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No More Compiling? - What is the Chaotic AUR?
Today I talk about the chaotic AUR and how it could help save you loads of time.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://git...
5 Essential Linux Apps Everyone Should Use
Today I talk about a few Linux apps (kinda) that I think everyone should use.๐ PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF ๐===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - ht...
How Often Should You Update Your Computer?
The age-old question is kind of hard to answer: how often should you update your Linux computer?===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrt...
The Worst Part About Using Linux
Today I talk about my quest to find the perfect file manager, which is what Krusader could be.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrx...
My Favorite Linux App is a File Manager
Today I talk about my months with Krusader, the best app on Linux.Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcastLiberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg/join===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@theli...
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 - PatronsRobert M.Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, Pa...
What Should My Next Long Term Review Be?
Slackware will be my next LTR for distros, but I'm doing window managers and desktop environments now too. Which should I do next?And if you have thoughts on how long I should spend with the winner, let me know in the comments. There has been some discussion that a month isn't long enough. I...
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/ga3AWEXwzlk๐ PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF ๐===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Tier 7 - Tux Level - PatronsRobert M.Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, ...
An Essay on YouTube Mental Health
I've been creating videos now on YouTube since September 2020. While that doesn't seem like all that long, in that time I've created over 400 videos, had over 1,000,000 views, and I'm really close to 10,000 subscribers. So, I think that I am qualified enough to talk about some YouTub...
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 - PatronsRobert M.Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, Patrick, Fred, Kramer K.Tier 3 PatronsMaeg...
Audio Still Sucks on Linux (My Week in Audio Hell)
On this past Sunday night (or a week ago Sunday if you're not a patron), I had a huge plan. I was going to rice i3wm over and over again, creating several themes. It's something I did for DWM and wanted (and still want) to do for i3 now that i3wm is my daily driver again.The problem is that ...
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Should You Use a Firewall on Linux?
Tyler and Matt discuss the Steam Deck, Domain Names, Firewalls, and Jitsi.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, Patrick, FredTier 3 PatronsMaeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garrick, SamuelTier 2 PatronsMitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun...
I Like Flatpaks
My love affair with the AUR is well documented. It's so bad I can't use anything that's not Arch-based on my main computer. Without the AUR, I just feel lost and without all of my lovely programs.(I'm really not without them, of course. The repos on Debian/Ubuntu/MX are great for the...
I Used EndeavourOS for 3 Weeks - EndeavourOS Long Term Review
I used EndeavourOS for the last three weeks. Here are my thoughts.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelin...
I Bought The Apple Watch... And It Kind of Sucks
In an effort to start to move around more and become more healthy, I decided that I would do the nerd thing and buy a gadget to keep track of health and fitness metrics. Because I switched to the iPhone - and from everything I read, Android watches suck - I decided I would pick up an Apple Watch.I&#...
Why is Rust So Popular?
Tyler and Matt discuss Rust, LFS, EndeavourOS and more.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, PatrickTier 3 PatronsMarcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, GarrickTier 2 PatronsMitchel, Archsinner, carnondated, Shaun, Jeremy, Odin, Martin, A...
My Love Affair With Krusader
I'm a nerd.Kind of obvious, of course, but there is no place where my nerd-dom shines more as when I start talking about file managers.It's ridiculous, really. I have spend dozens of hours over the last two years looking for the 'perfect' file manager. Thunar didn't have dual pan...
10 Ways Linux Makes You a Better Person
Alternative title: Don't Be Evil, Use Linux!===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelinuxcastSubscribe at...
Coming Up This Week...
Here are some things I have tentatively scheduled for this week.EndeavourOS vs ArcoLinuxTask WarriorHow to Install and Use RetroArchAnother Q&A VideoTiny Core first look,
5 Ways To Make Ubuntu More Awesome!
Today I walk through a few ways you can make Ubuntu even better.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelinux...
rm -rf / - What Happens if You Really Delete Your Root Directory?
Today I remove my root directory! On purpose!๐ PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF ๐Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcastLiberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg/join===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee...
Is Gentoo The Future of Linux?
Tyler and Matt discuss source based distros, LFS, and Matt rants about EndeavourOS for a while.๐ PULL IT DOWN FOR THE GOOD STUFF ๐===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, PatrickTier 3 PatronsMarcus, Maeglin, Jackson Knife and Tool, Steve A, CyberGuyLinux, Garr...
What's this? A Website? Nah... It Can't Be
But it can, my friends. The Website is live. I can't even believe that it happened. https://thelinuxcast.org/It's obviously simple for now, but I'll add more to it over time. I also want to create a script that will let me add episodes and videos to it, but I'm having issues with tha...
Rant: Linux Has A Website Problem
Today I talk about how a lot of distros have horrible websites and why that's a HUGE problem.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymr...
Peppermint OS PCNetSpec Edition First Look
Today I take a first look at the latest release of Peppermint OS.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelinu...
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===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Tier 5 PatronsSyd A.Tier 4 PatronsDevon, PatrickTier 3 PatronsMarcus, Maeglin, Jackson Kni...
Top 5 Ubuntu Based Distros in 2022
Today I talk about the best Ubuntu-based distros.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelinuxcastSubscribe a...
Why Are There No Great Email Clients for Linux?
Today I talk about the lack of great email clients on Linux.===== Follow us ๐ง๐ง ======Odysee - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@thelinuxcast:4Mastadon - @drmdub@distrotoot.comhttp://twitter.com/thelinuxcasthttp://twitter.com/mtwbDiscord - https://discord.gg/qymrtrxA8ahttps://gitlab.com/thelinuxcast...
A Word About Early Access
Hey guys,I know that I've been slacking on early access for the last couple of weeks. Sadly, my work life has been hectic af, so getting things edited early has been really freakin' hard. I think everything will slow down this week so a couple videos should be able to be released early.As al...
