We are four Blokes who love Linux and trying out new stuff, we thought it would be interesting to share our experience of trying new Linux and BSD distributions and how we found it trying to live with them as our daily driver for up to a Month at a time, by recording a podcast about how we got on.

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On this episode we talk server upgrades, WiFi woes, Xebian and Fedora fails, and review BunsenLabs Linux Boron and KDE neon User Edition featuring the recently released KDE Plasma 6.<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.org/show-notes/episode-51-show-notes/" rel="nofollow">Full Show Notes Here</a>Intro - 00:00:00Monthly Foibles - 00:02:21Updates - 00:21:58Beautiful Failures - 00:25:11Reviews - 00:33:21Feedback and Errata - 01:32:34Announcements - 01:34:10Acknowledgements - 01:35:37

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 51

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Moss and Dale are back for another episode.This month we are reviewing Sparky Linux 7.2 OpenBox/E25, and Zorin OS 17 PRO.Updates Solus, Redcore, Slackel, DeBodhi 32- and 64-bit, Ubuntu Beautiful failures OpenMandriva 5 ROCKFor show notes, listening, and subscribing follow the links below.<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.org/show-notes/episode-50/" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.org/show-notes/episode-50/</a><a href="https://archive.org/details/distrohoppers-digest-episode-50/Distrohoppers-Digest-Episode-50.mp3" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/distrohoppers-digest-episode-50/Distrohoppers-Digest-Episode-50.mp3</a>

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 50

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Moss, Dale, and Eric are back for another episode!We took a break from our reviews to do a year in review. We reflect on our favorite distros, activities, and what we look forward to in 2024.Show notes for this episode can be found here:<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.org/show-notes/episode-49-show-notes/" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.org/show-notes/episode-49-show-notes/</a>

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 49

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Moss, Dale, and Eric are Back!This month we are doing a collaborative review of Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 “Faye”.Show notes for this episode can be found here:<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/show-notes-distrohoppers-digest-episode_3.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/show-notes-distrohoppers-digest-episode_3.html</a>

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 48

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Moss, Dale and Eric are Back.The Reviews this Month are: Bodhi 7.0.0, Garuda Sway, Manjaro 23 &#34;Uranos&#34; Cinnamon EditionShow notes for this episode can be found here:<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/show-notes-distrohoppers-digest-episode_23.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/show-notes-distrohoppers-digest-episode_23.html</a>

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 47

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Moss, Dale and Eric are Back. This time they discuss blend OS, Bodhi 7, OpenMandriva ROME 5, Regolith, Pardus, LMDE 6Beautiful Failures: Rhino Linux, PCLinuxOSThe Reviews this Month are: Linux Lite 4.4, Rhino Linux 1, Lubuntu 22.04.3 LTSShow notes for this episode can be found here:<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-46-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-46-show.html</a>

Distrohoppers’ Digest Episode 46

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Moss, Dale and Eric are Back. This time they discuss Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria”Beautiful Failures: Surprisingly none this monthThe Reviews this Month are: peppermintOS, blend OS v 3, Pop!_OS 22.04 CinnamonShow notes for this episode can be found here:<a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-45-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-45-show.html</a>

Distrohoppers’ Digest Episode 45

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Moss, Dale and Eric are Back. This time they discuss Bodhi 7, Mint 21.2, BlendOS 3, Debian 12.Beautiful Failures: Debian 12 LXQt, Polydock, NotesNookThe Reviews this Month are: Debian 12 Cinnamon, Debian 12 Mate, Linux Mint 21.1 CinnamonShow notes for this episode can be found here:https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-44-show.html

Distrohoppers’ Digest Episode 44

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Moss, Dale and Eric are Back. This time they discuss Blend OS, Bodhi, Solus, Void, Debian and Xero Linux. Beautiful Failures: blend OS, Jelly Comb trackball, VoidThe Reviews this Month are: ArchCraft, Feren OS and Kubuntu 23.04Show notes for this episode can be found here:https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-43-show.html

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 43

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This Month Moss and Dale are Joined by Eric our new host and discuss BigLinux, OpenMandriva, ROME, Slackel, FreeBSD, Void, Voyger, Ubuntu Budgie and Xubuntu in updates. Reviews are Elementary OS7, Zinc 22.04.2 and Fedora 37Show notes for the episode are available athttps://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-42-show.html

