Destination Linux

video: https://youtu.be/uK-4VcuBjfM We sat down with Carl Richell, CEO of System76, for an in-depth conversation about the company's mission, the future of Pop!_OS, and the development of their new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. From open-source hardware to the philosophy behind building a Linux-focused ecosystem—this is one interview you won’t want to miss. Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:03 Community Feedback 00:06:01 Sandfly Security 00:08:35 Interview with Carl Richell of System76 01:08:54 Support the show 01:11:32 Outro Links: https://system76.com

video: https://youtu.be/G5_NNCKF4yc In this episode, we take a look at the alpha release of Deepin 25. We also reflect on 20 years of Git and its impact on software development. Plus, we discuss the role of immutability in modern Linux systems. So let's get on the road towards Destination Linux. Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:24 Community Feedback 00:08:38 Sandfly Security 00:12:05 Deepin 25 Alpha: Eye Candy Meets AI 00:22:43 Deepin Dilemma: Trust, Transparency, and Telemetry 00:28:56 Git Turns 20: A Look Back at Its Impact 00:36:55 Jill’s Island Under Fire — via Git Rocket! 00:37:57 The Rise of Immutable Distros 00:52:14 Teasing the Future: COSMIC desktop 00:53:52 Ryan Says: No Skipping — Go Back to Episode 1 00:55:09 Duck.ai: When AI Meets Privacy 00:58:28 Can AI Decode the DL Stool Joke? 01:03:01 Wait, Are We Talking Immutable Distros Again? 01:04:28 Support the Show 01:10:06 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly https://destinationlinux.net/409 Deepin 25 Alpha: Eye Candy Meets AI https://www.deepin.org.cn/v25/en/ Git Turns 20: A Look Back at Its Impact https://www.tomshardware.com/software/git-turns-20-as-we-celebrate-decades-of-open-source-software-distribution https://github.blog/open-source/git/git-turns-20-a-qa-with-linus-torvalds/ The Rise of Immutable Distros https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/ https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ https://universal-blue.org/ https://bazzite.gg/ Teasing the Future: COSMIC desktop https://system76.com/cosmic/ Duck.ai: When AI Meets Privacy https://duckduckgo.com/?q=DuckDuckGo+AI+Chat&ia=chat&duckai=1 Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/r2rD3MB8Jls On this episode, we review community feedback, explore Zorin OS 17.3 release and their shift to Brave as its default browser. We talk about Thunderbird's upcoming Thundermail service for privacy-focused email. Plus, we cover Cloudflare's "AI Labyrinth" to combat unauthorized data scraping. Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:22 Community Feedback 00:08:50 Sandfly Security 00:10:58 Zorin OS 17.3: What’s New and Why It Matters 00:14:21 Zorin Goes Brave: Default Browser Shift Explained 00:15:39 Flip the Switch: VPN Now Built Into Vivaldi 00:17:54 The Vivaldi Conundrum: Locked Without a Reason? 00:19:27 Firefox’s Secret Sauce: Containers and Bookmark Brilliance 00:21:58 Brave Gets a Makeover in Zorin OS 00:24:04 Brave Test Drive: Ryan Installs It Everywhere 00:26:21 Final Thoughts on Zorin, Brave, and Vivaldi 00:28:06 Thunderbird Evolves: Pro Features and Thundermail Unveiled 00:31:00 Separating Privacy from Security 00:32:03 Thunderbird’s Identity: Separate from Mozilla 00:36:09 More Inboxes, Less Risk: Managing Sensitive Info 00:38:06 Wishing for Thunderbird to Take on Google Docs 00:38:35 Thunderbird’s Web Services: Pro Tools Built for the Community 00:41:26 When Thunderbird Out-Mozillas Mozilla 00:44:39 Balancing Cost and Access in Thunderbird’s Service Model 00:46:10 Cloudflare Builds an AI Maze for Misbehaving Bots 00:49:00 Ethical Dilemma: AI and Unauthorized Web Scraping 00:53:24 Responsible AI: Real Facts, No Misinformation 00:55:48 Jill’s Village Under Siege: The Plot Thickens 00:56:33 Software Spotlight: MPV 0.40 Brings the Brightness 01:00:07 Support the Show 01:01:39 Cheetos Wisdom and Boss-Level Brilliance 01:05:53 Support the Show Take 2 01:07:22 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly Home Edition Discount = destination50 Zorin OS 17.3: What’s New and Why It Matters https://blog.zorin.com/2025/03/26/zorin-os-17.3-is-here/ VPN Now Built Into Vivaldi https://vivaldi.com/protonvpn/ Firefox’s Secret Sauce: Containers and Bookmark Brilliance Michael's Container Tabs video = https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo Michael's Bookmarks video = https://youtu.be/jRIyAu79OrM Thunderbird Evolves: Pro Features and Thundermail Unveiled https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/ Cloudflare Builds an AI Maze for Misbehaving Bots https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/ Software Spotlight: MPV 0.40 Brings the Brightness https://mpv.io/ https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF-Zux_pQ-Y How valuable is open-source software, really? A new Harvard study puts a staggering number on its economic impact—but there’s a catch. We break down what this means for the future of open source and why companies might not be pulling their weight. Plus, NVIDIA just made a major announcement in robotics that could change everything. Their latest tech is open-source, but is that enough to shape the future of humanoid robots? Join us for a deep dive into the power of open source and the future of AI-driven robotics! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:37 Community Feedback 00:10:11 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 00:12:55 The Value of Open Source . . . like you know with money 00:30:13 NVIDIA Announces Isaac GR00T N1 00:54:04 The Awesome & Scary stuff about Electric Cars 01:06:05 Software Spotlight 01:11:21 Tip of the Week: bmon Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly The Value of Open Source . . . like you know with money https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/24-038_51f8444f-502c-4139-8bf2-56eb4b65c58a.pdf NVIDIA Announces Isaac GR00T N1 https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-isaac-gr00t-n1-open-humanoid-robot-foundation-model-simulation-frameworks Software Spotlight https://github.com/KowabungaOfficial/vkPost Tip of the Week: bmon https://github.com/tgraf/bmon Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/uBdiXBkw-PM In this episode of Destination Linux, we explore the interplay of technology, community, and privacy. Hosts Ryan, Michael, and Jill share insights from the SCaLE 22x conference, highlighting the importance of community in open-source and an inspiring young talent. We discuss digital rights through the EFF's new tool, Rayhunter, aimed at combating cellular spying, and Jill introduces the wholesome game Wake Cup, emphasizing the joy of non-violent gameplay. The episode wraps up with recommendations for software tools like Turn On and Bat, showcasing our passion for enhancing user experience in the Linux community. Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 Inside SCaLE 22x: Jill’s Best Moments 00:06:45 A Special SCaLE Surprise 00:12:31 Linux Knows No Age Limits 00:13:33 Reuniting with Old Friends at SCaLE 00:16:51 COSMIC Collaboration: Accessibility Testing with System76 00:19:55 Catching Up with the Legendary Jon 'Maddog' Hall 00:21:19 Sandfly Security 00:23:26 Spying from the Sky: Cell Tower Impostors Revealed 00:37:39 Seven-Year Journey: GIMP 3.0 Reaches New Heights 00:49:42 Is AI Taking Over Creative Tools? 00:53:19 Imagining GIMP with AI Integration 00:57:31 GIMP 3.0: Not Quite Pro-Ready? 00:59:51 Wake Cup: Defend the Grind, One Cup at a Time 01:03:29 Good Cup of Coffe and a Good Barista 01:06:04 Back to Wake Cup: Grinding for Likes 01:06:25 Sellout Mode 01:07:38 Software Spotlight: Powering Up with Turn On 01:09:44 From Cat to Bat: Terminal Tools with Wings 01:12:37 Support the Show 01:17:05 Outro Links: SCaLE 22x https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x System76 COSMIC https://system76.com/ Jon 'Maddog' Hall https://youtu.be/90N6oWIkDZI https://youtu.be/9WBd8ISmtuI Sandfly Security http://destinationlinux.net/sandfly EFF's Rayhunter https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying GIMP 3.0 https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/ Wake Cup https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881430/Wake_Cup/ Software Spotlight: Turn On https://flathub.org/apps/de.swsnr.turnon Tip of the Week: Bat https://github.com/sharkdp/bat Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/gOsPlRv2i1o Mozilla just can’t seem to stay out of controversy! The latest Firefox Terms of Use update sparked major backlash, with users fearing data harvesting, forcing Mozilla to backtrack—again. Meanwhile, Firefox 136 brings great updates for Linux users, but that’s overshadowed by the mess they are making. And on the Google side, the DOJ is pushing for Chrome to be sold to break Google’s search monopoly. Could this actually happen? What would it mean for the future of web browsing? Let’s break it all down! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:58 Community Feedback 00:06:37 Sandfly Security 00:09:02 Mozilla is making a mess of things and Google DeGoogle’s Chrome 01:00:51 Gaming Spotlight: HEXAROMA - A Village Builder with a Twist 01:07:12 Software Spotlight: Investigating with Autopsy 01:10:34 Terminal Tricks: Reverse Search Like a Pro 01:11:12 Village War: Strategy and Survival 01:13:00 Upcoming Linux Events 01:13:29 Support the Show 01:15:05 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly Mozilla is making a mess of things and Google DeGoogle’s Chrome https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/doj-google-must-sell-chrome-android-could-be-next/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/internet-policy/proposed-remedies-browsers/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/update-on-terms-of-use/ Gaming Spotlight: HEXAROMA - A Village Builder with a Twist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056580/HEXAROMA_Village_Builder/ Software Spotlight: Investigating with Autopsy https://www.autopsy.com/ Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/9WBd8ISmtuI This week we have a special episode in honor of SCaLE. We have a second interview with a legend that’s never been played on this show with Jon ‘Mad Dog’ Hall. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also have our tips, picks, and community feedback. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:47 Community Feedback 10:08 Sandfly Security 12:51 Legendary Insights: Jon 'Maddog' Hall Returns 30:37 Gaming: Marvel Rivals 42:41 Software Spotlight: Get Groovy with Drum Machine 46:52 Tech Tip of the Week: Backflip AI for 3D Printing 53:03 SCaLE 22x 55:19 Support the Show 58:11 Outro Links: Jon "maddog" Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) https://www.lpi.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Professional_Institute https://twitter.com/maddoghall https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddog/ Maddog Interview on Destination Linux 366: https://destinationlinux.net/366/ Gaming: Marvel Rivals https://store.steampowered.com/app/2767030/Marvel_Rivals/ https://www.protondb.com/app/2767030/ Software Spotlight: Get Groovy with Drum Machine https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.revisto.drum-machine Tech Tip of the Week: Backflip AI for 3D Printing https://backflip.ai/ SCaLE 22x https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/

video: https://youtu.be/O4KGfG2UJmo Join us for an insightful conversation with Craig Rowland as we dive into Linux security, cybersecurity, and the evolution of hacking from BBS days to modern threats. We explore how Sandfly Security's agentless approach protects Linux systems, the role of AI in cybersecurity, and whether you really need antivirus on Linux. Plus, we discuss startup scaling, Defcon's rise, and the cleverest Linux attack we've seen. Don't miss it! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:56 TWIL 300 Celebration 00:05:11 Community Feedback 00:21:16 Agentless Linux Security: A Chat with Craig Rowland 00:21:46 Cybersecurity in the Military: Craig’s Wildest Lessons 00:26:51 Scaling Startups & Catching the Eye of Tech Giants 00:29:27 Old-School Hacking: BBS and Salvaged Tech 00:32:52 From Small Rooms to Global Stages: The Rise of Defcon 00:35:21 Protecting Linux: The Sandfly Security Story 00:40:01 The Magic Behind Sandfly’s Agentless Security 00:43:21 Assuming Linux Is Secure? Think Again! 00:47:16 Should You Run Antivirus on Linux? 00:54:15 Breaking Into Cybersecurity: Advice for Linux Enthusiasts 00:58:41 Distro Talk: What’s on Craig’s Machine? 00:59:58 Sandfly for the Desktop: Home Edition Arrives! 01:05:15 How AI is Changing the Cybersecurity Game 01:13:11 Linux is Everywhere—How Does Sandfly Keep Up? 01:15:59 The Most Clever Linux Attack We've Seen 01:20:51 Catching Hackers in the Act: A Sandfly Success Story 01:23:03 Drift Detection: Now with More Horsepower! 