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200: Anti-Virus On Linux: Should You Use One? | Destination Linux 200

Nov 18, 2020

59:41

On this week’s episode of Destination Linux, we have a great episode in store for you. We're going to talk about the marketshare potential of Linux. Growth numbers in the 300% range and wondering how this is going to translate to the Linux desktop. In addition we will be covering community feedback, Antivirus Software on Linux? Is this something you should worry about? Google Play Store reportedly containing the highest risks for malware and then of course we have our popular tips/tricks and software picks. All of this and so much more this week on Destination Linux.

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00:00 = Welcome to Episode 200 of Destination Linux!
02:44 = Community Feedback: A Different Take on Proprietary Software vs Open Source
09:45 = Michael Has A Revelation About GIMP
12:21 = How to send in Community Feedback
12:33 = New DLN Podcast = Game Sphere ( https://gamesphere.show )
16:16 = Digital Ocean - VPS & App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
17:51 = Anti-Virus On Linux: Should You Use One?
29:13 = Fortune Projects Major Growth for Linux Marketshare!
40:13 = Our Take On Reports of Android's Malware Issues
46:58 = Bitwarden - Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
47:47 = Linux Gaming: FlightGear - Flight Simulation
52:03 = Tip of the Week: "cal" (Command-line Calendar)
52:43 = Software Spotlight: Gitbook (Documentation Creation)
56:02 = Outro