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Every 2 weeks, Joe, Ell, and Drew talk about what they've discovered in the world of Linux and Open Source.

Choose Linux

We kick off a brand new show with a discussion about Jason's elementary OS community challenge. Then we get into the pros and cons of setting up your own NAS with OpenMediaVault.
Plus, find out more about your hosts and what we have in store for future episodes.

1: elementary OS and OpenMediaVault

Episode 2 is all about opposites, such as the major differences between benchmarking graphics cards like Radeon VII on Linux and Windows. Then we dive into the Phoronix Test Suite, a robust tool that isn't just for tech reviewers. Find out why you should be using it too. 
Plus, the distro challenges roll on as Jason decides to do a complete 180, jumping from elementary OS to openSUSE Tumbleweed.

2: Anyone Can Benchmark + openSUSE Challenge

Jason finally discovers the bottomless well of potential that is the Raspberry Pi, and talks about his first experience with Raspbian. Then Joe and Jason take a nostalgic deep dive into retro gaming on both the Raspberry Pi and the Pinebook. 
Plus some final thoughts on openSUSE Tumbleweed and Leap.

3: Raspberry Pi and Retro Gaming

The distro challenges roll on with Fedora Workstation. Jason shares his thoughts on getting it up and running, feeling at home with vanilla Gnome, and why Fedora may be perfect place for his Magic the Gathering addiction. 
Plus, the Raspberry Pi journey continues with NextCloudPi. Is creating a DropBox substitute really this easy?

4: Fedora Challenge And NextCloudPi

Jason goes deeper down the rabbit hole by exploring the state of Steam gaming on 9 different Linux distributions. Find out how Fedora compares to Pop!_OS. 
Plus, first impressions of Purism’s brand new Librem 15 v4 laptop.

5: Linux Gaming Report and Purism Librem 15

The Linux Gaming Report rolls forward as Jason throws Manjaro 18 on the test bench and walks away shocked.
Then we offer some best practices and tips for, well, choosing Linux! How to pick the right hardware for your needs, where to discover your perfect distribution, and how to best enjoy your new journey.

6: Manjaro 18 + Starting Your Journey

Jason leaves the warm embrace of GNOME and finally tries Xfce for 24 hours. What happened took him by surprise!
Then we dive into some hardware talk about the latest All-In-One Linux PC from Entroware, which packs in a lot of quality for the price. But are there any downsides?

7: The Xfce Surprise + Entroware Ares Review

We take Ubuntu MATE 18.04 for a test drive on the Raspberry Pi 3. How does it compare to Raspbian? After that, a fascinating discussion about the Linux community.
What are the high points and low points? What’s that magic ingredient that makes it feel so different from other tech communities?

8: Ubuntu MATE on the Pi + The Linux Community

Practically overnight, Intel’s Clear Linux OS has turned into a distribution worth paying attention to. But is it ready for regular desktop Linux users?
Plus, Jason goes down yet another awesome rabbit hole with a new project on GitHub aimed at giving back to the Linux and open source community.

9: Intel’s Clear Linux + The FOSS Contribution Project

He didn't stop at Xfce. Jason became that Arch Linux guy. Is it as challenging to install as we’ve been told? We discuss the hard way, and then the easier way.
Then we take the mighty Oryx Pro laptop from System76 for a first impressions test drive!

10: BTW, I Installed Arch

We try out Solus and are all impressed by this independent distro. Then Ell and Drew sing the praises of Visual Studio Code - a text editor that's packed full of features.

31: Solus + Visual Studio Code

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