Going Linux

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About

Once you become aware that there is a dependable, secure, capable, and modern computer system that rivals all others in popularity and actual use, you will want to try the Linux operating system on your computer. Perhaps you've been using a member of the Unix/Linux family - Linux, Android, ChromeOS, BSD or even OSX - for quite a while. If so, you are likely looking for new ways to optimize your technology for the way you work. Going Linux is for computer users who just want to use Linux to get things done. Are you new to Linux, upgrading from Windows to Linux, or just thinking about moving to Linux? This audio podcast provides you with practical, day-to-day advice on how to use Linux and its applications. Our goal is to help make the Linux experience easy for you.

Episodes

  • Going Linux #468 · How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 1

    00:00 Going Linux #468· How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 1 02:20 Bill is still running Zorin OS 02:27 Larry and Bill discuss switching from Ubuntu Cinnamon to Linux Mint and about open source funding 09:18 Reid wr…

  • Going Linux #477 · CachyOS

    00:00 Going Linux #477 · CachyOS 01:14 Bill switches to CachyOS 01:54 Larry has not switched from Linux Mint Cinnamon 02:36 What impressed Bill about CachyOS 08:12 What is CachyOS? 08:54 Rolling release vs. fixed release 13:13 CachyOS stre…

  • Going Linux #476 · Encryption - Introduction

    00:00 Going Linux #476 · An intro to encryption 01:10 Bill is still on Manjaro, Larry upgraded Linux Mint 05:32 Encryption: definition 06:28 Core concepts: plain text, cypher text 06:44 Cypher text 08:58 How it works 09:48 The main types o…

  • Going Linux #475 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #475 · Listener Feedback 03:16 JackDeth: Audio quality and formats 11:39 Printers for Linux 13:11 About web hosting 17:59 Pierre: Proposed audio format change 21:46 Kenneth: Feedback regarding alternative feed 24:05 Stefa…

  • Going Linux #474 · Bluetooth Devices

    00:00 Going Linux # 474 - Bluetooth Devices 01:13 Bill is still running Manjaro with KDE 02:49 Larry is in a new location 03:27 Getting your wireless gear to play nice with Linux 05:38 Definition: Bluetooth 06:59 The graphical method 07:37…

  • Going Linux #473 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #473 · Listener Feedback 01:30 Bill broke Manjaro 02:30 Larry breaks audio 03:18 Request to provide a FLAC feed 04:18 Questions for the listener: In addition to MP3, should we have a second feed? If so, should it be OGG,…

  • Going Linux #472 · New Users Guide to Github

    00:00 Going Linux #472 · New Users Guide to Github 01:16 Bill moves to Manjaro with KDE 02:21 Larry uses the Mint Cinnamon upgrade path to Release 22.2 (Zara) 03:45 Bill helps a friend with advertising in Windows 11's Solitaire game! 12:48…

  • Going Linux #471 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #471 · Listener Feedback 01:13 We're not dead yet! 02:50 Bill is hopping to a different distro (big surprise, right?) 06:21 Chad: What brand of non-Windows computer does not track is the best? 07:19 Tuxedo, System76, Fram…

  • Going Linux #470 · How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 2

    00:00 Going Linux #470 · How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 2 01:42 Bill hops from Zorin to Linux Mint - here's why 03:34 Bill tests ChromeOS Flex 06:35 Help out PCLinuxOS 10:20 Larry is down to one computer 11:10 D…

  • Going Linux #469 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #469 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill tries ZFS 03:07 Microsoft's support for Windows 10 is about to end - to keep your computer running a fully supported OS switch to Linux 06:18 Reid: Open Source contributions and install…

  • Going Linux #467 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #467 · Listener Feedback 02:20 Bill is still running Zorin OS 02:27 Larry and Bill discuss switching from Ubuntu Cinnamon to Linux Mint and about open source funding 09:18 Reid wrote about supporting open source 12:08 Dan…

  • Going Linux #466 · Using Linux to get things done in Work and School (Office Suites)

    00:00 Going Linux #466 · Using Linux to get things done in Work and School (Office Suites) 01:24 Life gets in the way. 02:34 Bill's MX Linux hop update 03:21 The return to Zorin 04:45 Larry considers a switch to Open SUSE 07:01 Using Linux…

  • Going Linux #465 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #465 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill can breathe again 07:40 Reid: About the Lemur Pro 11:39 George from Tulsa: Learning the lesson again - buy hardware with Linux pre-installed 16:02 Guimar: Seeking advice on Linux 25:02…

  • Going Linux #464 · 2024 Year End Review

    00:00 Going Linux #464 · 2024 Year End Review 04:44 Bill commits to running MX Linux for a year 07:57 Bill has issues with Ubuntu based distros 17:44 Some Linux driver maintainers de-listed 21:23 New file system accepted - no bovine interv…

