A weekly podcast about random topics spoken about by two random Linux Nerds on the interwebs. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Are Themes Bad for Linux?
On this episode, the boys kick of the new year talking a bit about Martin's new Linux Kernel, Matt's experience with Deepin and Gnome's aversion to GTK themes.
Contact Info
Twitter:
Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org
Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com
Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thelinuxcast
http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast
Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg
[show notes]
**What have we been up to Linux related this Week?**
Martin – Built the Linux kernel to 5.10 LTS - well that was the plan 😢
Matt – I've been recreating my neovim config.
Links (One each)
Martin - KDE Will Make Plasma Wayland Ready for the Masses in 2021 https://9to5linux.com/kde-will-make-plasma-wayland-session-ready-for-the-masses-in-2021-improved-fingerprint-support
Matt - https://9to5linux.com/deepin-20-1-released-with-improved-performance-enhanced-desktop-environment (Thoughts on Deepin)
Main Topic - Theming on Linux is it Good or Bad?
https://blog.system76.com/post/187541504063/the-future-of-theming-on-gnome-and-more-from
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/05/open-letter-stop-gtk-theming-distros
https://linuxhint.com/how_gnome_themes_work/
Apps of the Week
Matt - Scratchpads and tdrop https://github.com/noctuid/tdrop
Martin - Shotwell https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell