Linux Out Loud

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105: Application Rundown | Linux Out Loud Apr 20, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about what applications we use to make our Linux machine sing a beautiful digital song.

Welcome to episode 10 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:28 Better Audio
04:28 Magneto
06:46 24 Hr Game Stream
09:39 Among Us
12:01 Direct X11 Fix
15:37 Application Rundown
40:32 New Mouse
49:17 GOG CLI GUI
54:19 3D Printer Update
57:45 Close

Join in the chat on the Discourse forum here: https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/application-rundown-linux-out-loud-10/5099

Wendy

Auray ISO-ARMOR-2 Microphone Isolation Chamber
- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1346491-REG/auray_iso_armor_2_iso_shield_for_recording.html
Rapid Photo Downloader
- https://damonlynch.net/rapid/
Jitsi
- https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases
Corsair M65WL
- https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Gaming-Mice/FPS-Fast-Action-Mice/M65-RGB-ULTRA-WIRELESS-Tunable-FPS-Gaming-Mouse/p/CH-9319411-NA

Nate

DirectX 11 Problem solved libvulkan_intel libvulkan_intel-32bit
LibreOffice
- https://www.libreoffice.org/
PrusaSLicer
- https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/
FreeCAD
- https://www.freecadweb.org/

Matt

Cinelerra GG
- https://www.cinelerra-gg.org/
Calligra
- https://calligra.org/
Lollypop
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/lollypop
Elisa
- https://elisa.kde.org/
GOG CLI GUI
- https://github.com/Twombs/GOGcli-GUI/releases

Upcoming Events

Game Shpere 24 hour Charity Livestream
- Monday, June 20, 2022 through Tuesday, June 21, 2022
  - Starts 9:00 AM EDT / 1:00 PM UTC
- Charity
  - CURE Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
  - https://www.cureepilepsy.org/

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

104: Open Source Crazy Sauce | Linux Out Loud Apr 13, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about how developers and distros change over time.

Welcome to episode 09 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:45 Spike Update
09:47 Imposter Update
15:39 Matt's Tech Declutter
22:19 Developers and Distros Change
35:03 Wendy's Fedora Update
41:44 Cubical Labs Upgrade
45:24 Game of the Week
50:18 Close

Join in the chat on the Discourse forum here: https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/open-source-crazy-sauce-linux-out-loud-09/5047

Matt

Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
- https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

103: Spring Time Betas | Linux Out Loud Apr 06, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about the distro betas in the spring air.

Welcome to episode 08 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
02:42 Linux Saloon Early Edition
06:06 Fedora in a Surface Pro 6
17:53 Spring Time Betas
32:51 Imposter Update
38:38 Spike on VS Code
45:35 Close

Main Topic

OpenSUSE
- https://news.opensuse.org/2022/03/02/leap-reaches-beta-build-phase/
Linux Mint
- https://linuxmint.com/rel_elsie.php
Armbian 22.02
- https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-22-02-pig-release-announcement/
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-22.04-NV-Wayland

Join in the chat on the Discourse forum here: https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/spring-time-betas-linux-out-loud-08/5033

Nate

Linux Saloon Early Edition
- https://youtu.be/9rw-Mf06Ois

Wendy

Fedora 35
https://getfedora.org/
Coding the Robot
- Visual Studio Code
  - https://code.visualstudio.com/
- Extention
  - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=PeterStaev.lego-spikeprime-mindstorms-vscode

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

102: Big Box Linux | Linux Out Loud Mar 30, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about 5 things Linux needs to seriously compete in the desktop market.

Welcome to episode 07 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:21 Spike is Ordered
06:11 Linux Saloon Update
13:21 Marketing Linux
40:28 Listener Feedback
46:46 Commodore 1541 Impostor
50:28 Close

Main Topic

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-things-linux-needs-to-seriously-compete-in-the-desktop-market-that-you-probably-never-thought-of/
- As seen on https://youtu.be/JbEb6Dcq2_8

Show Discourse Thread

https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/big-box-linux-linux-out-loud-07/5001

Wendy

Robot Ordered
- https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spike-prime-set/45678#spike%E2%84%A2-prime
Listener Feedback
- https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/educated-linux-linux-out-loud-05/4944

Nate

Slackware Experience for Linux Saloon
- https://youtu.be/iHCFSUycTUE

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

101: Going Repo Crazy | Linux Out Loud Mar 23, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about 3rd party repos.

