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Jun 24, 2020 • 1h 29min
Episode 179: Destination Linux 179: Ask Us Anything + Why Linux Gaming Should Matter to Everyone
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-179 - Hosted by Michael, Ryan & Noah
Coming up on this week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re covering community feedback, CentOS newest release, Windows Updates break again (does this mean more Linux users?), tips/tricks and our famous software pick, plus a very special ask us anything Q&A from our Discourse forums.
DL Hosts:
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = https://asknoahshow.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
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You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-179
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:53 Host Introductions
00:01:24 What Michael has been up to
00:03:45 What Noah has been up to
00:05:45 What Ryan has been up to
00:13:24 Sponsored by Digital Ocean ( https://do.co/dln )
00:14:34 Community Feedback: In Defense of Rolling Release by Nice Micro
00:15:21 Excerpts from Nice Micro's Video
00:18:15 Our Responses to Nice Micro
00:23:48 How To Send Us Community Feedback
00:23:58 CentOS 8.2 Released & Noah Explains Why This Is Important
00:25:11 Fedora getting updated Mesa drivers
00:25:19 Discussion: Is Red Hat becoming more focused on the Desktop?
00:35:41 Windows' Fresh Start Tool Breaking Windows
00:37:35 Discussion: Why we're talking about Windows & WSL
00:38:57 Discussion: Windows Users seem to never blame Windows even while aware of its problems
00:40:34 Michael's story about helping someone who said Linux was slow when comparing a Brand New Laptop to a 10 Year Old Laptop
00:42:34 Main Topic: Ask Us Anything from the DLN Forum
00:43:25 Q: Why doesn't Noah have a beard?
00:44:03 Q: Thoughts about Blender being used as a Video Editor?
00:49:34 Q: What's Your Favorite Guilty Pleasure Music or Movie?
00:51:14 Q: Do any of you listen to offline / local music?
00:52:03 Noah offers a simple way industries could eliminate piracy
00:54:24 Ryan's Answer to offline music (turns out he's a hipster lol)
00:56:08 Q: Microsoft buys Canonical what do you do?
00:56:36 Noah plays devil's advocate on Microsoft buying Canonical
00:59:55 "it's been this long since . . . "
01:00:08 Q: Which superhero would you be?
01:00:50 Q: Why did you make your own Network instead joining a network?
01:03:47 Q: Are there any Microsoft products you guys would actually prefer to use if it were available on linux?
01:05:10 What non-tech-related hobbies do you guys have?
01:05:37 How often does @dasgeek have to replace/refill the bottles behind his monitor?
01:06:20 Do you guys read fiction and if so what are some of your favorite books/series?
01:07:58 Q: you are given a choice for all of your computers to be completely replaced with Windows 8.0 or Linux Mint 19.3 on BTRFS?
01:09:26 Q: What old media-format would you bring back to have it somehow popularized today?
01:10:15 Noah's dream for a new media format
01:11:45 Gaming: System Shock Reboot
01:12:31 Michael tells his story about finding PC Gaming
01:13:36 Our response to viewers who skip the Gaming section and why you should care about Linux Gaming
01:19:26 Software Spotlight: Photopea (photoshop alternative webapp)
01:24:17 Tip of the Week: fzf (command line search)
01:26:04 Outro
01:26:09 Get more DL like Live Streams Unedited Episodes Join the Patron Post Show & More by Becoming a DL Patron
01:26:27 Show Your Love of Linux & Open Source with DL Swag from the DLN Store
01:26:51 Join Us in the DLN Community (we gave Noah a silly script on this outro and it was totally gold!)
01:27:55 Check out the DestinationLinux.Network for more awesome content!
01:28:14 Check out FrontPageLinux.com for Articles Tutorials Videos and more
01:28:24 the Journey Itself . . .
01:28:35 Patron Post Show (become a Patron to Join us each week!)
Linux #OpenSource #AgentsofSHIELD

