
Destination Linux
A podcast made by people who love running Linux.
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Nov 10, 2024 • 1h 11min
396: Full Court WordPress on WP Engine
video: https://youtu.be/Sw-UVBD7GMw
On this week's episode, WordPress goes completely scorched-earth nuclear? Or are they just doing what's right? This is people's court, and you will decide. Or we all will decide, I guess. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source and Linux. Now let's get this show on the road toward Destination Linux.
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Hosted by:
Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:57 Community Feedback
00:11:14 WordPress vs WP Engine Backstory
00:23:45 To the Point on the Drama
00:37:46 Ryan Shares Leadership Tips
00:39:46 Ethics And Nuance
00:54:19 Skip the Drama, Alternatives to WordPress
01:00:28 Sorry, We are Long Winded
01:01:41 Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy
01:04:32 Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch
01:07:42 Support the Show
01:09:32 Outro
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Michael's videon on the WordPress vs WP Engine Drama
https://youtu.be/wxkzOsVvk8k
WordPress vs WP Engine Drama
https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine
https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/spoon/
https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fnI-QcVSwMU
https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/legal-ping-pong-in-the-wordpress-world-continues-automattic-now-sends-wp-engine-a-cease-and-desist-letter-alleging-trademark-infringement/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/159-employees-are-leaving-automattic-as-ceos-fight-with-wp-engine-escalates/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/19/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/
https://404media.co/automattic-buyout-offer-wordpress-matt-mullenweg/
https://cio.com/article/3545272/things-get-nasty-in-lawsuit-between-wordpress-org-and-wp-engine.html
https://searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-co-founder-automattic-sued-for-attempted-extortion/529109/
https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html
https://theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273448/wp-engine-injunction-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-resources
https://theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-kindness/id1697948947
https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/is-matt-mullenweg-defending-wordpress-or-sabotaging-it/
https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management
Alternatives to WordPress
https://ghost.org/
https://getgrav.org/
Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705890/Goodboy_Galaxy/
Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch?tab=readme-ov-file
Support the Show
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https://tuxdigital.com/store

Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 15min
395: Interview with Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS
video: https://youtu.be/nO-fDAnRcNE
On this weeks episode we’re going to be interviewing Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS! Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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
00:01:11 Interview begins
00:01:32 Open Source Origin Story for Artyom Zorin
00:05:12 The Target Audience of Zorin OS
00:07:34 Why Zorin OS Shines Among Giants
00:09:39 Why choose Gnome?
00:13:52 How Zorin OS Supports the Linux Ecosystem
00:18:17 Challenges in Developing Zorin OS
00:21:56 Integrating User Insights into Zorin OS
00:24:47 Spotlight on Zorin OS’s Hidden Gem
00:28:18 How Zorin OS Handles New Hardware Needs
00:30:05 Ryan Dives Deeper in to Hardware Support
00:32:54 Zorin OS’s Approach to User Security
00:38:51 How Zorin OS Transformed a School and City in Italy
00:42:16 Empowering Education with Zorin OS
00:44:00 Is AI Worth the Hype?
00:50:05 Local Open AI
00:51:35 Zorin OS Transition Tips for First-Time Users
00:55:09 Linux’s Future in a Word, with Zorin OS’s Role
01:00:40 Looking to Zorin 18
01:01:46 Zorin Lite Going Away?
01:07:50 Lightning Round
01:12:28 Interview Out
01:13:13 Support the Show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Zorin OS
https://zorin.com/
https://zorin.com/os/
https://zorin.com/grid/
https://zorin.com/computers/
https://blog.zorin.com/
Support the Show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 13min
394: Meta's Open Source AI in question, is this a Ploopy Situation?
This discussion dives into Meta's questionable open-source claims, revealing the complexities behind its AI contributions. The hosts humorously critique WinAmp's licensing mess while exploring NVIDIA's latest advancements in AI technology. There's an interesting segment on the ethical implications of geopolitical tensions affecting Linux contributions. Plus, discover how to 3D print a unique trackpad from Ploopy, combining creativity with tech! Dive into the charming world of custom tech while keeping an eye on privacy with the Orbot app.

Oct 19, 2024 • 1h 12min
393: Review of Ubuntu 24.10 and 20 YEARS of Ubuntu!
