Destination Linux

Linux is making a splash, achieving a 4.45% increase in desktop market share. The hosts delve into the reasons behind this surge, including user preferences for privacy and security. They also tackle the media's negative portrayal of Android despite its strengths. In a lighter vein, they explore whimsical topics like quirky goblin gladiators in gaming and share insights on fun educational tools, while emphasizing the importance of open source AI and community engagement in the tech landscape.

video: https://youtu.be/7LaucZiOnFE On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss an open-source decentralized mesh network you’re absolutely going to want to be apart of. 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 some major changes coming to the Google Play Store for 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 00:01:48 Community Feedback 00:07:44 An Alternate P2P Mesh Internet 00:26:22 News: Zero Day Attack on Mac and Linux 00:38:14 Mobile News: Major Changes Coming To Google Store 00:45:06 Gaming: Mute Crimson DX 00:53:10 Software Spotlight: Firedragon 00:59:12 Support the Show 01:01:56 Outro Links: An Alternate P2P Mesh Internet https://meshtastic.org/docs/getting-started/ https://meshmap.net/ https://muzi.works/ News: Zero Day Attack on Mac and Linux https://www.pcmag.com/news/zero-day-exploit-hackers-attack-mac-linux-chrome-safari-firefox https://www.oligo.security/blog/0-0-0-0-day-exploiting-localhost-apis-from-the-browser https://vulcan.io/blog/0-0-0-0-day Mobile News: Major Changes Coming To Google Store https://apnews.com/article/google-play-store-android-apps-antitrust-monopoly-240b2493110660684198822c57e22a60 Gaming: Mute Crimson DX https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830430/Mute_Crimson_DX/ Software Spotlight: Firedragon https://flathub.org/apps/org.garudalinux.firedragon Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store

Dive into a major kernel change from Ubuntu that's set to excite the Linux community! Discover Tuxedo's innovative 3-in-1 convertible laptop, perfect for creatives. Hear about the struggles of the Nova Launcher and its nostalgic yet dwindling community. Explore the contrasting responses to the Borderlands games versus its movie adaptation and enjoy amusing gaming anecdotes. Plus, revisit childhood memories with the open-source Ruffle that brings classic Flash content back to life!

video: https://youtu.be/Y3lkNdFFPA4 On this weeks episode, we’re going to discuss a very Vanilla OS and there's also a new desktop environment we're going to be talking about that's not very vanilla, but is very alpha. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source and Linux. Also this week, we might get to the Firefox news that we were planning to talk about for three weeks now. So let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! [Forum Discussion Thread](https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/383-vanilla-flavored-os-cosmic-desktop-alpha-android-malware-scare/6371 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 00:01:10 Community Feedback 00:09:33 A New Way To Distro 00:25:05 System76 Cosmic Alpha Release 00:43:18 Mobile News: Texting Is Dangerous 00:50:51 Gaming: Motordoom 00:54:08 Tip of the Week: Disable Firefox Privacy Feature 01:09:03 Support the Show 01:12:05 Outro Links: Community Feedback: mStream https://github.com/IrosTheBeggar/mStream https://www.tecmint.com/mstream-music-streaming-server-for-linux/ VanillaOSL: A New Way To Distro https://vanillaos.org/blog/article/2024-07-28/vanilla-os-2-orchid---stable-release System76 Cosmic Alpha Release https://system76.com/cosmic Mobile News: Texting Is Dangerous https://mashable.com/article/android-malware-sms-stealer-campaign Gaming: Motordoom https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894720/Motordoom/ Tip of the Week: Disable Firefox Privacy Feature https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store

video: https://youtu.be/jAhPdXi0dmA Forum Discussion Thread Is Linux Mint 22 the Best Release of the Year? Dive into the latest features and improvements of Linux Mint 22 Wilma in this episode of Destination Linux! From the new default Pipewire audio system to updated themes supporting GTK4, Linux Mint 22 brings a host of enhancements that make it one of the most exciting releases of the year. We'll discuss the improved hardware support, new security features, and the transition from Hexchat to Matrix for IRC. Discover why Linux Mint continues to be a top choice for new and experienced Linux users alike. Plus, stay tuned for exciting mobile news, a clever DIY Linux project to avoid TV tracking, and our latest gaming picks. Subscribe for all things open source and 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 00:00:48 Community Feedback about Microsoft's WSL 00:10:01 Linux Mint 22 Overview 00:48:35 New DIY Use for a Broken Laptop 01:02:46 Mobile News: Foldable iPhone 01:08:46 Gaming: Bella Wants Blood 01:14:34 Software Spotlight: The Catrooms 01:18:23 Support the show 01:23:11 Outro Links: Linux Mint 22 Overview https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_wilma.php https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_wilma_whatsnew.php New DIY Use for a Broken Laptop https://carltheperson.com/posts/earlgreytv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=836VlTPxnFc https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/broken-linux-laptop-makes-for-a-fine-smart-tv-alternative/ Mobile News: Foldable iPhone: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2024/07/28/apple-foldable-phone-latest-report-release-date-and-what-we-know-so-far/ Motorola Razr 2023 Unboxing video by Tim Schofield: https://youtu.be/8VUQwiY-SoE Gaming: Bella Wants Blood https://store.steampowered.com/app/3007660/Bella_Wants_Blood/ Software Spotlight: The Catrooms https://flathub.org/apps/com.voxdsp.TheCatrooms Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://tuxdigital.com/store

