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A weekly podcast about random topics spoken about by four random Linux Nerds on the interwebs. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource

The Linux Cast


    • Mar 14, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 216 EPISODES


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    Episode 224: Zed Editor Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 67:22


    The boys are back! This time we're talking about the zed editor! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 223: Note Taking Apps Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 94:21


    We're ranking your favorite note taking apps today on The Linux Cast. Link to the image for the tier list: https://git.thelinuxcast.org/tlc/notes/src/branch/main/s10/2026-02-24_22-08-41.png ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 222: Should "Old Tech" Make a Comeback?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 84:26


    The fellas are back, this time to discuss if older tech like iPods and the handy notebook make sense in this high tech age. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 221: Wayland Window Managers and More with TheBlackDon ​

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 67:41


    The boys return, this time to talk about Wayland Window Managers and other things with TheBlackDon ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 220: What Should be Default on Linux?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 73:07


    The boys return, this time to talk about what Linux distros should use as defaults. KDE or Gnome? SystemD or runnit? Things like that. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 219: How to Use Linux on Old Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 82:22


    The boys return, this time to give tips on how to make old hardware shine again with a little bit of Linux. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 218: 2026 Linux Prediction Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 58:23


    The new year is here! It's time to predict the year ahead (and look back on last year). ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 217: 2025 TUXIE Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 62:19


    The boys are back one last time! Our last episode of the year, and we have awards to give out! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 216: Ask Us Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 70:19


    Our annual AMA! Join us, ask us questions. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 215: The Everything for Everybody Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 67:11


    Matt and Nate have no topic, so chaos reigns. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 214: How to Be A Linux Nerd

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 66:36


    The pod returns! This time we talk the levels of Linux Nerddom. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 213: Will a Logo Save Firefox?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 43:46


    The pod returns! This time we talk about some news! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 212: Who Should Start a Home Lab? With RaidOwl ​

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 73:51


    The pod returns! This time we talk about home labs and who should have one with @RaidOwl ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 211: Switching to Linux Is Hard - With ReluctantAnarchist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 64:53


    The pod returns! This time we talk about the mindset needed to switch to Linux with @ReluctantAnarchist ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 210: Don't Let The Bad Guys Win!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 62:53


    The pod returns! This time we're talking about how to make yourself as secure as possible on Linux. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 209: Tools We Use For Our Linux Setups with Tony BTW

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 64:48


    The boys are back! This week we talk about the tools you need to be good at Window Managers and Desktop Environments ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 208: This Episode Was NOT AI Generated

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 65:10


    The boys are back! We have some news to talk about this week, and it's not AI generated. Or is it? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 207: What Makes the Perfect Linux Setup?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 73:42


    The boys are back! A few boys short. But we carry on, this week to talk about the perfect Linux Setup. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 206: Gnome 49 Keeps Xorg?... Kinda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 45:47


    The boys are back! We're back with news and nuggies ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 205: Firefox is SAVED! Yay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 49:02


    The boys are back! With a new format, now 100% more news. This week we talk about Google's court win, Linus and bcachefs, and more. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 204: If Linux Sucked, Would You Use Windows?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 52:43


    The boys are back! This time, we talk about what could cause us to leave Linux behind. If such a thing exists. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 203: My Distro is Better Than Your Distro with The Linux Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 74:50


    The boys are back, this time joined by @TheLinuxEXP to talk about Linux Experiment. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 202: AI Browsers: Are They The Future? With @Distrotube

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 67:29


    The boys are back! This time we bring the man himself, @DistroTube to talk about AI in the browser. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 201: Ranking The Best Window Managers of ALL TIME

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 58:10


    Matt and Drew debate the best Window Managers of all time. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 200: TLC Does the News Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 60:02


    The boys are back! This week we have news to talk about. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 199: Will PewDiePie Hurt or Help Linux?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 47:49


    The boys are back! This week we discuss someone named PewDiePie. Some small YouTuber nobody has ever heard of switched to Linux. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 198: Is Void Linux Good? - With Jake@Linux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 62:23


