Linux Out Loud

On this episode of DLN Xtend we talk about the future of communication, and the constant moving target as it relates to switching to any type of new or different platform. Topics: 00:00 Introductions 06:43 Ask Noah: Privacy & Security Enhanced with Dr. Andy Yen 15:06 TuxDigital: Windows Users Can’t Seem to Blame Windows For Its Own Problems 20:10 What Applications are Missing in Linux 26:25 Fr...

On this episode of DLN Xtend, we introduce two new hosts. While also talking about how one area of Linux that might not interest us, can still have an affect on the parts we do care about. While also seeing what the hosts have been up too. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 05:30 New DLN Podcast: Sudo Show 07:23 Why should I care about Linux gaming? 13:23 Front Page Linux Tutorial = Easily Install JACK Au...

Thanks for joining us for episode 21 of DLN Xtend . Nate talks about designing a roll out pantry in Fusion 360 and Eric tests the virtues of virtual machines, virtual environments and containers. We received some listener feedback from ThatComputerKid about how he feels EndeavourOS is not Arch. We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendl...

On DLN Xtend Episode 20, Eric tests some new distribution releases including Ubuntu 20.04 , Deepin 20, and EndeavourOS . He also provides another thrilling update on the closet studio project. Nate talks about updating a very out of date copy of openSUSE and decides to take the plunge on the PinePhone . We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most develope...

Thanks for joining us. On DLN Xtend Episode 19, Nate spent time trying out some plugins for OBS Studio and Eric continues the hunt for the ideal video editor. In our Listener Feedback segment, we have a follow up on Folding@Home. We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendly cloud platform. It’s optimized to make managing and scaling apps...

Welcome to DLN Xtend Episode 18. In this episode, Eric finds a new home studio/office space and Nate tells us about using LeoCAD with his kids. LeoCAD lets you design virtual models with LEGO® bricks. We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendly cloud platform. It’s optimized to make managing and scaling apps easy with an intuitive API,...

On DLN Xtend Episode 17, Nate tests FreeOffice and Eric spends some time with Kdenlive . We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendly cloud platform. It’s optimized to make managing and scaling apps easy with an intuitive API, multiple storage options, integrated firewalls, load balancers and so much more. You can get all this plus acces...

Welcome to DLN Xtend Episode 16. Eric tests Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa . Nate looks at KDE Plasma 5.18 and the Calligra office suite. We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendly cloud platform. It’s optimized to make managing and scaling apps easy with an intuitive API, multiple storage options, integrated firewalls, load balancers and so...

Welcome to DLN Xtend Episode 15. This time, some acquaintances of Nate have asked him for help getting started with Linux and helping his son with an electronics engineering course. Eric goes deeper into Linux audio with JACK and Reaper. We thank DigitalOcean for sponsoring DLN Xtend. DigitalOcean offers the simplest, most developer-friendly cloud platform. It’s optimized to make managing and scal...

Welcome back to DLN Xtend. In this 14th episode, Eric talks about setting up a VPN to connect to his home network as well as more experimentation with JACK audio . Nate discusses transferring his domain to a new registrar and the upcoming move to self hosting his website. That leads nicely into our announcement this week of DigitalOcean becoming a network-wide sponsor of DLN. All Destination Linux...

Welcome to episode 13 of DLN Xtend. In the weekly update segment, Nate fixes his robot vacuum. Eric talks about his latest YouTube videos , including video trimming tools and a new episode the LibreOffice Calc series with Serge . Our community focus this week is a topic from the Destination Linux Network Discourse forum about laptop brands that support Linux . Nate and Eric discuss wanting a Linux...

In the weekly update segment, Eric talks about testing and making videos about the preview releases of Manjaro's upcoming 19.0 release as well as KDE Plasma 5.18 Beta on Kubuntu. Nate tells us about using Windscribe VPN , managing Kontact , and a hardware fail with a vintage power supply. We get some listener feedback from GOK via the Destination Linux Discourse forum about SAP and SUSE Linux. Our...