  • Going Linux #463 · Top 5 Myths About Linux

    00:00 Going Linux #463 · Top 5 Myths About Linux 01:29 Bill's computer upgrades 04:53 5 myths about Linux 06:18 Myth 1: Linux Is Difficult To Use 06:59 Linux setup in the old days woes 08:26 Today's experience 09:33 Setup today 11:57 Larry…

  • Going Linux #462 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux 462 · Listener Feedback 00:28 Larry uses the wrong microphone 03:21 Larry redesigns the Going Linux website 06:16 Bill plays with Big Linux 07:26 Bill has been having issues with Ubuntu based distributions 09:18 Larry swi…

  • Going Linux #461 · Linux and Open Source Current Events

    00:00 Going Linux #461-Linux and Open Source Current Events 02:35 NixOS, Bazzite still running 03:22 Linus Torvalds talks about AI 09:46 Pop!OS Cosmic Desktop Alpha 14:32 Immutable Manjaro? 17:15 Linux Mint 22 release 22:23 Linux Mint Cinn…

  • Going Linux #460 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #460 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill continues hopping to Garuda 08:18 Larry upgrades the kernel on Ubuntu Cinnamon 10:08 Bluetooth bug in kernel 6.9.8 13:53 Zabbly kernels for Ubuntu 15:11 Larry's new hardware 17:44 Reid:…

  • Going Linux #459 · Networking – Part 2

    00:00 Going Linux #459 · Networking - Part 2 01:08 Bill's distro hopping adventures 01:34 Bazzite Linux 07:14 NixOS 07:41 Manjaro 07:53 Ubuntu MATE 08:28 Linux Mint 09:36 Open SUSE 11:45 Kenoite 14:26 Networking 14:44 Connecting to the Int…

  • Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback 01:57 Sound Cloud 04:43 Update on Manjaro 06:11 Dexcom: Is there a way to access and export the data on Linux? 10:17 Sean: Recommendations Part 1 11:44 SoX - Swiss Army Knife for audio 14:34 wget…

  • Going Linux #457 · Networking – Introduction

    00:00 Going Linux #457 · Networking - Introduction 02:16 Networking terms 02:40 Update on Bill's distro hopping adventures 04:07 Bill helps a friend replace Windows XP with Windows 11... for just over a day 12:52 Bill upgrades Internet spe…

  • Going Linux #456 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #456 · Listener Feedback 01:07 Bill tries Nobarra Linux 02:37 Destination Linux 12:18 HP Dragonfly 13.5 G4 and Linux 17:49 Sean: AWStats, Ardour, Ventoy, and converting CDs 38:54 Dave: Hello from Brockport NY 39:42 Stefan…

  • Going Linux #455 · Ubuntu 24.04 and Flavors released

    00:00 Going Linux #455 · Ubuntu 24.04 and Flavors released 01:31 NixOS update: Bill could use help with NVIDIA card configuration. 03:40 Bill as parted ways with Arch 08:44 Audacity: Deb vs. Snap vs. Flatpak vs. AppImage 16:10 Ubuntu flavo…

  • Going Linux #454 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #454 · Listener Feedback 01:11 Bill's great adventure - VLA 02:47 AIPS 06:29 Super computer 10:51 Update on Zorin 11:24 Update on Nix 16:08 Robert: What are Linux headers and do I need them? 22:01 Stefan: No listener feed…

  • Going Linux #453 · Listener Feedback

    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 xzutil…

  • Going Linux #452 · Linux Talk , Tips, Tricks and Facts

    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 T…

  • Going Linux #451 · Listener Feedback

    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…

  • Going Linux #450 · Linux 2023 Year in review

    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 Twitt…

  • Going Linux #449 · Listener Feedback

    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 Bhik…

  • Going Linux #448 · Three Lightweight Distributions

    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 Ho…

  • Going Linux #447 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #447 · Listener Feedback 01:04 SCALE 21x registration 04:28 Update on Ubuntu Cinnamon on Tablet/Laptop 07:00 Ubuntu moves from X window manager to Wayland 07:56 Liz seems very upset 18:30 Troy: Connecting Linux to Google…

  • Going Linux #446 · Welcome to Linux – Utilities

    00:00 Going Linux #446 · Welcome to Linux! - Utilities 01:02 We were mentioned on Destination Linux Podcast Episode 338 03:41 Bill is getting ready for the Deepin Desktop on Ubuntu 05:16 Definition: Utility software 06:08 Command line util…

  • Going Linux #445 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #445 · Listener Feedback 01:32 Sean: Show note, Blender and audio players 09:05 Definition: ncurses 14:16 Sean: Ncurses and CLI, vlc, MPD, npmpc 20:10 Sean: Linux games, email clients 33:00 Sean: PS - Live distributions a…

  • Going Linux #444 · Welcome to Linux! - Desktops

    00:00 Going Linux #444 · Welcome to Linux! - Desktops 01:18 Bill broke KDE on his computer 02:08 Larry fixed a 13 year old laptop with LXLE 09:29 Definition: Linux desktop environments 14:50 The Linux Experiment's DE review video 17:24 The…

