In Linux Out Loud episode 106, the hosts dive into MacOS frustrations, hardware upgrades, and Linux experiments! Nate battles a Framework fan repair gone wrong, Matt explores his new Radeon RX 7800 XT, and Wendy shares updates on robotics teams heading to competition. They also debate Fedora vs. Arch, discuss OPNsense firewall upgrades, and build an offline benchmarking toolkit for Linux gaming. From printer woes to Midwest weather rants, it’s another tech-filled episode packed with humor and open-source goodness!
Find the rest of the show notes at https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-106/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:53 MacOS: User-Friendly? More Like User-Hostile!
00:04:00 Fixing My Framework with… Another Framework
00:09:31 Radeon RX 7800 XT: Finally, Fan Curves! It Only Took a Year
00:21:14 Breaking the Arch Curse: CachyOS Wins Nate Over
00:23:56 Updates on Robotics Teams and Competitions
00:34:06 OPNsense Upgrade: WatchGuard Gets a New Life
00:40:05 Building the Ultimate Offline Benchmarking Kit
00:51:06 Choosing the Right Linux Distro: Fedora vs. Arch
00:56:08 The Printer Dilemma: A Necessary Evil
00:58:37 Weathering the Storm: Life in Michigan
01:01:42 Welcome to Fedora
01:02:37 Guest Host Battle
01:04:00 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans
01:05:07 Outro
Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattTDN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)
Bill (Discord: ctlinux, Mastodon @ctlinux)
