Linux For Everyone

By popular request, I share my current "Linux toolkit," the collection of software and hardware I use on a daily basis for work and play. And be sure to listen for your chance to share your own favorites on the next episode. Then, a meaty discussion about gaming on Linux Mint as I reboot the original "Linux Gaming Report" at Forbes. Plus, another Linux Origin Story and a new Song from the Source! INTERSTITIAL MUSIC: "Cloudness" by Jason Evangelho Links: Join The Linux For Everyone Telegram Community! The New Version Of Deepin Linux Has A Killer Feature That Every Distribution Needs Tell us your Linux origin story! Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon Sonoj Open Source Music Convention 2019 - October 26th and 27th 2019 Songs from the Source: "Blue Star" by Lorenzo Sutton Podcast Hardware: MXL BCD-1 Microphone Podcast Hardware: Zoom U-22 Handy Audio Interface Podcast Hardware: System76 Oryx Pro

How do we define 'flagship' Linux hardware? Does this flagship hardware actually exist? In this episode I pose some tough questions that deserve an ongoing discussion. Plus, a Discovery of the Week for people seeking a complete Google Drive solution, a quick chat about AMD's Radeon RX 5500 announcement, and a repeat performance from Demonic Sweaters! Links: overGrive: A Complete Linux Google Drive Desktop Client A thought exercise: Flagship Linux devices | DLN Forum AMD Expects The Radeon RX 5500 To Dominate Nvidia GTX 1650 With 37 Percent Higher FPS Demonic Sweaters: Visitors | Anthill Recordings Linux For Everyone on YouTube

Artyom Zorin, co-founder of Zorin Group and co-creator of Zorin OS, builds Linux tailored for mainstream users and schools. He discusses making Linux familiar and accessible, sustainability through paid editions, partnerships to ship OS preinstalled, tools for mass migrations from Windows 7, Education and offline content plans for developing regions, and ambitions for Raspberry Pi and polished lightweight builds.

On this episode I have a very candid conversation with Linux advocate Christopher Scott, a Microsoft employee who's fighting for change inside the company, and trust outside of it. Plus: A Discovery of the Week to get your game library organized Slovenian FOSS musician Luka Prinčič introduces a fantastic Song from the Source Liam Dawe stops by to tell you about one of his favorite Linux games Want to share your thoughts about Christopher's comments, or Microsoft in general? Do it here on the new DLN community forum! This episode is also available on YouTube. Special Guests: Christopher Scott and Liam Dawe. Links: Linux For Everyone on YouTube Linux For Everyone on Twitch Destination Linux Network Community Forum Discovery of the Week: GameHub Linux Gaming Report: Devader on Steam Christopher Scott on Twitter UserVoice: OneDrive on Linux Songs from the Source: Levitation by Wanda & Nova deViator Luka Prinčič Discography — Luka Prinčič

Codeweavers CEO Jeremy White and Wine developer Andrew Eikum sit down for a terrific interview about the history of Wine, Codeweavers' partnership with Valve to create Proton, and the future of gaming and software on Linux. Plus: Michael and Ryan from Destination Linux join me to discuss a brand new podcast network, and the community sounds off about Huawei laptops with Deepin Linux. LINUX FOR EVERYONE NOW ON YOUTUBE! Special Guests: Andrew Eikum, Jeremy White, Michael Tunnell, and Ryan (aka DasGeek). Links: Linux For Everyone on YouTube WineHQ - Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS Windows Software on Mac & Linux with CrossOver | CodeWeavers Destination Linux Network: Use, Learn, Share, Educate and Explore Linux Destination Linux Community Forum Huawei Just Started Selling Laptops With A Beautiful Linux OS Pre-Installed Tea, Earl Grey, Hot ! - An unofficial Star Trek fan podcast from the Other Side Podcast Network "Desolate" on Soundcloud (Songs from the Source) Linux For Everyone GitHub Repo