Jun 17, 2020 • 56min
Episode 178: Destination Linux 178: Everyone Should Use Ubuntu Studio and This Is Why
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-178 - Hosted by Michael, Ryan & Noah
Coming up on this week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re covering community feedback, why we think everyone should be using Ubuntu Studio, KDE Plasma 5.19 was released, Pine64 announced the Pre-Orders for the Pinetab, we're also going to cover some Linux Gaming plus our Tips & Tricks! All of this and so much more this week on Destination Linux!
DL Hosts:
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = https://asknoahshow.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Linux #OpenSource #TikTokSuperstars
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-178
Linux #OpenSource #TikTokSuperstars

Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 8min
Episode 177: Destination Linux 177: Our Favorite Hardware for Linux - Lenovo, System76, Dell, Pine64, & More!
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-177 - Hosted by Noah, Michael & Ryan
Coming up on this week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re covering community feedback, our picks for our favorite Linux related Hardware, the new 5.7 Linux kernel and a Linux game that we are so excited to setup a stream for. All of this and much more on Episode 177 of Destination Linux!
DL Hosts:
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Linux #OpenSource #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesofLinux

Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 8min
Episode 176: Destination Linux 176: Best Beginner Distros and Stool Merch!
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-176 - Hosted by Ryan & Michael
Coming up on this week's episode of Destination Linux, we're covering community feedback, we're giving our opinions on the BEST Beginner Friendly Linux Distros, tips & tricks and software spotlight . . . and STOOL MERCH! All of this and much more on Episode 176 of Destination Linux!
DL Hosts:
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-176
00:00:33 Intro to DL176
00:00:49 Last Airbender of Linux
00:02:20 What Michael has been up to
00:04:04 What Ryan has been up to
00:07:43 New "Active Sitting" Merch (Stool Shirts)
00:09:56 Sponsored by Digital Ocean
00:11:57 Community Feedback about Audio on Linux like PulseAudio JACK Alsa
00:16:59 Best Beginner Distros
00:43:09 Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB RAM
00:59:58 Hardware Addicts: Ryan vs Wendy
00:49:03 Google Stadia
00:54:32 Software Spotlight: Weather Apps
00:58:28 Tip & Trick: Bash Shortcuts (Community Submitted)
01:00:58 Become a Patron of DL (Watch Live Unedited Versions & More)
01:01:28 Join the DLN Community (Forums Telegram Discord & more)
01:02:13 How to Send Community Feedback
01:02:38 DLN Store: Stool Merch & More
01:03:36 Where To Find Our Other Content
01:04:31 Active Sitting DVDs (apparenty lol)
01:05:18 The Journey Itself . . .
01:05:26 Outtake 1
01:05:48 Outtake 2
01:06:12 Outtake 3
01:06:26 Outtake 4
01:07:14 Switching to the Patron Post Show
Linux #OpenSource #LastAirbenderofLinux

May 27, 2020 • 43min
Episode 175: Destination Linux 175: UBports Forwarding Linux Phones (Interview with Marius & Dalton of UBports)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-175 - Hosted by Michael & Noah
Coming up on this week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re covering community feedback, an interview with Dalton and Marius of UBports, and of course we've got our weekly picks for the Software Spotlight and our Tips & Tricks segment. All of this and much more on Episode 175 of Destination Linux.
Guests:
Marius Gripsgard of UBports = https://ubports.com/
Dalton Durst of UBports = https://ubports.com/
DL Hosts:
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-175
New Merch in the DLN Store:
New Merch to celebrate the new branding and logo for the Destination Linux podcast
Community Feedback:
Encouraging comments on the Women in Linux episode (DL173)
Main Topic of the Week:
Interview with UBports
Joined by Dalton Durst and Marius Gripsgard of UBports
Software Spotlight
Okular
Tips & Tricks
youtube-dl
https://invidio.us
Linux #OpenSource #AmericanIdolWinners

