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Patron Exclusive Pod - YouTube Future

A bit of a ramble about my return to making videos. Thanks as always for your support!

New Ubuntu, Mozilla AI, and Gnome is good?

Matt has returned, though his voice is still not there, but the show must go on! We talk about a new LTS of Ubuntu, Mozilla throwing their hat into the AI ring and Gnome 44.

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Matt-Less (The Linux Cast - Season 7 Ep 8)

There's someone missing from this podcast. Matt is still suffering, but the podcast must go on. Tyler, Steve, and Josh carry on and deliver the news and their thingies for your listening pleasure. 

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Discord - 2023-03-19 02:11:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Where you been, Matt?

Hey guys, just  thought I'd pop in and let you know that the rumors of my demise have been a bit overstated. Only a bit, but overstated still.

I've been sick this last week, so nothing has been happening. This is the first day I've felt like sitting at my computer and I'm still not quite where I need to be. I still have no voice. 

I'll get back to everything I need to do hopefully in the next couple times. 

For the two new patrons, thanks guys. I will get you ...

Vanilla OS Ditches Ubuntu, Linus Takes Out the Trash, and Bad Steam Deck News

The boys are back to talk about the Linux news of the week, including VanillaOS going Debian, Linux 6.4, and No New Steam Deck for Years.

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Final Steam Deck Thoughts - Patron Exclusive Podcast #6

I ramble about the Steam Deck for a bit. Thanks for the support as always. Hope everyone has a good week!

I've Started My Python Journey

So, as I talked about in my goals post way back in January, I have decided to finally buckle down and learn how to code and I've chosen Python as my first language.

Now, it is March, and I am finally getting started on that goal. Part of the reason it has taken so long is RL has just been kicking my ass since November with family health problems and other things going on. So I'm just now getting to the point where I can spend some free time actually learning how to do something new.

Upcoming This Week

I kinda got away from doing this, but I need to get back to it. It really did help, even if I didn't follow the plan 90% of the time.

First, there will be a patron only pod this week (sorry, I suck. I'll get that posted this evening. 

Archlabs Linux First Look

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Musikcube

Xmonad Day 1

The History of Fedora

What I will post tonight IDK yet. I'm thinking of a qtile speedrun. That will be entertaining, for me at least. 

TROMJaro - An Amazing XFCE Distro!

Today I take a first look at TROMJaro, a Manjaro-based, XFCE distro that has a lot of awesome customizations. 

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TILvids - 2023-03-01 06:28:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Qtile Has Distracted Me...

So, last week I wrote about how I was commissioned to try xmonad for some time. I think, probably, y'all found that I was not so...shall we say, looking forward to it. Xmonad isn't my favorite, and as I said in that blog post, me and that Window Manager have a history. So, is it at all surprising that I got sidetracked on the way to Xmonad?

No. Not it is not. LMAO.

When I couldn't immediately get Xmonad to install on Redcore, I gave up and decided that I was going to give qtile a ...

Ubuntu Hates on Flatpaks, Linus Does Linus Things, and KDE Gets Better (again)

The boys are back to talk about the Linux news of the week, including Ubuntu saying no to Flatpaks, Linus ranting about things, and KDE getting more better. That and more!

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Xmonad Is My Next Project

I have a long and bloody history when it comes to the Xmonad window manager. I hate Haskell with a passion. Mostly, it's a me problem. There is nothing inherently wrong with Haskell or Xmonad, I just don't feel smart enough to actually use them. Every time I try, I get frustrated by them.

But, it's time to try them again. One of my upper-tier patrons has asked, and I have agreed to do so. I don't know yet how I'm going to do it. I think it will start off as a side project on my laptop b...

Top 5 Tools for Distrohoppers

Today I talk about several tools that are essential if you're going to hop Linux distros!

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TILvids - 2023-02-22 16:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post

5 Things XFCE Could Do Better

Today I talk about my final thoughts on XFCE and 5 things it could do better. Nothing major, as XFCE is pretty dang good.

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TILvids - 2023-02-22 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

I Bought a Steam Deck

Today I talk about the Steam Deck and why I changed my mind. Also, my first impressions.