01:23:42 Think Fast! It’s Lightning Round Time 01:28:38 SCALE 22x is coming 01:30:03 Red Hat Summit 2025 01:30:47 Support the Show 01:32:36 Outro Links: TWIL 300 Celebration https://thisweekinlinux.com/300 Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Craig Rowland of Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly Discount Code: destination50 Defcon https://defcon.org/ SCALE 22x is coming https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x Red Hat Summit 2025 https://www.redhat.com/en/summit Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/wWMFZx4uXTg Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:15 Michael Teases a Special TWIL 300 Celebration 03:48 Community Feedback 07:31 Sandfly Security 10:41 The Wild Robot: Animation Meets Open Source 18:05 Jill’s Hollywood Animation Insights 20:02 This Is the Way… to a Star Wars Sidebar 23:35 Jill’s Animation Legacy: Emmy Wins and Open Source Tools 40:22 Deepseek Promotes More OpenSource 42:02 Let’s Just Ban Announcements on April 1st 44:45 Alibaba’s Qwen2.5: 100+ Open Models and Counting 53:05 Gaming: Driving Is Hard 59:48 Support the Show Links: Special TWIL 300 Celebration https://thisweekinlinux.com/live Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly The Wild Robot: Animation Meets Open Source https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/6-open-source-tools-that-the-wild-robot-used-in-its-production-245765.html Deepseek Promotes More OpenSource https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3298739/deepseek-spurs-baidu-other-ai-competitors-adopt-open-source-strategy https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298233/alibabas-qwen-powers-top-10-open-source-models-china-ai-know-how-goes-beyond-deepseek Gaming: Driving Is Hard https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175860/Driving_Is_Hard/ Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Special Guest: Wendy Hill.

video: https://youtu.be/KA2uY2aES_8 This week we are going to discuss what browser and search engine should Linux users trust? Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. We will also be discussing how a lot of important open source projects just got defunded. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:11 Community Feedback 00:09:00 Sandfly Security 00:11:36 Battle of the Browsers: Privacy Edition 00:14:03 Firefox: Still Fighting for the Open Web 00:14:40 Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff 00:17:21 Back to Firefox: Is It Still King? 00:18:39 Brave: Privacy or Hype? 00:19:48 HTTPS Everywhere: Still Relevant? 00:24:03 Brave Again: Worth the Hype? 00:29:14 Want No Privacy? Use Chrome! 00:30:11 LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers 00:39:47 Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact 01:06:25 Going Into Overtime 01:07:28 Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right 01:09:53 Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds 01:13:08 Support the Show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Google Search vs. DuckDuckGo: Privacy Faceoff https://google.com https://duckduckgo.com Brave: Privacy or Hype? https://brave.com/ HTTPS Everywhere https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere Want No Privacy? Use Chrome! https://www.google.com/chrome/ LibreWolf: The Underdog of Privacy Browsers https://librewolf.net/ Tor Browser https://www.torproject.org/download/ Waterfox https://www.waterfox.net/ FireDragon https://firedragon.garudalinux.org/ Floorp https://floorp.app/ Zen Browser https://zen-browser.app/ Ungoogled Chromium https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium Equinix Cuts Funding: Open Source Feels the Impact https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/655 https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-Support-After-Equinix-Metal-Sunsets.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-Infra-Crisis https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/ Software Spotlight: IRSSI – Old School IRC Done Right https://irssi.org/ Tip of the Week: OWASP for Security Nerds https://owasp.org/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/