A weekly podcast about random topics spoken about by two random Linux Nerds on the interwebs. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
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Why Isn't Linux Popular in the USA - Or Is It?
This is a wild one, folks. Matt and Tyler talk about all sorts of things. They start off with a bitch session about Gnome. Then move on to talking about why there seems to be a divide between the level of interest in Linux and Open Source in America and Europe. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Donnie H. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Sven C. - Tier 3 Patron. EastCoastWeb - Tier 3 Patron Marek M. - Tier 1 Patron Camp514 - Tier 1 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 1 Patron ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.com http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us email@thelinuxcast.com https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Tyler - https://bit.ly/3wk9LNy on Odysee , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on YouTube [show notes] **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Tyler – Starting to use VirtualBox for the first time in forever. Matt – I'm on vanilla Arch linux for the first time in ages. I think I've gotten all of my computer problems figured out, but we'll see. Also switched to Brave Browser. it sucks. NEWS Links (One each) (What's in the News?) Matt - https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/252299/microsoft-unveils-windows-11 Tyler - https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.13-Features Main Topic - Picks of the Week Matt - Brave Search Tyler - SideQuest https://sidequestvr.com/
Is ARM the Future of Computing?
Matt and Tyler talk about Linus going off on idiots, gaming advancements that continue to make Linux awesome, and we ask ourselves if ARM is going to be the future of computing. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Donnie H. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Sven C. - Tier 3 Patron. EastCoastWeb - Tier 3 Patron Marek M. - Tier 1 Patron Camp514 - Tier 1 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 1 Patron ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.com http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us email@thelinuxcast.com https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Tyler - https://bit.ly/3wk9LNy on Odysee , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on YouTube Show Notes Our Week in Linux NEWS Links (One each) (What's in the News?) Matt - https://news.itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-get-vaccinated/ Tyler - https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-1-9-adds-support-for-nvidia-shadowlibs-option-in-final-fantasy-xv-more Main Topic - Apps of the Week Matt - Mimo - https://getmimo.com/ Tyler - Apple File System For Linux - https://github.com/linux-apfs/linux-apfs-rw
Is Pipewire Ready for Prime Time?
Matt and Tyler (who uses a Mac now btw), talk about Pipewire and how good or bad it is, how close it is to being ready for daily use, and their experiences with Fedora. They also spend most of their time bitching about Firefox and Mozilla for no reason at all. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Donnie H. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Sven C. - Tier 3 Patron. EastCoastWeb - Tier 3 Patron Marek M. - Tier 1 Patron Camp514 - Tier 1 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 1 Patron ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.com http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Tyler on Odysee - https://odysee.com/@OfficialZaney:8?r=8c7ydjbKcPD2zCUwZ8SRh15tdw7fQSzs and on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmw-QGOHbHA5cDAvwwqUTKQ NEWS Links (One each) (What's in the News?) Matt - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/firefox-89-released-with-brand-new-look Tyler - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/linux-mint-20-2-bulk-rename-app Main Topic - Is Pipewire Ready for Prime Time? Apps of the Week Matt - Espanso - https://espanso.org/ Tyler - RPCS3 - https://rpcs3.net/
Does Google Care About Linux Security?
Matt and Tyler talk about their week in Linux, System17's new keyboard, and Google's pay to play in the Linux Kernel. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Donnie H. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Sven C. - Tier 3 Patron. Marek M. - Tier 1 Patron Camp514 - Tier 1 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 1 Patron ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.com http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Tyler on Odysee - https://odysee.com/@OfficialZaney:8?r=8c7ydjbKcPD2zCUwZ8SRh15tdw7fQSzs [show notes] NEWS **Links (One each) (What's in the News?)** Matt - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/system76-launch-configurable-keyboard Tyler -https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/05/turn-your-tablet-or-phone-into-graphic.html --- **Main Topic - Google Cares About Linux Security?** --- **Apps of the Week** Matt - beets https://github.com/beetbox/beets Tyler - Dust3D https://dust3d.org/ Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 0:37 Our Week in Linux 5:41 Contact Info 6:14 News 18:13 Google is Evil 31:02 Apps of the Week 35:42 Conclusion
Does Linux Need Anti-Virus Software?
Matt and Tyler talk about Tyler's switch back to qtile, Matt's work with making his own stream deck, and whether or not Distrowatch is a terrible place. The main topic this week is about Linux and anti-virus software. Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @OfficialZaney on LBRY , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on YouTube Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Donnie H. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Sven C. - Tier 3 Patron. Marek M. - Tier 1 Patron Camp514 - Tier 1 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 1 Patron [show notes] **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Tyler – Back to using Qtile as my daily driver Matt – Messing with key mapper and my own little stream deck hack. **Links (One each)** Matt - https://news.itsfoss.com/nitrux-linux-distrowatch-apology/ Tyler - https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Armbian-21.05-Now-Available --- **Main Topic -** Does Linux Need AntiVirus? --- **Apps of the Week** Matt - enve - https://maurycyliebner.github.io/index Tyler - VSCodium - https://vscodium.com/ Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 0:13 Our Week in Linux 7:30 Contact Info 8:47 News Links 22:43 Linux & AntiVirus Softwarew 41:11 Apps of the Week 48:23 Conclusion #linux #podcast #thelinuxcast
Linux Mint VS Ubuntu - Which is Better for New Users?
