Plasma's truest form 2. Shamelessly plug a podcast 3. Get live with Kden 4. And pick December's distro -- WHICH IS... -- Stick around Welcome to the Linux User Space Joe's Lineage Pi image (https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi4/LineageOS17.1/) Leo's motionEyeOS Pi image (https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/wiki) Dan's RetroPie (https://retropie.org.uk) KDE Neon KDE Neon (https://neon.kde.org/) KDE Neon Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_neon) Trolltech (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Qt_Company) KDE Free QT Foundation (https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation/) A visual look at the desktop changes. K Desktop Environment 1.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Desktop_Environment_1#/media/File:KDE_1.1.jpg) K Desktop Environment 2.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Desktop_Environment_2#/media/File:KDE_2.0_Kandalf.jpg) K Desktop Environment 3.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Desktop_Environment_3#/media/File:KDE_3.0n.jpg) KDE Software Compilation 4.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_Software_Compilation_4#/media/File:KDE_4.png) KDE Plasma 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_Plasma_5#/media/File:KDE_Plasma_5.png) Linus Torvalds quote about KDE 4.0 (http://www.aboutlinux.info/2009/01/linus-torvalds-ditches-kde-4-for-gnome.html) KDE Slimbook (https://kde.slimbook.es) Basic Distro Details Two Flavors, a "User Edition" and a "Developer's edition" Name - KDE Neon Base System - Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop Environment - Plasma 5 File Manager - Dolphin Package Manager - Discover Kernel - 5.4 Display Manager - kwin X11 is there as well as Wayland Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Full Circle Weekly News (https://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus KDE Non-Linear Video Editor or Kdenlive This episode's app: Kdenlive (https://kdenlive.org/) Next Time Next episode we discuss topics impacting your user space December's distro of the month is ArcoLinux (https://arcolinux.com) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 10: Don't Put That On Me
Coming up in this episode 1. We get into some Office politics 2. We'll discuss the new products we can't have 3. and we have an app focus that will shed some light on your storage Welcome to the Linux User Space Open Letter from Libreoffice to Openoffice Comparison (https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/) History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#History) The Letter (https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-letter-to-apache-openoffice/) Nvidia and hardware availability RTX 3070 on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=nvidia+rtx+3070&crid=1HGHW752Z4M35&sprefix=nvidia+%2Caps%2C182&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_3_7) Mozilla The Internet needs our love (https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/09/30/the-internet-needs-our-love/) The Pitch (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/unfck/) The Ad (https://youtu.be/jeu0oKBThMg) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) LWDW (https://linuxgamecast.com/lwdwsubscribe/) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Filelight This episode's app: Filelight (https://apps.kde.org/en/filelight) Next Time Next episode we discuss November's distro of the month, which is KDE Neon (https://neon.kde.org) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 09: Rolling in the Deepin
Coming up in this episode we cover 1. Deepin 2. App Focus - Lutris Welcome to the Linux User Space Deepin Deepin - DDE (https://www.deepin.org/en/) Deepin Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepin) Deepin press release adressing spyware claim (https://web.archive.org/web/20180416010148/https://bbs.deepin.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=155331) Huawei ships laptops with Deepin (https://fossbytes.com/huawei-linux-laptops-running-deepin-distro/) Basic Distro Details Name - deepin 20 Base System - Debian 10.5 (buster) Desktop Environment - Deepin Desktop Environment 4.0 or DDE 4.0 written in QT File Manager - Deepin File Manager Package Manager - Deepin Package Installer using the deb package format User Interface - DE Based System & Service Manager - systemd Kernel - 5.4 or 5.7 Display Manager - dde-kwin fork of kwin X11 is there as well as Wayland Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Linux Unplugged (https://linuxunplugged.com/) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Lutris This episode's app: Lutris (https://lutris.net) Next Time Next episode we discuss topics impacting your user space November's distro of the month is KDE Neon (https://neon.kde.org) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 08: Dual Boot, Scoot and Boogie
Coming up in this episode we cover 1. We try on 2 boots 2. We'll discuss distributions from afar 3. and we have an app focus that will help you find your way. Welcome to the Linux User Space Dual (multi) Booting Why? Who? How? Should you? Maybe WSL2? How about a VM? Risk vs. Reward Joe raves about rEFInd (see app focus) Windows first - Linux next Not a beginner thing What works for you? It is not the same for everyone. Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Ubuntu Podcast (https://ubuntupodcast.org) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus rEFInd This episode's app: rEFInd (https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/) The code is hosted on Sourceforge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/) Next Time Do we have concerns about distributions (desktop environments) from certain places? e.g. UKUI, Deepin, etc. Do some research for yourself from trusted sources. Next episode we discuss October's distro of the month Deepin (https://www.deepin.org/en/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 07: Yaaast Queen
