Choose Linux - Episodes Tagged with “Gaming”

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

5: Linux Gaming Report and Purism Librem 15

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:15:00 -0700

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.

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3: Raspberry Pi and Retro Gaming

Jupiter Broadcasting — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:00:00 -0800

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.

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Raspberry Pi — A small and affordable computer that you can use to learn programming
RetroPie — RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi, ODroid C1/C2, or PC into a retro-gaming machine
Lakka — Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console.
Pinebook — An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook
openSUSE — The makers' choice for sysadmins, developers and desktop users.