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Here you will find links to the topics we cover as well as links to software, websites articles, and other resources mentioned in the episodes of Going Linux. For each episode, we post the show in both mp3 and ogg audio formats, and the show notes. You can download any episode from the direct links below, or you can play it in your browser with a flash player. You can also receive the podcast automatically if you have software like iTunes or Amarok. If you have iTunes, click the iTunes link to subscribe. For all other podcast receiving software, use the orange subscription links at the left to subscribe. Simply right-click the link and copy it into your pocatching software. Although it is called "subscribing," you are really just adding the podcast to your receiver. Of course it's free. Feedback or questions? E-mail us: goinglinux@gmail.com 2009 Shows: Jun 18: #70 - Computer America #15 Jun 05: #69 - Listener Feedback May 22: #68 - Linux Media Special May 21: #67 - Computer America #14 May 07: #66 - Listener Feedback Apr 28: #65 - Linux Desktops-Introduction Apr 25: #64 - Computer America #13 Apr 08: #63 - Listener Feedback Mar 26: #62 - Podcasting with Linux-Advanced Mar 18: #61 - Computer America #12 Mar 05: #60 - Listener Feedback Feb 24: #59 - Podcasting with Linux-Introduction Feb 19: #58 - Computer America #11 Feb 05: #57 - Listener Feedback Jan 21: #56 - Computer America #10 Jan 20: #55 - Home Networking-Super Advanced Jan 05: #54 - Listener Feedback Archived Show Notes: 2008 Show Notes: Jan - Dec 2007 Show Notes: Jan - Dec Jun 18: #0670 - Computer America #15 "The good, the bad and the ugly" (No, not the movie.) This time we talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of Linux, as described in our listener e-mail. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Linux User Groups: http://www.linux.org/groups Pen Drive Linux: http://www.pendrivelinux.com Install a full Linux distribution on a pen/flash drive. UNetBootIn: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net Select the distribution to install on a flash drive. Article on UNetBootIn: http://www.howtoforge.com/unetbootin_windows_ubuntu_fedora Ubuntu UK Podcast (http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org) Ubuntu Screencasts at http://screencasts.ubuntu.com Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 70 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #070 - Computer America #15 00:15 Introduction 01:50 Movie reviews - NOT! 03:20 Off-topic banter - not so much! 04:23 Welcome Larry 05:30 What is a screencast? 06:52 Computer America, the video - talking heads 11:02 The good, the bad, and the ugly 13:50 What is the "ugly" of Linux 15:18 Unplugging and external USB device Linux, Windows and Mac 18:36 Unplugging drives, when Windows won't let you 21:29 The hazards of unplugging storage devices 24:33 John in San Diego: Needs to resize the Ubuntu partition 27:14 How to repartition and reinstall from LiveCD 30:02 What's this? I thought Linux doesn't need security updates. 31:35 Am I protected if I simply run from a Linux LiveCD? 35:53 Richard (Stallman?): It's "GNU-Linux", not "Linux!" 44:06 Joe: What do I need to setup my own Linux server at home? 45:51 Richard in Escondido: Does Ubuntu have the Orca screen reader in the LiveCD 46:45 Orca is in the Ubuntu LiveCD and can even be enabled during installation 47:28 Where do I go to find a Linux User Group (LUG) in my area? 49:30 Marc in Germany: Recommends PenDriveLinux - and wins some Windows software from CA! 52:12 You can partition a flash drive to hold PenDriveLinux and also use it as a regular flash drive 53:31 UNetBootIn is an alternative to PenDriveLinux for creating a "LiveCD" flash drive 56:28 Jon in the UK: Provides some helpful suggestions on creating screencasts 59:31 Sherry: Should I upgrade Ubuntu to 9.04? 61:17 Jason, contest winner 63:50 What is a long-term support releases of Linux software 66:11 Tony in New Jersey: Despises Linux, going back to XP 71:20 Zeb: My Ubuntu theme changes on it's own! 72:23 Larry recommends an "ugly" solution 73:13 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 76:26 End Jun 05: #069 - Listener Feedback Larry and Tom have both switched to the latest Ubunutu. Tom gets a new laptop. Audio feedback from Bill S. who donated the laptop to Tom. Thanks Bill! Ray reviews his experiences installing the Windows 7 and Linux Mint 7 release candidates on the same computer. For most working features, out-of-the-box, guess which one wins! The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Peter Nikolaidis of the Fresh Ubuntu Podcast http://freshubuntu.org/ Black Sparrow Media's Linux in the Ham Shack podcast Site: http://blacksparrowmedia.com/lhs/ Feeds: http://blacksparrowmedia.com/lhs/category/podcast-ogg/feed http://blacksparrowmedia.com/lhs/category/podcast-mp3/feed The mintCast podcast Site: http://mintcast.org Feed: http://mintcast.org/podcasts-only/rss2.aspx Articles: This article from linux.com provides an overview and an example or two of Nautilus extensions. The nautilus-info-provider script looks promising. This article, on live.gnome.org, provides additional examples and some instructions on where to place the Nautilus scripts. This forum post from linuxquestions.org discusses some alternate installation information and the fact that you may need to install other components (available in the repositories) to make Nautilus scripts work. This forum post: "The 10,000 Page Guide to Sound Troubleshooting and Configuration for Hardy Heron 8.04 and Intrepid 8.10 and Jaunty 9.04" Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 69 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #069 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:34 We have switched to Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackelope 02:35 Turn off special effects when playing games 04:30 Compiz effects may not work on all video hardware 05:51 64-Bit advantages and issues (slow printing, Synergy does not work) 10:00 Tom thanks Bill S. for his donation of an HP Pavillion TX laptop! 11:15 Bill S.: Audio contribution - "alien" for converting from rpm, tar.gz or others to deb 18:18 Richard: Use GTK-recordmydesktop for screen cast videos 19:38 Fred: Says thanks and makes a donation 21:09 T.J.: Shares a Gentoo success story 23:19 Bob: Ubuntu 9.04 wants to have running apps continue after reboot 24:32 Try changing the Startup Applications Preferences settings 25:49 David: Wants a file manager that allows sorting by specific audio/video file properties 28:19 Nautilus accepts extensions and scripts that might help 32:51 Ray: Windows 7 RC vs. Linux Mint 7 RC side-by-side 35:58 Tony: Media players stop playing after a few minutes (pulse audio problems?) 38:53 Tony: Wants kaffeine as his default player 40:30 goinglinux.com, twitter.com/goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 42:53 End May 22: #068 - Linux Media Special J. Daniel Sawyer's Down From Ten Preview Episode. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Episode 14: Dan's audio podcast short story collection, Sculpting God Episode 46: Dan Sawyer and I discuss his Linux media studio and his audio book podcast Antithesis, Book 1 Dan Sawyer's website: http://jdsawyer.net/ Artistic Whispers Productions: http://www.artisticwhispers.com Dan Sawyer's publications: http://jdsawyer.net/publications Podio Books: http://podiobooks.com/ Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 68 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #068 - Linux Media Special 00:16 Introduction 01:24 Screen cast update 03:31 Revisiting a guest from 2007 Dan Sawyer 04:47 Promoting Antithesis Book 1 in 2008 05:37 Antithesis was an all-Linux production 07:44 Preview of Dan's next podio book, Down From Ten 17:35 End May 21: #067 - Computer America #14 Craig convinces Larry to do a screen cast, lots of button pushing, lots of free stuff, 5 contest winners and much, much more. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Screen casts using Linux: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScreencastTeam/RecordingScreencasts QuickCam Linux compatibility info: http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices New Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackelope: The best-supported Linux - designed for new Linux users, but equally at home on Linux expert's desktop. Home Page - http://www.ubuntulinux.org Get Ubuntu Page - http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu Open Source Alternative Software: http://www.osalt.com http://www.altlinux.com Article: "Switching My Dad to Linux" Keir Thomas, PC World | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Part One: http://tinyurl.com/SwitchDad-1 Part Two: http://tinyurl.com/SwitchDad-2 Article: The five best, new things in Ubuntu Linux 9.04 Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computer World Blogs http://tinyurl.com/5-BestThings Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 67 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #067 - Computer America #14 00:16 Introduction 01:52 Carey pushes the right button 03:53 Free show, free operating system, free prizes 05:44 Windows-free episode 06:37 New software Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackelope 08:00 Carey's screencasts 10:15 Larry pushes the right button 11:15 Linux in video production 13:07 Carey asks Larry to produce a screencast to help walk him through installing Linux 16:37 Carey explains the challenge 20:04 Larry accepts the challenge 22:25 Carey talks about how he produces his screencasts 24:18 Carey wants to use Linux to produce screencasts! 27:15 Mike wins the contest! (5th place) 30:30 Doug has troubles with a Logitech webcam on Xubuntu on an old computer 32:49 Linux driver issue, camera hardware issue, computer hardware issue? 35:53 Carey suggest it may be a USB issue 37:10 Kyle wins the contest! (4th place) 39:02 New contest do-over 40:00 Buddy list winner 42:45 All the right buttons are pushed for hour two 43:50 Kevin: Where is the "control panel" in Linux? Equivalent functions? 45:30 Where to adjust display settings using openSUSE's YaST and using Gnome's System menu 49:35 Support for the Linux community can help you discover how to do things 51:29 Mike: www.osalt.com is an excellent resource for software equivalents 52:09 How to find Linux equivalents to Windows applications 54:05 Definition: Software Repositories and Package Manager 55:32 Jonathan wins the contest! (3rd place) 58:30 Gary wins the contest! (6th caller) 59:20 Gary and Carey discuss using the prize to make backups 61:17 Brad wins the contest! (2nd place) 62:37 Nancy: Disagrees that everything will be moving to the cloud. Not everyone can even get the cloud. 65:05 The future of computing is applications for the "cloud" especially with browser-based portable devices 67:37 The "average" computer user just wants the computer to work 70:06 Cloud computing "just works" for users who want the computer to work like an appliance 82:02 Cloud computing allows users to switch computers 83:04 Disadvantage of using Windows to access the cloud is viruses, Linux has the advantage for accessing the cloud 85:09 Joshua wins the contest! (1st place - grand prize) 90:13 End May 07: #066 - Listener Feedback Tom discusses his "appearance" on Computer America. We made a mistake. We help listeners, and they help each other, with their Linux issues. We define "PEBKAC." Vista and Mac have nothing on Linux desktop effects! The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Linux Podcasts: Linux Outlaws: http://linuxoutlaws.com Linux Reality: http://linuxreality.com Productive Linux: http://productivelinux.com Tux Radar: http://www.tuxradar.com/podcast Wes' fix for Compaq LiveCD problem: Article: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/27321 Wes' website: http://matrix7.deviantart.com Article: Ubuntu help - edit xorg.conf for screen resolutions that aren't automatically detected. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/ Article: Linux.com Tips on editing the xorg.conf file. http://www.linux.com/feature/ Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 66 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #066 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 04:27 Len: Show topic suggestion - Knoppix as rescue CD 05:42 Ryan: htop is a better top 08:34 John: Creative Zen software doesn't play Going Linux podcast 11:35 Charles: Is KDE the "lead weights package" of auto interiors? 12:16 Tony: How do I find URLs for streams? 14:11 The Gourd Captain (Gourdie?): Don't log out using Ctrl-Alt-Bksp! System Monitor/NVIDIA problems 19:50 Tim: Choosing a distro - in less than 10 years! Upgrade or reinstall? 31:47 James: Sometimes you just CAN'T undelete from a NAS 34:50 Wes: Compaq won't boot LiveCDs or install from CD. Blacklisting agp fixes the problem. 39:48 Eduardo: Fix screen resolution - Debian on PowerMac G4 44:35 goinglinux.com, twitter.com/goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 46:18 End Apr 28: #065 - Linux Desktops-Introduction Have you ever wondered how to switch between different Linux desktop environments? Tom and Larry discuss Linux desktop environments how to install them, and how to switch between them. Correction: OOPS! we said "apt get-install" and we should have said "apt-get install" of course! The following resources are mentioned in this episode: http://savetheinternet.com http://www.freepress.net Comparison of desktops in many distros: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions#Technical Rtorrent http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 65 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #065 - Linux Desktops 00:15 Introduction 01:36 Screencasts redux 03:15 Tom's rant: bandwidth caps and metering 10:13 Rant #2: temporary taxes 11:54 Definition: What is a desktop? 13:00 Default applications with desktop applications 14:40 A Linux desktop is like an automobile dashboard 17:06 Comparing desktop managers 19:02 Comparing Konqueror with Dolphin, Firefox and Midnight Commander 22:13 Considerations for selecting a window manager or desktop environment 23:03 Installing multiple desktop environments on Ubuntu 27:18 Installing desktop packages sometimes brings all of the applications with them 30:30 Switching between desktops 32:59 Changing login managers (gdm vs. kdm) 35:15 Software Pick: System Monitor 39:54 Software pick: r-torrent 43:31 goinglinux.com, twitter.com/goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 45:10 End Apr 25: #064 - Computer America #13 Tom joins Larry for the first time, on the Computer America show. Well, he's in the chat room... but that counts! Free Rescue and Utility CDs based on Linux. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: IMAGING AND CLONING: Some free disk or partition backup and image tools, which provide live CD or USB flash drive so that you do not have to install or configure them: Clonezilla Live http://clonezilla.org - Clonezilla live is used to clone single machine without installation. It uses Linux utilities DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, dd and udpcast to clone Linux or Windows hard drives. G4L http://g4l.sourceforge.net - G4L (formerly known as Ghost for Linux) g4u http://www.feyrer.de/g4u - g4u ("ghosting for unix") is a NetBSD-based bootfloppy/CD-ROM that allows easy cloning of PC harddisks to deploy a common setup on a number of PCs using FTP. PartImage http://www.partimage.org - PartImage (Partition Image) is a Linux utility which saves partitions having a supported file system to an image file. RESCUE TOOL KITS: Some of the available free rescue LiveCDs. Many support the following file systems: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.: Article: Using a standard Ubuntu LiveCD to fix your Windows MBR (Master Boot Record) http://tinyurl.com/d5d9lh Super Grub Disk http://www.supergrubdisk.org - After all, booting is the most important thing your computer does -- without the boot process, you would not have an operating system to use! Super Grub Disk is also a teaching tool to help you learn more about bootloaders and the booting process. Trinity Rescue Kit http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?wpid=1&front_id=12 - Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. GParted LiveCD http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php - GParted is an industrial-strength package for creating, destroying, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions, and the file systems on them. GParted Live can be installed on CD, USB, PXE server, and Hard Disk then run on an x86 machine. Knoppix http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html - Knoppix is a with a fully functional Linux OS with lots of rescue utilities.) Parted Magic http://www.partedmagic.com - Parted Magic uses the Linux utilities GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks and features the Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue utilities. An extensive collection of fileystem tools are also included. PLD RescueCD http://rescuecd.pld-linux.org - PLD RescueCD is a System Rescue CD http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page - System Rescue CD is a frequently updated collection of utilities Ubuntu-Rescue-Remix http://ubuntu-rescue-remix.org - Ubuntu-Rescue-Remix Ultimate Boot CD http://www.ultimatebootcd.com - Ultimate Boot CD grml http://grml.org - grml is a Debian based live CD for sysadmins. 