Today, we're tackling a question we hear a lot: "How can I try Linux without messing up my current computer?" It's a great question, and the answer is often simpler than you might think. One of the easiest ways is to use a USB drive. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #468· How to try Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 1 02:20 Bill is still running Zorin OS 02:27 Larry and Bill discuss switching from Ubuntu Cinnamon to Linux Mint and about open source funding 09:18 Reid wrote about supporting open source 12:08 Daniel asked about Fedora 14:55 Liz commented on the state of the world 22:35 David switched from Zorin back to MATE 27:10 Frank wrote with a quibble about our Office Suites episode 29:27 Gus provides a solution for a cheap Linux Backup 35:38 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 36:35 End…

We discuss Ubuntu Cinnamon vs. Linux Mint Cinnamon. Our feedback includes supporting open source, about Fedora, backup solutions, office suites, switching from Zorin to MATE, and 'What's wrong with the world?'. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #467 · Listener Feedback 02:20 Bill is still running Zorin OS 02:27 Larry and Bill discuss switching from Ubuntu Cinnamon to Linux Mint and about open source funding 09:18 Reid wrote about supporting open source 12:08 Daniel asked about Fedora 14:55 Liz commented on the state of the world 22:35 David switched from Zorin back to MATE 27:10 Frank wrote with a quibble about our Office Suites episode 29:27 Gus provides a solution for a cheap Linux Backup 35:38 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 36:35 End…

Bill distro hops. Larry considers a distro hop. Bill fixes his problem with Snap packages. Larry fixes his app probles. Is using AI cheating? We discuss what you get with these office suites: LibreOffice, WPS Offce, ONLYOffice, Calligra, and Microsoft 365 Online. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #466 · Using Linux to get things done in Work and School (Office Suites) 01:24 Life gets in the way. 02:34 Bill's MX Linux hop update 03:21 The return to Zorin 04:45 Larry considers a switch to Open SUSE 07:01 Using Linux to get things done 07:39 Bill updates snapd and solves his problem with Snap packages 08:39 Larry reinstalls an app to solve problems 09:31 AI disclaimer for this episode - a GPT4All and Deep Seek collaboration 12:24 Is using AI cheating? Let us know 14:03 Check your distribution's repositories for packages before downloading from the webpages for each office suite we mention 16:31 LibreOffice - Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, Math, Charts 21:26 WPS Office - WPS Writer, WPS Spreadsheet, WPS Presentation, WPS PDF Reader 25:11 ONLYOffice - Document Editor, Spreadsheet Editor, Presentation Editor, PDF Editor 34:40 Calligra - Words, Stage, Sheets, Karbon, KEXI, Plan 43:31 Microsoft 365 'Free' er uh 'Trial' er uh 'Subscription' Online - Documents, Presentations, Workbooks 56:18 App pick: GPT4All 59:36 End…

Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #465 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill can breathe again 07:40 Reid: About the Lemur Pro 11:39 George from Tulsa: Learning the lesson again - buy hardware with Linux pre-installed 16:02 Guimar: Seeking advice on Linux 25:02 Roger: Microsoft news - Solar Winds 30:03 George: Commented on computer/monitor stands 33:13 George: On the M4 Mini 39:42 Harry: Shares his decision 41:26 Ambrose: About Linux kernel headers 50:18 Costas: The Ubuntu MATE installer 54:58 Gus: Comments on Snap packages 56:34 Ian: Remote access 58:05 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 59:11 End…

Bill commits to running MX Linux for a year and has issues with Ubuntu based distros. We discuss Linux drivers, the Cosmic desktop, Wayland display manager, gaming on Linux and much, much more. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #464 · 2024 Year End Review 04:44 Bill commits to running MX Linux for a year 07:57 Bill has issues with Ubuntu based distros 17:44 Some Linux driver maintainers de-listed 21:23 New file system accepted - no bovine intervention 25:31 Good news for team green - Nvidia 28:08 The Cosmic desktop from System76 is making great progress 30:18 What's going on with Mozilla? 30% layoffs? 34:38 The Rasberry Pie foundation has been busy 37:00 Wayland display manager on Fedora and Ubuntu 42:40 RISC 44:43 Faster installs 46:39 HEIC - HEIF image support in Linux 50:14 Linux kernel cadence changed 54:25 Better gaming for everyone 56:34 Gnome feature fest 58:02 Ubuntu's anniversary flourishes 61:05 Wayland: All the cool kids are doing it 63:09 Ubuntu's desktop security center 65:00 Ubuntu app center can install .deb packages 68:50 Advances in gaming on Linux 69:42 Steamdeck uses Arch Linux 71:39 Fedora desktops galore 74:57 Intel has problems with 13th and 14th gen chips 76:60 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 77:55 End…