This week Nate talks about his admiration for Kdenlive and even using it to editing audio. Who knew? Eric gets back to making YouTube videos, in particular one on AppImageLauncher . The community segment is on a topic Eric started about the best dIstro and DE combo for workstations . He ended up giving openSUSE Tumbleweed a try much to Nate's delight. We discuss the magic of Tumbleweed snapshots ....

In this edition, Nate talks about setting up quick tiling on KDE's Plasma desktop environment and also using Linux in the kitchen for recipes and entertainment. This week's Community Focus covers a Discourse forum post entitled Giving Back to OUR Community which discusses donating to open source projects as well as content creators. We cover commercial use of open source and how if companies that...

We've been busy with the holidays and took a short break. We're back with a new episode to start 2020. In this edition, we cover what we've done these past few weeks. Nate tells us more about his holiday lighting project and Eric talks about EndeavourOS, Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix and that leads us into a discussion on how Linux distributions differentiate themselves. We received some listener feedback...

On this episode of DLN Xtend we discuss our week with elementary OS 15.1 Hera and Emby and home media servers. Our community segment converges with Linux for Everyone where Jason asks the question "What do you appreciate about Linux compared to Windows?". Destination Linux interviewed Hilary Shohoney of FreeGeek. FreeGeek is the first charity chosen by the Destination Linux Network as part of our...

This week we discuss the DLN community's take on must-have software, Ubuntu Touch on the Raspberry PI, concerns over proprietary software from Flathub appearing in the Software Center on Fedora, Bitwarden software spotlight, and DLN's first charity FreeGeek. Please stop by the DLN Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord to continue the discussion. We know you are busy and appreciate you taking tim...

This week we cover a discussion of tax preparation software from the DLN Discourse forum, discuss the ramifications of Private Internet Access being purchased by Kape Technologies, what IPFire is and how Nate is using it, a creator's perspective on the Brave browser rewards program, and DasGeek's experience with the Pinebook Pro. Please stop by the DLN Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord to co...

In this episode we cover community news, Google's Project Nightingale and HIPAA concerns, does Linux feel slower with CPU mitigations, Nextcry and is self hosting Nextcloud such a good idea, and the System76 press and creators event. Please stop by the DLN Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord to continue the discussion. We know you are busy and appreciate you taking time out of your week to lis...

In this episode we cover Weekly events, recap the first ever DLN game night, pine over the PinePhone preorder, Nate gives his account of being on the Ask Noah Show, Linux for Everyone's take on Living Your Life to the Fullest and how the Linux community plays a part, openSUSE votes on a name change, Linus Torvalds says he's no longer a programmer, and DasGeek's intial take on the Pinebook Pro and...

In this episode we talk about our week, the importance of using a VPN, desktop backup options, answer the question of whether there too much choice in Linux, and being realistic about using proprietary software. Please stop by the DLN Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord to continue the discussion. We know you are busy and appreciate you taking time out of your day to listen to our podcast. Tha...

In this episode we discuss the question of does the Destination Linux Network have too many social channels, discuss the interview with Lukasz of PINE64 and the implications of vendor/developer collaboration, Ryan's experience with the Microsoft Surface Go Tablet and issues with GNOME that keep us from using it. Please stop by the DLN Discourse , Telegram , Mumble and Discord to continue the discu...

In the first regular episode of DLN Xtend we take a little time to introduce ourselves. Topics covered include a discussion on Ubuntu 19.10 experimental ZFS support and how that might be used in future releases, desktop Linux evangelism, anonymity on the Internet, privacy trade-offs, as well as corporate and governmental oversteps, and Xfce versus KDE Plasma resource usage.

In this, our preview DLN Xtend episode, we discuss the (unusual?) concept of Linux flagship devices, the pros and cons of rolling releases on the server side, the continuing trend of removing support for older hardware in many Linux distributions and a brief look at some of the highlights in the Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine release. Fun fact. Nate and I did this as a test recording that we assumed we...