2.3 GB of text tools and documentation compressed onto one CD. Popular with blind users also as it just works. Recovery Is Possible http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip RIP is a Linux rescue system Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 64 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #064 - Computer America #13 00:15 Introduction 03:15 Movie reviews (NOT!) 03:50 Free Rescue and Utility Tools CDs based on Linux 06:00 Carey's client needs to recover files from a NAS (Network Attached Storage) 09:30 Larry recommends Knoppix 11:00 Knoppix has both CD and DVD versions 14:37 Using the Knoppix Linux distribution CD to connect to a network drive 17:00 Welcome co-host Tom! 18:15 Undeleting files on the NAS - Backup to avoid this 21:37 Rescue CDs and other Distribution Live CDs for system rescue 23:00 Dedicated CDs: Gparted, Parted Magic, etc. 24:00 Now utility CDs are better documented than ever. 26:30 Many full distro install CDs can be used for rescue 27:27 RIP Recovery Is Possible 28:00 Linux tools: dd, fdisk (not the Windows fdisk) 29:51 use --help and man pages for help 31:43 Tom suggests dd_rescue for Carey's customer has a computer with a hard drive that died 36:30 Hour 2 begins 39:36 Bill H: Trinity Rescue Kit 42:30 Booting from a network server using PXE 44:08 Alexandro: Gentoo was misrepresented (Not Miss Represented!) 46:30 Gentoo lets you optimize the installation for your hardware 47:42 Can we coax Tom to call into the show? 49:25 The Great Gazoo: Thanks to Craig and Carey. They should try a live CD again 52:09 John: Linux dual-boot success story. How do I get more space when I re-install Ubuntu? 56:25 Backup "home" directory; reinstall Linux, replacing existing install; copy home to new install 60:29 Or install to free space, then delete the old partition using Gparted 61:16 Tony: How to install Firefox under WINE, it runs faster 64:00 Carey compares with early days of raid drives 66:00 Why install a browser under WINE? 67:04 http://DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com 70:00 Why Linux Mint over Ubuntu? 71:20 What's next on the Going Linux podcast? http://subscribe.goinglinux.com 76:24 End Apr 08: #063 - Listener Feedback Tom finds that running the Windows versions of Firefox under WINE performs faster than running the native Linux Firefox. Larry is now running Ubuntu at work, and is part of a project to evaluate Open Source software for the business computing environment.Our first photographic feedback. Typing special characters and symbols in Linux. Much more... The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Linux Video Podcasts: Jupiter Broadcasting: http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com Category5 Live TV and podcast http://www.category5.tv Linux Planet http://www.linuxplanet.org/casts Ubuntu pocket guide: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ikg0aP4edkU/ubuntu-pocket-guide-available-as-a-free-download Ubuntu guide: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Intrepid Ubuntu forums for help: http://ubuntuforums.org or http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/webforums Unicode characters: http://www.unicode.org/charts/charindex.html http://www.unicode.org/charts/ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=508650 Use dpkg to migrate installed apps to new installation Forum post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=169062 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=908979 Commands: dpkg --get-selections > selections_file.txt dpkg --set-selections < selections_file.txt Cheese forum postz: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1018840&page=2 http://bigbrovar.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-on-dell-xps-m1330/ Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 63 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #063 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:37 Lots and lots of e-mail 02:27 Ending abruptly 03:23 Tom finds Windows version of Firefox under Wine runs faster 06:33 Larry now runs Linux on the desktop AT WORK! 09:49 Microsoft asks the US government for a bail out 10:47 Reed: CPU usage is too high, lost graphical Firefox buttons, looking for Linux video podcast 13:39 Use the top command or the System Monitor, disable themes and plug-ins and enable one at a time 16:18:13 Suggestions for Linux video podcasts 19:07 Kent: Suggestion for changing screen resolution on a virtual machine 21:59 Nick: Where is the screen cast? 23:11 Brian: Ubuntu Pocket Guide 24:30 Tom recommends Linux Mint over Ubuntu for newbies 25:39 Brad: Alternative browser security and media plug-ins for Opera 29:35 John: Ubuntu wireless problems with WICD 33:30 How to move back to the Gnome Network Manager (using CD-ROM as repository) 35:45 WICD support team solves John's problem 37:43 Jim: How do I insert special characters and symbols using the keyboard? 38:40 °: Alt+248 (ASCII 248) in Windows translates to Ctrl+Shift+u+00B0 (Unicode 00B0) in Linux. 41:47 Jay: Upgrade or fresh install? If a fresh install retain all my installed software? 46:49 Eduardo: Cheese does not detect web cam 48:48 Pictorial feedback: http://i41.tinypic.com/4h9s2a.png 49:40 goinglinux.com, twitter.com/goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 51:26 Linux Outlaws promo 53:00 End Mar 26: #062 - Podcasting With Linux-Advanced Larry and Tom talk about how to use Audacity to record an audio podcast. We discuss microphone placement, reducing noise and tips for editing. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Audacity Audio Editing and Recording http://audacity.sourceforge.net The Levelator http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator Going Linux Screencasts: http://screencasts.goinglinux.com Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 62 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #062 - Podcasting With Linux-Advanced 00:15 Introduction 01:48 Overview of the introductory episode 03:00 Our screen cast 03:32 Google Docs for sharing the show outline 05:30 Installing Audacity 06:00 The LAME encoder 08:03 Using Ogg file format only may limit your audience 10:07 Adjusting the levels (volume) to prevent clipping 11:43 Use the mixer to adjust the recording settings and volume 14:15 Use mic boost to amplify the volume if it is too low 15:20 Selecting the right device in the mixer 17:16 Getting connected and making the recording 19:08 Reducing and eliminating noise in the recording 21:00 Microphone placement and pop filters 24:34 Exporting vs. saving 29:06 Transfer the file to the person who will do the editing 30:04 Import the second audio file into the first audio project 31:01 Editing out noises and extraneous sounds 32:08 Finding a theme and music for your podcast 34:39 Importing your podcast theme and bumpers 35:08 Massage the voice tracks: Normallize and Levelling 40:20 Podcast feeds and websites 41:25 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 43:15 End Mar 18: #061 - Computer America #12 Craig and Carey, hosts of the Computer America radio show welcome Larry for the 12th time to their show to discuss all things Linux. This time we discuss Linux software alternatives, answer listener questions, and make plans for next month's episode. We also have more than our fair share of technical difficulties in hour 1. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Gentoo Linux http://www.gentoo.org/ Linux equivalent software list http://goinglinux.com/articles/Resources.html#SoftwareEquivalents Going Linux episode 36 http://goinglinux.com/2008shownotes.html#glp036 Reinstall all applications after an Ubuntu fresh install: Use the command line to save the list as a file named "selections_file.txt": dpkg --get-selections > selections_file.txt Then, after you have completed the re-install, you use the command: dpkg --set-selections < selections_file.txt to tell the package manager that you want to install the files. Ubuntu forums links: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=169062 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=908979 Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 61 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #061 - Computer America #12 00:16 Introduction 01:52 Welcome to the Computer America Show 03:28 Blue Icicle USB microphone adapter 07:31 Geek cruise vacation 12:50 Internet connection on a cruise 15:12 T.J.: Asks Larry's opinion on Gentoo Linux 18:30 Are some distributions better than others for the "computer geek?" 20:35 Having many distributions of Linux gives you more choices 22:10 Linux equivalents to Windows software 26:02 More technical difficulties 27:21 Carey learns a lesson re-installing Windows: It takes a long time! 28:40 Carey suspects Linux doesn't have this problem -- he's right! 30:53 Some Linux distributions are pre-configured for specific purposes: multimedia, business, etc. 33:26 All distributions have the same capability, the differences are mostly centered around the applications that are packaged with it 34:51 The "roll your own" Linux distribution 36:06 Is that Will Smith? -- more technical difficulties 36:43 Finding equivalents for Windows applications for use with Linux 38:10 Larry talks about F-Spot, but means Google's Picassa 39:47 Oscar: Have you tried the Itroliu Linux distribution 41:48 Jay C: Upgrading vs. fresh install will it automatically re-install applications? 43:49 Using dpkg to save your installed applications to a text file for easy re-install 46:01 David: Linux can be used for more than just light-weight jobs 47:27 Carey agrees and Larry elaborates 51:25 Carey is not anti-Linux 52:57 Computer America contest 55:04 Tony: problems with Kubuntu panel icons 56:34 Linux is embedded into many devices, such as routers, GPS systems and Windows Computers 58:47 Are Windows experts anti-Linux by definition? 63:39 Linux-powered LiveCDs can be invaluable for file recovery and resolving Windows problems 68:12 Partition imaging and backup CDs run Linux 69:12 Dell, Lenovo, etc. use a version of Linux to help make computers boot faster 71:14 Linux-based tools will be the topic of the next Computer America Linux show 72:05 Carey needs to find a job for his eeePC 73:43 What's coming up on Going Linux 78:48 End Mar 05: #060 - Listener Feedback We asked for it, we got it! Listener topic suggestions include Knoppix and Linux-compatible hardware, especially OGG players. Also, problems with laptop display resolution, suggestions for virtualization, and a new article from Paul Hardy. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Hacker Public Radio podcast http://www.hackerpublicradio.org Fix screen resolution on Fedora: http://www.newlinuxuser.com/ Fix screen resolution with dpkg-reconfigure: http://www. Article: Give an old computer a new lease on life with Linux CrunchBang Linux (a.k.a. #!) http://crunchbanglinux.org Podcast Alley: http://www.podcastalley.com Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 60 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #060 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:37 Episode 299 of Hacker Public Radio was a painful example of how not to demonstrate Linux 08:13 Ryan was looking for me at SCaLE. I didn't make it this year. 09:16 Podcast Alley comments. 11:00 Michael: Would like hardware episodes. Play lists problem with Sansa Fuze.Listener help? 16:46 Garejnc: Would like an episode on audio players that work with OGG files. 18:59 Martin: Would like a show on Knoppix and recovery tools. 22:28 Glen: Uses VM Ware rather than dual-booting Windows and Linux. Recommends CrunchBang Linux. 24:57 Chris: Can only get 800x600 resolution on his Acer Aspire 5735Z. 27:00 Paul Hardy has contributed a new article: "Give that old Hardware a new lease on life" 28:21 Per: Why Windows requires reboots and why Linux does not. 29:28 More detail on Windows paging file vs. Linux swap space/partitin. 36:07 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 37:33 End Feb 24: #059 - Podcasting with Linux-Introduction In this introduction to using Linux and Linux applications to record a podcast, we focus on doing it on the cheap. We reveal the hardware and software we use. We discuss that you don't have to have a fast, new computer and expensive recording equipment to make a good quality podcast recording. From recording to editing and from creating a feed to creating a supporting website, we talk about the free and open source software we use. We also give some tips on the logistics of the recording process and hosting your audio files for free. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: CommonCraft Video: Podcasting In Plain English Hardware: Headsets: Logitech USB Headset, Playstation USB Headset Microphone: Audio-Technica ATR30 Mixer: Alesis Multimix 8 USB Software: Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net Skype http://skype.com Skype Call Recorder http://atdot.ch/scr EasyTag http://easytag.sourceforge.net RSS 2.0 specification: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iTunes info: http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/tips.html Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/about Legal considerations for podcasters: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide Google's Feed Burner http://www.feedburner.com Web hosting: http://www.site5.com/in.php?id=44470-6 Editing the website: http://kompozer.net Audio file storage: http://www.archive.org Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 59 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #059 - Podcasting with Linux-Introduction 00:17 Introduction 01:28 How to record a podcast using Linux 01:44 Installing Windows XP takes 5 hours because of SATA drive 06:51 Larry has switched to Gnome from KDE! 08:26 Tom has switched from from Gnome to XFCE and LXDE! 11:16 How to use Linux software to record a podcast 12:07 Overview: You can record a podcast for free - or close to it 14:06 Requirements 15:35 Larry's hardware for podcast recording 16:24 The monitoring headset 17:04 The podcasting microphone 18:00 The sound mixer for multiple inputs and to remove noise 20:10 Tom's podcasting computer 20:51 The headset microphone 21:27 You don't need expensive equipment 22:15 The role of Botox in podcasting 23:18 Using Ubuntu and Xubuntu for recording a podcast 23:13 Audacity with LAME for recording, editing and exporting files 27:01 Considerations for using Skype to record a podcast 29:25 Recording a "double-ender" 30:00 Adding ID3 tags to your podcast files 33:31 Editing your RSS feed (an XML file) 37:20 Don't get your RSS feed upside down! 39:14 Get your podcast listed in iTunes 40:47 Distributing your podcast - use a Creative Commons license 43:29 Support your podcast with a blog or a website 44:37 Kompozer for editing your podcast website 46:15 Storing your podcast files to eliminate download and bandwidth costs 48:56 Next user experience episode: Using Audacity 49:43 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 51:07 End Feb 19: #058 - Computer America #11 Live and on the air, Craig, Carey and Larry discuss Linux on the Computer America Radio show! Don't fear the penguin! Carey likes Linux, REALLY he does. We discuss why Linux is not for everyone, including Carey. There are various newbie guides available for free on the Internet. Is it "Folder" or "Directory?" The following resources are mentioned in this episode: The Ubuntu Pocket Guide (Free e-book download) http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com 5-Page newbie's guide to Linux: Don't Fear The Penguin http://snipurl.com/dont-fear-penguin PC World's Ubuntu Easy Install Guide (on-line) http://snipurl.com/ubuntu-install-guide Going Linux Article: Is it "Folder" or "Directory?" http://goinglinux.com/articles/DirectoryVsFolder.html Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 58 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #058 - Computer America #11 00:17 Introduction 02:21 Movie talk 05:10 The Computer America archives had a problem 06:34 Welcome Larry - with fanfare! 08:56 Don't fear the penguin 12:19 Why try Linux? 15:29 Today's Linux is newbie freindly 21:19 Linux isn't for everyone 26:46 Carey likes Linux - really he does! 31:40 Designing software and hardware for Linux 33:55 How you use the computer determines whether it is right for you 40:53 Brian: Introduces us the the Ubuntu Pocket Guide 46:16 Nate: Installs Compiz, but it doesn't work. How to uninstall? 50:00 What is the correct term, "directory" or "folder?" 54:23 Contest 57:55 A computer is an appliance 65:20 65:20 What did we do before the computer? 68:52 A computer is like an appliance: a dishwasher, not a toaster 70:57 When we will no longer need an operating system 75:15 goinglinux.com - 3 episodes a month, for free! 80:20 End Feb 05: #057 - Listener Feedback From new Linux podcasts, to fixing sound problems and discussing the mysteries of Linux terminology, we cover a lot of different topics in this episode. Tom takes a moment to provide an audio demonstration of his Rockbox media player, and we have audio feedback this month! The following resources are mentioned in this episode: KPTech Blog http://kptechblog.com Linux fans: http://kptechblog.com/2009/01/19/linux-fans-can-get-a-little-defensive Article: Connecting to the Computer America chat with Linux http://goinglinux.com/articles/AddOnChat.html Sound preferences screen shot Chipmark: http://chipmark.com Foxmarks: http://foxmarks.com Furl: http://furl.net Avidemux - to encode video Handbrake - for dvds 2 video DeVeDe - for video 2 DVD AcetoneISO2 - to read CD/DVD image formats Rockbox rocks: http://www.rockbox.org Sansa E250: http://astore.amazon.com/forkbott-20/detail/B000ETXOC8 Problems with Wall Street: http://jimwarholic.com/2008/04/powerbook-g3-wallstreet-old-world-mac.php Free Linux Help Line: http://freelinuxhelpline.net Linux Geekdom Podcast: http://linuxgeekdom.com SCALE 7x is February 20-22, 2009 For more information, or to register, see http://socallinuxexpo.org Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 57 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #057 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:37 Provide your topic suggestions for the show as Podcast Alley comments 05:03 BrotherRed: What's up with recursive acronyms? 