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In episode 61, Dale flies solo while Majid is away and shares a month of Linux tinkering—starting with an unsuccessful attempt to install PicaOS on a Dell Inspiron 13. He also highlights useful discoveries, including LuckyLUKS for quickly opening encrypted containers, XFCE’s Docklike Taskbar, and positive early impressions of the Liquorix kernel on MX Linux. The main review focuses on Odyssey Linux, a new Void-based rolling-release distribution that aims to make Void more approachable. Dale finds its installer, polished welcome screen, GUI package manager, service-management tools, and Control Center impressive for a first release, while noting a few quirks in defaults, window controls, browser syncing, and XFCE configuration. Overall, Odyssey Linux earns a positive recommendation for users who want Void’s performance and flexibility with less reliance on the command line. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Show Transcript

In this episode of Distrohoppers’ Digest, Dale and Majid dig into two very different Linux experiences: the stripped-down, do-it-yourself world of Void Linux Base ISO and the sleek but opinionated desktop of elementary OS 8.1. Along the way, they also share what they’ve been tinkering with lately, from replacing Pi-hole with Technitium DNS to hopping back to Debian Xfce, plus a few monthly mishaps and surprises that remind us Linux experimentation doesn’t always go to plan. They also revisit past distro experiences, including Firefox oddities on Zorin OS and a recovery story involving Fedora after CachyOS trouble. The episode wraps with listener feedback, more thoughts on Bodhi and MX Linux-style system rescue options, and the usual appreciation for the tools, people, and open-source projects that keep the Linux community thriving. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Full Show Transcript

We reviewed Pika OS and MX Linux Plasma Edition. Dale tends to the server farm and Majid takes on Waydroid. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Full Show Transcript

Jim from mintCast joins us to review Puppy Linux TrixiePup 64 Wayland. Along with Jim’s grub issue and Dale’s adventure with QEMU/KVM. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Show Transcript

Majid reviews CachyOS, Bill from mintCast, and Linux OTC joins us to talk about Arch Linux. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Full Show Transcript

In this episode Dale uses his iPad as a laptop and Majid fights with Windows 11 and bought a new to him Lenovo Chromebook. We review Ubuntu Budgie 25.10 and Pop!_OS 24.04 with the new Cosmic Desktop. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Show Transcript

This episode was recorded on the 20th of December, 2025. For this show, we will be reviewing Ultramarine Linux Plasma Edition and Ghost BSD. Link To Full Show Notes Link To Full Transcript

The pod is being rebooted. We discuss our activities during the past year. Our experiences with Fedora, LMDE6, Debian 13, and more. Link To Full Show Transcript

This month Eric reviews Bluefin Project and Dale reviews Archman. In Monthly Foibles, Dale had a productive month setting up Nextcloud, Pi-Hole, Ubuntu Server, and various other systems, while Eric discusses his experience setting up a drawing tablet for his wife using a Dell Active Pen and Windows 11. In Updates, we cover Debian’s adoption of Tmpfs for its /tmp folder and upcoming changes to APT. Beautiful Failures covers challenges encountered by Dale during while attempting to move a hard drive to a new system. Reviews focuses on Archman and Bluefin Project distributions, but specific information is not included in the excerpt. We also cover some New Releases and get some Feedback. Full Show Notes Here 00:02:09 – Monthly Foibles 00:48:07 – Updates 00:51:54 – Beautiful Failures 00:54:36 – Reviews 01:50:24 – Feedback and Errata 01:56:10 – New Releases 02:01:17 – Announcements 02:02:03 – Acknowledgements

Welcome to Distrohppers’ Digest Episode 52. In Monthly Foibles, Dale recounts a month of balancing rest and productivity, from exploring Linux Mint’s Backup Tool to diving into Sway customization. Eric shares his quest for the perfect headphones for podcast editing. Updates cover Solus’ vibrant community growth and Ubuntu’s latest LTS release, while our ‘Beautiful Failures’ segment explores Dale’s dual-booting mishap and Eric’s journey through various distros, landing back at Ubuntu 24.04. Eric reviews Ubuntu 24.04 LTD “Noble Numbat” and Dale covers Tuxedo OS. (edited) Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:11 – Monthly Foibles 00:15:15 – Updates 00:29:59 – Beautiful Failures 00:34:53 – Reviews 01:17:01 – Feedback and Errata 01:23:29 – Announcements 01:24:35 – Acknowledgements

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.

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 ROCK

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.

Synopsis Distrohoppers' Digest Episode48 Introductions Hosts: Moss Bliss, Dale Miracle, Eric Adams Monthly Foibles Updates: Slackel 7.7, Budgie Desktop Beautiful Failures: Reviews: Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 “Faye” New Releases Feedback Announcements

Moss, Dale and Eric are Back. The Reviews this Month are: Bodhi 7.0.0, Garuda Sway, Manjaro 23 "Uranos" Cinnamon Edition