<description>&lt;p&gt;(00:00)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Linux Prepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(00:25)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Keepass skit&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://keepassxc.org/"&gt;KeepassXC&lt;/a&gt; is recommended for desktop users.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(01:32)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://ameridroid.com/?ref=podcast"&gt;Ameridroid&lt;/a&gt; Sponsor&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://ameridroid.com/?ref=podcast"&gt;LINUXPREPPER at checkout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(02:43)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/u/kiol?page=1&amp;amp;sort=New&amp;amp;view=Posts"&gt;Lemmy discussions.  It looks to be a great year for Linux.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Those who’ve switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going?
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/post/34247866"&gt;Lemmy world&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://discuss.online/post/34255150"&gt;Lemmy ML&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/post/34255163"&gt;Lemmy World&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://discuss.online/post/34247869"&gt;Lemmy ML&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast"&gt;Linux Prepper Lemmy community&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(03:13)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://lutris.net/"&gt;Lutris&lt;/a&gt; - Open Gaming Launcher&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/lutris/lutris"&gt;Github repo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(04:57)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1247484/4-clicks-to-shut-down-ubuntu-can-we-reduce-this"&gt;Ubuntu Shutdown from 4 to 2 clicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(09:47)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mermaids - ASCII Game developed by HB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/96-pixel-artwork-tools"&gt;Pixel Artwork Tools recommended by HB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(11:56)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/hungry-bogart"&gt;Who is HB&lt;/a&gt;, the guest host?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(13:17)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://james.network/about/"&gt;Who is James&lt;/a&gt;, the host?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(14:18)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/99-containers-and-compose-for-the-curious-and-who-are-they-not-for"&gt;Containers, Compose - Good? Who are they for?  Bonus episode TBD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://lemmy.world/post/36414259"&gt;Asking Lemmy about reasons to avoid containers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(15:19)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Premium subscriptions available&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/livingcartoon/tiers"&gt;Recurring support possible through Ko-fi&lt;/a&gt;, backed by Stripe.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can now be a Patron of the show!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get access to additional content.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(16:04)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HB’s Thoughts on show topics and expectations&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(17:02)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;State of the Podcast&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/"&gt;Discussion forum for the show&lt;/a&gt;, used for notes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast"&gt;Lemmy community&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Discord chat now bridged to Matrix
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/95HGhWxaZX"&gt;Invite to Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://matrix.to/#/#livingcartoon:matrix.org"&gt;Invite to Matrix&lt;/a&gt; space for Living Cartoon Company and Linux Prepper&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz2mVUJ2k1sqTqtKyQe7rOoGaOwfRG_W3"&gt;Podcast now available on Youtube Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(18:22)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/T9sPzn5jPYTAKQ9s48PYSJnE"&gt;Steam Key Giveaway now through March 20th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leave a review on your podcast platform to enter!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(19:15)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz2mVUJ2k1sqTqtKyQe7rOoGaOwfRG_W3"&gt;This podcast is now available on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(21:30)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/83-join-the-diy-unfinished-resurrection-project-through-march-20th"&gt;Submit to DURP - DIY Unfinished Resurrection Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Now through March 20th&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work on a project this Winter!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Accepting audience submissions!  Get included in an episode!&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/RD9PcdAPsS5mQcERkgBq4ij2"&gt;Use this simple form to submit thoughts or an audio recording.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Discussing Homelabs with Robin Monks of Don’t Forget to FOSS&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(23:15)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://2026.linuxfestnorthwest.org/"&gt;LinuxFest Northwest Performance TBD weekend of April 24th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hackerspace AI Scanned My Brain Rot (Working Title)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SeaGL 2025 Coverage to be posted: Trivia, Open Source Projects, Recap, Interview.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;footer&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Ways to Support the Show!&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Share it with others!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/livingcartoon/tiers"&gt;Enroll in Linux Prepper Premium&lt;/a&gt; as a Patron of Living Cartoon Company to support the show!  Gets you access to more content.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Join &lt;a href="https://matrix.to/#/#linuxprepper:matrix.org"&gt;#linuxprepper:matrix.org&lt;/a&gt; chat on Matrix!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcast.james.network/@linuxprepper/follow"&gt;Follow from the Fediverse: Mastodon, etc.&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;@&lt;a href="mailto:linuxprepper@podcast.james.network"&gt;linuxprepper@podcast.james.network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast"&gt;Lemmy community&lt;/a&gt;, which x-posts across the Fediverse.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/Lzai4d2A79iNsapnpbGbBGcH"&gt;Send in anonymous feedback with one click!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;See &lt;a href="https://discuss.james.network"&gt;more detailed notes and info at the forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email feedback to &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@james.network"&gt;podcast@james.network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I do not promise to respond, but I promise to read your words!&lt;/p&gt;
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Linux Prepper

