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Is Native Linux Gaming Dead?

Matt and Tyler celebrate Tyler's birthday with a talk on the future of Linux gaming Is it Native or Proton? We also take some questions from the chat. 

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Cutefish OS on Ubuntu- Early First Look

Today I take a look at Cutefish, a very pretty Desktop Environment that has just released an Ubuntu based iso. 

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The Week Ahead

I don't do a great job of actually following this, but I try to make a plan for the upcoming week and share it with you guys.

Today was the stream with TFL. It was awesome.

Ubuntu with Cutefish  DE

Debian Long Term Review

Monitor Your Bash Scripts with Autoexec

Ricing AwesomeWM

How to Check Free Disck Space on Linux

The Nerdiest Video I've Ever Made!

Ever wonder where the wheel group gets its name? Matt's here to find out!

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5 Things We Love About Linux, 5 Things We Hate

This week, Matt and Tyler talk about a few things we absolutely love about Linux and 5 things we don't. We also talk about the new Gnome release, Gnome running on M1 Macs, and Tyler's new hairdo. 

**What have we been up to Linux

related this Week?**

Tyler – Shaving my head and face to be a proper Linux creator.

Matt – I made it to 4000 subs this week. And I've been learning some new stuff in Gimp so that I can make better thumbnails.

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Ask TLC - Why Does SystemD Suck?

Matt takes your questions, and gives them some dubious answers.

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Qutebrowser is Awesome

I seem to be on the road to trying out all of the browsers. I've switched to qutebrowser as of last night. So far? I'm loving it. 

The ability to pop out a youtube video into an mpv player is awesome. Also gets past the horrible adblocking that qutebrowser has (it doesn't work on Youtube at all).

I also love the fact that you can use vim bindings in Google Docs. It's soooooooooo good. It's the kind of thing that will make me stick around because I'd miss it t...

The Week Ahead

So this is what is coming up on the channel this week. As always, this is apt to change as I go forth and have other ideas.

Stream today, qutebrowser

Debian Long Term Review (Still have to record this, so it might get pushed to Tues or Wednesday).

Does Blur Make Your Computer Run Slow?

5 Best Looking Distros

How to Check for Free Space on Linux

Waxing Poetic on Gruvbox 

Sparky Linux 6.0 First Impressions - Plasma, BSPWM, AwesomeWM

Today I take a first look at one of my favorite Debian derivatives, Sparky Linux 6.0.

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Elementary Woes - The Linux Cast

Matt and Tyler go on a rant filled journey of Linux, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Elementary. Seriously, no one is spared. Except for the real main topic, which we don't even get to. So be prepared for a wild ride!

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For the love of Gruvbox

I re-riced my dwm setup this last week, and chose Gruvbox as my theme. Now, I know what you're thinking. Matt. You always rice your shit. How is this news?

It's not. But I just wanted to say that I've fallen in love with gruvbox. I don't know what it is. I can't really stand the color brown normally. It's just not my color. I've always been a more bright guy. But gruvbox really works for me. I...

Upcoming Videos

I sometimes try to let you guys know what's coming up. It only works when I have a plan, LOL. Here's what's tentatively planned for this week (in no order)

Stream today. Qutebrowser or gaming, not sure.

Should You Use Blur?

Top Linux Setups August 2021 (new series)

Ricing Spectrwm (from a poll ages and ages ago)

10 Terminal Commands To Make You More Efficient and Awesome (needs better title)

Debian 11 Long Term Review (if I can get it done)

On the Edge

I shouldn't have been surprised that the video I did about my leaving Firefox behind and starting to used Microsoft Edge created so much backlash among my subscriber base.

I haven't had a video that 'controversial', if I can use that term, since I made a video calling Linux Mint a 'Useless Distro'. 

But I was surprised. 

Apparently people care what browser I use? And if I don't use Firefox, I'm a traitor to the cause. It's a very odd thing.

It's gotten me thi...

Top 5 Linux Apps for August 2021

Another new month is here, so that means 5 more Linux apps for you to try. Let me know in the comments which one you like best. 

