Welcome back to the Linux For Everyone podcast! In the first of several new interviews, I'm joined by Graham Morrison of Late Night Linux for an organic conversation about Valve, VR, Linux, and ARM! Does FEX + Proton spell the end of native Linux ports? Does Valve have too much control in the Linux gaming space? Will we ever get a good Linux phone? And when will Graham serenade us with his synth stylings? This and much more coming up! Useful Links: Linux For Everyone on YouTube: https://youtube....
Dec 08, 2025•57 min•Ep. 59
A talk at the Linux App Summit about software sustainability – and the environmental impact of power-hungry code – was a shocking wake-up call that's too important to ignore. Please give a warm welcome to the creator of that talk, KDE's Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss. In this episode of Linux For Everyone, we discuss Joseph's vital work with KDE Eco, and the path the project is forging to create a culture of software sustainability and inspire more power-efficient software. Our conversation might dra...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 58
No notes. No prep. Just 4 passionate content creators gathering for a broad, unfiltered discussion about Valve's Steam Deck. It's an epic 2 hour Linux gaming crossover! For authenticity, this entire episode was hosted, recorded, edited and published on Jason's Steam Deck! This entire episode is also available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lzjmPmfLB-o Mastodon Special Guests: Gardiner Bryant, Liam Dawe, and Nick....
Mar 10, 2022•2 hr 7 min
Linus dropped my name on The WAN Show, Valve has big plans for AMD's FSR, YouTube dislikes your dislikes, the COVID face mask life in video games, ProtonUP gets a GUI, and more! 📧 Subscribe to my "Tech For Everyone" newsletter at https://techforeveryone.net ! ☁️ Special thanks to this video's sponsor, LINODE! We're building a few projects and new community features over at Linode, and can't wait to unveil them. Go to https://Linode.com/LinuxForEveryone , and get a $100 credit towards your own a...
Nov 17, 2021•10 min
Please welcome our very special guest Niccolò "Nicco" Venerandi! Nicco is KDE's Consistency Goalkeeper, and joins us to discuss what it's like working with the KDE team, as well as offering his own unique take on a topic that's making big waves in the Linux community: System76 allegedly ditching GNOME and developing its own desktop for Pop OS. There's lots of software picks, updates on our passion projects (like Games For Everyone launching!) and a ton of KDE love. THANKS TO LINODE FOR SPONSORIN...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Welcome back to Linux For Everyone, welcome /Home, and get ready for our longest episode ever ! We kick things off with some outstanding job news from Schykle, then Jerry tells a horror story about his phone eavesdropping on his friends. We also catch up on our individual privacy journeys that kicked off in Episode 54. After that, Jerry drives the Software Spotlight by expressing his love for the ridiculously useful media tool Rapid Photo Downloader . The middle section of the show is highlighte...
Oct 28, 2021•2 hr 36 min
The brand new L4E Show is here! Jason, Jerry and Schykle talk about their recent passion projects, then get into a somewhat disturbing conversation about the creeping invasion of our online privacy. Plus, a Software Spotlight and a proper introduction to our new co-hosts! WATCH THE NEW VIDEO VERSION HERE . ☁️ Special thanks to this video's sponsor, LINODE! We're building a few sites and new community features over at Linode, and can't wait to unveil them. Go to https://Linode.com/LinuxForEveryon...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 25 min
All good things must come to an end, but sometimes they're reborn into something better. Jason says goodbye to Linux For Everyone as you know it and reveals NEW co-hosts, then has a lengthy and relaxed conversation with System76 Happiness Architect Aaron Honeycutt. Aaron and Jason chat about working at System76, Snap vs Flatpak, expensive shipping, COVID, Linux gaming, window tiling, Valve's Steam Deck, and a little bit more Linux gaming! Towards the end, Jason wraps it up with some hopes and co...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Welcome to a special community-powered episode discussing Valve's newly announced Steam Deck! It's a product destined to send positive ripples throughout the entire Linux ecosystem, but there's so much to unpack, and a few things to criticize. Let's get into it! 🐧LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 Links: Steam Deck Details InfinityBook Pro 14 Video Review...
Jul 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min
🐧There's good news and bad news about the Pulse 15 laptop's battery life. And I've got a Discovery of the Week that's a handy hardware helper! Plus an apology about a recent episode. Then we'll get down to business with a conversation about Powershell... on Linux. Welcome to Episode 51! LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 Special Guest: Avri Roth. Links: Discovery of the Week: hw-probe My Oryx Pro Probe Powershell on Linux: Telegram Powershell on Linux: Matr...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min
To celebrate 50 episodes of Linux For Everyone, Jason is answering a BUNCH of your questions about Linux, hardware, coffee habits, music creation, living in Croatia, and much more! Enjoy, and thank you for being part of this awesome journey. 🐧LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 👉Thumbnail background design: https://github.com/BaldPolnareff 👉AMA #1: https://www.linux4everyone.com/17-ask-me-anything-community-special 👉L4E GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Lin...