Living Cartoon Company

A Great Year for Linux

JAN 24, 202625 MIN
Linux Prepper

A Great Year for Linux

JAN 24, 202625 MIN

Description

<p>(00:00)</p> <p>Welcome to Linux Prepper</p> <p>(00:25)</p> <p>Keepass skit</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://keepassxc.org/">KeepassXC</a> is recommended for desktop users.</li> </ul> <p>(01:32)</p> <h3><a href="https://ameridroid.com/?ref=podcast">Ameridroid</a> Sponsor</h3> <p><a href="https://ameridroid.com/?ref=podcast">LINUXPREPPER at checkout</a></p> <p>(02:43)</p> <p><a href="https://discuss.online/u/kiol?page=1&amp;sort=New&amp;view=Posts">Lemmy discussions. It looks to be a great year for Linux.</a></p> <ul> <li>Those who’ve switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going? <ul> <li><a href="https://discuss.online/post/34247866">Lemmy world</a> and <a href="https://discuss.online/post/34255150">Lemmy ML</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss. <ul> <li><a href="https://discuss.online/post/34255163">Lemmy World</a> and <a href="https://discuss.online/post/34247869">Lemmy ML</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast">Linux Prepper Lemmy community</a></li> </ul> <p>(03:13)</p> <p><a href="https://lutris.net/">Lutris</a> - Open Gaming Launcher</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/lutris/lutris">Github repo</a></li> </ul> <p>(04:57)</p> <p><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1247484/4-clicks-to-shut-down-ubuntu-can-we-reduce-this">Ubuntu Shutdown from 4 to 2 clicks</a></p> <p>(09:47)</p> <p>Mermaids - ASCII Game developed by HB</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/96-pixel-artwork-tools">Pixel Artwork Tools recommended by HB</a></li> </ul> <p>(11:56)</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/hungry-bogart">Who is HB</a>, the guest host?</p> <p>(13:17)</p> <p><a href="https://james.network/about/">Who is James</a>, the host?</p> <p>(14:18)</p> <p><a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/99-containers-and-compose-for-the-curious-and-who-are-they-not-for">Containers, Compose - Good? Who are they for? Bonus episode TBD</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/36414259">Asking Lemmy about reasons to avoid containers</a></li> </ul> <p>(15:19)</p> <h4>Premium subscriptions available</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/livingcartoon/tiers">Recurring support possible through Ko-fi</a>, backed by Stripe.</li> <li>You can now be a Patron of the show!</li> <li>Get access to additional content.</li> </ul> <p>(16:04)</p> <p>HB’s Thoughts on show topics and expectations</p> <p>(17:02)</p> <h3>State of the Podcast</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/">Discussion forum for the show</a>, used for notes.</li> <li><a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast">Lemmy community</a></li> <li>Discord chat now bridged to Matrix <ul> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/95HGhWxaZX">Invite to Discord</a></li> <li><a href="https://matrix.to/#/#livingcartoon:matrix.org">Invite to Matrix</a> space for Living Cartoon Company and Linux Prepper</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz2mVUJ2k1sqTqtKyQe7rOoGaOwfRG_W3">Podcast now available on Youtube Music</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>(18:22)</p> <p><a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/T9sPzn5jPYTAKQ9s48PYSJnE">Steam Key Giveaway now through March 20th</a></p> <ul> <li>Leave a review on your podcast platform to enter!</li> </ul> <p>(19:15)</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz2mVUJ2k1sqTqtKyQe7rOoGaOwfRG_W3">This podcast is now available on Youtube</a></p> <p>(21:30)</p> <p><a href="https://discuss.james.network/public/d/83-join-the-diy-unfinished-resurrection-project-through-march-20th">Submit to DURP - DIY Unfinished Resurrection Project</a></p> <ul> <li>Now through March 20th</li> <li>Work on a project this Winter!</li> </ul> <h4>Accepting audience submissions! Get included in an episode!</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/RD9PcdAPsS5mQcERkgBq4ij2">Use this simple form to submit thoughts or an audio recording.</a></li> </ul> <h4>Discussing Homelabs with Robin Monks of Don’t Forget to FOSS</h4> <p>(23:15)</p> <p><a href="https://2026.linuxfestnorthwest.org/">LinuxFest Northwest Performance TBD weekend of April 24th</a></p> <ul> <li>Hackerspace AI Scanned My Brain Rot (Working Title)</li> <li>SeaGL 2025 Coverage to be posted: Trivia, Open Source Projects, Recap, Interview.</li> </ul> <footer><h2>Ways to Support the Show!</h2> <ul> <li>Share it with others!</li> <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/livingcartoon/tiers">Enroll in Linux Prepper Premium</a> as a Patron of Living Cartoon Company to support the show! Gets you access to more content.</li> <li>Join <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#linuxprepper:matrix.org">#linuxprepper:matrix.org</a> chat on Matrix!</li> <li><a href="https://podcast.james.network/@linuxprepper/follow">Follow from the Fediverse: Mastodon, etc.</a> <ul> <li>@<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li><a href="https://discuss.online/c/linuxprepperpodcast">Lemmy community</a>, which x-posts across the Fediverse.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/Lzai4d2A79iNsapnpbGbBGcH">Send in anonymous feedback with one click!</a></li> <li>See <a href="https://discuss.james.network">more detailed notes and info at the forum</a></li> </ul> <p>Email feedback to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>I do not promise to respond, but I promise to read your words!</p> </footer>