

Destination Linux
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A podcast made by people who love running Linux.
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Aug 30, 2023 • 59min
337: Birthday Presents and Bad Transitions
https://youtu.be/X-LUcsnsDaY
On this episode of Destination Linux (337), we discuss a piece of Linux hardware that’s got all of us drooling. Then we’re going to discuss some changes coming to KDE that will finally make Michael happy. And we have a special birthday to celebrate. Plus, we have our tips, tricks and software picks for you. Let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
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Chapters:
00:00 DL 337 Intro
00:42 Community Feedback: your desktop in the cloud
10:56 LINBIT (https://linbit.com)
12:14 Using Linux on a Tablet (Real Linux, not Android) - [ starlite | link ]
28:52 Happy 30th Birthday to Debian - [ link ]
32:36 Double Click by default coming to KDE Plasma 6 - [ link ]
42:32 Gaming: Whisker Squadron Survivor - [ link ]
47:30 Software Spotlight: Frog (OCR for Linux) - [ link ]
51:52 Tip fo the Week: makepasswd
55:45 Outro

Aug 19, 2023 • 57min
336: TikTok's Last Dance in Montana: What This Means For Social Media
https://youtu.be/l-AhCmBSdgM
On this episode of Destination Linux (336), we discuss Montana banning TikTok and what this means for our community. Is this a privacy guru’s dream or is the government overstepping? Then we’re going to discuss some new competition for RHEL. Plus, we have our tips, tricks and software picks for you. Let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
Download as MP3
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store
Chapters:
00:00 DL 336 Intro
01:10 Community Feedback: Ecosia search engine - [ link ]
08:04 LINBIT - https://linbit.com
09:23 Montana bans TikTok and why the EFF is fighting it - [ techradar.com | eff.org ]
27:39 OpenELA takes the fight to Red Hat (SUSE, Oracle, CIQ) - [ link ]
39:45 SUSE to be acquired again and taken Private - [ link ]
43:05 Gaming: Extreme Tag! - [ link ]
48:53 Software Spotlight: exa - [ link ]
50:34 Tip of the Week: Privacy Extensions for your browser - [ Firefox Relay | Privacy Badger | DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials | uBlock Origin ]
53:59 Housekeeping
56:17 Outro

Aug 15, 2023 • 58min
335: Rolling on Ubuntu with Rhino Linux
https://youtu.be/AH8wPy1AjdE
On this episode of Destination Linux (335), we discuss a rolling Ubuntu based distribution with Rhino Linux and we give some tips for screen recording on Wayland in our community feedback. Then we’re going to pay tribute to a special person and project. Plus, we have our tips, tricks and software picks for you. Let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
Download as MP3
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
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Chapters:
00:00 DL 335 Intro
00:33 Community Feedback: Screen Recording in Wayland - [ kooha | GNOME's | Wayfarer ]
08:44 LINBIT - https://linbit.com
10:02 Rhino Linux: Rolling Release Distro based on Ubuntu - [ link ]
27:07 Mourning Bram Moolenaar - [ vim | link ]
44:15 Gaming: Rocket League - [ link ]
52:51 Software Spotlight: Flatsweep - [ link ]
53:57 Tip of the Week: learning VIM - [ openvim | vim-adventures | vimgolf ]
57:35 Outro

Aug 8, 2023 • 1h 9min
334: They Are Trying To Make Open Source Illegal?! | DL 334
https://youtu.be/FuET4waf3Yw
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On this episode of Destination Linux (334), we discuss some trying to make make open source illegal. No, we’re not making this up, there are people who are pushing for this. Then we’re going to give you some upbeat news about Zorin OS to make up for the first topic. Also, we have some feedback on telemetry. Plus, we have our tips, tricks and software picks for you. So join us on the journey to Destination Linux.
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
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Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store
Chapters:
00:00:00 DL 334 Intro
00:00:44 Community Feedback about Fedora Data Collection
00:11:54 LINBIT - [ linbit.com ]
00:13:12 Should Open Source Be Illegal?! - [ links: one, two, three ]
00:40:27 News: Zorin OS 16.3 Released - [ link ]
00:51:28 Gaming: Terminal 81 - [ link ]
00:59:54 Software Spotlight: Facteur - [ link ]
01:01:26 Tip of the Week but don't do it - [ link ]
01:05:47 Outro

Jul 31, 2023 • 58min
Interview with Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical & Founder of Ubuntu
https://youtu.be/3XLBo_OhUN0
Mark Shuttleworth joins us on the Destination Linux podcast for an in-depth interview. Mark Shuttleworth is the Founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system.
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Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
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Chapters:
00:00 Interview with Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical / Ubuntu
00:26 Mark's Origin Story of His Journey into Linux
03:08 The Founding of Canonical & Ubuntu
06:44 What Is Most Exciting To You About The Growth Of Open Source?
08:21 Do You Have Any Concerns About The Growth Of Open Source?
09:55 What Role Does Ubuntu Community Play With Shaping Canonical?
12:06 How Do You Deal With The Harsh Criticisms?
15:21 Speaking of Unity DL Crew Share Unity Nostalgia
16:15 Canonical's Key Focus Areas
16:29 Importance of Internet of Things (IOT)
17:52 Details on Canonical's Hardware Partnerships (maybe Framework?)
20:53 Snap Format & The Criticism Around Snaps
25:07 Why Is The Snap Store Closed Source?
28:50 Plans To Improve The Snaps Format
30:03 Mark Learns About Michael's Aversion to Updates
32:02 The Motivation Behind Creating Snaps & Snapd
33:35 Michael Shares The Value of Multi-Distro Packages
34:09 Michael Clarifies His Update Aversion
34:35 Adding BTRFS Support In Ubuntu?
39:06 Mark's Thoughts On AI & Will AI Be Leveraged At Canonical
43:13 The Ethics of AI & Some Experts Wanting AI Expansion Paused
47:06 What Are You Most Proud Of About Canonical?
51:40 What Is It Like To Be In Space?!!
54:34 Lightning Round
56:20 Interview Wrapup