Michael and Ryan from Destination Linux join me to tease a huge announcement slated for September 15, then we settle in for a discussion about Purism's Librem 5 delay, and the overall landscape of alternate mobile operating systems. Plus a Discovery of the Week that archives the webgames of the past, Manjaro levels up. then some sweet electronica from open source musician Ten Of Eleven! POST-RECORDING UPDATE: In this episode we were puzzled over Purism not posting any actual photos of the Librem 5 that was shipping. Apparently they did post more than a mockup of the Librem 5, but curiously, they only posted it on Mastodon. Here's the link for you to check it out: https://social.librem.one/@purism/102740815257018934 Special Guests: Michael Tunnell and Ryan (aka DasGeek). Links: Special Live Stream Episode on September 15th at 1PM Eastern! (or 5pm UTC) BlueMaxima's Flashpoint Manjaro Linux Just Made A Massive Announcement About Its Future Flashpoint Discord Server: Linux Testers Wanted! Librem 5 Shipping Announcement Librem 5: Promise Delivery Chart Ten Of Eleven | Free Listening on SoundCloud Ten Of Eleven at Bandcamp Linux For Everyone @ Mastodon Jason on Destination Linux #124

I'm joined by Daniel Foré for a revealing conversation about the philosophies, challenges and decisions involved in creating and managing a distribution like elementary OS. Plus, a Discovery of the Week your eyeballs will appreciate! Then, say hello to our first L4E Distro Challenge: MX Linux 19 Beta! To close out the episode, let's wind things down with some beautiful, melodic music from CLIFFVRD. Special Guest: Daniel Foré. Links: elementary OS Get Involved with elementary OS Daniel Foré on Twitter MX Linux – Midweight Simple Stable Desktop OS A Linux Noob Reviews The MX Linux 18.3 Installer MX-19 Beta 1 available for testing – MX Linux Beats by CLIFFVRD: Buy Beats Online | TRAKTRAIN CLIFFVRD | Free Listening on SoundCloud Support Linux For Everyone on LiberaPay

This week's main topics are inspired entirely by community conversations in the show's Telegram group. First, listeners sound off about the concept of paid Linux distros. Then we head into a conversation about the Linux laptop ecosystem, and whether or not we should feel "locked in" to buying systems from Linux laptop manufacturers like System76, Dell and Purism. Plus, Liam from GamingOnLinux is back to share one of this favorite new games, a Discovery of the Week double feature, and some awesome post-modern funk from music collaboration site WikiLoops.com. Special Guest: Liam Dawe. Links: My Linux Laptop Buyer's Guide | FORBES — Tips and resources for finding the perfect laptop run Linux on GNOME Boxes Linux Virtual Machine App GNOME Boxes Has An Awesome Time-Saving Feature How to Schedule File Backups to Google Drive on Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu! GamingOnLinux Streets of Rogue on Steam RetroArch just had a huge new release | GamingOnLinux RetroArch Video: AI Service Allows For Machine Translation from Japanese to English! Paid LInux Distros Twitter Thread Ubuntu Certified Laptops "Burning at Night" (Songs from the Source) WikiLoops: Online Music Collaboration

Dell's Barton George joins me to discuss the brand new XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux laptop, the re-launch of the Project Sputnik website, and the successes and struggles the team has faced over the last 7 years. Plus, learn how to test more than 230 operating systems from any browser, and enjoy some atmospheric steampunk-inspired music from Red Ambassador! Special Guest: Barton George. Links: Barton's Blog — The home of Dell's Project Sputnik Meet The New XPS 13 Developer Edition Laptop DistroTest.net - The first online OS tester — Test more than 230 operating systems from any browser GitHub "Contribute to FOSS" Wiki — Let's build an exhaustive Wiki page on how to contribute to the Linux and FOSS community! "Time" by Red Ambassador Music — Listen to this episode's featured song, and explore more from Red Ambassador Music

Enjoy a short piece of bonus content that wasn't included in Episode 4. It's a community-submitted LIGHTNING ROUND of questions for Ryan aka DasGeek! Special Guest: Ryan (aka DasGeek).