07:58 Kyle: Teen listner likes the show and has his own tech blog 09:45 Ryan: Having sound mixer problems, lists media software he uses 14:33 Tony: No sound! Uninstalled kmix 17:45 Our article on getting into Computer America Chat 18:14 AJ: Master sound control doesn't work 20:14 Jason: Suggests Chipmark for synchronizing bookmarks 22:53 Foxmarks is an alternative 23:22 John: stunnel software can get you through proxies 24:54 John has offered to mirror our site 25:43 Wil: Uses Rockbox on Sansa 27:03 Tom demonstrates speech feature of Rockbox 28:55 Ken: Likes the show 29:25 Jason: Problem finding graphics driver for his Inspiron for Ubuntu 8.10 31:40 Mark: With Klaatu's help, found installing Linux on "Wallstreet" Mac is difficult 33:44 Jeff Smith: A new podcast - Free Linux Help Line 34:56 AJ: Linux Geekdom Podcast promo 37:06 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 38:32 SCALE 7x Promo 39:33 End Jan 21: #056 - Computer America #10 Linux-based HP Mini Mi ships with command line disabled. Is this good? Linux: The biggest threat to the future of Windows. I heard Keith Curtis' book "After the Software Wars" discussed by Paul Thurrott on the Windows Weekly podcast. It was described as "a book which states that open source software, not Apple, is the real future competition to the Windows operating system." We have had more than a couple of Linux users who have had difficulty getting into the Computer America chat room. I have created an article on the Going Linux website that gives Computer America's listeners who use Linux, step-by-step instructions for installing the right version of Java so that the Computer America chat will work. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Curtis says open source is the real future competition for Windows Link to book: http://www.lulu.com/content/4964815 Link to the podcast: http://twit.tv/ww90 HP Mini Mi Netbook: arsTechnica article: http://snipurl.com/mini-mi 12 reasons why Windows is better than Linux for non-techies. Bablotech article: http://snipurl.com/12-reasons-windows Connecting to the Computer America Chat using Linux The article: http://goinglinux.com/articles/AddOnChat.html Portable Ubuntu - Run ubuntu inside Windows: Article: http://yatsite.blogspot.com/2008/09/run-ubuntu-inside-windows-without.html Download: http://portableubuntu.sourceforge.net/ Super Ubuntu - Multimedia and Helpful Extras Rolled into Ubuntu: Article: http://snipurl.com/superubuntuarticle Download: http://hacktolive.org/wiki/Super_Ubuntu Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 56 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #056 - Computer America #10 00:17 Introduction 01:48 Welcome to Computer America 05:39 Will Windows 7 slow the growth of Linux? 08:09 Linux is perfect for netbooks 10:35 Is the Linux boot time really faster? 12:55 The difference between sleep and hibernate 15:29 Linux sleep and hibernate works the same was as on Windows 19:04 Netbooks are not designed for long-term use. Are they are a fad? 21:05 Computer America Contest 23:23 The evolution of Netbook computers from UMPC 24:45 Netbook margins are razor thin 26:01 Open source software threatens Windows 29:10 Carey returns to Linux on eeePC because Windows XP runs so slowly 31:09 What is the average user of a Netbook? 33:29 The HP Mini Mi for the "average user" - runs Linux, but no command line 35:57 Hour 1 wrap-up 40:43 12 Reasons why Windows is better than Linux for non-techies 43:50 Which distro should I use? The Linux community can help! 45:17 Super Ubuntu - includes the proprietary goodies you need 47:29 Finding and installing software is more convenient and easier on Linux... 50:38 ... and you don't have to reboot -- even after security updates 54:09 Some Windows and Mac software applications are integrated into the operating system 57:49 When SHOULD you reboot your computer? 60:02 Think about all the lost productivity as people reboot their Windows PCs at work! 61:08 Listener Paul asks: Have they come up with a better way of getting proprietary drivers on Linux? 65:05 Listener Tony asks about the weather 67:47 Instructions for Linux users having trouble getting onto Computer America Chat 70:46 Listener Wil takes issue with the fuss about malware - it's easy to prevent 73:45 Can malware be prevented simply by changing behavior? 75:03 Today's computer user is using their computer as an appliance 80:15 End Jan 20: #055 - Home Networking-Super Advanced This is the third of three episodes on Home Networking. This "super advanced" episode provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to share a printer between two Ubuntu machines; connecting to a Linux printer from Gnome, KDE, Windows XP and Windows Vista; and connecting to a Windows Vista printer from Ubuntu using SMB. We also introduce the topic of Linux remote control. Errata: Lots of mistakes in this episode!
Portable Ubuntu is at http://portableubuntu.sourceforge.net The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Printing Documentation: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Networking/Setting_Up_a_Network_Printer_using_CUPS https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/cups.html https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrinterSharing Klaatu talks about printing in Linux http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0269 Linux Reality Episodes: http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-29-printer-networking/ Going Linux Home Networking Episodes: Introduction: http://goinglinux.com/2008shownotes.html#glp050 Advanced: http://goinglinux.com/2008shownotes.html#glp053 HPR Episodes: Klaatu on CUPS: http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0269 SSH Tunneling: http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0112 Skype Call Recorder: http://atdot.ch/scr/ Super Ubuntu: http://hacktolive.org/wiki/Super_Ubuntu Portable Ubuntu: http://portableubuntu.sourceforge.net Remote Desktop Viewer: http://www.gnome.org/projects/vinagre/ VNC http://www.tightvnc.com/ http://www.realvnc.com X11 VNC: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc CrossLoop: http://crossloop.com LogMeIn software: https://secure.logmein.com/ Linux planet 3-part tutorial: NXClient and NX Server Graphical Remote Control Desktops for Linux http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6567/1/ http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6571/1/ http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/6575/1/ SCALE 7x is February 20-22, 2009 For more information, or to register, see http://socallinuxexpo.org Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 55 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #055 - Home Networking-Super Advanced 00:20 Introduction 01:43 You do not need a "network printer" or "printer server" 02:39 Klaatu talks about Linux printing on HPR269 03:24 We discuss the easiest cross-platform printing - CUPS 04:35 Share a printer between two Ubuntu machines 09:22 Preparing your Linux computer and printer 11:55 Connecting to a Linux printer from Gnome 13:49 Connecting to a Linux printer from KDE 14:50 Connecting to a Linux printer from Windows XP 16:18 Connecting to a Linux printer from Windows Vista 17:43 Connecting to a Windows Vista printer from Ubuntu (SMB) 24:58 To summarize... 26:33 Connecting to shared Linux printers using the command line 26:57 Remote control one computer from another 27:25 Remote control software 28:41 VNC and SSH Tunneling for security 29:29 NXClient and NXServer 30:00 Remote Desktop uses VNC 32:10 LogMeIn: Control Windows from Linux, Windows or Mac 33:27 Cross Loop: Control Windows from Windows or WINE 35:18 Skype Call Recorder for Linux 37:26 PortableUbuntu: Run Ubuntu 8:10 under Windows without a VM (We said Super Ubuntu) 41:08 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 43:12 SCALE 7x Promo 44:13 End Jan 05: #054 - Listener Feedback We begin our third year of Going Linux with listener feedback. From complaints to show suggestions, this episode is packed with information. We include help for listeners from other listeners, and from other podcasters! Listen to learn about installing Linux on a black Macbook G3, proxies, remote control software, and more... NEW PODCAST: We missed (by a matter of hours) including a promo in for a new Linux podcast by our frequent contributor, A.J. Check out Linux Geekdom at http://linuxgeekdom.com. [mp3promo] [oggpromo] The following resources are mentioned in this episode: LogMeIn software: https://secure.logmein.com/ 32 mb bootstrap image of Yellow Dog Linux: ftp://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ Ext2IFS to access Linux partitions from Windows: http://www.fs-driver.org Hardware Compatibility Lists: Mandriva: http://hcl.mandriva.com/ Linux Questions: http://www.linuxquestions.org/ Dean-O's tutorial for installing DansGuardian: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=207008 SCALE 7x is February 20-22, 2009 For more information, or to register, see http://socallinuxexpo.org Theme music provided by Mark Blasco http://www.podcastthemes.com Episode 54 Time Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #054 - Listener Feedback 00:15 Introduction 01:36 Alex: Great show, but... 02:48 DBiddie: Networking and remote control 06:42 A.J.: Sharing printers over a home network 09:17 Stephen: Tiny Linux distributions 11:15 Mark gets help from Klaatu of The Bad Apples with his Powerbook G3 16:16 Vaughan: Linux on a VM is better than dual-booting 20:43 Carlos: Windows CAN see Linux partitions with the Ext2IFS driver 21:42 A.J.: Proxies answer for Gabe. Remote control using VNC 25:00 Mark: Thanks for Synergy 25:40 Alexandro: Bring back KDE topics, highlight Linux certified hardware 28:48 Dean-O: Got Dansguardian working with help of Ubuntu Forums 29:25 Steven vents about our Mac vs. Windows vs. Linux episode 32:46 Ryan: It's "Kross", not "k-ross"! Snooks chooses Linux for her laptop. 35:19 G�ran: LVM and advanced files systems 38:32 SCALE 7x Promo 40:47 goinglinux.com, feedback, listen, subscribe 42:13 End Previous Episodes: 2008 Shows: Dec 22: #53 - Home Networking-Advanced Dec 17: #52 - Computer America #9 Dec 09: #51 - Listener Feedback Nov 24: #50 - Home Networking-Introduction Nov 20: #49 - Computer America #8 Nov 05: #48 - Listener Feedback Oct 23: #47 - Computer America #7 Oct 20: #46 - J. Daniel Sawyer Oct 05: #45 - Listener Feedback Sep 20: #44 - A Taste Of Wine Sep 17: #43 - Computer America #6 Sep 05: #42 - Listener Feedback Aug 21: #41 - Command Line Basics-Advanced Aug 20: #40 - Computer America #5 Aug 08: #39 - Listener Feedback Jul 24: #38 - Command Line Demystified Jul 16: #37 - Computer America #4 Jul 11: #36 - Listener Feedback Jun 27: #35 - Getting Podcasts Delivered Automatically Jun 18: #34 - Computer America #3 Jun 07: #33 - Listener Feedback May 25: #32 - Computer America #2 May 22: #31 - Backups (Advanced) May 04: #30 - Listener Feedback Apr 21: #29 - Backups (Intro) Apr 15: Computer America Special Apr 05: #28 - Listener Feedback Mar 20: #27 - Why Switch? (Advanced) Mar 10: #26 - Listener Feedback Feb 20: #25 - Why Switch? (Intro), Klaatu interview at SCaLE 6x Feb 05: #24 - Listener Feedback Jan 20: #23 - Firewalls (Advanced) Jan 01: #22 - Listener Feedback 2007 Shows: Dec 20: #21 - Firewall Considerations (Introduction) Dec 05: #20 - Listener Feedback Nov 21: #19 - Office Suites (Advanced) Nov 07: #18 - Listener Feedback Oct 22: #17 - Word Porcessors and Text Editors (Introduction) Oct 05: #16 - Listener Feedback Sep 20: #15 - Installing Linux Applications (Advanced) Sep 05: #14 - Listenter Feedback and Dan Sawyer Interview Aug 20: #13 - Getting Updates and Installing Software (Introduction) Aug 05: #12 - Listener Feedback Jul 20: #11 - Adjusting to Linux (Advanced) Jul 05: #10 - Listener Feedback Jun 20: #9 - Adjusting to Linux (Introduction) Jun 05: #8 - Listener Feedback May 20: #7 - Linux E-mail (Advanced) May 05: #6 - Listener Feedback Apr 20: #5 - Linux E-mail (Introduction) Mar 30: #4 - Listener Feedback Mar 20: #3 - Linux Web Browsers (Advanced) Feb 20: #2 - Linux Web Browsers (Introduction) Jan 20: #1 - Introduction |
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