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I am not what one would call a huge fan of Arch Linux or its derivatives. My past experiences have all been pretty poor so really, the bar is set quite low. I don't expect much from an Arch based distro. This is not to say that it is bad or anyone shouldn't run it … Continue reading Linux Saloon | 25 Mar 2023 | Archcraft Linux
Whenever there is an Open Mic Night, there are two things that are likely to happen. One: the StrawPoll that Aris puts together will end up dominating a large portion of the two hours we get together; and two: the conversation will weave around so many different trails we have to pause and recount how … Continue reading Linux Saloon | 18 Mar 2023 | Open Mic Night, Qr Codes, Messaging Platforms, Linux Hardware
One of the great things about doing the Linux Saloon is that I get the privilege of learning from fellow technology enthusiasts. This time was no different and had an unexpected bonus that I found tremendously valuable. After our discussion of Zulip messaging service and Jinda's discussion about this experience with Virtual Machine Manager, a … Continue reading Linux Saloon | 11 Mar 2023 | Zulip, JSketcher CAD Software
This was the 11th News Flight night at the Linux Saloon. I think this episode was a pretty good example of my inability to "read the room" when I brought up the JFS file system article. I think I thought this to be a lot more interesting than perhaps it was. File systems are something … Continue reading Linux Saloon | 04 Mar 2023 | News Flight 11
This Linux Saloon was very education in the realm of all things relating to CentOS, Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the way they all interact. Without question I learned a lot. At 33 minutes into the show, Neal, a developer and enthusiast of Fedora and CentOS, explains the relationship CentOS has with Red … Continue reading Linux Saloon | 25 Feb 2023 | CentOS Stream 9
The conversation that was wrapped around immutable operating systems and Wayland went a lot deeper than I thought it would. Adam Grubbs presented to the panel how he builds and deploys a custom Fedora Silverblue image with the hardware tweaks necessary for his Asus laptop. His solutions is obviously not one that everyone can do … Continue reading Linux Saloon | Open Mic Night | Wayland, VanillaOS, Twitter 2FA
This week the panel of presenters brought an app they use to share. Instead of choosing a specific application to try out or explore the panel decided that we would all bring something interesting that we use to share with others and explain why it was interesting. There are links to all the applications brought … Continue reading Linux Saloon | Application Appetizer Potluck
This night of Linux Saloon chat was some of my most favorite I have had since this started. I would say that the show went completely off the rails but that would imply that it was a disaster. I would say that the conversation grew and flowered from the fertile ground tilled by the various … Continue reading Linux Saloon | News Flight Night 10
Our first distro exploration for 2023 was GeckoLinux, a series of spins of openSUSE that makes an easy on-ramp to get into openSUSE with the desktop of your choice. You have the option of going with the static core of openSUSE Leap or the rolling Tumbleweed with these desktops: Cinnamon XFCE GNOME Plasma MATE Budgie … Continue reading Linux Saloon | GeckoLinux Distro Exploration
The second Linux Saloon Live was a News Flight Night with a flight of topics sourced from all around the internet from the Linux Saloon bunch. The main topic of the show revolved around a Strawpoll that Aris made asking, "Have you ever built a desktop." A simple question that made for some incredibly interesting … Continue reading Linux Saloon | News Flight Night 9