Episode 31: Is System76 Worth The Price?

On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about system76 and whether or not the hardware is worth the hefty price. Mostly, they just bemoan the fact that neither of them can afford a new system76 rig.

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[show notes]

What have we been up to Linux related this Week?

Martin – I have been playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Linux using Google Chrome

Matt – I’ve been in audio hell, working trying to get my new mic setup working. So far, mixed results. I’ve also been playing around, mostly unsuccessfully, with xmonad.

Links (One each)

Matt - https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/

Martin – https://news.itsfoss.com/rocky-linux-announcement/

Main Topic – System 76 and Linux Hardware Vendors

https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-mega

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/10-14-inch/TUXEDO-Book-XP14-Gen12.tuxedo

Apps of the Week

Martin - https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.gitlab.o20.word

Matt – Buku https://github.com/jarun/buku