Going Linux

00:00 Going Linux #184 Computer America #54 00:15 Introduction 02:38 The Linux Community. What is it and how do I join? 07:04 Help others 07:40 What's a LUG? 11:36 Finding a LUG 12:45 Write a blog 14:08 Getting help on forums 17:59 Start a podcast about Linux 20:31 Provide help on Linux forums 23:45 Fix it for others 26:23 Translate documentation 26:53 Work for a company that uses or develops Linux 30:34 Martin: Help for Bob with video 35:59 Linux on Tablets 38:00 Dave: Feedback for another listener 42:33 Gnome, EOL and other pronunciation 43:18 Linux in the Ham Shack 46:38 Bill: Feedback on the Jono Bacon interview 53:45 Vince: XBMC better resolution than native video 58:01 Jim: Use Debian - it's got everything 63:31 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 65:06 End

00:00 Going Linux #183 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:45 The controversy over the direction of Going Linux 02:31 The audio: Knightwise 10:26 The email: Keith Murray 15:20 The trip to the Apple store 15:54 The blog post 16:13 The apology 19:54 The comments and discussion 24:30 The new approach - return to the old approach 29:25 The inspriation: A choice between a new Macbook Pro and a 5 year old 15.5 inch HP laptop 31:06 The case for cross-platform sliding (credit: Knightwise.com) 33:04 WB4BBC 33:40 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 36:41 End

00:00 Going Linux #182 Computer America #53 00:15 Introduction 01:55 How to avoid computer infections and malware 30:16 JackDeth: Virtual Box guest editions add-ons explained 35:42 Ken: Looking for specialized applications 40:53 Joe: Light weight distro recommendations 46:08 Gord: An answer for Norman 48:57 Dominic: Another answer for Norman 52:11 Gus: Favorite WINE application 54:02 Greg: The differences between major distributions 60:30 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 61:54 End

00:00 Going Linux #181 Avoiding Windows 8 00:15 Introduction 00:47 Avoiding Windows 8 02:08 Soon you will have no option but Windows 8 on new computers 02:52 Windows 8 testers can't figure out how to use it 04:34 Microsoft removes bypass of Metro interface 06:11 Why use an operating system already predected to be a flop? 06:56 Why use an operating system with a 31% chance of getting infected? 08:08 There are no Linux viruses in the wild 09:30 Market share: Windows 92% Mac 7% Linux 1% 10:03 You are 3 1/2 times more likely to find a computer user with an infected Windows computer, than to find one running a Mac or Linux 11:34 Linux market share is growing 12:48 Windows 8 represents a growth opportunity for Linux 13:31 How to avoid having to us an OS with bad reviews and a 1 in 3 guarantee of getting infected 15:55 Microsoft slams the door on developers, developers, developers! 16:59 "Let technology work for you, not the other way around!" Knightwise 18:06 You can afford a super computer if you use Linux 19:42 Prevent problems: Don't run applications from Microsoft or designed for the Microsoft OS... ever! 21:12 Ease into Linux: 12 Cross-platform applications you can use today that work exactly the same on Linux 25:16 Save this podcast 26:25 Microsoft Linux 27:18 Software pick: Calibre 27:46 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 29:28 End

00:00 Going Linux #180 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:46 Skype 4.0 review (sort of) 08:52 Rant: Netflix sux 09:47 Goodbye to Windows 8 12:32 Matt: Doesn't like the last episode 15:02 David: Learning *nix systems 20:31 Norman: Gone back to Windows 30:03 Jim: Failing video. Time for a light server distro? 35:44 Bill: Elitist? Really? 38:50 Defending Ubuntu 42:37 Jonathan Nadeau: AccessibleComputingFoundation.org 44:33 August 25 fundraiser 52:29 accessiblecomputingfoundation.org 53:03 Linuxbasix.com for instructions 53:48 Why is open source assistive technology important? 57:19 Software pick: Firefox 58:14 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 59:53 End

00:00 Going Linux #179 Linux Applications-Advanced 00:15 Introduction 01:03 Bill is still on Ubuntu 02:41 Applications for Linux - advanced 06:43 Binary files: /bin 06:50 Linux kernel the boot loader: /boot 06:56 System-wide configuration files: /etc 07:08 Shared libraries: /lib 07:16 Optional and commercial apps: /opt 07:32 Programs you have installed: /usr/bin /usr/share 07:57 /home/username 08:48 Hidden .folder 09:08 /home/username/.mozilla/firefox 09:30 /home/username/.thunderbird 09:42 Manage misbehaving apps 10:06 Backups made easier 10:45 Predictability by design 11:12 Software pick: Chrome remote desktop 14:26 LibreOffice 15:25 Fedora: What the heck? 18:07 Distribution naming 18:47 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 20:21 End