Matt and Tyler talk about new graphics cards, xmonad troubles, Ubuntu on mobile, Risc-V, and Mint vs Ubuntu. Which is better for new users? All that and our Apps of the week! Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @OfficialZaney on LBRY , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on YouTube Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Tyler – Seeing what a Quadro can do on Linux. Matt – More fun with xmonad, but I think I'm done. Looking more at AwesomeWM. **Links (One each)** Matt - http://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-to-hand-out-1000-free-risc-v-dev-boards/ Tyler - https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-17-arrives-may-12-with-nfc-support-available-for-testing-now --- **Main Topic -** Mint or Ubuntu: Which is Best for Noobs? --- **Apps of the Week** Matt - Splash-CLI https://github.com/splash-cli/splash-cli Tyler - LSD - https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:12 Our Week in Linux 8:49 Contact Info 10:34 News Links 23:12 Linux Mint vs Ubuntu 52:45 Apps of the Week 1:01:14 Conclusion
Are Automatic Updates Good for Linux?
Matt and Tyler talk about automatic updates, The University of Minnesota and their nonsense, and Plasma Mobile, this week on @The Linux Cast Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @OfficialZaney on LBRY , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on YouTube Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast NEWS **Links (One each) (Whats in the News?)** Matt - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/linux-kernel-team-rejects-university-of-minnesota-researchers-apology/ Tyler -https://9to5linux.com/plasma-mobile-update-introduces-new-app-to-listen-to-youtube-music-multiple-homescreen-pages **Main Topic - Automatic Updates On Linux: Good or Bad?** **Apps of the Week** Matt - Newsboat - https://newsboat.org/releases/2.18/docs/newsboat.html Tyler - Hexchat - https://hexchat.github.io/
Can Firefox Be Relevant Again?
Matt and Tyler talk about Firefox and how what they really need to do is make a good browser. **Contact Info** Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @OfficialZaney on LBRY , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on youtube. Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast [show notes] ### **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Tyler – Dealing with graphics card issues. Matt – Playing around with shotcut because kdenlive was crashing. It's meh. **NEWS **Links (One each) (Whats in the news?)** Matt - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/21/22396018/microsoft-windows-10-linux-gui-apps-task-manager-app-throttling-features Tyler - https://www.coinex.com/ --- **Main Topic - Firefox Can it Be Relevant Again? --- **Apps of the Week** Matt - ytfzf https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf Tyler - Alohomora https://github.com/z0o0p/alohomora #Firefox #Podcast
Is Proprietary Software Bad for Linux?
Matt and Tyler talk about proprietary software on Linux and several other topics including OpenBSD, Crappy webcams, and PopOS's new Desktop Environment **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Tyler – Trying Linux / OpenBSD to see what can bring my Acer Aspire One netbook back to life. Matt – Struggling with lighting, crappy webcams, and the lack of good camera software on Linux. --- **Contact Info** Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @OfficialZaney on LBRY , https://bit.ly/3dbqbjX on youtube. Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast --- **Links (One each)** Matt - [https://9to5linux.com/system76-unveils-cosmic-as-their-gnome-based-desktop-environment-for-pop_os-linux](https://9to5linux.com/system76-unveils-cosmic-as-their-gnome-based-desktop-environment-for-pop_os-linux) Tyler - [https://www.thedarkmod.com/main/](https://www.thedarkmod.com/main --- ### **Main Topic - Is Proprietary Software Garbage?** --- **Apps of the Week** Matt - Castero Tyler - Flameshot Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 1:07 Our Week in Linux 16:47 Contact info 18:17 News Links 32:56 Proprietary Software Good or Bad? 52:20 Apps of the Week 57:06 Conclusion
Retro Gaming on Linux
Matt and Martin celebrate Martin's last episode by talking about retro gaming on Linux. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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/thelinuxcast [show notes] ### **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Martin – Dusted off the Pi for some retro gaming :) Matt – Been playing around with xmonad and gnome 40 some more. I've also been scripting some more, and I did my second live stream on youtube. ### **Links (One each)** Matt - [https://9to5linux.com/latest-arch-linux-iso-release-comes-with-the-archinstall-cli-guided-installer](https://9to5linux.com/latest-arch-linux-iso-release-comes-with-the-archinstall-cli-guided-installer) Martin - [https://9to5linux.com/valves-proton-6-3-1-supports-many-new-games-improves-playstation-5-controller-support](https://9to5linux.com/valves-proton-6-3-1-supports-many-new-games-improves-playstation-5-controller-support) [Valve's Proton 6.3-1 Adds Support for More Games, Improves PlayStation 5 Controller Support - 9to5Linux](https://9to5linux.com/valves-proton-6-3-1-supports-many-new-games-improves-playstation-5-controller-support) --- ### **Main Topic - Retro Gaming on Linux** --- ### **Apps of the Week** Matt - Bad Voltage [https://www.badvoltage.org/](https://www.badvoltage.org/) Martin - RetroArch [https://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms](https://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms) [RetroArch](https://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms)