Millions of computer users are already using or preparing to switch to Linux because soon, their computers won't be able to cope with Windows, and they cannot afford to upgrade their hardware. Linux is not just their only choice but also their best choice. Sometimes, though, it's the myths about Linux that stand in the way. In this episode we hope to dispel some of those myths. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #463 · Top 5 Myths About Linux 01:29 Bill's computer upgrades 04:53 5 myths about Linux 06:18 Myth 1: Linux Is Difficult To Use 06:59 Linux setup in the old days woes 08:26 Today's experience 09:33 Setup today 11:57 Larry's Windows 11 install approx 2 hours 12:48 Larry's Ubuntu Cinnamon install under 30 minutes 13:49 Bill's Windows 11 install for games 1hr 23min 14:52 Bill's Bazzite install 23 min. Ubuntu 24.04 install 13 min 16:46 If you discount Microsoft's constant pressure to buy software, using the computer is about the same on Windows or Linux 18:01 Myth 2: Linux Has Too Few Application Programs 31:43 Myth 3: There Are Too Many Different Linux Versions 42:57 Myth 4: Linux Is Obsolete Because It's Old 46:50 Myth 5: Linux Is 100% Secure 51:43 Summary 53:05 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 53:60 End…

Check out the new Going Linux website design and the new articles! Bill goes Big Linux and has been having issues with Ubuntu based distros. We discuss snap vs flatpack. Sean rambles, makes software recommendations, and wants your opinion on Enlightenment. Gabe asks about device drivers for Linux JackDeth has weather recommendations, details a powerful computer and recommends RustDesk over Team viewer. George From Tulsa tiscusses laptop battery life and virtual machines on macOS. Reid provides an update on the Lemur Pro and Jim like's the new music. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux 462 · Listener Feedback 00:28 Larry uses the wrong microphone 03:21 Larry redesigns the Going Linux website 06:16 Bill plays with Big Linux 07:26 Bill has been having issues with Ubuntu based distributions 09:18 Larry switches to the correct mic 10:40 Linux Mint ran without issues. Is it Snap vs. Flatpack? 14:46 SCALE 22x announcement 17:29 Sean: Ramblings and software recommendations 20:17 Software Freedom Day 23:43 YT-DLP 25:30 Gramps 26:20 Open source astronomy software 27:13 Inkscape and Sodipodi 27:34 AnsiWeather 29:09 Sean: Send in your opinions on Enlightenment 31:07 Stellarium 40:47 Gabe: Linux device drivers 51:26 JackDeth: Recommendations for Sean on weather apps 54:11 JackDeth: Dell Optiplex Linux load out 62:03 RustDesk vs. Team Viewer 66:28 George: Laptop battery life 72:26 George: UTM Virtual machine 74:47 Reid: An update on the Lemur Pro 81:22 Jim: I like the music 84:01 End…

After an update on Bill's distro hopping, we discuss some of the fairly recent events happening in the Linux and Open Source world. This episode was recorded on Sept 1, 2024. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #461-Linux and Open Source Current Events 02:35 NixOS, Bazzite still running 03:22 Linus Torvalds talks about AI 09:46 Pop!OS Cosmic Desktop Alpha 14:32 Immutable Manjaro? 17:15 Linux Mint 22 release 22:23 Linux Mint Cinnamon over Ubuntu Cinnamon for new users 25:26 Windows security update breaks dual-boot Linux systems 29:01 Google loses antitrust case over search 34:55 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 35:54 End…

Bill continues hopping. Larry upgrades the kernel. Listener Reid gets a Lemur, we get feedback on Networking and our theme, and a noise complaint. Bhikhu wrote an update tool and new Linux user Trevor looks for answers. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #460 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill continues hopping to Garuda 08:18 Larry upgrades the kernel on Ubuntu Cinnamon 10:08 Bluetooth bug in kernel 6.9.8 13:53 Zabbly kernels for Ubuntu 15:11 Larry's new hardware 17:44 Reid: New and light is good! 25:35 Reid: Follow-up on Lemur Pro 27:22 George: Feedback on episode 456 30:42 Bhikhu: Wrote a tool 33:57 Stephen: Linux flight simulators 36:23 Stephen: Our new music at 5x speed 37:54 Trevor: Save a Linux installation before nuke 47:20 Trevor: Point release vs. interim release vs. LTS release 56:00 Frank: Reference for networking 57:14 Solt: Noise in episode 456 61:53 Rick: Feedback on new theme 64:57 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 66:01 End…

Bill updates us on his distro hopping adventures and reviews 7 distros. We discuss getting connected to the internet, connecting your hardware, WPA2 best practices, and getting support. We provide a software suggestion and a game suggestion. We ask what you want for our next topic. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #459 · Networking - Part 2 01:08 Bill's distro hopping adventures 01:34 Bazzite Linux 07:14 NixOS 07:41 Manjaro 07:53 Ubuntu MATE 08:28 Linux Mint 09:36 Open SUSE 11:45 Kenoite 14:26 Networking 14:44 Connecting to the Internet 25:33 Connecting your hardware 36:52 WPA2 best practices 41:05 Use a firewall 41:30 Update your operating system 42:41 Use Bitwarden or another password manager 43:45 Use speedtest.net 44:12 Use your distributions forums or a support channel 45:30 The Linux Foundation 45:59 The Linux Documentation Project 46:22 Linux Questions 46:46 The Electronic Frontier Foundation 52:58 Software suggestion: GPT4all.io 57:07 Game suggestion: OSUI 58:54 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 60:10 End…