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TILvids - 2023-02-17 05:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Thoughts on Redcore and Gentoo

Here's another patreon exclusive pod for you folks. Just a note, that the update that I talk about at the end of it, broke my Redcore system, so Josh is no longer the only one who has had to reinstall. 

Is This KDE's Best Feature? Yes It Is.

Today I talk about Activities and why I think they are one of, if not the, best feature that KDE has to offer.

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TILvids - 2023-02-16 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

I Installed iTunes...On Linux

Today I talk about using Bottles to install Windows games and applications on Linux, the easy way.

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Youtube - 2023-02-15 05:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Gentoo is a bit scary

So, if you haven't been paying attention to the channel, you'll have missed that I started a challenge that has grown quite popular. I called it, creatively, The 6 Month Linux Challenge. The goal is to use a new distro for 6 months without hopping a single time on your main computer.

Being the idiot that I am, I let others choose for me. I ended up on Redcore Linux. For those not in the know, it is based on Gentoo of all things.

2023-02-14 07:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Fedora 38 and Flathub, Logitech Nerfed, and Fedora on Mac

The boys are back for an action packed episode with Fedora opening up to Flathub and coming to the Mac, Gnome getting better, and more!

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Why Can't Firefox Be Good?

I talked about this a bit in a recent video, but I've been thinking about my browser situation. A lot of the stuff Mozilla does pisses me off, and the new extension menu thing is one of them.

I know it's dumb to complain about, and I know with some work it can be disabled, but I hate it with a passion. Not only did it break userChrome (at least mine), but it just adds several extra clicks if you want to get to an extension that you didn't have pinned before or it seems to. 

I...

KDE Plasma 6, Wayland XFCE, and Budgie 10.7

The boys are back for an action packed episode with KDE Plasma 6, Budgie 10.7 and XFCE 4.20.

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Discord - 2023-02-05 04:24:52 +0000 UTC View Post

My Next Steps With XFCE

So I've been using XFCE for two weeks now. Overall, it has been a *wonderful* experience. Very satisfying and very educational. 

But the workflow is entirely different than what I'm used to. Not different as in bad, but different as in, it's taken me a while to get used to.

And I have gotten used to it. I've gotten used to knowing where my windows are in the pile of windows that I always have. I've gotten used to only using one workspace. I've gotten used to having w...

Patron Exclusive Pod #4 - Streaming Sucks

This week I talk about my struggles with streaming regularly. Bit of a short one, so sorry about that. Hope everyone has a great week. Thanks for your support, as always!

Linux Foundation Metaverse, Wine 8, and EA Comes to the Steam Deck

The boys are back for an action packed episode with Linux gaming news, Bitwarden woes, Pipewire updates and more!

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Discord - 2023-01-29 01:33:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Patron Exclusive Pod #3 - RSS and Terminals!

Another Patron Exclusive Pod for you, where I talk about my new obsession with RSS and how my terminal usage is changing since I switched to XFCE.

Scratchpads and Workspaces on XFCE

So as I've been talking about both in the Patron Exclusive Pod (available to all tiers) and on the channel, I've switched to XFCE. My plan is still to be on XFCE for 2 months (I'm only a week in). 

I do miss my window managers, that's for sure. I'm going to be itching to go back once this experiment is over, I have a feeling.

But there is one thing that I miss more than any other and that is scratchpads. Now, I do have a dropdown terminal (I use Tilix, and that has a quake mo...

Fedora 38 Improves, Nvidia Does Its Thing, and Flatpak is #WINNING

Tyler and Matt are joined by the new guys to talk about this week's news including Fedora 38, Nviida fixing its s#$t and Flatpaks domination.

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Patron Exclusive Pod #2 - 1 Week With XFCE

Another exclusive podcast for y'all. There should now be an RSS Feed for Patreon (sorry YouTube supporters, that's not possible for you). This time I talk about my first week with XFCE.

PATRON EXCLUSIVE POD #1 - Standing Desks and Gestures

My first supporter exclusive podcast. I talk about my standing desk and my first laptop with gesture support.

If you have thoughts, let me know. Also if you have suggestions for my rambles, leave a comment.

Thanks for your support!

Matt