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