Distrohoppers' Digest Episode 42

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We review Endless OS 5.0, PCLinuxOS. Updates on Ubuntu 22.04.2, Bodhi 7 alpha5, Mint, Trisquel, Garuda, Bluestar, openSUSE, Redcore, Xero, StormOS, Debian, Solus. Beautiful Failures on, BlendOSThe show notes link for this episode is listed below.https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-41-show.html

Distrohoppers’ Digest Episode 41

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We review,  CachyOS, BigLinux. Updates on OM “ROME”, Void, Bluestar, Debian, OpenSuse, Netrunner, XeroLinux, Storm-OS, Voyager, Ubuntu Budgie, Pardus. Beautiful Failures on. BigLinux, Armbian. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-40-show.html

Episode 40 - CachyOS, BigLinux

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We review, wattOS R12, Q4OS and Garuda Linux. Updates on Q4OS 4.11, 3.16, Slackel 7.5 Openbox, Bluestar, XeroLinux, StormOS. Beautiful Failures on . wattOS. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/p/distrohoppers-digest-episode-39.html

Episode 39 - wattOS R12, Q4OS and Garuda Linux

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We review StormD OS and Titan Linux. Updates on Bodhi and OpenMandriva. Beautiful Failures on Ventoy. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/12/distrohoppers-digest-episode-38.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/12/distrohoppers-digest-episode-38.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia804705.us.archive.org/2/items/dhd-38-final/DHD-38-final.mp3" rel="nofollow">Episode 38 .mp3</a><a href="https://ia904705.us.archive.org/2/items/dhd-38-final/DHD-38-final.ogg" rel="nofollow">Episode 38 .ogg</a>

Episode 38 - StormD OS and Titan Linux

We review StormD OS and Titan Linux. Updates on Bodhi and OpenMandriva. Beautiful Failures on Ventoy. New Releases and Feedback.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/12/distrohoppers-digest-episode-38.html

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We review Pardus 21.3, KDE neon User Edition, and TrueNAS SCALE. Updates on Ubuntu 22.10, Debian, Solus, Redcore, Xero, StormD OS, and Gecko. Beautiful Failures on Linux Mint. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/10/distrohoppers-digest-episode-37.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/10/distrohoppers-digest-episode-37.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia601405.us.archive.org/8/items/dhd-ep-037-final-edit/DHD-Ep-037-Final-Edit.mp3" rel="nofollow">Episode 37 .mp3</a><a href="https://ia601405.us.archive.org/8/items/dhd-ep-037-final-edit/DHD-Ep-037-Final-Edit.ogg" rel="nofollow">Episode 37 .ogg</a>

Episode 37 - Pardus 21.3, KDE neon User Edition, and TrueNAS SCALE

We review Pardus 21.3, KDE neon User Edition, and TrueNAS SCALE. Updates on Ubuntu 22.10, Debian, Solus, Redcore, Xero, StormD OS, and Gecko. Beautiful Failures on Linux Mint. New Releases and Feedback.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/10/distrohoppers-digest-episode-37.html

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We review Regolith, Peppermint, and Drauger OS. Updates on Ubuntu Unity, OpenMandriva, Fedora, and Chimera OS. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/09/distrohoppers-digest-episode-36.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/09/distrohoppers-digest-episode-36.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/2/items/dhd-ep-36-final-edit/DHD-Ep36-final-edit.mp3" rel="nofollow">Episode 36 .mp3</a><a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/2/items/dhd-ep-36-final-edit/DHD-Ep36-final-edit.ogg" rel="nofollow">Episode 36.ogg </a>

Episode 36 - Regolith, Peppermint, and Drauger OS

We review Regolith, Peppermint, and Drauger OS. Updates on Ubuntu Unity, OpenMandriva, Fedora, and Chimera OS. New Releases and Feedback.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/09/distrohoppers-digest-episode-36.html