Coming up in this episode we cover 1. openSUSE Tumbleweed 2. App Focus - Audacity Welcome to the Linux User Space openSUSE Tumbleweed openSUSE (https://www.opensuse.org) openSUSE Tumbleweed (https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed) SuSE's Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUSE) SLS - Soft Landing Linux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding_Linux_System) Slackware (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware) jurix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurix) Super secret 4.2 .42 question.... (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#42) YsST (https://yast.opensuse.org) OBS - Open Build Service (https://openbuildservice.org) openQA (https://open.qa) Basic Distro Details Name - openSUSE Base System - Factory - developement codebase 2 options Leap - Yearly release cadence Tumbleweed - Rolling Desktop Environment - KDE since the beginning, GNOME, XFCE, LXDE, LXQt, Enlightenment, Cinnamon, Mate, Pantheon File Manager - Based on DE you choose Package Manager - Libzypp which provides Zypper on command line and YaST as a GUI and uses the RPM package format User Interface - DE Based System & Service Manager - systemd Kernel - ** 5.8.10 ** Leap is 5.3 at release July Display Manager - GDM, SDDM, LightDM, you can swap them around if you like Window Manager - Xorg is there as well as Wayland Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Tabs, Not Spaces (https://tabsnotspaces.com/) Support us at Patreon (https://patreon.com/linuxuserspace) Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Audacity This episode's app: Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org) Audacity plugins (https://www.audacityteam.org/download/plug-ins/) Next Time Next episode we discuss topics impacting your user space October's distro of the month is Deepin (https://www.deepin.org/en/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 06 Do we speak the same ‘Langridge’?
Coming up in this episode we cover 1. We discuss some lingering Bad Voltage with our guest Stuart Langridge 2. App focus - Open Broadcaster Software Welcome to the Linux User Space Invited guest - Stuart Langridge Stuart's website (https://www.kryogenix.org) Stuart on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sil) Bad Voltage (https://www.badvoltage.org/) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Bad Voltage (https://www.badvoltage.org/) Support us at patreon.com/linuxuserspace Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Open Broadcaster Software This episode's app: Open Broadcaster Software AKA OBS Studio (https://obsproject.com) Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Next episode we discuss openSUSE (https://www.opensuse.org/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 05: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Coming up in this episode we cover 1. Manjaro 2. the good the bad and the ugly 3. and Leo brings us an app that you will just love, if you lived in the 90's Welcome to the Linux User Space Manjaro Manjaro web page (https://manjaro.org/) Manjaro wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjaro) Manjaro Arm (https://manjaro.org/download/#ARM) Roland Singer, Philip Muller & Guillaume Benoit co-founders (https://manjaro.org/team/) Phillip Muller Announcment for first alpha (https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07402) Announcement, Manjaro no longer just a distro, but now company (https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-is-taking-the-next-step/102105) Forbes article - company announcement (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/09/08/manjaro-linux-just-made-a-massive-announcement-about-its-future/#3efcb0f836f9) Announcing the switch to Free Office vs Libre Office by default (https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/testing-update-2019-07-29-kernels-xfce-4-14-pre3-haskell/96690) Forbes article - office switch (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/08/03/manjaro-linux-team-responds-to-libreoffice-versus-freeoffice-in-upcoming-version-18-1/#477bfe5fbf46) Archived forum (https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/) New forum (https://forum.manjaro.org/) Change in manjaro team composition (https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/change-in-manjaro-team-composition/155231) Change of treasurer for Manjaro community funds (https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/change-of-treasurer-for-manjaro-community-funds/154888) Basic Distro Details Base System - ARCH 3 repositories to choose from Unstable - Bleeding Edge ~ roughly 3 days behind ARCH Testing - Gone through initial test phase from unstable Stable - only packages deemed stable by dev team, which means generally 1-3 weeks of lag between ARCH and release. Desktop Environment - A beautiful XFCE, where they unapologetically focus their attention, and it shows. GNOME, KDE Spins Awesome, Bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, I3, LXDE, LXQt, Mate, and Openbox** File Manager - Based on DE you choose Package Manager - Pacman on Command Line and Pamac GTK & QT for a GUI interface User Interface - DE Based System & Service Manager - systemd Display Manager - GDM, SDDM, LightDM, you can swap them around if you like Window Manager - Xorg is there as well as Wayland if you aren't on Nvidia, still not stable yet Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) Late Night Linux (https://latenightlinux.com/) Support us at patreon.com/linuxuserspace Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Rofi This episode's app: Rofi (https://github.com/davatorium/rofi) Next episode we discuss topics impacting your user space September's distro of the month is openSUSE tumbleweed (https://www.opensuse.org/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Episode 04: Positively Foxy
