Bill distro hops. Larry considers a distro hop. Bill fixes his problem with Snap packages. Larry fixes his app probles. Is using AI cheating? We discuss what you get with these office suites: LibreOffice, WPS Offce, ONLYOffice, Calligra, and Microsoft 365 Online.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #466 · Using Linux to get things done in Work and School (Office Suites)
01:24 Life gets in the way.
02:34 Bill's MX Linux hop update
03:21 The return to Zorin
04:45 Larry considers a switch to Open SUSE
07:01 Using Linux to get things done
07:39 Bill updates snapd and solves his problem with Snap packages
08:39 Larry reinstalls an app to solve problems
09:31 AI disclaimer for this episode - a GPT4All and Deep Seek collaboration
12:24 Is using AI cheating? Let us know
14:03 Check your distribution's repositories for packages before downloading from the webpages for each office suite we mention
16:31 LibreOffice - Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, Math, Charts
21:26 WPS Office - WPS Writer, WPS Spreadsheet, WPS Presentation, WPS PDF Reader
25:11 ONLYOffice - Document Editor, Spreadsheet Editor, Presentation Editor, PDF Editor
34:40 Calligra - Words, Stage, Sheets, Karbon, KEXI, Plan
43:31 Microsoft 365 'Free' er uh 'Trial' er uh 'Subscription' Online - Documents, Presentations, Workbooks
56:18 App pick: GPT4All
59:36 End

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #465 · Listener Feedback
01:35 Bill can breathe again
07:40 Reid: About the Lemur Pro
11:39 George from Tulsa: Learning the lesson again - buy hardware with Linux pre-installed
16:02 Guimar: Seeking advice on Linux
25:02 Roger: Microsoft news - Solar Winds
30:03 George: Commented on computer/monitor stands
33:13 George: On the M4 Mini
39:42 Harry: Shares his decision
41:26 Ambrose: About Linux kernel headers
50:18 Costas: The Ubuntu MATE installer
54:58 Gus: Comments on Snap packages
56:34 Ian: Remote access
58:05 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
59:11 End

Bill commits to running MX Linux for a year and has issues with Ubuntu based distros. We discuss Linux drivers, the Cosmic desktop, Wayland display manager, gaming on Linux and much, much more.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #464 · 2024 Year End Review
04:44 Bill commits to running MX Linux for a year
07:57 Bill has issues with Ubuntu based distros
17:44 Some Linux driver maintainers de-listed
21:23 New file system accepted - no bovine intervention
25:31 Good news for team green - Nvidia
28:08 The Cosmic desktop from System76 is making great progress
30:18 What's going on with Mozilla? 30% layoffs?
34:38 The Rasberry Pie foundation has been busy
37:00 Wayland display manager on Fedora and Ubuntu
42:40 RISC
44:43 Faster installs
46:39 HEIC - HEIF image support in Linux
50:14 Linux kernel cadence changed
54:25 Better gaming for everyone
56:34 Gnome feature fest
58:02 Ubuntu's anniversary flourishes
61:05 Wayland: All the cool kids are doing it
63:09 Ubuntu's desktop security center
65:00 Ubuntu app center can install .deb packages
68:50 Advances in gaming on Linux
69:42 Steamdeck uses Arch Linux
71:39 Fedora desktops galore
74:57 Intel has problems with 13th and 14th gen chips
76:60 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
77:55 End