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Sayonara Player - https://sayonara-player.com/

Converseen - https://converseen.fasterland.net/

Deemix-Gui - https...

I've Finally Stopped Using Firefox

Today I talk about why I've left Firefox and what I'm now using instead.

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Bash Challenge - Matt VS Tyler

Matt and Tyler engage in a Bash battle, our first challenge.

Our scripts are here: https://github.com/mtwb47/scripts/tree/master/bashchallenge

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5 Reasons Why I Use Linux

I had someone on that Windows 11 video ask me why I use Linux. My response was that Windows sucks, so of course, I use Linux. 

But I think it really deserves an answer, even if it is only here for my supporters. So here are 5 reasons why I use Linux. (I may end up making a video about this, let me know if that's something you'd like to see).

5 - It's Open Source

Honestly, this is the least of the reasons for me. I do support the FOSS ideology, but as long as Linux was b...

I Switched to Colemak - My Journey Away from QWERTY

Today I talk about my few days with the Colemak keyboard layout, and why it's just not for me.

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Is Federated Social Media the Future?

On this episode, Matt and Tyler talk about Matt's new keyboard layout, Duck Duck Go, Garuda Linux, and federated social media.

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Is Ricing a Waste Of Time?

Today I talk about my obsession with ricing.

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Content poll for 7-28-21

What would you like to see on the channel coming up?

Debian an BSPWM - An Update

So, as you know, my first long term distro review is going to be Debian. I'm about a week in, and I'm really liking it so far. The horrible installation experience aside, the rest has been very enjoyable. Even switching from stable to bullseye went well. 

The thing I was worried about mostly was app availability. I'm so used to the AUR, that having to go out and find a PPA for something just doesn't appeal to me. But honestly, the Debian repositories are much better than I remember...

How to Theme Discord

Today I look at a little app called BetterDiscord. It allows you to make Discord, well, better. (See note in the comments regarding performance).

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Tips for Managing Multiple Window Managers

If you're like me and like to install multiple window managers and desktop environments on your system, managing them can be a pain in the ass. So today I talk about a few tips that can make it just a little easier.

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Marcus B.  - Tier 3 Patron 2021-07-25 02:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post

The Future of Gaming on Linux

On this episode, which is remarkably tangent-free, Matt and Tyler talk about a new font, Valve and the Steam Deck, and how Valve could make VR on Linux so much better. 

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Content Poll 7-21-2021

Last week's winner (Top 5 Best Looking Distros) is on the list . IDK when that will get done yet, probably next week, but we'll see. That will take some work and RL has been killing me lately.

What would you like to see coming up on the channel (apologies if a couple of these are ones that have been on previous polls)

Debian with BSPWM - My First Long Term Review

Distro reviews have always been horrible. Every Fosstuber does them, because they get views, but man are they boring af. Install the distro (as if we haven't seen that 1000 times). Reboot. Talk about the apps installed. End video. 

I thought that doing a random distro every Tuesday would be a good thing, but even that didn't last beyond a week. 

So, as I've been promising, I'm going to switch to doing long term reviews. I put up a poll yesterday on the community tab aski...

What Happens if the Steam Deck Flops?

Yesterday I talked about how a successful Steam Deck launch affects Linux. Today I look at the opposite scenario: what does it mean if the Steam Deck fails?

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How Does the Steam Deck Affect Linux?

Today I talk about how Valve's new Steam Deck affects Linux and how it might make those Windows users start to think about switching.

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Something new: Coming up this week

Thought I'd start to do this each Sunday. Just a list of topics for videos coming up this week. Just a note, I do sometimes change my mind or come up with other topics, so there may be changes. And I've not assigned them days yet.

Ricing Sway WM

Git Kraken for Git

How to Schedule Shutdown and Wake up times on Linux

5 Tips for Using Multiple Window Managers

Search Engine Comparison - Brave vs Google vs DDG (this one may or may not get done. I want to, but it's ted...