Episode: 04 Show Notes Coming up in this episode we cover 1. Toxicity in the community 2. Mozilla and Firefox 3. Printing in Linux 4. And that must have app for every flatpak user Welcome to the Linux User Space Toxicity Google & Ubuntu Team Up to Bring Flutter Apps to Linux (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/07/flutter-sdk-linux-desktop) Mozilla and Firefox Essential Guide: Improve Firefox Performance on Linux by Turning WebRender On (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/07/firefox-enable-webrender-linux) Mac and Linux coming soon, why no Linux support yet? (https://vpn.mozilla.org/) The Firefox Browser is a privacy nightmare on desktop and mobile (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/the-firefox-browser-is-a-privacy-nightmare-on-desktop-and-mobile/) Mozilla turns off “Firefox Send” following malware abuse reports (https://www.oodaloop.com/briefs/2020/07/10/mozilla-turns-off-firefox-send-following-malware-abuse-reports/) Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for subscription products to generate revenue (https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/15/mozilla-lays-off-70-as-it-waits-for-subscription-products-to-generate-revenue/) Mozilla is laying off 250 people and planning a ‘new focus’ on making money (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21363424/mozilla-layoffs-quarter-staff-250-people-new-revenue-focus) 1 Mozilla and Google renew Firefox search agreement (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/15/21370020/mozilla-google-firefox-search-engine-browser) 2 Mozilla and Google renew Firefox search agreement (https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search/) 3 from 2018 (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-firefox-search-deal-gives-mozilla-more-money-to-push-privacy/) 4 from 2011 (https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2011/12/20/mozilla-and-google-sign-new-agreement-for-default-search-in-firefox/) Comcast’s Xfinity Internet Service Joins Firefox’s Trusted Recursive Resolver Program (https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/26/firefox_comcast_dns_https/) Mozilla expands its partnership with ad-free subscription service Scroll (https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/24/mozilla-scroll-partnership/) Firefox Plans Controversial New Encryption Setting For Millions, And Update Starts This Month (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/08/firefox-announces-major-new-encryption-default-to-protect-millions-of-users/#33fe60a418c0) Firefox turns controversial new encryption on by default in the US (https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/25/21152335/mozilla-firefox-dns-over-https-web-privacy-security-encryption) Why Mozilla Firefox Is Making Headlines Again (https://www.chiangraitimes.com/tech/why-mozilla-firefox-is-making-headlines-again/) Printers CUPS - Common UNIX Printing System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS#:~:text=The%20original%20design%20of%20CUPS,In%20March%202002%2C%20Apple%20Inc.) HP Linux Imaging and Printing aka HPLIP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Linux_Imaging_and_Printing) HP's page for HPLIP (https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing) Debugging Printing Problems in Ubuntu (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems) Debugging Printing Problems in Fedora (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_printing_problems) Arch wiki - troubleshooting CUPS (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS/Troubleshooting) Debian wiki - CUPS debugging (https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDebugging) openSUSE Printer Operation Doc (https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha-print.html) Housekeeping Email us (mailto:contact@linuxuserspace.show) This Week in Linux (https://tuxdigital.com/thisweekinlinux) Tuxdigital (https://tuxdigital.com/) Destination Linux Network (https://destinationlinux.org/) Support us at patreon.com/linuxuserspace Join us on Telegram (https://linuxuserspace.show/telegram) Follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/LinuxUserSpace) Check out Linux User Space (https://linuxuserspace.show) on the web App Focus Flatseal This episode's app: Flatseal (https://github.com/tchx84/flatseal) Setting Zoom flatpak permissions: flatpak permission-set devices camera us.zoom.Zoom no flatpak permission-set devices microphone us.zoom.Zoom yes Eric Adams' video on Flatpak permissions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke1nM66GtaI) Next episode we discuss Manjaro (https://manjaro.org/) Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space