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This episode we are joined by Paul Bowden to talk all things Linux.We start of with the Linux vs. GNU/Linux vs. GNU/Linux/X debate, and layout what an Linux Operating System actually is composed of.With this foundation in place we move on to discuss the different types of distributions available, along with a host of Window Managers and Desktop Environments.Finally, we wrap up the show with some good advice to budding Linux converts, along with a brief detour into two popular ‘hardcore’ distributions (Gentoo and Arch). Show Links  pbowden.me deviantART The UNIX Operating System - YouTube Unix Philosophy Richard Stallman The GNU Operating System GNU Hurd Minix3 The Linux Kernel Archives awesome window manager Window Managers for X TWM GNOME Xfce Desktop Environment KDE Unity Linux Mint Ubuntu openSUSE Knoppix Linux Boot CD BusyBox Jolla Chromium Wine - Run Windows applications on Linux XBMC Drobo Les RPM de Remi Dotdeb - The extra repository for Debian servers Gentoo Linux Arch Linux

<p>This episode we are joined by Paul Bowden to talk all things Linux.<br>We start of with the Linux vs. GNU/Linux vs. GNU/Linux/X debate, and layout what an Linux Operating System actually is composed of.<br>With this foundation in place we move on to discuss the different types of distributions available, along with a host of Window Managers and Desktop Environments.<br>Finally, we wrap up the show with some good advice to budding Linux converts, along with a brief detour into two popular ‘hardcore’ distributions (Gentoo and Arch).</p> <h3>Show Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://pbowden.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pbowden.me</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deviantART</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4ROCJYbm0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The UNIX Operating System - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unix Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="https://stallman.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Stallman</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The GNU Operating System</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNU Hurd</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.minix3.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minix3</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.kernel.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Linux Kernel Archives</a></li> <li><a href="http://awesome.naquadah.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">awesome window manager</a></li> <li><a href="http://xwinman.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Window Managers for X</a></li> <li><a href="http://xwinman.org/vtwm.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TWM</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gnome.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNOME</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.xfce.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xfce Desktop Environment</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kde.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KDE</a></li> <li><a href="https://unity.ubuntu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unity</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linux Mint</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ubuntu</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.opensuse.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">openSUSE</a></li> <li><a href="http://knoppix.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knoppix Linux Boot CD</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.busybox.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BusyBox</a></li> <li><a href="http://jolla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jolla</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.chromium.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chromium</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.winehq.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wine - Run Windows applications on Linux</a></li> <li><a href="http://xbmc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XBMC</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.drobo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drobo</a></li> <li><a href="http://rpms.famillecollet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Les RPM de Remi</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dotdeb.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dotdeb - The extra repository for Debian servers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gentoo.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gentoo Linux</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.archlinux.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arch Linux</a></li></ul>

29: Introduction to GNU/Linux and Distributions with Paul Bowden