On this episode, the boys kick of the new year talking a bit about Martin's new Linux Kernel, Matt's experience with Deepin and Gnome's aversion to GTK themes. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thelinuxcast http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg [show notes] **What have we been up to Linux ...
Jan 04, 2021•39 min•Season 5Ep. 33
The year is almost (finally) over. So Matt and Martin talk about a few things they did in Linux this year. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thelinuxcast http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg Main Topic – End of year Recap Show 5 Things You Did in Linux This Year Matt - 1- I’ve transitione...
Dec 21, 2020•29 min•Season 4Ep. 32
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about system76 and whether or not the hardware is worth the hefty price. Mostly, they just bemoan the fact that neither of them can afford a new system76 rig. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg [show notes] What have we been up to Linux re...
Dec 14, 2020•35 min•Season 4Ep. 31
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about how Arch Linux has become a meme, and if its users are justified in their superiority. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg [show notes] What have we been up to Linux related this Week? Martin – Brought some old Linux mags, currently trying out Ferren O...
Dec 07, 2020•38 min•Season 4Ep. 30
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Martin and Matt talk about the process and dangers of Dual Booting Linux with Windows, and whether or not it's worth it to do so. Contact Info Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg What have we been up to Linux related this Week? Martin – I have installed Manjaro...
Nov 16, 2020•38 min•Season 4Ep. 29
On this episode of The Linux Cast, the boys are back to talk about how Linux Permissions aren't awesome, how the Raspberry Pi 400 is awesome, and how you can learn to type better right from the terminal. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg [Show Notes] What have we been up to Linux related this ...
Nov 09, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 28
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Martin and Matt discuss the effects so-called Linux Elitism has on new Linux Users. Introduction What have we been up to Linux related this Week? Martin – moving from Last pass to Bit warden Matt – Getting mpd and ncmpcpp working. Next up neomutt. Contact Info Twitter: @thelinuxcast @mtwb @martintwit2you Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Contact us thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...
Oct 25, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 27
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin are back, talking about the NVIDIA deal to buy ARM and how that deal could impact Linux and the computing world as a whole. Contact Info at the Linuxcast on Twitter @mtwb on Twitter @martintwit2you on Twitter thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg Links Matt -> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/ubuntu-20-10-vid...
Oct 20, 2020•28 min•Season 4Ep. 26
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks about the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), his experiences with it and how he thinks it will affect Linux adoption. I am still looking for a co-host. If you're interested in talking about Linux each week, let me know via an email or DM on Twitter. Contact Info @thelinuxcast on twitter @mtwb on twitter thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy...
Sep 25, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 23
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks about why he's such a fanboy for the Arch User Repository (AUR) and why everyone should at least give it a try. Contact Info @thelinuxcast on twitter @mtwb on twitter thelinuxcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg AUR for The Win (SHOW NOTES) When people ask arch users why thy use arch, one of the reasons they get is the AUR. Th...
Sep 11, 2020•35 min•Season 4Ep. 22
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks about the state of Linux package management and how Snaps are changing the way packages are distributed. Also, he talks about why Snaps may not be the best idea. Follow us on Twitter @thelinuxcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/thelinuxcast . Matt is @mtwb on Twitter. We are looking for another co-host so Matt doesn't have to do these solo episodes. If you're interested, DM us on Twitter....
Sep 04, 2020•26 min•Season 4Ep. 21
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt flies solo once again, and asks the question: How can Linux go Mainstream? and do we even want it to? Follow us on Twitter @thelinuxcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/thelinuxcast . Matt is @mtwb on Twitter. We are looking for another co-host so Matt doesn't have to do these solo episodes. If you're interested, DM us on Twitter....
Aug 28, 2020•38 min•Season 4Ep. 20
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks to himself about the merits and disadvantages of using a tiling window manager. If you use a WM, which one do you use and why? We'd love to hear from you on Twitter! Follow us on Twitter @thelinuxcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/thelinuxcast . Matt is @mtwb on Twitter. We are looking for another co-host so Matt doesn't have to do these solo episodes. If you're interested, DM us on Twitter....
Aug 22, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Ubuntu gets a lot of praise and it gets a lot of flak, Is it good? Is it really the best distro to represent Linux as a whole? Is Canonical the next evil overlord? Follow us on Twitter @thelinuxcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/thelinuxcast. Matt is @mtwb on Twitter. We are looking for another co-host so Matt doesn't have to do these solo episodes. If you're interested, DM us on Twitter.
Aug 09, 2020•24 min•Season 4Ep. 18
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Ricky talk about Dual Booting and why people just don't do it anymore (though Matt does). They also talk about The Ubuntu Appliance Initiative, The PineTab 64, and Lenovo's fascination with Linux. News talked about in this episode: https://9to5linux.com/canonical-launches-the-ubuntu-appliance-initiative-for-raspberry-pi-and-pc https://9to5linux.com/pinetab-linux-tablet-is-now-available-for-pre-order-powered-by-ubuntu-touch https://9to5linux.com/lenovo-...
Jul 02, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Wow, it's been a bit since our last episode. On this one, Matt is flying solo, and he talks about 5 reasons why he thinks you should use Arch Linux or one of its derivatives. Follow us on Twitter @thelinuxcast or on Facebook at Facebook.com/thelinuxcast. Matt is @mtwb on Twitter.
Jun 04, 2020•19 min•Season 4Ep. 16
This time the boys get together and talk about their first experience with Elementary OS.
Apr 11, 2019•41 min•Season 3Ep. 15
In this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Ricky talk about their first experiences with ZSH and Fish, the two most popular replacements for Bash.
Apr 07, 2019•45 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This time on the Linux Cast, we talk about the state of theming on Linux. Why are all the good themes abandoned? What is the
Jun 26, 2018•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
On this episode of The Linux Cast, the boys are back and we’re talking about the various flavors of Ubuntu 18.04, which was released this
May 25, 2018•48 min•Season 2Ep. 12
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Ricky talk about the pros and cons of using the GNOME desktop environment. Is it good,
May 11, 2018•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
On this episode of The Linux Cast, the boys take a brief and superficial look at the differences between GTK and QT. Remember neither of
Apr 30, 2018•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
On this episode of The Linux Cast, the boys talk about things they miss from Windows, and how Linux compares to the biggest Operating System
Apr 18, 2018•50 min•Season 2Ep. 9
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Ricky discuss the merits of Flatpacks and Snaps, two projects that promise universal package management, which
Feb 26, 2018•38 min•Season 2Ep. 8
On this episode of the Linux Cast, Matt and Saif discuss Package Managers, or at least they try to. Check it out and don’t forget
Nov 03, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On this episode of The Linux Cast, we welcome our new host, Saif Addin, as we discuss the merits of Manjaro Budgie 17.0.2. Make sure
Sep 26, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On this, August’s episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Ricky discuss why Linux hasn’t become as popular as Mac and Windows given the Freeness
Sep 04, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
