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Dual Boot Diaries

Dual Boot Diaries

Written by: Adam Patrick Murray Will Smith
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The Dual Boot Diaries podcast follows two long-time Windows users learning to use Desktop Linux. Each week hosts Adam Patrick Murray and Will Smith go through their experiences daily-driving Linux, with the whole show culminating in them deleting either Windows or Linux from their hard drives.Copyright Foundry - All rights reserved. Politics & Government
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  • Episode 43: Deleting Partitions And Moving On. The End.

    Episode 43: Deleting Partitions And Moving On. The End.
    Jul 11 2026
    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 - Partition deletion Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths

    Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths
    Jul 3 2026
    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 to switch (00:25:12) Myth 2: Your family won't notice it's not Windows (00:30:57) Myth 3: The distro doesn't matter (00:32:15) Myth 4: There are too many distros (00:34:04) Myth 5: Ubuntu/Pop/Mint are the best "starter" distros (00:47:46) Myth 6: Rolling distros are less stable (00:50:12) Myth 7: Linux doesn't get viruses (00:52:36) Myth 8: Anti-cheat is always going to be a problem (00:54:45) Myth 9: THIS is the year of desktop Linux (00:59:53) Closing thoughts Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More

    Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More
    Jun 26 2026
    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 an Adam OS be? (00:27:29) Q - Run Linux in a VM to learn? (00:30:37) Q - Has Linux changed your views? (00:33:41) Q - Anit-cheat insight? (00:39:11) Q - Move family to Linux? (00:42:58) Q - Is this the era of Linux? (00:45:47) Q - Do you worry about SteamMachine=0? (00:50:33) Q - Should we wait for SteamOS? (00:54:32) Q - Recommendation for setting up Niri? (00:56:47) Q - Will you fight the final boss? Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on socials: https://bsky.app/profile/willsmith.fun https://bsky.app/profile/adampatrickmurray.bsky.social https://x.com/AdamPMurray ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
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