May 20, 2020 • 1h 9min
Episode 174: Destination Linux 174: The Show Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-174 - Hosted by Noah, Ryan & Michael
Coming up on this week's episode of Destination Linux, we've got a brand new look! Michael made some new branding for the show like a new Logo, new intro animation, new OBS scenes and some new fancy nameplates for each us even equipped with some motion effects. We're also going to be covering community feedback, effective use of social networking, Pinetab, Half Life Alyx is now on Linux then we'll also give you ways to improve your computing experience with tips, tricks and this week's Software Spotlight. All this and much more on this episode of Destination Linux.
Quick Links:
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-174
What We've Been Up To:
Michael
New Logo for Destination Linux
New OBS Scenes & Workflow
New Nameplate Motion Graphics
New Intro Animation for the show
just so many new things in this episode :D
Ryan
CodeCombat
Using the Unity Desktop Environment
Noah
Volumio - multi-room
preparation for the virtual SouthEast LinuxFest
Community Feedback:
Issue with Manjaro with LUKS full disk encryption (we contacted Philip of Manjaro about it)
timeshift-autosnap-apt for Debian/Ubuntu
Main Topic of the Week:
Using Social Media for a Career in Tech
News
Pine64 Makes Waves With New Updates
Valve releases Half-Life Alyx support on Linux
Software Spotlight
Ksnip - screenshot utility
Tips & Tricks
Draw.io - webapp/saas for diagrams, charts, flowcharts, mind maps and more.
Linux #OpenSource #ScoobySnacksofLinux

May 13, 2020 • 1h 56min
Episode 173: Destination Linux 173: Tameika Reed & De Parler of Women in Linux
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-173 - Hosted by Michael, Noah & Ryan
Coming up on this week's episode of Destination Linux, we've got some community feedback and we're going to be conducting one of our famous in-depth interviews as we are joined by Tameika Reed & De Parler from the organization, Women In Linux.
Guest Host:
Tameika Reed & De Parler of Women in Linux
http://womeninlinux.com
https://youtube.com/womeninlinux
@womeninlinux on most social media networks
Quick Links:
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-173
What We've Been Up To:
Michael
Front Page Linux = frontpagelinux.com
DLN Patrons Chat Live Stream on Saturday, May 16th at 12pm Eastern
Noah
preparation for the virtual SouthEast LinuxFest
Ryan
NeoGeo Mini Arcade - International Edition: Relive Your Childhood!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oGImhBKln8
Community Feedback:
Why isn't there any Stool Merch? ("what am i supposed to do without a stool hoodie?")
Main Topic of the Week:
Interview with Tameika Reed & De Parler of Women in Linux
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-173
Linux #OpenSource #RiseofSkywalkerCameos

May 6, 2020 • 1h 53min
Episode 172: Destination Linux 172: Rocco of Big Daddy Linux, Swap (Partitions vs Files), Ubuntu Remixes & More!
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-172 - Hosted by Ryan, Michael, Noah & Rocco
On this week's episode of Destination Linux, we discuss Swap: what it is and the difference between Swap Partitions vs. Swap Files. We also take a different look at Ubuntu 20.04 with the Ubuntu Remix distros, Michael & Noah have an interesting discussion about Ubuntu's Unity and how that compares to Red Hat's involvement in the GNOME desktop environment. In Gaming News, Google Stadia back in the news and Rocco gives us his take on the Stadia experience. We've also got a lot of great Community Feedback about IT Jobs and more. Later in the show, we'll give you our Picks for Tips & Tricks as well as our Software Spotlight of the week. All this and much more this week on Destination Linux.
Guest Host:
Rocco of Big Daddy Linux = https://bigdaddylinux.com
Quick Links:
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-172
What We've Been Up To:
Michael
Reading some Manuals unlike Ryan ;D
The rabbit hole of Long-term Data Storage (Hardware Addicts Ep9 for more on this)
Front Page Linux = frontpagelinux.com
Noah
working on the Virtualization of SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF)
Ryan
Virtual Combo LUG of Ryan's LUG and Michael's LUG
Rocco
Linux Spotlight
DaVinci Resolve on Linux
Community Feedback:
Current state of IT Jobs Availability & How to get started in IT.
Follow up on the role of Open Source & QT licensing in recent news
Main Topic of the Week:
Swap: What Is Swap & What's The Difference Between Swap Partitions vs Swap Files
News:
Ubuntu 20.04 Remixes
Ubuntu Cinnamon
UbuntuDDE
Umix OS
Pop_OS!
Gaming:
Google Stadia (plus Rocco's experience with Stadia)
Software Spotlight:
Timeshift
Tips & Tricks:
the magic of curly brackets on the command-line
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-172
Linux #OpenSource #DeclassifiedPentagonUFOFilmmakersofLinux