    The boys are back! This time we're joined by Jake from @JakeLinux . We'll be talking about Void and Window Managers. ``` Contact Info Subscribe at http://thelinuxcast.org Patreon https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Subscribe on YouTube - https://youtube.com/thelinuxcast Tyler on YouTube - https://youtube.com/ZaneyOG Drew on YouTube - https://youtube.com/JustAGuyLinux Nate on YouTube - https://youtube.com/NatePicksTechWorld Jake on YouTube - https://youtube.com/@JakeLinux Jake's website: jpedmedia.com Jake's Email: jake@jpedmeida.com Jake's merch: https://jakelinux.myspreadshop.com Email - email@thelinuxcast.org Contact Info at https://thelinuxcast.org/contact [show notes] https://files.thelinuxcast.org/index.php/s/919 [Time stamps] 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:41 Mini Topic: Our Favorite Bash Scripts 00:08:55 Into The Void 00:28:11 Window Manager Nerds Talk Window Managers 00:53:23 Nuggies of the Week 00:53:46 Jake's Nuggie 00:54:59 Drew's Nuggie 00:56:19 Matt's Nuggie 00:58:21 Contact Info and Goodbyes

    Episode 197: The State of Wayland in 2025 With ⁨Brodie Robertson⁩

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 85:23


    The boys are back! This time we're talking about the state of Wayland in 2025. Also we talk about how the transition is going. All with a very special guest! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 196: Best Beginners Linux Distro - Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 77:40


    The boys are back! This time with another tier list! This time, we look at the best beginner's distros. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 195: How to Become a Linux YouTuber

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 83:03


    The boys are back! This time to talk about what we do to create our YouTube channels. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 194: Is Suckless Software Really That Good?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 73:20


    The boys are back! This time to talk about the merits of going suckless. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 193: What Are Your Favorite Accessories?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 76:16


    The boys are back, and this time we're talking hardware! What hardware are we using to make our setups better? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 192: Wezterm Review - Your Next Terminal?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 54:41


    The boys have used wezterm now for a few weeks, and it is time to talk about it. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 191: Arco Linux is Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 63:49


    The boys return. This week, we're talking about some recent news in the Linux world, including Arco Linux's untimely demise. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 190: Is Choice Actually A Bad Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 43:39


    The pod is back, this time to ask the age-old question: do we have too much choice? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 189: Is Open Source Safer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 49:23


    The boys return, this time to determine if FOSS is inherently more secure. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 188: What Would You Change About Your Setup?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 61:48


    This week on The Linux Cast the boys talk about what they'd do to change their experience with Linux and their workflows. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 187: What Makes the Perfect Linux Distro?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 71:16


    The boys are back! This time to discuss the components of the perfect Linux distro? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 186: The End of Humanity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 70:26


    The boys are back! This time we discuss Artificial Intelligence and its impact on humans. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 185: The Biggest Linux Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 72:59


    The boys are back! This time we discuss the biggest myths about Linux. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 184: The Best Tech YouTubers 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 63:29


    The boys are back! This time we discuss some our favorite tech-related YouTubers ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 183: We All Like Windows! (Clickbait, for Sure)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 54:24


    The boys are back! This time we discuss some of the things we like that you might judge us for. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 182: The Flawed Nature of Flatpaks With Jorge Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 69:57


    The boys are back! This time we talk about all things negative and positive, maybe, about flatpaks and why the future of Linux is not quite perfected yet. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 181: Our Favorite Ways of Being Lazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 58:14


    The podcast returns and we're talking automation! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 180: 2025 Linux Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 42:56


    The podcast returns. We'll be predicting the upcoming year in FOSS. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 179: The Last Episode of 2024! - The Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 60:56


    Tonight the fellas are here for the last episode of the year! We're joined by some friends to play TLC Jeopardy!. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 178: The 2024 Tuxie Awards - The Year's Best of the Best

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 62:49


    The boys return to give out our yearly awards for the best in FOSS. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 177: The Ultimate Showdown! Ubuntu vs Pop!OS vs Debian

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 62:10


    The boys return to battle and try to convince everyone that they've found the perfect distro! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 176: Is Linux Still Too Hard to Use?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 64:50


    The boys return to talk about the biggest pain points of switching to Linux in 2024. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 175: Looking Towards The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 72:01


    The boys are back, this time we talk about and predict the future. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 174: What Was Your First Linux Experience?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 82:05


    The boys are back, this time with a nostalgic look back on our first Linux Distros. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

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