https://youtu.be/CTNEpYYta3U Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Comments on our Forum ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/381-how-the-world-was-crowdstruck-and-where-have-all-the-tech-jobs-gone/6354 Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:41 Community Feedback 00:02:12 We're so sorry Taylor Swift 00:07:57 CrowdStrike causes a global outage, and how it happened 00:45:59 Where have all the Tech Jobs gone? 01:05:35 Linux Gaming: Space Odyssey 01:09:10 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum CrowdStrike causes a global outage, and how it happened https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/crowdstrike-it-outage-affected-85-million-windows-devices-microsoft-says/ar-BB1qkFyn https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/crowdstrike-issues-go-beyond-windows-companys-security-software-has-reportedly-been-causing-linux-kernel-panics-since-at-least-april/ar-BB1qrnF7?ocid=BingNewsSerp https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/crowdstrike-to-vendors-sorry-for-the-global-tech-outage-here-s-a-10-uber-eats-voucher/ar-BB1qzx7L?ocid=BingNewsSerpty Where have all the Tech Jobs gone? https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/17/tech-layoffs-2024-list/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/number-job-openings-declined-sharply-124747469.html Linux Gaming: Space Odyssey https://store.steampowered.com/app/2435980/Space_Odyssey/

https://youtu.be/vGjMiKk1tkY Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Comments on our Forum ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/380-microsoft-shows-apple-some-love-by-selecting-iphones-for-employees/6345 Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Community Feedback 03:54 Linux Kernel 6.10 a peak into the future 16:33 OBS 30.2 24:07 Microsoft bans Android Phones for Staff in China 40:01 Gaming: Man I Just Want To Go Home 45:08 Software Spotlight: AntennaPod 47:47 A Look at Next Week 49:03 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Linux Kernel 6.10 a peak into the future https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.10-Features-Recap https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-10-release/ OBS 30.2 https://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-30-2-release-notes Microsoft bans Android Phones for Staff in China https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-banning-chinese-staff-from-using-android-phones/ Gaming: Man I Just Want To Go Home https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010070/Man_I_Just_Wanna_Go_Home/ Software Spotlight: AntennaPod https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod

https://youtu.be/F_ybuujPtVI Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Comments on our Forum ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/379-tech-that-slipped-through-our-fingers/6339 Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:42 Results of Michael's Ratpoison Challenge 00:03:54 Community Feedback 00:15:13 Tech That Slipped Through Our Fingers 00:53:33 Canonical goes distro’less 01:02:03 New Sneaky Android Malware 01:10:32 Software Spotlight: Echo 01:13:13 Outro Links: Results of Michael's Ratpoison Challenge https://store.tuxdigital.com/products/im-unhackable-tee Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Tech That Slipped Through Our Fingers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_SPH-N270 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalmPilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Curve_8520 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Pre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Portfolio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray_X-MP Canonical goes distro’less https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-offers-12-year-lts-for-any-open-source-docker-image New Sneaky Android Malware https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/new-sneaky-xamalicious-android-malware.html Software Spotlight: Echo https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.lo2dev.Echo

https://youtu.be/HgFlD5seGPk Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Comments on our Forum ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/378-ai-powered-chocolate-chip-vendettas-against-smartphones/6328 Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44 Community Feedback 00:07:41 regreSSHion, a SSH Vulnerability 00:17:22 Microsoft Live accounts getting hacked 00:23:47 Michael's Shirt Design vs using RatPoison Challenge 00:26:52 Eclipse Theia challenges VS Code 00:37:21 Futuristic Futurisms about Smartphones becoming dead tech 01:03:06 Gaming: Miniparty 01:07:18 Software Spotlight: Maxint 01:13:29 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum regreSSHion, a SSH Vulnerability https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2024/07/01/regresshion... Michael's Shirt Design vs using RatPoison Challenge https://tuxdigital.com/store Eclipse Theia challenges VS Code https://theia-ide.org/ https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#most-popular-technologies-new-collab-tools Futuristic Futurisms about Smartphones becoming dead tech https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-06-27/is-the-mobile-phone... Gaming: Miniparty https://store.steampowered.com/app/2971870/Miniparty/ Software Spotlight: Maxint https://maxint.com/ https://flathub.org/apps/com.maxint.maxint

https://youtu.be/kDecNz4qcmw Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Comments on our Forum ►► https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/377-risc-v-linux-laptops-open-source-photography-with-darktable/6319 Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Wendy Hill = tuxdigital.com/.../wendy Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Community Feedback 12:01 RISC-V Laptops for Linux 12:19 What is RISC-V? 14:48 RISC-V in Framework Laptops 23:27 DeepComputing DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II 28:46 Modular Phones and Michael's Dream Phone 29:38 Darktable 4.8 Released 40:13 Gaming: Asteroids ++ 44:30 Software Spotlight: Easy Diary 48:06 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/ http://danielwebb.us/software/ratpoison/ https://newsboat.org/index.html RISC-V Laptops for Linux What is RISC-V? https://riscv.org/ RISC-V in Framework Laptops https://frame.work/products/deep-computing-risc-v-mainboard https://deepcomputing.io/a-risc-v-world-first-independently-developed-risc-v... DeepComputing DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II https://deepcomputing.io/worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-gets-a-massive-upgrade... Darktable 4.8 Released https://www.darktable.org/2024/06/darktable-4.8.0-released/ Gaming: Asteroids ++ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407300/Asteroids/ Software Spotlight: Easy Diary https://github.com/hanjoongcho/aaf-easydiary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.blog.korn123.easydiary https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.blog.korn123.easydiary