Apr 30, 2020 • 1h 38min
Episode 171: Destination Linux 171: Jill of LinuxGameCast, Fedora 32, Ubuntu 20.04 & More!
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-171 - Hosted by Noah, Ryan, Michael & Jill
On this week's episode of Destination Linux, we have an interview with Jill Bryant of LinuxGameCast, we take a look at Ubuntu 20.04 and Fedora 32, discuss some benchmarks between the latest Fedora and Ubuntu, dive into our software spotlight along with tips and tricks as well as discuss Proton in our gaming section. All this and so much more on Destination Linux 171!
Guest Host:
Jill Bryan-Ryniker of LinuxGameCast
https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl
https://linuxchixla.org/
https://linuxgamecast.com/
Quick Links:
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-170
What We've Been Up To:
Michael
Front Page Linux = frontpagelinux.com
Episode 100 of This Week in Linux
Ryan
Python
WFH
Noah
something I forgot when making shownotes
Jill
testing Ubuntu 20.04
Community Feedback:
Discussion about privacy related browser add-ons possibly being redundant or even a weakness for fingerprinters to exploit
Video of 3 y/o using a Thinkpad running Fedora GNOME to get to his very hungry caterpillar YouTube vids! 🐛
Main Topic of the Week:
Interview with Jill Bryan-Ryniker of LinuxGameCast
News:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Released plus some Sneaky Features
Fedora 32 Released
Gaming:
Valve Proton Brings The Games
Software Spotlight:
CMatrix
Tips & Tricks:
random Linux command using shuf
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-170
Linux #OpenSource #AnimalCrossersofLinuxSpecial Guest: Jill Bryant Ryniker.

Apr 22, 2020 • 1h 16min
Episode 170: Destination Linux 170: Emma Marshall (System76), Linux Appliances to Open Source Your Home
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-170 - Hosted by Michael, Noah, Ryan & Emma
Coming up in this week's episode of Destination Linux we deep dive into the topics of Linux Appliances, how Open Source can save lives, Raspberry Pi ventilator, Community Feedback, AI Dungeon in the Gaming section, our Software Spotlight, and Tips & Tricks. All this and much more on episode 170 of Destination Linux.
Guest Host:
Emma Marshall of System76 = https://socialhappiness.us
Quick Links:
Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Want to Support the Show?
Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon
Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus
Destination Linux Network Store = https://destinationlinux.network/store
Want to follow the show and hosts on social media?
You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact
Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-170
Community Feedback:
Mauro's Experience with Rolling Release distros, especially Manjaro
Ted writes us about Folding@Home
join the DLN Folding Team with Team ID = 240869
Main Topic of the Week:
Linux Appliances & Products to Open Source Your Home
News:
Duke University Creates Open Source Protective Respirator
Raspberry Pi Powered Ventilator
Gaming:
AI Dungeon
an Open Source dungeon crawling game
Software Spotlight:
Atom (Text Editor)
Sublime Text
Tips & Tricks:
Clearing Your Terminal / Command Line
you don't want to be caught Sudo'ing :D
clear = command to clear the terminal
Ctrl+L = shortcut to clear the terminal
Ctrl+U = clear out the current command line
Ctrl+W = clear command line BEFORE the current position of the cursor
Ctrl+K = clear command line AFTER the current position of the cursor
Full Show Notes (for links and such)
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-170
Linux #OpenSource #WorldTouringTrollsofLinux