Jun 09, 2021•48 min
🐧LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 Linux + Coffee is back! Jason and Schykle have a serious chat about Valve's alleged SteamPal console. Can it succeed? Who's this device for? What marketing and technical challenges will Valve face along the way? Plus, some elementary OS 6 and AppCenter discussion, and an awesome life update from Schykle! 👉 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON: Odysee: https://odysee.com/@LinuxForEveryone:9/can-steampal-really-succeed-linux-+:7 YouTube:...
Jun 02, 2021•42 min
The word of the day is: BROWSERS ! Jason sits down with former Purism CTO Zlatan Todoric and former Private Internet Access CFO Alex Lee to talk about Shells.com, a service that promises to turn anything with a browser into a secure virtual Linux (or Windows, or Android) desktop. Speaking of browsers, how about a Discovery of the Week that blows away Apple's Airdrop functionality? It's free, it works on any device, and it's awesome. 🐧ALL LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TUXEDO COM...
May 26, 2021•49 min
Jason sits down with legendary Bash creator Brian Fox to discuss his early days with Richard Stallman, the legacy of Bash, our ongoing privacy battle, and his brand new project called Orchid. PLUS: An update from Lenovo's Mark Pearson on the company's Linux hardware initiative, a gorgeous new laptop from TUXEDO Computers, and a Discovery of the Week that solves your backup and restore issues. 🐧ALL LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 Special Guest: Brian Fox. Links:...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Welcome back to the conclusion of my interview with System 76 Principal Engineer Jeremy Soller! In our 2nd hour, we cover everything from VR gaming to in-house laptops to the importance of firmware. There's also a rather passionate rant about Audacity's now-infamous Pull Request #835. Plus, a new Discovery of the Week, and a new rabbit hole: servers! 🐧ALL LINUX FOR EVERYONE CONTENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TUXEDO COMPUTERS🐧 Special Guest: Jeremy Soller. Links: Discovery of the Week: Protonup — A CL...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 24 min
The podcast comes roaring back to life with part 1 of a massive interview featuring Linux ninja Jeremy Soller of System76. Plus, Jason introduces and demos a new Discovery of the Week that anyone with a PC microphone will appreciate! There's also more details about our longterm partnership with TUXEDO Computers, and a look ahead! Welcome back, and welcome /Home Special Guest: Jeremy Soller. Links: Episode 46 made possible by TUXEDO Computers! — A long-term partnership between Linux For Everyone ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Let's make Wednesdays awesome again! Here's a brief update before new weekly episodes of Linux For Everyone start roaring back onto your podcast player. In short: a renewed sense of purpose, new energy, new website, new GitHub Repo , new Matrix channel ... For more info, just click that Play button! Links: The new L4E Matrix channel — Bridged to Discord for extra community flavor! Fireside says the link is malformed, but it's not. So use this: https://matrix.to/#/#Linux4Everyone:matrix.org Linux...
Apr 19, 2021•7 min
Welcome back! We have some serious catching up to do. Episode 45 kicks off with some big announcements about Tech For Everyone and a new platform I'm working for. Later, there's some nerdy spoken word about why we use and love the command line. Then we get into the Garuda Linux Community Challenge! The second half of the show features my interview with Thomas of Drauger OS. Links: Tech For Everyone Why Voice? I want to write for people, NOT algorithms Linux For Everyone Magazine The New L4E Merc...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This is a personal story about music, 30 years in the making. It's a cautionary, creative tale about creating. It's a warning that time is not on our side. It's here to motivate you, to fire you up, and to make you start DOING something you've probably wanted to do for years. Just don't make my mistake. Watch the fully produced video featuring me and Jerry Morrison at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiOkl5ARO04 Links: Watch The Original Video Hurricane Blonde Music...
Dec 07, 2020•7 min
Meet the Pro1-X, a beautiful high-spec physical keyboard smartphone that offers LineageOS, Ubuntu Touch or Android right out of the box. Enjoy this exclusive Linux For Everyone interview with the team behind the phone, learn more about the partnership with XDA and much more! You can also watch this interview (and see lots of great footage of the phone itself) at youtube.com/LinuxForEveryone! Links: PRO1-X Indiegogo Page — Check out the Pro1-X campaign page on Indiegogo. This is a sales and info ...
