Dual Boot Diaries

Episode 43: Deleting Partitions And Moving On. The End. Jul 11, 2026 5283 Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will do a final check in, talk about what's next, and finally delete a partition. Check out @notthatwillsmith and takecontrol.content.town for Will's new podcast! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - Check-ins 00:34:55 - Future plans 00:49:44 - Final questions 01:00:00 - Part

Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths Jul 3, 2026 4283 Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will encounter The Final Boss, AKA Wendell from Level1Linux, to bust some Linux myths and catch him up on this penultimate episode! Check out takecontrol.content.town for Will's new podcast! Timecodes: (00:00:00) Intro (00:05:12) The final boss appears (00:21:17) Myth 1: It's easy

Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More Jun 26, 2026 3677 Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will finally show off their desktops (sorry audio listeners) and go over some of the final questions for the series. Check out takecontrol.content.town for Will's new podcast! Timecodes: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:25) Will's desktop (00:18:44) Adam's desktop (00:25:11) Q - What would

Episode 40: The Beginning Of The End - What We've Learned So Far Jun 19, 2026 6708 Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about the coming end of this podcast, what they've learned so far, Linux likes and dislikes, and more. Check out linux.content.town for Will's Linux podcast! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro & new animals 00:05:03 - Beginning of the end 00:19:06 - What we've learned 00:43:55 -

Episode 39: AI Porting Software? Proton Habits? Linux App Summit? All Q&A May 31, 2026 4681 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:

Episode 38: Windows Check In, Late Night Choices, Xune Software For & More May 22, 2026 4989 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: - Xu

Episode 37: Will's Shocking Revelation, Broken VM, Missed Backups & More May 15, 2026 4793 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: -

Episode 36: OpenClaw Breaks, Fedora 44 Release, CopyFail Threat & More May 8, 2026 5597 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

Episode 35: Paid FOSS? Flatpak VS DNF? Game Mod On Linux? All Q&A May 1, 2026 4928 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 Li

Episode 34: Single Use Linux, Family Gaming, 3D Printing & More Apr 24, 2026 3680 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 soc

Episode 33: Adam's First Compile, OpenClaw Set Up, 3D Printing Fun & More Apr 17, 2026 5431 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 optim

Episode 32: Old MacBook Challenge, Old ThinkPad Upgrades, Linux Hits 5% & More Apr 10, 2026 4807 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:/

Episode 31: Old ThinkPad Challenge, Keyring/Update Issues & More Apr 3, 2026 4300 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-quiet

Episode 30: Security Q&A: Repository Safety, WLAN Configs, Homelab & More Mar 27, 2026 4287 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/w

Episode 29: Linux Wants, App Regression, Hibernation Tests & More Mar 20, 2026 3852 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 so

Episode 28: More Pull Requests, Back On Bazzite, StreamOS Planning & More Mar 13, 2026 4784 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 qu

Episode 27: First Pull Request, WillOS, WinGet Discovery & More Mar 6, 2026 5379 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.fu

Episode 26: Major Audio Issues, iMessage On Linux, Nobara Install & More Feb 27, 2026 5640 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: @AdamP

Episode 25: Delete Windows Or Linux? Is Repackaging Safe? Tried BlueBubbles? Q&A Feb 20, 2026 4533 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

Episode 24: LACT Gone Wrong, Handheld Testing, Audio Issues & More Feb 13, 2026 5017 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

Episode 23: CachyOS Handheld, Keyboard Cheat Sheet, CoolerControl & More Feb 6, 2026 5434 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:

Episode 22: Gamescope Weirdness, Native GeForce Now, Scene Drama & More Feb 5, 2026 5041 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

Episode 21: Adobe On Linux, SteamDeck=0, Streaming Refinements Jan 23, 2026 4507 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

Episode 20: Vibe Check, Gaming Issues, CES Post-Mortem & More Jan 18, 2026 4830 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 - Qu

Episode 19: CES Check In, Streaming Machine & Lots Of Gaming Jan 10, 2026 5332 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 - H

Special Edition: Sapphire Ed's Transition To Linux Gaming Jan 5, 2026 2648 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/UWhjwg

Episode 18: Ubuntu Studio, Keymapping In Linux, FirewallD & More Dec 26, 2025 3104 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 r

Episode 17: Configs On GitHub, New File Managers, Gaming Updates & More Dec 19, 2025 5492 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 01:20:4

Episode 16: NixOS Install, Angelica's MacBook, VM Achievement & More Dec 19, 2025 5082 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

Special: System76 Talks Cosmic Launch Dec 11, 2025 4341 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 ==

Episode 15: VM Hell, Cosmic Thoughts, DAW Auditions Dec 5, 2025 4965 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 dia

Episode 14: Broken Grubs, First VM Trials, Cosmic On Fedora & More Nov 28, 2025 4374 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

Episode 13: Sleep/Wake Issues, Nvidia On Linux, Minor Milestones & More Nov 21, 2025 3606 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. Jo

Episode 12: Valve Paves The Way (Again), Linux Testing, Desktop Reinstall & More Nov 14, 2025 5051 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

Episode 11: Linux Benchmarking, Rclone Setup, All In On Fedora Nov 7, 2025 3831 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 Dis

Episode 10: Bazzite On Legion Go 2, Bluetooth/Locking Fixes, AI Commands & More Oct 31, 2025 3915 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 F

Special: Ethical Hacker Talks Distro Security, Antivirus Needs, & Best Practices Oct 27, 2025 3346 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 a

Episode 9: Hardest Part Of Linux? Why Not WSL? Screen Recording When? All Q&A Oct 25, 2025 3780 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 P

Episode 8: Dead Laptop, ARU Down, Wild Framework Idea & More Oct 20, 2025 4138 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: http

Episode 7: Games Partitioning, Tiling WM, HannaMontanaOS & More Oct 10, 2025 3027 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

Special: Framework CEO Talks Linux Support, Personal Distro & More Oct 8, 2025 1831 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: @Ad

Episode 6: Level1Techs Helps With Our Homework & More Oct 3, 2025 4557 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 qu

Episode 5: Linux Jank, Lenovo Laptop Config & More Sep 26, 2025 5190 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

Episode 4: Settling On A Distro, DE Switching & More Sep 19, 2025 4662 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/

Episode 3: Distro Hopping, Wi-Fi Issues, Travel Prep & More Sep 12, 2025 3861 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: @Adam

Episode 2: Hardware Issues, KDE vs Gnome, & More Sep 5, 2025 4957 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://di

Episode 1: Installation, Set Up, & First Reactions Aug 29, 2025 4045 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 Bluesk

Episode 0: What is Dual Boot Diaries? Aug 29, 2025 1383 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: @Adam

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