  • Going Linux #443 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #443 · Listener Feedback 01:47 Update on Ubuntu Cinnamon 07:49 Cosmo 10:02 Bhikhu : Some additional software suggestions 13:23 Kendrick: Linux antivirus and malware software 20:23 Bobby: More information on Chris' query o…

  • Going Linux #442 · Welcome to Linux! Kubuntu

    00:00 Going Linux #442 · Welcome to Linux! Kubuntu 00:60 Chat GPT 05:15 Kubuntu 10:19 Why choose Kubuntu? 12:55 Preparing for a change to Kubuntu 14:40 Torrents defined 15:60 Create the install media 16:45 Try the 'live' image then install…

  • Going Linux #441 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #441 · Listener Feedback 01:06 Updated review of Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 official Ubuntu flavor 08:44 Gabe: Wants a rechargable monitor for a System76 mini 13:32 Mike: Questions about password managers 16:59 Sean: Do you us…

  • Going Linux #440 · Welcome to Linux! Pt 9 - Software Choices

    00:00 Going Linux #440 · Welcome to Linux! Pt 9 - Software Choices 00:58 Larry tries Ubuntu Cinnamon 22.04 (ahead of the official flavor) 12:23 Your software choices in Ubuntu MATE 13:32 How many software applications are available? 14:04…

  • Going Linux #439 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #439 · Listener Feedback 02:13 Troy: Needs a new computer 13:05 George: For Liam's Synology issues 16:40 Avait: Pihole ad blocker 19:23 David: ChatGPT 29:45 George: Bill's boot problem 35:23 Rick: Ubuntu MATE install fail…

  • Going Linux #438 · Welcome to Linux Pt8 - How Linux protects your privacy Part 1

    00:00 Going Linux #438 · Welcome to Linux Pt8 - Protecting your privacy 01:21 Bill's non-weather update 06:40 Shownotes links list 08:55 What kind of information is collected from within Windows? 10:30 What you agree to... before you even…

  • Going Linux #437 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #437 · Listener Feedback 01:34 Bill went down the rabbit hole 03:27 Alpinejohn: Topic suggestion - pihole 05:56 Carlos: Bitwarden 09:04 Carl: Definitions - minion and gremlin 12:32 George from Tulsa: Update on LG Gram 16:…

  • Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free?

    00:00 Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free? 02:16 The question: Free isn't a valid business model. How can open source software be provided at no charge? 04:12 Microsoft's business model 06:07 Google's business…

  • Going Linux #435 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #435 · Listener Feedback 02:00 Phil: Distribution recommendation for an older laptop 05:37 Sean: accessibility software, suggested applications, minions vs. gremlins, and an update on the Helios project 18:36 Tim: Feedbac…

  • Going Linux #434 · Welcome to Linux! Pt6 - Accessibility Software

    00:00 Welcome to Linux! Pt6 - Accessibility Software 02:47 Accessibility Software 05:46 Accessibility software is available for all Linux distributions 06:25 Examples here are from Ubuntu MATE 07:37 JAWS: A proprietary screen reader exampl…

  • Going Linux #433 · Run Ubuntu MATE On A 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop

    00:00 Going Linux #433 · Run Ubuntu MATE On A 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop 00:60 5 Steps To Configure The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i With It's Stylus Using Ubuntu MATE 03:36 How to map the stylus correctly for different screen orientations 04:14…

  • Going Linux #432 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #432 · Listener Feedback 01:51 Larry's new toy: Linux on a 2-in-1 laptop in tablet mode 09:40 Voicemail feedback 12:39 Jason: Noob Linux user experience 19:33 Bhikhu: Getting started with Linux 27:10 Bhikhu: Distribution…

  • Going Linux #431 · Welcome to Linux! Pt5 - Adding Software to Ubuntu Mate

    00:00 Going Linux #431 · Welcome to Linux! Pt5 - Adding Software to Ubuntu Mate 03:08 How to add software to Ubuntu MATE 03:24 Using Ubuntu MATE and its applications 07:27 How do I find software to install? 08:46 Software Boutique 09:21 Ot…

  • Going Linux #430 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #430 · Listener Feedback 01:02 Bill's new job - thanks to Linux and Open Source 04:07 Troy: What was that application again? 06:41 David: LVMs and Lux encryption 07:42 Jason: Which Linux distribution should I use for my b…

  • Going Linux #429 · Using Open Source Software to get a new job

    00:00 Going Linux #429 · Using Open Source Software to get a new job 02:52 Open source operating system(s) 04:12 Open source applications 04:36 Online resources 05:02 Quirks with Firefox, not with Chromium 09:32 No FAX required 10:50 Compa…

  • Going Linux #428 · Listener Feedback

    00:00 Going Linux #428 · Listener Feedback 02:15 Sean: The ps command, Going Linux licenses, + Geeklog 09:46 David: Ubuntu MATE 22.04 just saved me at least $400 18:15 Carlos: Why I use RAID1 21:04 Bill uses open source to help switch care…