Episode 462 · Listener Feedback

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.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode:
  1. SCALE 22x Registration: https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/ 
  2. YTDLP: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md 
  3. Parabolic: https://nickvision.org/parabolic.html 
  4. Gramps genealogy software: http://gramps-project.org/ 
  5. Stellarium free software planetarium: http://stellarium.org/ 
  6. Sodipodi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodipodi 
  7. Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/ 
  8. AnsiWeather: https://github.com/fcambus/ansiweather/blob/master/README.md 
  9. Our new website: https://goinglinux.com
  10. Home and Business Computer Services: www.hbcs.com 
  11. RustDesk: https://goinglinux.com/access-and-control-a-remote-computer/ 
  12. Bundled USB C cables on UGREEN site:: https://www.ugreen.com/products/ugreen-100w-25000mah-for-laptop-3-ports-power-bank-bundle?variant=40316193407038 
  13. Apple info on battery cycles: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102888 
  14. Battery Care: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-limit-battery-charge-80-percent-windows-11/ 
  15. Increase battery life with TLP: https://www.tecmint.com/tlp-increase-and-optimize-linux-battery-life/ 
  16. Asahi Linux: Not dead yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/AsahiLinux/comments/1cfmvee/is_asahi_linux_dead/
  17. Our theme music is made with Suno AI: https://suno.com
Linux Mint Weather app recommendation from JackDeth

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