This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re going to discuss what’s needed to take Linux desktop over the finish line. Then we’re going to pay our respects to Sir Clive Sinclair with a very special Treasure Hunt. Plus we’ve also got our famous tips, tricks and software picks. All of this and so much more this week on Destination Linux. So whether you’re brand new to Linux and open source or a guru of sudo. This is the podcast for you.
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Segment Index
- 00:00:00 = Welcome to DL 245
- 00:01:06 = Community Feedback: Not All Governments Are Bad With Technology
- 00:04:13 = Digital Ocean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
- 00:05:40 = What Linux Needs For Desktop Domination
- 00:50:30 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
- 00:52:28 = Tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair: Jill’s Treasure Hunt
- 01:08:56 = Software Spotlight: makedeb
- 01:10:40 = Tip of the Week
- 01:13:03 = Ubuntu 21.10 Beta Week for Testing
- 01:13:53 = Outro
Tip of the Week:
Being more Efficient in the Terminal
!! – Repeat the same command Ex: sudo !!
cd – Change Directory:
cd … = go up a directory using
cd = go to home directory
history | grep some command
Some really good conversation around what it will take to get Linux “across the line” as it were. I think we could use a few more really good YT personalities talking up Linux stuff, and showing people how to do things. There’s a few good ones out there, but there are also a few that make some good Linux content along with some….other content, that could easily push people away or give them the wrong idea about what us “Linux People” are all about. It would be nice to see some of the people that make really really good content get pushed a little higher in the search results.
I think another thing that helps get people’s attention (I think it was touched on in the episode) is a polished good looking interface, and a clean user experience. As the official “Linux People” we tend to recommend the same distros, Ubuntu, Fedora, but there are a lot of more niche distros, MX, Garuda, etc that make some really clean stuff that some users might really gravitate to.
But I don’t wanna go main-stream!
When the normies discover ANYTHING and it becomes popular, all the problems start, especially corporate greed, spying, monetary things etc. Stay small, stay golden pony boy.
Or Haiku?
The more Linux goes mainstream, the more geeks of the planet will gradually become Debian Developers. The more Debian Developers there are, I see that as a bulwark against corporate greed taking over the Linux world.
I have to agree, this was a very good episode and will likely stay one of my favorites. Thanks for giving this such good coverage.
I also have to agree with @dasgeek in that, while I use gnome, I don’t really see it presenting the polish that Linux is capable of. But I also disagree that it should be KDE. (as much as i find it sickeningly professional and impressive, and harbor a secret jealousy for its ridiculous volume of options and settings!)
I wonder if Cinnamon would be a better ‘polished front’ to put forth for Linux (once the memory leak issue is sufficiently fixed, of course). It retains a solid start-menu-esk legacy, and has just enough options to scratch a ‘customize’/tweak itch, but not enough to overwhelm a person.
Think of it like a Desktop Environment Restaurant:
And Jill’s comment about the membrane keyboard made me think of on-screen keyboards… a similar look, feel, and just as awkward to use.
Keep more of these shows coming!!!
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