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The Linux Cast

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A weekly podcast about random topics spoken about by random Linux Nerds on the interwebs. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
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Episodes

Episode 94: Vanilla Arch vs Arch Based Distros

Tyler and Matt discuss Arch and Arch Based DIstros, along with the news and our Thingies of the Week. Video Version - https://youtu.be/nOPFAcHrgZM ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Discord - https://discord.gg/bPJ4A3bPbV Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Mastodon- https://fosstodon.org/@thelinuxcast Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us email@thelinux...

Aug 06, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 6Ep. 94

Episode 93: Best Desktop Environment for Linux

Tyler and Matt discuss desktop environments. Video version: https://youtu.be/pvz-0Vf_Z7g ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 5 Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine, Unkle Bonehead, KB, Griffs Lounge Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Gary A., neil neilypops, Porter Smith, Mike D. Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carbondate...

Jul 30, 20221 hr 20 minSeason 6Ep. 93

Episode 92: Is Linux Too Customizable?

Tyler and Matt discuss the customization of Linux. Video version -https://youtu.be/TB1_7q0fyDk ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Discord - https://discord.gg/bPJ4A3bPbV Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4 http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast http://twitter.com/mtwb Mastodon- https://fosstodon.org/@thelinuxcast Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us email@thelinuxcast.org https://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Telegram Group - https://t.me/+9lYoIuLh0JIyMzcx Tyler - https://bit.ly/3wk9LN...

Jul 16, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 6Ep. 92

Episode 91: Are Containers the Future of Linux?

Tyler and Matt discuss containers, immutable distros and more. What does the future of Linux hold? Video Version: https://youtu.be/5xCnZNIcvUY 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 5 Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine, Unkle Bonehead, KB, Griffs Lounge Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Gary A...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 40 minSeason 6Ep. 91

Episode 90: Is Canonical Evil?

Tyler and Matt discuss Canonical, the latest news and more! video version - https://youtu.be/mKyedIQrI98 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 5 Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine, Unkle Bonehead, KB, Griffs Lounge Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Gary A., neil neilypops, Porter Smith Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, car...

Jun 25, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 6Ep. 90

Episode 89: Is the AUR Overrated?

Tyler and Matt discuss the AUR along with the latest Linux News and our Thingies of the Week. Video Version; https://youtu.be/7-9DE9pTlTs ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 5 Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine, Unkle Bonehead, KB, Griffs Lounge Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Gary A., Ross Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA J...

Jun 11, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 6Ep. 89

Episode 88: Do We Even Want Linux to Win?

Tyler and Matt discuss Linux and its increasing popularity. Video version - https://youtu.be/6_P8B-zo_78 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 5 Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine, Unkle Bonehead, KB, Griffs Lounge Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Gary A., Ross Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carbondated, Shaun, Jeremy,...

Jun 04, 20221 hr 23 minSeason 6Ep. 88

Episode 87: Best Window Manager for Beginners?

Tyler and Matt discuss which window manager is better for new users, the week in FOSS news, and our thingies of the week. Video Version - https://youtu.be/T4J_FsgODAg ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patro Syd A. Tie Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K., Tri-Devil Tier 4 Patrons Antoine Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Unklle Bonehead, Gary A., Ross Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, J...

May 27, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 6Ep. 87

Episode 86: Are There Too Many Distros?

Tyler and Matt discuss distros and the number of them. Also Nvidia going FOSS, and The YEAR OF THE LINUX EFFING DESKTOP! Video version - https://youtu.be/btHNlYo3AFI ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB, Keith, Andy P., Unklle Bonehead, Tri-Devil, Gary A., Antoine Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA...

May 13, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 86

Episode 85: Is Electron Really All That Bad?

Tyler and Matt discuss Electron and the bad press it gets along with the news, and our weeks in Unix. video version - https://youtu.be/mXaUrd0Q4tU ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB, Keith, Andy P. Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Ross, Eduardo S...

Apr 29, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 85

Episode 84: Desktop Environment or Window Manager - Which is Better?

Tyler and Matt discuss Desktop Environments and Window Managers along with the news and our Thingies of the week. video version - https://youtu.be/oBOvnN3cHmY ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB, Keith, Andy P. Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Ros...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 29 minSeason 6Ep. 84

Episode 83: The Right to Repair

Tyler and Matt discuss the right to repair, Fedora's new package manager, Linux Mint 21, and our week in Linux. Video version here: https://youtu.be/n1M08m2iXBc ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Andy P., Ross, Ed...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 6Ep. 83

Episode 82: FOSS EVERYWHERE!

Tyler and Matt discuss FOSS in Schools and Government, the latest news, and our Thingies of the Week. Video Version Here - https://youtu.be/hJCwzhtF76w ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel, KB, TGB Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Andy P., Ross, Eduardo S. ...

Apr 09, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 6Ep. 82

Episode 81: Does Linux Need App Parity?

Tyler and Matt talk about whether or not apps need to be feature to feature on Linux and Windows, Tyler's BSD obsession, and much more! Video Version here: https://youtu.be/pNTNL_m7QMA ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin...

Apr 01, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 6Ep. 81

Episode 80: Linux From Scratch?

Tyler and Matt talk about LFS, our week in Gentoo, and a couple of news items from the last couple weeks. Video version: https://youtu.be/ga3AWEXwzlk 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, Joris AKA JDawg, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, O...

Mar 25, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 6Ep. 80

Episode 79: Linux Sucks And So Does Everything Else

Tyler and Matt talk about how much Linux audio sucks (a recurring topic, to be sure), how much Linux sucks, Cryptononsense, The Metaverse and more. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 7 - Tux Level - Patrons Robert M. Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K. Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Andy P., Ross Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514,...

