This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we have an exciting episode for you, we are going to talk about where Linux is going on the Desktop. There are a lot of rumors about the linux desktop right now, we'll talk about what they are, if there is any merit to them and what of the retorts if any there might be. Then we're going to take a look at Google's effort to harden the Linux kernel. Plus we've also got our famous tips, tricks and software picks. All of this and so much more this week on Destination Linux. So whether you're brand new to Linux and open source or a guru of sudo. This is the podcast for you. --- Sponsored by: Digital Ocean = https://do.co/dln Bitwarden = https://bitwarden.com/dln Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com Jill Bryant = https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl Want to Support the Show? Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus DLN Store = http://dlnstore.com Want to follow the show and hosts on social media? You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact --- Full Show Notes (for links and such) https://destinationlinux.org/episode-231 00:00 = Welcome to DL 231 00:53 = Community Feedback: ProtonMail Tutanota & Other Mail Services 06:47 = How To Send In Your Community Feedback 07:13 = Digital Ocean: App Platform / Cloud ( https://do.co/dln ) 09:59 = End of the Linux Desktop: Fact or FUD? 38:19 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln ) 41:06 = Google Invests Into Hardening Linux Kernel with Rust Programming Language 49:22 = Linux Gaming: Mighty Goose 52:49 = Software Spotlight: Deskreen (Make Any Device A Second Monitor) 53:50 = Tip of the Week: Encrypt Your Files With GPG 54:56 = All of Our Picks at destinationlinux.org/picks 55:13 = Outro --- Join Odysee With Our DLN Invite Link = https://odysee.com/$/invite/@destinationlinux:9 #Linux #OpenSource #Podcast ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx62ptymF8I

Welcome To Episode 25 of Destination Linux News Solus Announcement https://solus-project.com/2017/06/13/we-are-growing/ Ikey will be leaving Intel in 4 weeks Personal Choice Ikey Doherty leaves Intel and becomes a full time Solus developer http://www.open-source-feed.com/2017/06/ikey-doherty-leaves-intel-and-becomes.html ROSA Fresh R9 LXQt released; It can smoothly work with 512 MB of RAM http://www.open-source-feed.com/2017/06/rosa-fresh-r9-lxqt-released-it-can.html All LXQt components are based on the freshest 0.11 branch NewMoon (PaleMoon) web browser “We tried our best to release a really very light distro, so in the end it’s a basic LXQt with no desktop effects and very light but functional software which fits into 512MB RAM” Rosa LXQt Edition's Flexibility Sets It Apart http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84613.html?rss=1 KaOS 2017.06 GNU/Linux Distribution Released with KDE Plasma 5.10 and Qt 5.9 http://news.softpedia.com/news/kaos-2017-06-gnu-linux-distribution-released-with-kde-plasma-5-10-and-qt-5-9-516258.shtml KDE Plasma 5.10 QT 5.9 Babe QT Music Player and Elisa Snap and Flatpak support Linux Mint 18.2 Xfce Beta https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sonya_xfce_whatsnew.php The Whisker application menu was upgraded to version 1.7.2 Launchers can now be edited from the context menu. Desktop actions are now supported. Category names can be hidden in the preferences. Applications load immediately. This new version also brings translation updates and bug fixes. The xfwm4 window manager was upgraded to version 4.13 to bring the following improvements: VSync support to prevent screen tearing Support for scaled cursor when zooming Bug fixes and I18n improvements Linux Mint 18.2 KDE Beta https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sonya_kde_whatsnew.php KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS Zorin OS 12 Lite Beta Adopts Xfce as Default Desktop Environment Instead of LXDE http://news.softpedia.com/news/zorin-os-12-lite-beta-adopts-xfce-as-default-desktop-environment-instead-of-lxde-516406.shtml Ubuntu-based distro on their old PCs from 5 or even 10-15 years ago low spec machines Linux Kernel version 4.8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Plasma Vault Makes It Easy to Create Encrypted Folders on the KDE Desktop http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/plasma-vault-create-encrypted-folder-linux Plasma Vault lets you create an encrypted folder Run Plasma Vaults on top of an encrypted home folder for a more secure combination Support for EncFS, CryFS and Tomb Canonical Preps New PPA for Ubuntu 17.10 Users to Test the Latest Linux Kernels http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-preps-new-ppa-for-ubuntu-17-10-users-to-test-the-latest-linux-kernels-516457.shtml Kernel 4.11 Ubuntu Desktop – GNOME Extensions poll results https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/06/12/ubuntu-desktop-gnome-extensi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTM5jvn4A8o