The Linux Cast
A weekly podcast about random topics spoken about by random Linux Nerds on the interwebs. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 197
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Episode 44: Linux Mint VS Ubuntu - Which is Better for New Users?
Matt and Tyler talk about new graphics cards, xmonad troubles, Ubuntu on mobile, Risc-V, and Mint vs Ubuntu. Which is better for new users? All that and our Apps of the week!
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Episode 43: Are Automatic Updates Good for Linux?
Matt and Tyler talk about automatic updates, The University of Minnesota and their nonsense, and Plasma Mobile, this week on @The Linux Cast
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Episode 42: Can Firefox Be Relevant Again?
Matt and Tyler talk about Firefox and how what they really need to do is make a good browser.
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Episode 41: Is Proprietary Software Bad for Linux?
Matt and Tyler talk about proprietary software on Linux and several other topics including OpenBSD, Crappy webcams, and PopOS's new Desktop Environment
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Episode 40: Retro Gaming on Linux
Matt and Martin celebrate Martin's last episode by talking about retro gaming on Linux.
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Episode 38: Backing Up is Important - What are Your Options?
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about the importance of backing up your files, and the many options you have available to you to do so.
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Episode 37: The Issues With Linux Fragmentation
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about the plethora of Linux distros out there and how that affects the Linux ecosystem. Should there really be a bazillion Ubuntu Derivatives?
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Episode 36: Firewalls and Security on Linux
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about the things everyone should know about firewalls and security on Linux.
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Episode 35: GTK vs QT With a Side of the Browser Wars
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about their preferences when it comes to GTK vs QT apps and then get into a discussion about the best browsers that aren't Firefox or Chrome.
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Episode 34: A Brief Look at Linux File Systems
Matt and Martin again to talk a bit about Linux File Systems. What is out there that isn't EXT4? That and some news and picks of the week.
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Episode 33: Are Themes Bad for Linux?
On this episode, the boys kick of the new year talking a bit about Martin's new Linux Kernel, Matt's experience with Deepin and Gnome's aversion to GTK themes.
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Episode 32: End of Year Recap - 2020
The year is almost (finally) over. So Matt and Martin talk about a few things they did in Linux this year.
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Episode 31: Is System76 Worth The Price?
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about system76 and whether or not the hardware is worth the hefty price. Mostly, they just bemoan the fact that neither of them can afford a ne…
Episode 30: The Supposed Superiority of Arch Linux
On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about how Arch Linux has become a meme, and if its users are justified in their superiority.
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Episode 29: Should You Dual Boot?
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Martin and Matt talk about the process and dangers of Dual Booting Linux with Windows, and whether or not it's worth it to do so.
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Episode 28: Linux Permissions are Dumb
On this episode of The Linux Cast, the boys are back to talk about how Linux Permissions aren't awesome, how the Raspberry Pi 400 is awesome, and how you can learn to type better right from the termi…
Episode 27: The Perils of Linux Elitism
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Martin and Matt discuss the effects so-called Linux Elitism has on new Linux Users.
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Episode 26: NVIDIA and ARM - Bad for Linux?
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin are back, talking about the NVIDIA deal to buy ARM and how that deal could impact Linux and the computing world as a whole.
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Episode 23: WSL - Is it a Threat to Linux?
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks about the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), his experiences with it and how he thinks it will affect Linux adoption.
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Episode 22: AUR for the Win!
On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt talks about why he's such a fanboy for the Arch User Repository (AUR) and why everyone should at least give it a try.
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