00:00 Going Linux #178 Computer America #52 00:15 Introduction 02:03 Topic: “What Microsoft’s Secure Boot means for Linux” 14:14 Linus Torvalds on Secure Boot 18:20 Alternatives to a Windows 8 PC with Secure Boot 21:15 Left-wing organization fueling the Linux community's paranoia 24:38 Let's ask the developers of Linux: Fedora and Canonical on Secure Boot 28:39 What Microsoft actually says about Secure Boot 31:48 So, Windows is trying to destroy Linux 34:28 Greg: Saves an old computer using Linux 39:01 Ham radio and Linux: Linux in the Ham Shack 40:48 Steve: The future of Linux 43:31 Steve: Are there Linux-based mobile phones? 46:54 Paying for Linux 50:06 Nancy: Skype 4.0 for Linux 52:05 Burt: Keeping up with the latest Linux applications 53:59 Chiphead: Recovering deleted files 62:05 Brian: Video problems - a monitor hardware issue 67:25 How we decide on topics for the show 68:14 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 69:16 End

00:00 Going Linux #177 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 00:46 audiblepodcast.com/goinglinux 01:43 Bill tests W8 for a "friend" 02:40 Tom tries Skype 4.0 03:17 Jono's message for Tom 04:05 Ken: Clarification on episode 172 06:12 Amy: Dual boots Ubuntu and Mint. Reviews Zotero 11:18 Bob: Comments on Ubuntu 17:26 Jared: MSI Wind advice for Tom 18:57 Tony: LUG couldn't help with hardware issue 20:01 Bradley: On using older or newer distros on older hardware 20:39 Burt: Comments on recording with Skype 22:45 Richard: Noticed something odd with Google searches 26:41 Don: Sorcerer Linux 27:35 Mark: Switching from the Glass desktop interface 34:47 Brandon: Has a CR-48 running Xubuntu 36:14 Burt: Gone Linux 48:53 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 50:32 End

00:00 Going Linux #176 Computer America #51 00:15 Introduction 00:47 Topic: Can a light-weight netbook run a 64-bit operating system? Windows 7 Starter vs. 64-bit Linux: an unfair comparison. 04:07 Brian's experience with 64-bit Mint on an HP netbook 08:52 You CAN run a 64-bit OS on a netbook - and it runs better than Windows Starter edition 09:46 What about an ultrabook? 11:11 Linux: A lightweight option for modern computers 13:01 Linux on tablet devices 14:56 An unfair comparison? 15:59 The Vivaldi tablet runs KDE 22:41 Who is K? 24:04 Is Linux on a tablet DESIGNED for a touch interface? 25:34 The latest version? 27:17 What about Linux on Ultrabooks? 32:00 Running Microsoft Office on Linux 39:24 Tony: Clock skips, jumpy apps, audio cuts out 42:48 Burt: Gone Linux 44:28 Vinux Linux for the Visually Impaired 46:18 Don: Debian on Raspberry Pi 50:35 The Mint Boxes: Computers pre-installed with Linux Mint 53:27 Burt: OpenOffice and LibreOffice history 60:13 Chris: Virtual Box answers 63:57 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 68:09 End

00:00 Going Linux #175 An Interview with Jono Bacon 00:15 Introduction 02:14 Knightwise on Unity 07:59 The Interview 08:34 Overview: What Jono does at Canonical 11:51 Writing "The Art of Community" 12:18 "The Art of Community" 2nd Edition 12:22 About Ubuntu 12:45 The reasons behind Unity 16:53 Another shell for Gnome 18:03 Bill talks about the polish, multiple launches 18:52 Choice: The great thing about Linux 20:24 Developers put their hearts and souls into free software 21:00 Getting to 12.04: Unity has been an evolution 22:17 If you want rock-solid, use LTS 22:47 Unity: The "dumbing down" of Linux? Really? 23:33 Technical elitism 25:36 12.04 has additional configurability for power users 26:06 Community support: The Ubuntu forums 27:32 Juju: It's what's next for Ubuntu 29:28 Ubuntu client offerings: UbuntuTV 30:10 Ubuntu computer/phone convergence 32:37 On Canonical's funding and profitability 34:07 The cult of Mark Shuttleworth 35:03 The importance of community 37:52 Jono tells Tom to upgrade 38:17 How do I get involved in the Ubuntu community? 41:58 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 42:49 End

