Choose Linux - Episodes Tagged with “Arch”

30: Project Catch Up

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:15:00 -0800

We revisit some of the projects we have covered in previous episodes to see what we've stuck with and what we haven't.

Qubes OS and Tails, a handy Android app, building websites, easy Arch, the cloud, hardware hacking, and more.

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24: What We Wish We'd Known Earlier

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:15:00 -0800

All three of us have different levels of experience with Linux but there are tons of things that we wish we'd learned earlier in our journey.

From gatekeeping to community culture, command line tricks to backups, and more.

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explainshell — Write down a command-line to see the help text that matches each argument
Arch Linux — A simple, lightweight distribution
EndeavourOS — An Arch-based distro with a dynamic and friendly community at its core.
Regular expression — A regular expression is a sequence of characters that define a search pattern.
Samba — Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.
Nextcloud — The self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in contro

14: Endeavour OS + Pisi Linux

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:15:00 -0700

We take a look at the continuation of Antergos called Endeavour OS and are pretty impressed, and Distrohoppers delivers an interesting distro that's obsessed with cats.

Plus the only way to watch YouTube videos on Android.

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Endeavour OS — An Arch-based distro with a friendly community
NewPipe — Lightweight YouTube frontend
Pisi Linux — Pisi Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the old Pardus Linux with its famous PiSi package management system.

10: BTW, I Installed Arch

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 30 May 2019 12:45:00 -0700

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!

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Arch Linux — A simple, lightweight distribution
Arch Linux Install Script — Arch Linux Install Script (alis) installs unattended, automated and customized Arch Linux system.
Boot-Repair — Boot-Repair lets you fix these issues with a simple click, which (generally reinstalls GRUB and) restores access to the operating systems you had installed before the issue.
System76 Oryx Pro — This engineering feat squeezes a high-performance H-class Intel CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-Series GPU into an impressively thin laptop body.

6: Manjaro 18 + Starting Your Journey

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:30:00 -0700

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.

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Manjaro — Manjaro is an operating system, suitable as a free replacement to Windows or MacOS. It has different editions, they all use the same base but provide a different experience, based on the diversity of desktop environments available.
LibreHunt — Safe, private, and secure. Choose Linux today.
Distrochooser — This test will help you to choose a suitable Linux distribution for you.
Ubuntu Desktop certified hardware — The certification chart below highlights OEM partner PCs available preloaded with Ubuntu.
Standard notes — Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work.
Syncthing — Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized.
Kodi — Kodi is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS and Android