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We review Spiral Linux and Makulu Shift. Updates on Mint, Debian, Ubuntu Budgie 22.04.1, and GhostBSD. Beautiful Failures on Mint 21 upgrade (Tony). New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/08/distrohoppers-digest-episode-35.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/08/distrohoppers-digest-episode-35.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/6/items/dhd-ep-035-final/DHD-Ep035-Final.mp3" rel="nofollow">Episode 35 .Mp3</a><a href="https://ia801506.us.archive.org/6/items/dhd-ep-035-final/DHD-Ep035-Final.ogg" rel="nofollow">Episode 35 .ogg</a>

Episode 35 - Spiral Linux and Makulu Shift

We review Spiral Linux and Makulu Shift. Updates on Mint, Debian, Ubuntu Budgie 22.04.1, and GhostBSD. Beautiful Failures on Mint 21 upgrade (Tony). New Releases and Feedback.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/08/distrohoppers-digest-episode-35.html

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We review Xubuntu 22.04, OpenMandriva Rolling LXQt, and Ubuntu 22.04 (Gnome). Updates on Mint 21 Beta. New Releases.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/07/distrohoppers-digest-episode-34.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/07/distrohoppers-digest-episode-34.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia601505.us.archive.org/28/items/dhd-ep-34-final-edit/DHD-Ep-34-Final-Edit.mp3" rel="nofollow"> Episode 34 .mp3</a><a href="https://ia601505.us.archive.org/28/items/dhd-ep-34-final-edit/DHD-Ep-34-Final-Edit.ogg" rel="nofollow"> Episode 34 .ogg</a>

Episode 34 - Xubuntu 22.04, OpenMandriva Rolling LXQt, and Ubuntu 22.04 (Gnome)

We review Xubuntu 22.04, OpenMandriva Rolling LXQt, and Ubuntu 22.04 (Gnome). Updates on Mint 21 Beta. New Releases.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/07/distrohoppers-digest-episode-34.html

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We review Ubuntu 22.04 - Unity, Cinnamon, and Studio. Updates on Pearl OS. Beautiful Failures on Ubuntu Mate 22.04. New Releases and Feedback.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/06/distrohoppers-digest-episode-33.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/06/distrohoppers-digest-episode-33.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia801406.us.archive.org/12/items/dhd-ep-33-final-edit/DHD-Ep33-Final-Edit.mp3" rel="nofollow">Episode 33 .mp3 </a><a href="https://ia601406.us.archive.org/12/items/dhd-ep-33-final-edit/DHD-Ep33-Final-Edit.ogg" rel="nofollow">Episode 33 .ogg</a>

Episode 33 - Ubuntu 22.04 - Unity, Cinnamon, and Studio

We review Ubuntu 22.04 - Unity, Cinnamon, and Studio. Updates on Pearl OS. Beautiful Failures on Ubuntu Mate 22.04. New Releases and Feedback.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/06/distrohoppers-digest-episode-33.html

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We review Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 Cinnamon and Smart OS. Updates on Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Unity, Linux Lite, XeroLinux, Fedora 36, Deepin OS, and Slackel. Beautiful Failures on SolydK and LMDE5 (Moss). New Releases.The show notes link for this episode is listed below. <a href="https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/05/distrohoppers-digest-episode-32.html" rel="nofollow">https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/05/distrohoppers-digest-episode-32.html</a>Download links to Archive.org.<a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/29/items/dhd-ep-32-final/DHD-Ep-32-Final.mp3" rel="nofollow">DHD Episode 32 .mp3</a> <a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/29/items/dhd-ep-32-final/DHD-Ep-32-Final.ogg" rel="nofollow">DHD Episode 32 .ogg</a>

Episode 32 - Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 Cinnamon and Smart OS

We review Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 Cinnamon and Smart OS. Updates on Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Unity, Linux Lite, XeroLinux, Fedora 36, Deepin OS, and Slackel. Beautiful Failures on SolydK and LMDE5 (Moss). New Releases.

The show notes link for this episode is listed below. 

https://distrohoppersdigest.blogspot.com/2022/05/distrohoppers-digest-episode-32.html

We love using different Linux distros to see how they work.

We are three Blokes who love Linux and trying out new stuff, we thought it would be interesting to share our experience of trying new Linux and BSD distributions and how we found it trying to live with them as our daily driver for up to a month at a time, by recording a podcast about how we got on.