Episode 464 · 2024 Year End Review

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.

The following resources are mentioned in this episode:

1. Bcachefs: https://bcachefs.org/
2. Phoronix: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Open-Source-News-2024
3. Phoronix Nvidia Highlights 2024: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-2024-Linux-Highlights
4. Cosmic Desktop: COSMIC
5. The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Firefox (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/
6. Raspberry Pi News: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/
7. Omgubuntu (Cool things Ubuntu got 2024): https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/10-cool-changes-in-ubuntu-2024
8. Linux Magazine (Future is Wayland): https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Is-Wayland-the-New-X
9. Gaming on Linux: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/
10. Nobara Linux: https://nobaraproject.org/
11. Phoronix Arch Linux Highlights 2024: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-2024-Highlights
12. Fedora Atomic Desktops : https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/
13. KDE Fundraiser: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/
14. Gnome Donate: https://www.gnome.org/donate/
15. PC World (Intel’s Wins and Fails and WTF): https://www.pcworld.com/article/2548466/intels-wins-fails-and-wtf-moments-of-2024.html 
16. My experience with Intel's 13 gen chip: https://goinglinux.com/i-learned-my-lesson-again/
17. Our theme music is made with Suno AI: https://suno.com

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