Mar 18, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 6Ep. 79

Episode 78: Should You Use a Firewall on Linux?

Tyler and Matt discuss the Steam Deck, Domain Names, Firewalls, and Jitsi. 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Fred Tier 3 Patrons Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, Samuel Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Andy P. Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514, Joshua Lee, Joris AKA JDawg, Peter, Crucible, Darkbadits6, Vlad A, Primus ===== Follow us ...

Mar 11, 20221 hr 24 minSeason 6Ep. 78

Episode 77: Why is Rust So Popular?

Tyler and Matt discuss Rust, LFS, EndeavourOS and more. 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick Tier 3 Patrons Marcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, Andy P. Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514, Joshua Lee, Joris AKA JDawg, Peter, Crucible, Darkbadits6, Vlad A, Primus ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - http...

Feb 25, 202249 minSeason 6Ep. 77

Episode 76: Is Gentoo The Future of Linux?

Tyler and Matt discuss source based distros, LFS, and Matt rants about EndeavourOS for a while. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick Tier 3 Patrons Marcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514, Joshua Lee, Joris AKA JDawg, Peter, Crucible, Darkbadits6, Vlad A, Primus ===== Follow us 🐧🐧 ====== Odysee - https://ody...

Feb 19, 202259 minSeason 6Ep. 76

Episode 75: Is Brave a Good Browser - Or Crypto Nonsense?

Tyler and Matt discuss Brave and its crypto, Firefox thinking themes are new, and KDE Plasma's brand new release. Also, Tyler is on Gentoo. For real this time. Or so he says 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick Tier 3 Patrons Marcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514, Joshua...

Feb 11, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 75

Episode 74: Are Linux Users Toxic?

On this podcast, the guys talk about the Linux Community and how toxic people can be. That along with the news and our Thingies of the Week. 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Tier 5 Patrons Syd A. Tier 4 Patrons Devon, Patrick, Primus Tier 3 Patrons Marcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick Tier 2 Patrons Mitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin Tier 1 Patrons Marek, Camp514, Joshua Lee, Joris AKA JDawg, Pe...

Feb 05, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 6Ep. 74

Episode 73: Why is NVIDIA So Anti-Linux?

Today Matt and Tyler talk about ArcoLinux, Manjaro, The Steam Deck's Launch and why Nvidia is so Anti-Linux. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Syd A. - Tier 5 Patron Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron CyberGuyLinux - Tier 3 on YT Garrick - Tier 3 on YT Mitchel V - Tier 2 Patron ArchSinner - Tier 2 on YT carbondated - ...

Jan 28, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 6Ep. 73

Episode 72: Can KDE Beat Gnome?

Tyler and Matt discuss KDE vs Gnome and whether or not KDE can take back the top spot. That a long with a literal TON of rabbit holes and tangents. This is a fun one. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Syd A. - Tier 5 Patron Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron CyberGuyLinux - Tier 3 on YT Garrick - Tier 3 on YT Mitchel ...

Jan 22, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 72

Episode 71: How to Switch To Linux (Best Practices)

Tyler and Matt talk about a few things you should do before you switch to Linux and which distro you should be your first choice. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Syd A. - Tier 5 Patron Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron CyberGuyLinux - Tier 3 on YT Garrick - Tier 3 on YT Mitchel V - Tier 2 Patron ArchSinner - Tier 2...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 6Ep. 71

Episode 70: 6 Predictions for Linux in 2022

Tyler and I give our predictions for 2022 in Linux along with discussing Tyler's Linux problems. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Syd A. - Tier 5 Patron Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Chris - Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Gentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron CyberGuyLinux - Tier 3 on YT Garrick - Tier 3 on YT Mitchel V - Tier 2 Patr...

Jan 08, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 6Ep. 70

Episode 69: Our Last Podcast...Of the Year

Tyler and Matt record the last episode of the year. With no plans whatsoever. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Syd A. - Tier 5 Patron Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Chris - Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Gentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron Mitchel V - Tier 2 Patron ArchSinner - Tier 2 on YT Amitayas B. - Tier 2 on YT carbondated - T...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 13 minSeason 5Ep. 69

Episode 68: Tickle My Nerd Gland

Matt and Tyler talk about Fedora 35, markdown, ZorinOS, paying for Linux software, and much much more in the most disorganized podcast you'll ever listen to or watch. 👇 PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF 👇 ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Chris - Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Gentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Syd A. - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier...

Dec 10, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 5Ep. 68

Episode 67: Can Linux Be Better for New Users?

Matt and Tyler talk about a few things that Linux could do better to attract new users, along with the news, ARM for Linus, DLSS, and a lot of other nonsense. ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Chris - Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Gentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Syd A. - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron Mitchel V - T...

Dec 03, 20211 hr 27 minSeason 5Ep. 67

Episode 66: Are Snaps the Future?

Tyler and Matt discuss Snaps, Flatpaks, and App Images in a heated debate over the future of Linux. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ ===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron Chris - Tier 4 Patron EastCoastWeb - Tier 4 Patron Gentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 Patron Patrick L - Tier 4 Patron Primus - Tier 4 Patron Marcus B. - Tier 3 Patron Maeglin - Tier 3 Patron Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3 Patron Steve A. Tier 3 Patron Syd ...

Nov 19, 20211 hr 14 minSeason 5Ep. 66

Episode 65: Do You Know These 10 Rare Linux Apps?

Matt and Tyler participate in the 5 App Challenge, where we had to find 5 apps the other guy hasn't ever heard of. Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/ <div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-

Nov 12, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 5Ep. 65
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