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Momentum
I've been doing this now for over a year. I've had a lot of fun and I've learned a lot of new things both about how to make videos and about myself.I think in that year, I have gotten better at making videos. I look back on the earlier stuff, and it seems way worse.It's hard, however...
Rant: Mozilla is Too Desperate to Make Money
Mozilla is putting ads in the search bar and using your data to do it.===== Referenced =====News Stories:https://betanews.com/2021/10/09/firefoxs-address-bar-has-become-an-ad-stuffed-privacy-nightmare/https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/08/mozilla_adding_sponsored_search_results/Firefox statistics, ...
Coming Up This Week...
Coming up this week on the channel (Tentatively as always)Monday - Me bitching at Firefox for 20 minutesTuesday - Top Apps of the MonthWednesday - KDE Plasma Ricing VideoThursday - Polybar tutorial if I finish it.Friday - Podcast - Our Favorite ColorschemesSaturday - I Used OpenSuse for Two Weeks
I Used Gnome for a Whole Week
I used Gnome as my main desktop environment for an entire week, here are my thoughts.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronPatrick L - Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMaeglin - Tier 3 PatronSve...
Linux Makes Everything Better
Matt and Tyler talk about Suckless software, Gnome and Dark mode, and how Linux makes even the slowest Internet connections better.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronPatrick L - Tier 4 PatronMarcu...
WTF is Bluestar Linux?
Another episode of WTF is that distro. This time, we look at Bluestar Linux.===== Referenced ====Bluestar Linux - https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/Bluestar on Distrowatch - https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=bluestar===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 Patron...
Content Poll - 10/6/21
I don't do these polls as often as I should. What would you like to see on the channel coming up? (also sorry if any of these options have been used before)
Why I Use ArcoLinux And Other Questions - ASK TLC Episode 2
Today I answer your questions.Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcastLiberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/===== Referenced ====The Youtube Video that Bombed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RhVFRQtsG8&t=4sThe History Guy - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHistoryGuyChannel===== Thanks to ...
Top 5 Linux Alternatives for Windows 11
Today I talk about a few alternatives for Windows 11.(the early access date on this is wrong, sorry for that. Tried to get this up before midnight).===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronPatrick L - T...
Distrohopping
I've been having some problems lately on Arco, where my keyboard disconnects for some reason. I thought maybe it was the board itself, but the same thing happens on two other boards. So, I've decided to distrohop for the first time in months.The first stop later this evening will be Garuda. ...
Too Sexy For Your Distro
Matt and Tyler talk about Artix, Plan9, Gnome and GTK, Installing your own kernel, and why people are so loyal to their distros.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMaeglin ...
Like Music? Use Rofi-Beats
Today I talk about a neat little rofi script.===== Referenced ====https://github.com/Carbon-Bl4ck/Rofi-BeatsCredit for Lofi-Girl goes to https://www.youtube.com/c/LofiGirl===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tie...
Coming Up This Week...
Here's what's coming up on the channel this week (tentatively, as usual, because I always move things around)...Sunday - Linux Mint Stream. I should probably go install that.Monday - Ultimate Guide to Ricing Polybar, though I probably won't call it that.Tuesday - Top 5 Best Looking Distr...
Ubuntu 21.10 Beta First Look - Ubuntu with Gnome 40
Today I take a small first look at the next big Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 21.10, Impish something or the other.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronPatrick L - Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMae...
Need Thoughts on the Podcast Live Stream
Okay, so we've streamed the Pod now twice, and we like doing it. I do still need to figure out how to do a good job of putting the chat somewhere the people who watch the non-replay version can see it, but that's a task for another day.From you, my lovely patrons, I do need some help. You se...
Duplication of Effort on Linux - Good or Bad?
Today Matt and Tyler talk about ElementaryOS, Snaps, Anti-Cheat, and Duplication of Effort on Linux. That and much more. This time in front of a live audience. (I will work on getting the chat up on these ones that were live, but couldn't do so this time).===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C...
The Discord Server is Here
So after some prodding, I've completed (with Tyler's help) the Discord server. There are roles for each level of Patron, so you may have already gotten the notification for it, IDK.I have not made the server public yet. Right now it's just patrons and several people from Tyler's serv...
Coming Up This Week on TLC
I did a shit job of sticking to my plan for last week, but I always say these things are tentative. So here is 'nother tentative list of what you can expect to see. Early access will hopefully end up being as good as last week, but we'll see.Sun - Stream, I'll be scripting. I think. I...
Does Linux Have a Future?
Matt and Tyler talk about a little bit of everything. We do talk about the future of Linux, but we get distracted quite a lot. How surprising is that?===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. -...
DWM Dracula Rice - Time-lapse
Today I rice and patch DWM with the Dracula rice. (Link to rice in the comment section below)Music Courtesy of https://www.streambeats.com/===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 Pat...
Rant: The Vivaldi Devs Are Hypocrites!
If you're going to be proprietary, at least do it with class. Vivaldi should at least not boast of their 'mostly open source' base if they're going to then poo poo on one of the greatest reasons to be open source.===== Referenced ====https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vival...
Android vs iOS - A Linux User's Perspective
I just switched to iOS for the first time in 3 years. Is it still good as it used to be?===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMaeglin - Tier 3 PatronSven C. - Tier 3 Patron.J...
An Update on Early Access Videos
Hey guys,Just a brief thing about EA stuff this week. I'm running behind so I don't know if there will be any early access this week until I get to the weekend. RL has just been a pain in the ass, and it's only Tuesday.Next week I should be able to get back to my normal two or three EA v...
Upcoming Videos This Week
Here's a tentative look at what's up next on the channel. (As per usual, I may end up moving things around)Today - No stream. I'm recording Tech Over Tea with Brodie Robertson this evening.Monday - 5 Reasons Why Snaps Are HorribleTuesday - ChadWM (A DWM Rice thing that looks awesome, sim...
Top 5 Linux Apps for September 2021
This month I have 5 more awesome apps for you to try!===== Referenced ====Google Font Downloader - https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gustavoperedo.FontDownloaderObsidian - https://obsidian.md/Tilda - https://github.com/lanoxx/tildaStacer - https://oguzhaninan.github.io/Stacer-Web/Powerchord - htt...
Content Poll 9-08-21
What are you interested in seeing on the channel in the coming week or so?
50+ Vim Tips and Tricks from Beginner to Expert
This is an epic video that goes on for way too long, but it's done. There are over 50 tips here for Vim from some very beginner stuff to some more advanced stuff. Enjoy.Patreon - https://patreon.com/thelinuxcastLiberapay - https://liberapay.com/thelinuxcast/===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon...
Artix is Next...Kinda
So my next long term review is decided. Artix won the poll. I don't however believe I'll spend a ton of time on it. It's basically just arch minus systemd. I ended up going with runnit as the init system, though I might give OpenRC a try as well, I don't know.I really don't expec...
I Used Debian 11 Bullseye for a Month - An Arch Linux User's Perspective
I have no used Bullseye for a month. Here are my thoughts.===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMaeglin - Tier 3 PatronSven C. - Tier 3 Patron.Jackson Knife and Tool - Tier 3...
Show Your Wallpaper - Use Gaps
Today's useless video is sponsored by gaps, you know, those things between ur windows!===== Thanks to Our Patrons! ====Devon C. -- Tier 4 PatronChris - Tier 4 PatronEastCoastWeb - Tier 4 PatronGentoo is Fun Too- Tier 4 PatronMarcus B. - Tier 3 PatronMaeglin - Tier 3 PatronSven C. - Tier 3 Patron...