Oct 27, 2020•36 min
After Episode 43, it was time to have a serious discussion about the Linux community with my two favorite co-hosts. Linux + Coffee returns with both Schykle and Matt and the topic is a serious one: Gatekeeping, tribalism and toxicity in the Linux community. Why does it happen, and HOW do we deal with it? It's a thought-provoking conversation and we hope you enjoy it. Special Guests: MattDLN and Schykle (aka Alan Diggs). Links: Follow @MattDLN On Twitter Follow @Schykle on Twitter Become an L4E P...
Oct 22, 2020•59 min
A stripped down episode, this is a heart-to-heart chat between me and you about the Linux community, burnout, detours, and things you never expect to face. Links: Games For Everyone: Audio Podcast — First episode coming Saturday, October 10 Games For Everyone on YouTube — The future home of the Games For Everyone show and video content
Oct 08, 2020•20 min
My friend MattDLN (aka "The Enabler") joins me for a gaming-soaked episode that even console players will enjoy. First we tackle what's possibly 2020's biggest gaming news: Microsoft purchasing Bethesda. How does PlayStation compete? How will Microsoft's bold move affect the overall gaming landscape. Then we bring some tough love to ProtonDB and the overall state of Linux gaming. Plus: Matt's Linux origins and a new Discovery of the Week! Special Guest: MattDLN. Links: Discovery of the Week: Kwa...
Sep 26, 2020•56 min
This week there are 2 questions to ponder: Should Linux gamers be paying more attention to Razer? And where are all the affordable Linux laptops? Plus, a Discovery of the Week double feature to satisfy your window auto-tiling needs, and a brand new Song from the Source that'll rock your socks off with its infectious bass grooves, live drums and keyboards. Links: Pop Shell on Fedora gTile | GNOME Shell Extension OpenRazer | Open Source Drivers for GNU/Linux Rated Blue: "JOY" | Songs from the Sour...
Sep 16, 2020•30 min
Schykle starts a bold experiment: using nothing but a cloud-based operating system to get all of his working and playing done. Get your head in the clouds as we discuss Neverware's CloudReady OS, which aims to turn ANY old PC or Mac into a Chromebook. Plus, Jason shares what Croatian coffee culture is like in a long overdue episode of Linux + Coffee. Raise your mug! Special Guest: Schykle (aka Alan Diggs). Links: WATCH This Episode On YouTube (Recommended) CloudReady Home Edition Schykle's Artic...
Sep 09, 2020•43 min
It's time for another interview episode, and what a guest I have for Episode 40! Ryan Sipes founded Mycroft AI, built a strong community for System76, and now he's wearing 3 different hats for the Thunderbird project. Ryan shares his hilarious Linux origin story, some great memories from System76, and talks about Thunderbird's past, present and future. Along the way, of course we get sidetracked by talk of browser wars, favorite distros and sexy Linux hardware... WATCH this interview on YouTube:...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to Episode 39! Schykle tells you about a Terminal app that's both eyecandy and super useful. Plus, a BUNCH of you emailed me with tips and suggestions about my Linux video editing situation and I've got an encouraging update! But we're just getting warmed up! On the back half, Linux has a quality control problem and our community is going to solve it! Then I'll close it out with some candid thoughts about just how much the Fedora-powered ThinkPad P53 is spoiling me rotten. Links: DLN Com...
Aug 26, 2020•37 min
Coming up on this episode of Linux For Everyone, you'll hear directly from the developer of a great tool you'll want on your laptop ASAP! Plus, I've started a new blog using only Standard Notes. You'll also hear about my big mistake, and why I should have chosen open source. Then we'll close things out with an awesome Linux origin story! INTRO THEME : More Sun Interstitial Music : Jerry Morrison Links: Discovery of the Week: auto-cpufreq — Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux Jaso...
Aug 19, 2020•34 min
Welcome back everybody, we have some catching up to do! In this episode I share a personal story about my fight with Legionnaire's Disease. Plus, System76 Engineer Jeremy Soller is working on something groundbreaking, and AMD Ryzen fans are going to love it! I also shine a spotlight on Star Labs -- they're doing something EVERY Linux PC company should be doing. And finally, I close the show by telling you which distro I really miss... Links: Legionnaires Disease (CDC) Star Labs Compatibility Rep...
Jul 28, 2020•37 min
Hey Everyone, We received a health update from Jason. It turns out he has a severe form of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, from a nasty type of bacteria called Legionella, typically found in pools, spas or AC. Jason will be in the hospital for the next several days fighting this. And beating it. He thanks each and every one of you for the kind words and support you have shown, its a big morale boost for him. We wish him a speedy recovery and to be back on our podcast feeds soon. Special ...
Jul 01, 2020•47 sec
