Linux and open source tips, tricks and discussion. Free software, hardware and modern culture. The Binary Times audiocast is created by Mark and Wayne, two chaps who just like using linux and open source software and want to spread the word. Linux is free and open source and it is an excellent choice of operating system for our ever changing times. This audiocast is released fortnightly.
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The Binary Times - Series 6 Episode 4
Series 6 Episode 4 - We welcome Mike Saunders back to the show, Mike gives us a rundown of some of the new features in Libreoffice 6.3, we also speak about the fate of Linux Journal, more under the hood tips and another epic Irish saying. Enjoy.
00:24 Wayne introduces us to Season 6 Episode 4 of the Binary Times. He's in a better mood as Bristol is cooler and cloudier, Mark's feeling great in a lightly raining, cloudy Kilkishen, and The Mike Saunders joins us once again from a sunny, beer garden time, Southern Bavaria.
03:24 The guys discuss the latest version of LibreOffice, that being LibreOffice 6.3. The latest version can be installed as a snap using the command sudo snap install libreoffice in Linux distributions with snap support. There is a video available on YouTube detailing the really cool enhancements that have arrived with LibreOffice 6.3.
31:32 The guys transition nicely into a discussion around the demise of the Linux Journal and print media in general. The good news is Linux Format and Linux Magazine are still available! Mike thinks someone may try to crowdfund another Linux Magazine and he'd be willing to provide any advice needed. Maker magazines seem to be doing well, all the same. Mike reminisces fondly about an interview with Lennart Poettering and the guys discuss the road rage level of anger that can be directed at people and organizations by the community.
53:14 Under the Hood
- Mark's under the hood is inxi -W [location]. More can be found out about the very versatile inxi on its man page.
- Wayne's under the hood is not really an under the hood but more what he's been doing, and that's installing /e/ on the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. The experience is far sweeter than his previous attempt with a Samsung Galaxy S3 and Mike thinks it might be due to more memory in the Galaxy S4.
Wayne goes on to clarify a mistake that was made in our last episode and that is the Blender Game Engine has been removed from Blender.
Wayne wraps up to say that metronomes are distracting when learning to play an instrument, bring on the drum beat with drumkits! He mentions two in particular, Drum bit and Virtual Drum Machine
Mike's under the hood is the observation that no application is complete without a weather function.
53:56 German saying for the show: "Eine App ist nicht vollständig, bis sie einen Wetterbericht erstellen kann" - Or An app isn't complete until it can produce a weather report!
We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did making it!