Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will introduce themselves, go over what Dual Boot Diaries is all about, and talk a little bit about their first homework assignments. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In the first (real) episode Adam and Will go over how installing and configuring their respective distros went, including Adam's first thoughts on Pop_OS!. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will talk about dealing with hardware issues, what they are liking and not liking about the different distros and desktop environments, and Will's issues using the company printer. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam has returned from his trip to talk about using Ubuntu and trying out Fedora, while Will recounts his experiences using gnome on his laptop and installing Cachy on his desktop. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about his love of distro hopping and the preperation for his travels, while Will fixes his Wi-Fi and time clock issues. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= This video is NOT sponsored. Some links may contain affiliate links, which means if you buy something PCWorld may receive a small commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Wendell from Level1Techs (aka The Final Boss) in a remote location to talk about his first experiences with Linux, why he loves tiling window managers, and helps the guys with their homework. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will shares his efforts to get his custom desktop PC set up for gaming/streaming and Adam walks through the steps he's taken to get Ubuntu all set up on his Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen7. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will is joined by Nirav Patel, CEO and Founder of Framework, to talk about why Linux support is so important to him and the company. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam dives into Wendell's fixes, using Audacity in Linux, and exploring the dark world of celebrity distros, while Will updates everyone on how he set up partitions for gaming, his love for tiling desktops, and Battlefield 6 testing. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/jCzHZwVd Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about his dead Asus laptop, how he broke Cachy, what he did when ARU was down; and Adam also sets up a new laptop with Bazzite and floats a wild idea to use multiple Framework devices. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/jCzHZwVd Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= #podcast #linux #radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will take some time to get through a bunch of questions we've recieved on The Full Nerd Discord channel. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, head over to the DBD_questions channel if you have something specific you'd like to know in the future! Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/jCzHZwVd Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam installs on more hardware, including the newest release of Bazzite for the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and Will finally fixed his issues with laptop locking and Bluetooth. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/jCzHZwVd Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam is joined by special guest Mike Danseglio, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), to talk about all things security related in Linux. The conversation includes the safest distros/package mangers, whether you need antivirus or not, how to keep yourself safe, and much more. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/jCzHZwVd Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about why he is all in on Fedora and how he is thinking about benchmarking hardware in Linux. Will covers the changes he has made to Niri, how to set up Rsync/Rclone, and the failure of Winboat. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will start by talking about the new hardware announcements from Valve and what they mean for Linux. After that they do their weekly check in where Adam covers his first Linux testing experiences and Will explains why he reinstalled Cachy on his home desktop. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam celebrates some small victories and talks about his experiences try to get an Nvidia GPU working in Fedora (with the help from Discord, while Will recounts his adventures trying to get his desktop to reliably wake from sleep and how gaming has been going with Niri. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= "00:00 Intro" "01:25 General topics" "09:17 Will's week" "30:24 Adam's week" "55:04 Homework & Conclusion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam covers his problems installing Fedora Cosmic and configuring his first VM, while Will talks about his issues with Grub which lead to a Windows reinstall. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:02 - Many ways to break Grub 00:27:52 - GeForce Now on Linux 00:36:53 - Adam's first VM 00:48:41 - MangoHud update 00:53:11 - Desktop suspend fixed 00:56:24 - Homework & outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam covers his decent into virtual manager hell, Will deals with some Eletron app weirdness, and they both have some thoughts to share about trying out Cosmic before launch. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:19 - Cosmic thoughts 00:15:24 - Will's diary entry 00:32:47 - Adam's diary entry 01:00:28 - Questions 01:12:47 - Homework & Outro - GPU passthrough video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g--fe8_kEcw Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about syncing to GitHub and switching to the Framework 13 laptop, and Adam talks about his first steps towards Linux gaming and looking at new file managers. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Will's diary entry 00:32:34 - Adam's diary entry 01:12:51 - Questions 01:20:47 - Homework & Outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about weird audio pop ups and a resolution to his VM journey, and Will gives his first thoughts on NixOS and fixes his dirty bit. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - Adam's diary entry 00:33:50 - Will's diary entry 00:58:22 - Questions 01:16:08 - Homework & Outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Carl Richell and Jeremy Soller of ⁨System76⁩ to talk about the launch of Cosmic. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will ponders which distro to pick on his new OBS streaming machine and goes into keymapping support, while Adam dives deeper into firewall settings and gaming. 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Will's diary entry 28:43 - Adam's diary entry 41:39 - Homework & outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by special Guest Ed Crisler, North American PR Manager at Sapphire Technology, about this own personal transition to linux after decades with Windows. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys recap their holiday Linux experiences and Adam provides a CES update. *pardon the audio quality, the setup wasn't ideal because Adam was on the road. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:42 - Will's diary entry 00:19:59 - Adam's diary entry 00:50:00 - CES check in 01:25:23 - Homework & outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about his recent frustrations around his streaming PC and gaming in Arc Raiders, while Adam gives his final report after his CES trip. 00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping 00:02:51 - Vibe check 00:08:25 - Will's diary entry 00:32:03 - Adam's diary entry 00:45:23 - Questions 01:07:27 - Homework & outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys talk about scene drama, Will shares his experiences with the new Linux-native GeForce Now client, Adam digs deep into Gamescope, and more. 00:00 - Intro 06:13 - Will's diary entry 41:04 - Adam's diary entry 01:13:30 - Homework & outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys chat about the potential of Adobe apps running natively, Will checks in on this streaming setup and gaming issues, and Adam worries his Bazzite install is ruined. Video from LearnLinuxTV: https://youtu.be/zl97Ou2ggg8?si=MiLYZwtE-PnZv36h 00:00:00 - Intro & Adobe news 00:13:30 - Will's diary entry 00:35:16 - Adam's diary entry 01:00:45 - Homework & outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will provides another update for his streaming PC and talks about liquidctl, and Adam recounts his experience with LACT and talks about weird audio issues. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:51 - Will's diary entry 00:29:36 - Adam's diary entry 00:56:57 - Handheld testing 01:17:28 - Outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about his problems controlling his gaming PC and handhelds and Will recounts fixing his streaming PC crashes and laptop sleep issues. 00:00:00 - Intro00:03:24 - News00:14:41 - Adam's diary entry00:54:30 - Will's diary entry01:19:06 - Homework & outro OCG news: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/ Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith =============Read PCWorld!Website: http://www.pcworld.comNewsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will go through all the questions they've received in Discord, including the ultimate question: would you delete Windows or Linux right now? Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will celebrates using BlueBubbles in order to get iMessages working in Linux and Adam rants about his audio issues in Bazzite. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will marks a major milestone and contemplates creating his own distro while Adam is stuck in a rut. Join the PC & 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will continues down his journey of becoming a distro maintainer and Adam weighs what he does about audio issues. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:22 - Will's diary entry 00:37:44 - Adam's diary entry 00:59:54 - Homework & 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Certified Ethical Hacker Mike Danseglio to go over a ton of security related questions. 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will do a quick check in before moving on to some questions. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:26 - Diary entries 00:27:04 - Q&A 00:57:41 - 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will gets frustrated with issues related to keys and Adam takes on the old laptop challenge. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:17 - Will's diary entry 00:22:27 - Adam's diary entry 01:00:01 - Homework & Outro Links: - How Fedora updates: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-quietly-solved-linuxs-update-problem/ - Windows 11 promises: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3093997/windows-11-reset-microsoft-pledges-more-speed-stability-and-control.html - Lenovo ThinkPad T440s: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/ThinkPad_T440s.pdf Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Podcast feeds: - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dual-boot-diaries/id1834486410 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55Q7sjnPZs3vtQ5hnaa3LQ?si=996589bd2d414b31 - Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/lcfdy6bl - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZwoK8DQiwwpRSLIqYZ4yVuCEIPCr2NL&si=Y_E4Na_TFyudPjAj - RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/IDG6626368398 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will takes on the old laptop challenge with a mid-2010's MacBook Pro and Adam supes up his Old ThinkPad. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:14 - Adam's diary entry 00:27:51 - Will's diary entry 00:53:12 - Homework 01:11:02 - Outro Links: - Linux market share on Steam: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p - Save Desktop: https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop - ThinkPad support from Lenovo: https://youtu.be/OIxpVUzsplU?si=RqlAvKqiyRHVkw19 - USB C charging mod: https://www.instructables.com/USB-C-Charging-for-ThinkPad-T450s/ - Cachy on old MacBook: https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/cachyos-clean-install-on-macbook-pro-11-5-mid-2015/24190 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will is joined by Jeff from Craft Computing to talk about single use Linux machines, switching Jeff’s household to Linux for games, and 3D printing. 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

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam hits another major milestone and Will has a bunch of little things he's working on. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Valve VRAM optimization 00:12:09 - Adam's diary entry 00:35:24 - Will's diary entry 01:08:00 - Homework 01:24:43 - Outro Links: - Valve VRAM optimization: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-engineer-shocks-linux-community-with-game-changing-vram-hack-for-8gb-gpus-breakthrough-solution-turbocharges-gaming-by-prioritizing-vram-for-games-while-background-tasks-take-a-back-seat - DSpico - LNH Team: https://www.lnh-team.org/ - Buy DSpico from Phenom Mod: https://store.phenommod.com/product/dspico-pre-order/ - Set up OpenClaw on AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/articles/run-openclaw-locally-on-amd-ryzen-ai-max-and-radeon-gpus.html 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

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

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

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

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

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