00:00 Going Linux #174 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 03:00 R-Podcast 05:52 Welcome back Larry 07:27 Bill likes My Unity 13:29 Bob: has had problems with Skype in Ubuntu 14:33 Nathan: Likes Puppy 15:29 McVries: SolusOS 17:55 David: A problem with our ogg feed 21:59 Don: USB stick issue 30:21 John: Has no sound 38:22 Jared: Has a problem with our podcast feed 42:32 Gus: Trinity - Like MATE for KDE 44:45 Paul: gPodder on Mint 12 46:39 Bob: New mainstream uses for Linux 50:53 Ian: gPodder and ssh on Mint 52:49 Vega: Video card issues? 55:56 Knightwise 67:13 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 68:49 End

00:00 Going Linux #173 Computer America #50 00:15 Hello and welcome 02:09 Topic: Resolving and preventing issues after installing Linux 03:43 Try the forum 07:36 Linux distributions 10:40 Hardware compatibility 15:37 Dexter: What's a repository? 23:48 Purchase a computer with Linux pre-installed 32:14 John: VirtualBox 36:51 Warren: GNU? Is it still GNU/Linux? 39:06 Richard: Networking issues 50:02 Göran: No "but" 51:57 Clay: Identify a distribution on a thumb drive 57:53 Bob: iTunes DRM? Really? 62:10 Sidney: Shutdown icon vanishes - solution 64:22 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 66:39 End

00:00 Going Linux #172 Linux Applications-Introduction 00:15 Introduction 00:47 Larry is absent 01:17 Bill tries the new Ubuntus 02:20 Tom is underwhelmed with 12.04 02:45 Bill tries Ubuntu Studio 04:38 Linux applications 05:42 Ubuntu standard applications 06:16 Browser: Firefox 07:40 Music Player: Rythmbox or Banshee 11:18 Photo/graphics editing: Shotwell 13:11 Video player: Mplayer, Totem 15:30 Office: LibreOffice 18:48 Picture viewer: Shotwell 22:35 PCLinuxOS Standard Applications 22:50 Browser: Firefox 22:55 Music player: Clementine 24:17 Graphics: GIMP 24:25 Music player: VLC 24:56 Office: LibreOffice 25:03 Picture viewer/editor: Digikam 25:49 Linux Mint default applications 26:04 Browser: Firefox 26:13 Music player: Banshee 26:17 Graphics editor: GIMP 26:21 Video player: VLC, Totem 26:38 Office: LibreOffice 26:54 Picture viewer/editor: ImageViewer/Shotwell 28:12 OpenSUSE default aplications 28:40 Browser: Firefox 28:45 Music player: Banshee 28:49 Graphics editing: GIMP 28:53 Video player: Totem 28:58 Office: LibreOffice 29:01 Photo editing: Shotwell 29:09 Fedora default applications 29:15Browser: Firefox 29:19 Music player: Rythmbox 29:22 Graphics editor: GIMP 29:25 Video player: Totem 29:28 Office: LibreOffice 31:33 Picture viewer: Shotwell 32:00 Debian default applications 32:40 Browser: Ice Weasle 33:46 Music player: Rythmbox 33:57 Graphics editor: GIMP 34:02 Video player: Totem 34:06 Office: OpenOffice 36:36 Picture viewer: Shotwell 37:14 Sabayon default applications 37:53 Browser: Chromium 38:04 Music player: Banshee 38:08 Graphics editor: GIMP 38:11 Video player: VLC 30:19 Picture viewer: Shotwell 39:15 Learning the application names 42:22 Using applications to get things done 43:04 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 44:39 End

00:00 Going Linux #171 Computer America #49 00:15 Introduction 02:27 Topic: Adjust your thinking to make using Linux easy 05:38 No reboot after installing software 10:11 Look before you buy 14:39 You CAN have the latest modern software 23:30 Copy, share and give it away -- legally! 27:00 Use it for any purpose you want 28:59 If you don't like it, change it! 31:39 Support is just a Google search away 32:11 The terminal is not just for fixing things 35:41 Ian: Multiple X session 37:51 Carlos: An explanation about X sessions 43:13 Richard: Solved his problem 47:33 Rich: PAE Kernel 52:37 32-bit vs. 64-bit 57:57 Shogi: Problem with gPodder 67:01 Bob: Words of encouragement 69:44 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 70:36 End

00:00 Going Linux #170 Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 02:17 Bob: PCLinux OS 04:18 Dogphlap: Puppy 05:58 Grizzly: Gnome or gnome? 08:44 Matt: Hanna Montana is back! 09:41 Joe: ASUS problem 12:18 Keesat: Topic suggestion 13:06Jonathan: Gone Linux 17:23 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 19:22 End