Going Linux

Today, we're tackling a question we hear a lot: "How can I try Linux without messing up my current computer?" It's a great question, and the answer is often simpler than you might think. One of the easiest ways is to use a USB drive.

Episode Time Stamps

00:00 Going Linux #468· How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 1

02:20 Bill is still running Zorin OS

02:27 Larry and Bill discuss switching from Ubuntu Cinnamon to Linux Mint and about open source funding

09:18 Reid wrote about supporting open source

12:08 Daniel asked about Fedora

14:55 Liz commented on the state of the world

22:35 David switched from Zorin back to MATE

27:10 Frank wrote with a quibble about our Office Suites episode

29:27 Gus provides a solution for a cheap Linux Backup

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36:35 End

Bill is still running Manjaro with KDE. Larry is in a new location. Getting your wireless gear to play nice with Linux. Definition: Bluetooth. The graphical method, the command line method. The need to use the more advanced command line method is rare with modern Linux systems.

Episode Time Stamps

00:00 Going Linux # 474 - Bluetooth Devices

01:13 Bill is still running Manjaro with KDE

02:49 Larry is in a new location

03:27 Getting your wireless gear to play nice with Linux

05:38 Definition: Bluetooth

06:59 The graphical method

07:37 Check that Bluetooth is enabled

08:48 Connecting a device

10:49 The command line method

14:35 Needing to use the more advanced command line method is rare with modern Linux systems

15:02 Printers

15:60 Winmodems

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Bill and Larry both break things. Questions for the listener: In addition to MP3, should we have a second feed? If so, should it be OGG, FLAC, OPUS, or something else? Suggestions for Solitaire, website upgrades, community comments, episode topics, printers, running Linux Mint, and computers for running Linux.

Episode Time Stamps

00:00 Going Linux #473 · Listener Feedback

01:30 Bill broke Manjaro

02:30 Larry breaks audio

03:18 Request to provide a FLAC feed

04:18 Questions for the listener: In addition to MP3, should we have a second feed? If so, should it be OGG, FLAC, OPUS, or something else?

09:18 Jblough: Ideas for an online Solitaire game

10:40 Frank: Free, open source Solitaire

12:50 Jack: Confusion over the feed

21:10 David: A link suggesting CachyOS is more popular than Ubuntu or Mint

23:57 Tolga: Unable to leave comments. Distro suggestions.

29:27 Kenneth: A suggestion for our website

32:60 Frank: Think Penguin

34:35 Paul: Asus laptop and Mint

35:53 Jim: Linux printers

42:30 Frank: Weird RSS stuff

45:14 Torontal7: About the picture in our ogg file

48:31 David: An interesting episode idea

54:46 Paul: Problems with Linux Mint

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Welcome to the world of version control with Git and GitHub! We will walk you through the essential steps to get you started, from creating an account to making your first contribution to a project. This powerful combination of tools is fundamental for software development, but it's also incredibly useful for tracking changes in any set of files, from manuscripts to research data.

Episode Time Stamps

00:00 Going Linux #472 · New Users Guide to Github

01:16 Bill moves to Manjaro with KDE

02:21 Larry uses the Mint Cinnamon upgrade path to Release 22.2 (Zara)

03:45 Bill helps a friend with advertising in Windows 11's Solitaire game!

12:48 Welcome to the world of version control

13:48 What is Git?

15:14 So, what is GitHub?

18:12 Key benefits for a new user

21:59 Open Source alternatives

23:25 Starting to use GitHub

25:53 GitHub Desktop for Linux

28:47 AI Disclaimer

30:16 Picks: Micro and GitHub Desktop

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Bill is hopping to a different distro (big surprise, right?)
Non-Windows computer does not track is the best? Tuxedo, System76, Framework, Dell XPS Series, some Lenovo Thinkpads, Linux Certified, Entroware
More emails on Accessibility, Problems with Linux Mint,a printer odyssey, pivot tables, Mint XFCE on an Acer Chromebook C720 ZHN, an unintended review of the System76 Lemur Pro, and App picks: Mirror Hall and Gnome Network Displays

Episode Time Stamps

00:00 Going Linux #471 · Listener Feedback

01:13 We're not dead yet!

02:50 Bill is hopping to a different distro (big surprise, right?)

06:21 Chad: What brand of non-Windows computer does not track is the best?

07:19 Tuxedo, System76, Framework, Dell XPS Series

08:18 Some Lenovo Thinkpads, Linux Certified, Penguin, Entroware

10:40 Linux pre-installed

11:21 Daniel: Follow up re: accessibility

13:18 Paul: Problems with Linux Mint

20:03 Ambrose: Printer odyssey

27:49 Stefan: About Pivot Tables

29:25 David: Linux Mint XFCE on an Acer Chromebook C720 ZHN

31:57 Reid wrote An Unintended Review - System76 Lemur Pro

38:17 App picks: Mirror Hall and Gnome Network Displays

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44:44 End