Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:29:34 GMT
<p>On this episode, Matt and Martin talk about the plethora of Linux distros out there and how that affects the Linux ecosystem. Should there really be a bazillion Ubuntu Derivatives?</p> <p>Contact Info</p> <p>Twitter:</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thelinuxcast</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/mtwb" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtwb</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/martintwit2you" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@martintwit2you</a></p> <p>Subscribe at <a href="http://thelinuxcast.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thelinuxcast.org</a></p> <p>Contact us <a href="mailto:thelinuxcast@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thelinuxcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Support us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/thelinuxcast</a></p> <p><a href="http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast</a></p> <p>Subscribe on YouTube <a href="http://youtube.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxcast</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>[shownotes]</p> <h3>**What have we been up to Linux related this Week?**</h3> <p>Martin – Have been trying out Garuda Linux</p> <p>Matt – Learned a bit about bumblebee-status, which turns out to be a neat little status bar. And I've been pondering switching to MX Linux as my daily driver because I liked it so damn much in my little first look. Also, I got a DAC because my audio setup wasn't complicated enough.</p> <h3><strong>Links (One each)</strong></h3> <p>Matt - <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/martin-wimpress-ubuntu-desktop-lead-leaving-canonical">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/martin-wimpress-ubuntu-desktop-lead-leaving-canonical</a></p> <p>Martin - Linux 5.11 could arrive next week, as Linus Torvalds slams the Superbowl</p> <p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/linux-511-could-arrive-next-week-as-linus-torvalds-slams-the-superbowl">Linux 5.11 could arrive next week, as Linus Torvalds slams the Superbowl</a></p> <p><strong>Main Topic - Does Linux Mint (and other Ubuntu Based Distros) have a purpose?</strong></p> <p>Alternatively —> Do derivatives of the big distros really need to exist?</p> <h3><strong>Apps of the Week</strong></h3> <p>Matt - Pulsemixer</p> <p>Martin - Haruna</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/g-fb/haruna">g-fb/haruna</a></p>
