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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


    • Apr 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 183 EPISODES


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    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

    Episode 173: Nobara Linux Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 76:49


    The boys return! This time we talk about our time with Nobara Linux! ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 172: How Do You Take Notes on Linux?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 70:01


    The boys are back, this week to talk about what we do for notes and note taking.

    Episode 171: Living in the Terminal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 71:41


    The podcast returns, this week with some familiar faces from yesterpodpast. This time we talk about reasons to use the terminal and our favorite TUI and command line apps.

    Episode 170: Rockstar Hates Linux, Manjaro Goes Immutable, Nextcloud 9 - TLC Does the News

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 71:32


    Episode 169: Nextcloud is AWESOME! Here's Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 77:56


    Matt and Drew return for a pod, this week talking about Nextcloud and how it is awesome.

    Episode 168: Linux Things We Can't Live Without...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 70:48


    Matt and Drew return for a pod, this week talking about things in the FOSS world that we couldn't live without.

    Episode 167: Should Your Mom Use Linux?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 69:03


    The boys are back, this time to discuss if Linux is a good idea for your family members.

    Episode 166: Why Can't Firefox Win the Browser Wars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 81:49


    The boys are back, this time to talk about the state of the browser wars.

    Episode 165: Do We Really Need Cosmic Desktop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 67:22


    Another week; another podcast! This week we return to talk about the Cosmic Desktop.

    Episode 164: Can You Really De-Google Yourself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 98:31


    Tonight the boys talk about not using Google. Can you really exist online without really using the goog? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 163: Our Favorite Linux Hacks 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 66:18


    The boys return, this time with some of our favorite Linux hacks and tricks!

    Episode 162: Is Linux Too Much Like Windows?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 69:23


    The podcast returns, this time to talk about the dreaded Microsoft and their evil, no good, very bad OS, Windows and its influence on our beloved Penguin.

    Episode 161: Is Debian the Default LINUX Distro?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 74:11


    Matt and Drew are here to talk about why Debian is so important to Linux and why it just might be the default Linux Distro. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 160: What's That on Your Face?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 70:14


    The boys return to talk VR on Linux.  From the metaverse. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 159: Do You Need a Home Lab?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 95:08


    The boys return to talk about home labs. Why you need one, why you don't, and what we use ours for. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 158: Is Linux Mint Really That Good? - Linux User Group 6/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 114:33


    The second LUG for this month is in the books. If you'd like to join in for either of the LUGs next month, join the Discord server for more info! https://discord.gg/yAH4w8tZ2k https://thelinuxcast.org/contact https://patreon.com/thelinuxcast Thanks to all of my patrons! https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons

    Episode 157: Is Linux Really That Secure?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 79:19


    The boys return to talk about Linux security. It sounds dull, but we'll have a good time. Promise.

    Episode 156: How the Steam Deck Has Changed Linux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 81:42


    We talk today about how the Steam Deck has impacted Linux.

    Episode 155: Computers Should Get Smaller

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 66:14


    The boys are back! This time we talk about the future of computing with SBC computing and more!

    Episode 154: The Cure for Subscription Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 63:23


    HipDad is in for Tyler today as we talk about the merits of owning your own stuff.

    Episode 153: Is Ubuntu Still the Default Linux Distro?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 59:04


    The boys are back and this time we talk about Ubuntu's place in history and the future.

    Episode 152: Color Scheme Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 77:21


    Episode 151: Should You Use systemd?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 79:35


    Episode 150: What is the BEST Distro Logo? And More Questions!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 76:56


    Episode 149: One Distro to Rule Them All?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 62:56


    What would the ultimate Linux distro look like if we could take the best parts of all the distros that exist and shove them into one big package? ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 148: Why Do We Hop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 60:55


    The boys return to discuss why people decide to change their setups. Why do we hop?

    Episode 147: Is Arch Linux Still a Good Distro?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 91:51


    Episode 146: Linux Distro Tier List - Which Distro is at the Top?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 95:29


    Episode 145: Content Creation on Linux - Good or Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 75:58


    Tyler and Matt return to talk about content creation on Linux. After all, everyone has a podcast.

    Episode 144: NixOS - The Benefits of Being Different?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 64:23


    Tyler and Matt return to talk more in depth about NixOS. We also have our Nuggies of the Week for you. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 143: 2024 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 59:05


    Happy New Year! Matt and Tyler are back and this time we're going over last year's predictions and giving some new ones for this year. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 142: Linux Horror Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 78:07


    The boys are back! This week we talk about times when Linux made us her bitch. ==== Special Thanks to Our Patrons! ==== https://thelinuxcast.org/patrons/ ===== Follow us

    Episode 141: Making Linux Work Better?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 50:44


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