Bill updates us on his distro hopping and asks for help with his Dexcom data. Sean provides oodles of recommendations. Reid’s new computer rivals Larry’s. Nancy writes a book you need to buy! David comments on our new theme music – sort of. Bhiku comments on questions from episode 451. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #458 · Listener Feedback 01:57 Sound Cloud 04:43 Update on Manjaro 06:11 Dexcom: Is there a way to access and export the data on Linux? 10:17 Sean: Recommendations Part 1 11:44 SoX - Swiss Army Knife for audio 14:34 wget 16:23 curl 16:56 Midnight Commander 20:31 Weather widgets and applets recommendations request 28:33 NVIDIA 950 33:25 Sean: Part 2 42:46 Reid: New and Light Is Good! HP and System76 52:51 Nancy: Shameless plug for her book, Your Data, Your Devices, and You: Easy-to-Follow Instructions to Reduce Your Risk of Data Loss, Device Infection, and Identity Theft 59:15 David doesn't comment on our new theme music 59:46 David does comment on the new theme music 63:06 Bhiku: Feedback on episode 451 questions 68:58 Bhiku has more feedback on 451 71:45 goinginuxl.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, liste,n subscribe 72:52 End…

Bill helps install Windows 11… for a day. We define some of the basic networking terms in preparation for future discussions. Please give us feedback on our new theme music. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #457 · Networking - Introduction 02:16 Networking terms 02:40 Update on Bill's distro hopping adventures 04:07 Bill helps a friend replace Windows XP with Windows 11... for just over a day 12:52 Bill upgrades Internet speed again 14:13 Definitions: Common networking terms 15:05 Connection 15:26 Packet 16:01 Network interface 16:50 LAN (local area network) 18:05 WAN (wide area network) 18:28 Protocol 19:07 Port 20:02 Firewall 21:05 IP address 21:49 NAT (Network address translation) 24:22 VPN (virtual private network) 25:43 DNS (domain name system) 25:56 HTTP(S) (hyper text transfer protocol) 28:31 Bandwidth 28:52 Ethernet 29:34 Wifi 31:22 PaaS (platform as a service) 33:31 ISP (Internet service provider) 34:32 Malware 35:02 Antivirus…

Bill tries Nobarra, Larry upgrades, Sean has lots of suggestions, Stefan provides feedback on our new theme, Jesper follows up on audio, David comments on AntennaPod. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #456 · Listener Feedback 01:07 Bill tries Nobarra Linux 02:37 Destination Linux 12:18 HP Dragonfly 13.5 G4 and Linux 17:49 Sean: AWStats, Ardour, Ventoy, and converting CDs 38:54 Dave: Hello from Brockport NY 39:42 Stefan: Reasons for changing the podcast theme 45:28 Jesper: Follow up on audio quality 47:23 David: AntennaPod 51:38 Stephen: Suggests Nobara Linux 58:13 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 59:06 End…

Bill updates us on his NixOS and Arch adventures. We discuss Deb vs. Snap vs. Flatpak vs. AppImage, and we discuss several of the sweet updates in the 24.04 releases of Ubuntu and these flavors: Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Budgie, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #455 · Ubuntu 24.04 and Flavors released 01:31 NixOS update: Bill could use help with NVIDIA card configuration. 03:40 Bill as parted ways with Arch 08:44 Audacity: Deb vs. Snap vs. Flatpak vs. AppImage 16:10 Ubuntu flavors releases for 24.04 LTS 16:46 Ubuntu 24.04 27:14 Ubuntu MATE 24.04 41:34 Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04 48:25 Ubuntu Budgie 56:05 Kubuntu 24.04 59:12 Xubuntu 24.04 64:33 Lubuntu 24.04 73:01 goinglinux.com, gionglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, islten, subscribe 73:48 End…

Bill visits the VLA, Stefan provides no listener feedback. We get feedback on Linux headers, computer hardening, running a business on Linux, Nix and AI trends and the xz-utils exploit. Episode Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #454 · Listener Feedback 01:11 Bill's great adventure - VLA 02:47 AIPS 06:29 Super computer 10:51 Update on Zorin 11:24 Update on Nix 16:08 Robert: What are Linux headers and do I need them? 22:01 Stefan: No listener feedback 23:44 Donald: Computer hardening recommendations? 29:32 Philip: Running a business on POP!_OS 32:29 David: Windows vs. MacOS vs. Linux 37:07 Martin: Nix OS and AI trends 39:52 David: Follow-up on xz-utils 46:53 End…