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  • Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths

    Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths
    Jul 3 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will encounter The Final Boss, AKA Wendell from Level1Linux, to bust some Linux myths and catch him up on this penultimate episode! Check out takecontrol.content.town for Will's new podcast! Timecodes: (00:00:00) Intro (00:05:12) The final boss appears (00:21:17) Myth 1: It's easy to switch (00:25:12) Myth 2: Your family won't notice it's not Windows (00:30:57) Myth 3: The distro doesn't matter (00:32:15) Myth 4: There are too many distros (00:34:04) Myth 5: Ubuntu/Pop/Mint are the best "starter" distros (00:47:46) Myth 6: Rolling distros are less stable (00:50:12) Myth 7: Linux doesn't get viruses (00:52:36) Myth 8: Anti-cheat is always going to be a problem (00:54:45) Myth 9: THIS is the year of desktop Linux (00:59:53) Closing thoughts Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 11 min
  • Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More

    Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More
    Jun 26 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will finally show off their desktops (sorry audio listeners) and go over some of the final questions for the series. Check out takecontrol.content.town for Will's new podcast! Timecodes: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:25) Will's desktop (00:18:44) Adam's desktop (00:25:11) Q - What would an Adam OS be? (00:27:29) Q - Run Linux in a VM to learn? (00:30:37) Q - Has Linux changed your views? (00:33:41) Q - Anit-cheat insight? (00:39:11) Q - Move family to Linux? (00:42:58) Q - Is this the era of Linux? (00:45:47) Q - Do you worry about SteamMachine=0? (00:50:33) Q - Should we wait for SteamOS? (00:54:32) Q - Recommendation for setting up Niri? (00:56:47) Q - Will you fight the final boss? Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Episode 40: The Beginning Of The End - What We've Learned So Far

    Episode 40: The Beginning Of The End - What We've Learned So Far
    Jun 19 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about the coming end of this podcast, what they've learned so far, Linux likes and dislikes, and more. Check out linux.content.town for Will's Linux podcast! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro & new animals 00:05:03 - Beginning of the end 00:19:06 - What we've learned 00:43:55 - Linux likes/dislikes 01:02:42 - Will's diary entry 01:16:35 - Adam's diary entry 01:45:56 - Outro Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 52 min
  • Episode 39: AI Porting Software? Proton Habits? Linux App Summit? All Q&A

    Episode 39: AI Porting Software? Proton Habits? Linux App Summit? All Q&A
    May 31 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will announce the end of the show and answer a bunch of questions. Links: - AI ported Adobe: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Adobe-Lightroom-CC-Linux Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 18 min
  • Episode 38: Windows Check In, Late Night Choices, Xune Software For & More

    Episode 38: Windows Check In, Late Night Choices, Xune Software For & More
    May 22 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Will recounts some bad late night changes he made to his system and getting his Zune HD up and running, while Adam checks in on the coming changes to Windows 11. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:25 - Will's diary entry 00:29:49 - Adam's diary entry 01:06:49 - Homework & outro Links: - Xune software: https://github.com/VitalElement/Xune - Windows Insider blog May 1: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/01/windows-quality-update-progress-weve-made-since-march/ - Windows Insider blog May 15: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/15/improving-windows-quality-making-taskbar-and-start-more-personal/ Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 23 min
  • Episode 37: Will's Shocking Revelation, Broken VM, Missed Backups & More

    Episode 37: Will's Shocking Revelation, Broken VM, Missed Backups & More
    May 15 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam reveals how multiple things have broken in his setup and Will (potentially) blows everyone's socks off with some KDE vs Niri testing. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:40 - Adam's diary entry 00:31:34 - Discord news 00:37:23 - Will's diary entry 01:01:49 - Homework & outro Links: - Discord video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNfmazmU4o - Morphosis: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/morphosis - Darktable: https://www.darktable.org/ - Peazip: https://peazip.github.io/ Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 20 min
  • Episode 36: OpenClaw Breaks, Fedora 44 Release, CopyFail Threat & More

    Episode 36: OpenClaw Breaks, Fedora 44 Release, CopyFail Threat & More
    May 8 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about some major news including the CopyFail exploit then dive into what they have been working on. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Linux news 00:16:17 - Will's diary entry 00:44:45 - Adam's diary entry 01:19:59 - Outro Links: - CopyFail: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/ - Discord update: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/discord-is-finally-less-of-a-nuisance-to-update-on-linux/ - PAM explained: https://www.linux.com/news/understanding-pam/ - Fedora 44: https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/ Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 33 min
  • Episode 35: Paid FOSS? Flatpak VS DNF? Game Mod On Linux? All Q&A

    Episode 35: Paid FOSS? Flatpak VS DNF? Game Mod On Linux? All Q&A
    May 1 2026
    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will answer a ton of burning questions from the community. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Windows K2 00:9:42 - Q&A 01:14:43 - Outro Links: - Windows K2: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11 Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 22 min