Explore the latest features of Ubuntu 24.10, including updates to GNOME 47 and the new Security Center for better user control. Delve into the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu and its nostalgic impact on the Linux ecosystem. Discover Google's efforts to run Linux apps on Android and advancements in gaming for Apple Silicon via Asahi Linux. The hosts also discuss the toll of media overload on mental health and emphasize the importance of community engagement in open source, encouraging new contributors to join the movement.

Oct 15, 2024 • 1h 14min
392: Mozilla Doubling Down on Ads, is it a Bad Move or is it Fire...fox?
video: https://youtu.be/dW4DNo_4pws
On this weeks episode we're going to discuss Mozilla making some unpopular decisions...again...so we'll give our take on whats happening and whether or not the criticism they are getting is fair. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, Pine64 recently shared some news about bringing their PineNote back from the depths of Hades. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. 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:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:14 Community Feedback
00:26:22 Mozilla Doubling Down On Ads
00:51:02 Pine64 Bringing E-Ink Tablet Back From The Dead
01:02:05 Mobile News: Open Door for Hackers
01:05:20 Out of Time
01:06:10 Events
01:08:02 Support the show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Mozilla Doubling Down On Ads
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/mozilla-accused-of-tracking-users-in-firefox-without-consent/
https://ladybird.org/
Pine64 Bringing E-Ink Tablet Back From The Dead
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/pinenote-linux-powered-e-ink-tablet-returns
https://pine64.org/2024/10/02/september_2024/#pinenote
Mobile News: Open Door for Hackers
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/
Events
Linux App Summit
https://linuxappsummit.org/
Ubuntu Summit
https://events.canonical.com/event/51/
SCaLE 2025
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/cfp
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/events/scale-youth
Support the show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 14min
391: Valve Makes Major Move for Linux Gaming, Huge News for Arch Linux and Wayland!
video: https://youtu.be/elSV8cWuT_w
On this week's episode, we're going to discuss how Arch is getting a big resource boost from Valve, woo-hoo, and what it means for Linux. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source in Linux. Also this week, we're really, seriously going to have a story time with Michael. Plus we got some Linux gaming and our software spotlight and more Now let's get the 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
00:00:45 Community Feedback
00:10:44 Valve, somehow, becomes even cooler
00:28:39 Projects Giving Back
00:39:42 Story Time with Michael Tunnell complete with ASMR
00:52:32 Mobile News: Android Embraces Rust And Gets Better
00:58:43 Gaming: Hades
01:06:50 Software Spotlight: Siril
01:09:22 Tip of the Week: Or Not
01:09:39 Support the Show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Valve, somehow, becomes even cooler
https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/RIZSKIBDSLY4S5J2E2STNP5DH4XZGJMR/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Arch-Linux-Collaboration
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/339
https://www.supergoodcode.com/My-Wayland-Your-Wayland-Our-Wayland/
https://www.supergoodcode.com/unsticking-the-very-sticky/
Mobile News: Android Embraces Rust And Gets Better
https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/googles-shift-to-rust-programming-cuts.html
Gaming: Hades
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/
Software Spotlight: Siril
https://flathub.org/apps/org.siril.Siril
Support the Show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 12min
390: Telegram Privacy Update: Are Your Chats Really Safe? Here's What You Need to Know
video: https://youtu.be/z0Iw7zmFuzY
On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss the new Privacy Policy Updates for Telegram chat app and the latest release of Zorin OS and why Zorin might be a better Ubuntu than Ubuntu. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. 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:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Community Feedback: Telegram Privacy Policy Updates
00:22:33 Weak Green Thumbs
00:27:55 Community Feedback Part 2
00:29:27 Zorin OS 17.2 Released
00:54:58 Story Time with Michael Tunnell on Hold
00:57:05 Mobile News: Huawei Mate XT, a tri-fold phone!
