It’s our beginners ACTION guide to Linux! We’ve collected some of our top audience questions, and we give you the straight answers to your hard hitting questions!
PLUS – We’ve got three wicked Android picks that will empower your handset with super-phone like abilities fueled by our yellow sun!
And so much more!
All this week on, The Linux Action Show!
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This Week’s Show Notes:
Android App Pick:
AppBrain App Market
Fast Web Installer
Angry Birds Lite
Chris’ EVO 4G Extended Battery – Works great!
CrossOver (formly CrossOver Office)- The easiest way to run Windows Apps under Linux, with support.
Questions Answered:
- What is open source, vs closed
- How can Linux be free?
- What is root?
- Why not run as root?
- What is a boot loader?
- What is the diff between an open source driver, and a closed one made by the manufacture?
- What’s the deal with flash and MP3?
- Repo vs Software installer downloads? What are package dependencies?
- What is the diff between Desktop Environment and Window Manager?
- What is QT? What is GTK? Why does a program use one or the other?
- Where to get help?
- What won’t work?