Things to do After Distro Hopping
Matt and Martin talk about the things they do after they install a new distro. We have a new podcast host, so you can disregard that bit at the end. This was also recorded before our new patron Maeglin came on board. Thanks to all our wonderful patrons! Also, this wasn't released early to patrons, as it was already late, so we apologize for that. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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/thelinuxcast [show notes] Links (One each) Matt - https://news.itsfoss.com/stallman-supporters-not-giving-up/ Martin - GNOME 40 See GNOME 40's Best New Features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/gnome-40-new-features Main Topic - Things we do when installing a new Distro Apps of the Week Matt - dwmricer https://github.com/mtwb47/dwmricer Martin - Dark Reader - dark theme for every website https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/
Backing Up is Important - What are Your Options?
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about the importance of backing up your files, and the many options you have available to you to do so. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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/thelinuxcast [shownotes] **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Martin – Matt – Having problems with cameras. Camera software is almost non-existent on Linux, so trying to get a webcam to not suck is kind of hard. Links (One each) Matt - https://9to5linux.com/gnome-40-beta-released-for-public-testing-heres-whats-new Martin - Linux Mint team wants users to upgrade, may enforce some - gHacks Tech News Main Topic - File backup! Physical, Online or Both! Apps of the Week Matt - Bitwarden Martin - KrispyCamel4u/SysMonTask
The Issues With Linux Fragmentation
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about the plethora of Linux distros out there and how that affects the Linux ecosystem. Should there really be a bazillion Ubuntu Derivatives? Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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/thelinuxcast [shownotes] **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Martin – Have been trying out Garuda Linux Matt – Learned a bit about bumblebee-status, which turns out to be a neat little status bar. And I've been pondering switching to MX Linux as my daily driver because I liked it so damn much in my little first look. Also, I got a DAC because my audio setup wasn't complicated enough. Links (One each) Matt - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/martin-wimpress-ubuntu-desktop-lead-leaving-canonical Martin - Linux 5.11 could arrive next week, as Linus Torvalds slams the Superbowl Linux 5.11 could arrive next week, as Linus Torvalds slams the Superbowl Main Topic - Does Linux Mint (and other Ubuntu Based Distros) have a purpose? Alternatively —> Do derivatives of the big distros really need to exist? Apps of the Week Matt - Pulsemixer Martin - Haruna g-fb/haruna
Firewalls and Security on Linux
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about the things everyone should know about firewalls and security on Linux. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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/thelinuxcast [show notes] **What have we been up to Linux related this Week?** Martin – I have brought a mini PC Matt – I've been trying for four years to get Hearthstone working on Linux. I succeeded this week. I also worked on getting VirtualBox working again on my new setup. Links (One each) Matt - https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-now-has-a-raspberry-pi-edition-you-can-try-right-now Martin - https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/01/27/cve-2021-3156/ Main Topic - Firewalls and Security Apps of the Week Matt - Nemo. and Blueman manager Martin - GUFW https://costales.github.io/projects/gufw/
GTK vs QT With a Side of the Browser Wars
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about their preferences when it comes to GTK vs QT apps and then get into a discussion about the best browsers that aren't Firefox or Chrome. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you 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 – Delving into further customisation on my KDE desktop Matt – I hopped distros this week. I tried to go to ArchLabs, but that didn't work. I then tried to go back to arco, but that didn't work. I used Ubuntu for about 4 hours until I started to have AUR withdrawls, so then I installed Manjaro. That's where I'm at now. Also, audio hell was back. Links (One each) Matt - https://9to5linux.com/tails-anonymous-linux-os-wants-to-migrate-to-wayland-to-improve-app-security Martin - https://vpn.mozilla.org/ Main Topic - GTK vs QT https://petermoulding.com/gtk_or_qt https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/difference-gtk-qt/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/6ee9sy/gtk_vs_qt_what_do_you_prefer_and_why_2017_edition/ Apps of the Week Matt - Qutebrowser Martin - QuiteRSS https://quiterss.org/en/quiterss-for-other-os Season 5 Episode 3