Jul 25, 2023 • 55min
333: Linux Desktop Marketshare Increases & RHEL's Attack of the Clones
https://youtu.be/hRPizIVkMhY
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On this episode of Destination Linux (333), AlmaLinux is making some waves in the Enterprise Linux world. Linux desktop marketshare has broken a usage barrier. And we help out a mate from Australia with finding a silent keyboard. Plus of course, we have our tips, tricks and software picks for you. So join us on the journey to Destination Linux.
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
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Chapters:
00:00 DL 333 Intro
01:00 Community Feedback
- Logitech
- https://amzn.to/44FAwgB
- Superbcco
- https://amzn.to/3KBNGDt
- https://amzn.to/3O6ZYEA
- Jelly Comb
- https://www.jellycomb.com/.../kut019...
- https://www.jellycomb.com/.../ks15-2...
- https://www.jellycomb.com/.../ks45-3...
- Roccat
- https://amzn.to/3Y6k4Dw
15:19 LINBIT - https://linbit.com
16:37 Linux Desktop Marketshare Increases to 3% - [ link ]
31:07 AlmaLinux Reacts to Red Hat's RHEL Source Code Changes - [ link ]
41:47 Gaming: Pincrediball - [ link ]
46:54 Software Spotlight: JamesDSP for Linux - [ link ]
49:57 Tip of the Week: how to see if you are using Wayland or Xorg [ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE ]
52:55 Outro

Jul 17, 2023 • 56min
332: The Swiss Army Knife of Linux Distros
https://youtu.be/97mBlvqQdsk
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This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re putting the BlendOS immutable operating system to the test. Then we discuss if the future is a cloud based operating system and how Microsoft might play a part. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. All this and much more on Destination Linux.
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store
Chapters:
00:00 DL 332 Intro
00:48 Community Feedback - [link]
04:00 LINBIT ( https://linbit.com )
05:19 blendOS: The Swiss Army Knife of Linux Distros - [link]
31:10 Microsoft Moving Windows to the Cloud? - [link]
43:16 Gaming: A Dark Room - [link]
49:36 Software Spotlight: Anki - [link]
51:58 Tip of the Week: blendOS tips and tricks
55:56 Outro

Jul 11, 2023 • 60min
331: Is Tech Industry Going Into Lockdown?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJeaXOKcFa0
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This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we discuss the changing of the tech environment going on lock down. Then we discuss Fedora thinking about ethical telemetry. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. All this and much more on Destination Linux.
Sponsored by LINBIT = https://linbit.com
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/contribute
Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store
Chapters:
00:00 DL 331 Intro
00:54 Community Feedback
07:17 LINBIT ( https://linbit.com )
09:07 Twitter Breaks 3rd Party APIs Because Money
19:33 Reddit Breaks 3rd Party APIs Because Money
36:12 Fedora Discuss Adding Telemetry - [ link ]
46:35 Gaming: Brotato - [ link ]
50:02 Software Spotlight: Lemonade - [ link ]
52:33 Tip of the Week: GNOME Warp File Transfers - [ link ]
55:48 Outro

Jul 4, 2023 • 59min
330: Opening Your AI's to Open Assistant
This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we follow up on some feedback about Red Hat's RHEL and CentOS changes. We also discuss an open-source alternative to ChatGPT and Google Bard called Open Assistant and then we take a look at some AI integrations with the Linux desktop and ONLYOFFICE. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. All this and much more on Destination Linux.
SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-330/
Sponsored by:
Linode = https://linode.com/tux
Bitwarden = https://bitwarden.com/tux
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com
Want to Support the Show?
Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/contribute
Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store
SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-330/
Chapters:
00:00 DL 330 Intro
00:51 Community Feedback about RHEL's Source Code Changes
14:57 LINBIT ( https://linbit.com )
16:06 Open Assistant, Open Source AI Chat Bot
36:36 Bitwarden ( https://bitwarden.com/tux )
37:15 AI Plugin for ONLYOFFICE
43:49 Gaming: A Car That Turns
48:26 Sofware Spotlight: Newelle
53:13 Tip of the Week: Prompts for AI Chats
56:47 Outro
Hardware Addicts: Build a Better PC by Mixing and Matching Parts? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht5Hq2WFIcw
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPIwFC4qFs
Linux #OpenSource #Podcast

Jun 26, 2023 • 59min
329: Outrage Alert: Red Hat Changes CentOS Again!
FULL SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-329/