01:03:39 Gaming: Bubble Wrap
01:08:50 Over Time
01:09:34 Support the show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://tuxdigital.com/comments
https://tuxdigital.com/forum
Telegram Privacy Policy Updates
https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40745251/telegram-updates-policy-on-private-chat-moderation-after-ceo-pavel-durovs-arrest-heres-what-you-need
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-faces-10-year-sentence-and-500k-fine-in-frances-first-cybercrime-case-under-new-law/ar-AA1qHMoP
https://telegram.org/privacy
https://en.softonic.com/articles/telegram-secret-chats
Zorin OS 17.2 Released
https://blog.zorin.com/2024/09/19/zorin-os-17.2-has-landed/
Mobile News: Huawei Mate XT, a tri-fold phone!
https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-xt-global-release-3483466/
Bubble Wrap Game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718700/Bubble_Wrap/
Support the show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 2min
389: Kali Linux New Release, HADOOKEN Malware gets a Tiger Uppercut, & more Cybersecurity
video: https://youtu.be/ow1S0hWk0E0
On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss malware that’s so ruthless it’s ready for a street fight. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, we’re going to discuss Pentesting distro tools and running full Linux on your Android. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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
00:01:02 Community Feedback
00:06:08 Kali Linux
00:22:25 News: New Malware Street Fighter Style
00:31:28 Hackers Target Teens
00:35:25 Spying Cars
00:38:02 Mobile News: Apple Gives Up On Pegasus Lawsuit
00:46:07 Gaming: Sword and Shield Idle
00:48:39 Software Spotlight: CSI Linux
00:56:01 Tip of the Week: Lindroid
01:00:16 Support the Show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://tuxdigital.com/comments
https://tuxdigital.com/forum
Kali Linux
https://www.kali.org/
News: New Malware Street Fighter Style
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-malware-hadooken-targets-oracle-weblogic-servers/
https://www.scmagazine.com/news/akira-takes-in-42-million-in-ransom-payments-now-targets-linux-servers
Mobile News: Apple Gives Up On Pegasus Lawsuit
https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/apple-seeks-to-withdraw-legal-case-against-pegasus-spyware-creator-heres-why-article-12821708.html
Gaming: Sword and Shield Idle
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2882710/Sword_and_Shield_Idle/
Software Spotlight: CSI Linux
https://csilinux.com/
https://hackernoon.com/csi-linux-linux-distribution-for-cyber-and-osint-investigation
Tip of the Week: Lindroid
https://gist.github.com/AngelaCooljx/14ba722346da0479050be924d96e8c5e
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/18/lindroid-promises-true-linux-on-android/
Support the Show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 2min
388: Sonos' Future is Unsound: Millions of Devices could become BRICKS!
video: https://youtu.be/BjetNFBFDV0
On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss some cool new RISC-V hardware that you can check out! Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Also this week, we’re going to discuss how the company Sonos is not doing well, but open sourcing their software could keep those speakers out of the landfill. And, there are some great new features coming to mobile, with Android 15. Plus we got some Linux Gaming, and our Software Spotlight, and more. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!
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
00:00:47 Community Feedback
00:09:37 RISC-V Now With More Hardware
00:20:24 Sonos is failing and millions of devices could become e-waste
00:32:33 Android 15 Features Breakdown
00:48:01 Gaming: CATO - Buttered Cat
00:52:06 Software Spotlight: RustDesk, remote desktop tool
00:59:09 Tip of the Week: ExplainShell.com
01:01:26 Support the show
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
RISC-V Now With More Hardware
https://deepcomputing.io/
Sonos is failing and millions of devices could become e-waste
https://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-is-failing-and-millions-of-devices-could-become-e-waste-why-open-source-audio-is-our-only-hope/
Android 15 Features Breakdown
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-features-3401939/
Apple Intelligence
https://www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/
Gaming: CATO - Buttered Cat
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999520/CATO_Buttered_Cat/
Software Spotlight: RustDesk, remote desktop tool
https://rustdesk.com/
Tip of the Week: ExplainShell.com
https://www.explainshell.com/
Support the show
https://tuxdigital.com/membership
https://tuxdigital.com/store
https://tuxdigital.com/discord

Sep 8, 2024 • 1h 11min
387: AI in the Linux Kernel or AI in Your Email?
Linus Torvalds, the iconic creator of Linux, shares his thoughts on the current state of AI, expressing skepticism about its value, especially in the Linux kernel. He discusses the evolving role of programming languages like Rust and C, emphasizing collaboration amid community tensions. The conversation also touches on Google’s email enhancements and a new AI chat tool for Linux users, merging tech with humor. Lastly, they dive into the visual novel 'World Without Reason,' highlighting its engaging narrative and nostalgic appeal.
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