Welcome to episode 06 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:10 Game Sphere Update
03:45 Pi 400 + OpenSUSE
06:11 Open Source Diabetes
12:15 3rd Party Repos
32:26 Game of the Week
34:46 The 90's
37:06 Hearing Aids
42:55 Nate's Preorder
44:33 Close

Matt

Game of the Week
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/525040/The_Disney_Afternoon_Collection/

Nate

openSUSE on Pi400
https://youtu.be/SAGneHELh7s

Wendy

Controlling Diabetes with OpenSource
- https://www.tidepool.org/open
Open source hearing aids
- https://opensource.com/article/18/7/open-hearing-aid-platform
- https://shop.tympan.org/

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

100: Educated Linux | Linux Out Loud Mar 16, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats Linux topics to teach.

Welcome to episode 05 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:23 FTC
04:44 Raspberry Pi Rack Bracket
11:08 Linux in Education
35:17 PSU Shopping
42:22 3D Fidget Button
45:02 Close

Wendy

First Tech Challange
- https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc

Nate

Raspberry Pi Rack Bracket
- https://cubiclenate.com/2022/03/03/1u-raspberry-pi-rack-mount-bracket/
3D Print Fidget button
- https://www.prusaprinters.org/en/prints/137125-snappy-fidget-button

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

99: Trolling Matt | Linux Out Loud Mar 09, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about how long we expect our hardware to last.

Welcome to episode 04 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
02:47 Trolling Matt
05:42 Linux Saloon Update
09:21 Grumpy Bear
10:53 Xbox Series X Upgrade
19:44 Hardware Aging
40:57 Robot News
48:33 Reviving a Laptop
52:12 Game of the Week
58:07 Close

Shows Referenced

Wendy

Ordering a LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set
https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spike-prime-set/4
https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spike-prime-expansion-set/45681
Pybricks
https://pybricks.com/

Nate

Dell Latitude D630 System Check and Tumbleweed Update
https://cubiclenate.com/2022/03/02/dell-latitude-d630-system-check-and-tumbleweed-update/

Matt

Game of the Week
https://store.steampowered.com/app/474960/Quantum_Break/
Among Us Poll
- https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/matts-among-us-poll-game-shpere-live/4893

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

98: Ch-Ch-Changes | Linux Out Loud Mar 02, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about what we want to see happen on the show.

Welcome to episode 03 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:33 C64 Imposter
06:00 Game Sphere Live Streams
12:17 Listener Feedback
17:29 LOL Dreams
26:51 Get 3D Printing
31:02 Game of the Week
39:10 VR on Linux
50:43 Close

Nate

C64 Imposter Video
- https://youtu.be/bQDu_7aDN9M
SNES 6x Cartridge Holder
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4603455

Matt

Vote on the games streamed from Game Sphere
- https://www.youtube.com/c/DestinationLinuxNetwork/community
Among Us Poll
- https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/matts-among-us-poll-game-shpere-live/4893
Game of the Week'
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/378610/Valley/

Wendy

Listerner Feedback
- https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/my-complaints-and-issues-with-the-new-linux-out-loud-logo/4852/6
- https://mastodon.online/web/@WendyDLN/107825944569961874
Hardware Addicts 55
- https://youtu.be/cC5hpcD6lCo
Steam VR Note
- When I was talking about the versions and betas, it is related to the Steam VR-specific application inside Steam.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/250820/SteamVR/

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattGameSphere)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

97: Linux Dream Machines | Linux Out Loud Feb 23, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud chats about our dream Linux machines.

Welcome to episode 02 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:12 GPU Hunt
08:50 New Pi Case
15:34 Time to 3D Print
19:51 Linux Dream Machines
34:28 VR Headset Woes
44:04 Game of the Week
49:05 Spring Cleaning
51:45 Close

Main Topic

https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/dream-linux-machine/4814

Matt

Guntech 2
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885140/Guntech_2/

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattDLN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

96: Steaming Up About Linux Gaming | Linux Out Loud Feb 16, 2022

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This week, Linux Out Loud comments on the Steam Deck reviews hitting the web.

Welcome to episode 01 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00 Introduction
01:37 Timeline on LibreOffice
07:17 Kernel Woes
13:54 Streaming Games
20:42 Steam Deck Chat
40:44 VR Headset Purchase
45:34 Game of the Week
50:02 OBS and AMD
53:31 Close

Wendy