GNU World Order Linux Cast

**dmapi**, **dmidecode** and related tools, and **dvd+rw-tools** from the **ap** software series in Slackware. shasum -a256=eeef2b68f2b247611fc8c62b7089a6ce6b0c1761b8f9b7b848ae5d2c49f9ec52

Using open source in real life. shasum -a256=0fd20ae0f5c8548b87c6e0172c156fa784901f310824f5e89d6b056804b56f24

A look at the **diffstat**, **cmp**, **diff**, **diff3**, and **sdiff** commands. shasum -a256=ccf6f683cbc3cd63eb279cfb4eba25fd7b2ae5442e857fb4343f3d96124729e0

CUPS filters, **dc3dd**, **ddrescue** from Slackware set **ap**. shasum -a256=08856286276094134acda428989544651c74d027bbb26d7501ddfa8cf57233d9

How to get to the CUPS interface through a terminal web browser, like **w3m**,**lynx**, or **elinks**. The philosophy and culture of bug reporting: 1. A bug is any unexpected interaction between you and a product. 2. A bug report offers you an opportunity to troubleshoot a problem. Ideally, it results in a solution before even being filed. Otherwise, it is a recipe for the developer to experience the same problem as you have. 3. Bug reporting is collaboration. When you file a bug, you are not disturbing the developers, nor are you exposing them as poor or nefarious programmers. You are developing along with them in an attempt to optimize an application you love. 4. A good bug reporting tool is also a task management tool. shasum -a256=60d7d23422e265096494a395ab532e66fec4bc559eff506df494922720b8a42c

All about printers and printing with the **CUPS** and **lpr** commands. shasum -a256=f2a97651d0c771f1932fdae3eb78003f178ff53945fc15f8e72d0bf0c6e68ec6

Musing about the **Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)**. Next episode will be about the **CUPS** and **lpr** command set. shasum -a256=526d897467b4700e1f52b0ff4aff40e3d1717746c0d1496ca4ecdddbe3f746ee

Cloud, containers, and **cgmanager** from the **ap** software series. shasum -a256=0ab9699ad8edd33184d49df20bc9985037a8d0ff0555cda04c02737bbc6defd8

Words of encouragement and solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. shasum -a256=f8c083467c3db586b6b52d2f4c2ba451f95cd68c7d5fe79aa4c578c9128df4f3

The many commands of the **cdrtools** package, including a bunch of useful utilities for **.iso** files, such as **isoinfo** and **isodump**. shasum -a256=50c760903faa7cfee397acda52f0c06118965ab8ae6bc452bfa1a24b03e62b14

The **bpe** binary patch editor, **cdparanoia**, and **cdrdao**. shasum -a256=2e0b7bcbf2b73b820c10e40b39c594f4ae6c94ec3bb3dadaa6c4f6a0c090e0f2

Licensing, and how non-open corporations are inadvertently flattering open source. shasum -a256=269feb919e026eb2e31d22ac9460053f2377df8e24f7db11feadbdf2630cbb34

Listener feedback from **beegrrl** about OOP, and **bc** from **ap**. shasum -a256=fb55a7417e1749ae0024614bd3ee5611729f1001f2bcacd352fc64e92a10be5f

The journey through the Slackware **ap** software set continues. The **amp** mp3-to-wav converter, **ash** shell, and the **at**, **atq**, **atrm**, **batch** commands. shasum -a256=a5e4b99fd72eded1e0bacfec7443a897824861f3881e661ecf1a3eb2f0665010

Thoughts about licensing. Coffee. Then thoughts about Java. shasum -a256=7cc76c7d1028386ebda83d18568cd0d2edeada203c69b67f46fd45075ae44fd7

All about troubleshooting audio on Linux. shasum -a256=901d9245f828294670e37d7f17fbcdcaee3376a2fa0cf3c6ad6e649c966e31c9

**alsa-utils** from the **ap** software series of Slackware. Lots of interesting utilities in this package, including one that enables you to send MIDI signals across your network so you can (for example) connect a USB controller to office office computer and generate sounds on the computer in your studio. shasum -a256=144470423a1f2434b391d51ab6d1b2e30fe249127f379786d3e8d5d31aa50a84

The **acct** command from the Slackware **ap** software series. shasum -a256=6e2498c43ed1efca283ffe05bc003cc94bfbc02e9550d534c52319f62fc3fadb

Listener feedback. shasum -a256=d4f6300fa2c2928124a38fba27ba3db66ddb8f47635a3eee00b561a71453671b

The ending of the **a2ps** package, including **psdiff**, **psbook**, **psmandup**, **psresize**, **psselect**, and **texi2dvi4a2ps**. The greatest mystery is the **showchar** command, which appears to do nothing. Upon further investigation (after recording), it seems that **a2ps** as distributed by Slackware also contains a collection of scripts called **psutils**, which provides **fix***, **ps***, **eps***, ***res**, and **showchar** scripts. The psutils collection is not yet in Slackware-current, so it is possible that it has been dropped from distribution. In the latest psutils sources, **showchar** appears to have been removed. shasum -a256=872c0faa92630453da3a94151488d2f1e0de75f698fc936031cc5f477430efae

The **ap** software series, starting with the **a2ps** package, containing some useful and some obscure PostScript utils. shasum -a256=60c5d3572a267004b2b2881b0f9c563f7297e7eaa799661fd2e47da4511548fa

Win conditions in open source shasum -a256=57e6b7ec22580a695ecde384ebd41987bfced5f4d551f1b765d953180aadcd47

Holiday bonus episode. shasum -a256=201023c38d53c58d99896d1b8d74651528b49d2cced94d2d1647e754b03c8202

**xz** and **zoo** and the end of 2019. shasum -a256=418189bee97c564697fddf61baf41936f73ac7ec3a32bbd575c9ab0f3255f049

The **which** and **xfs-progs** from the **a** Slackware package set. shasum -a256=19b3e3b0068d2ea10b9cb991347dae7c0c58b09eb1ba2227448d2b64f83aecad

Listener feedback. shasum -a256=2bfd50d65b964f134ecbf26bd7aea3c7b89c25e5149ecf72f2be8d8558b4d78d

**wall**, **whereis**, and **write**: the final 3 commands in the util-linux package. shasum -a256=b5166541403ef6b20396886589fd6b007477c47b252fedf71fab622036b02c78

**/usr/bin/u*** of the util-linux package, plus listener feedback. shasum -a256=c0827daada072a6be8892ec763cf29d97397f62944fca4f1174a9c05e0ca6416

Starting and finishing the **t** section of **/usr/bin** from the util-linux package: **tailf** and **taskset** shasum -a256=93d83630678f69409debdcab4769fb9ef4ccdf1c1b77abbf2da12d770bcb85d6

Finishing up the **s** section of **/usr/bin** from the util-linux package. This episode covers **script**, **scriptreplay**, **setarch**, **setsid**, and **strings**. shasum -a256=addb70fb5b278871341b3ba3a20e0700fe2a63973208d4755af7180e7a27c7e3

An exciting Linux origin story (thanks to Grant), and the **reset** (also called **tset**) and **rev** commands from **util-linux**. shasum -a256=5be5da6f4bb7de98517510558df3c4cd0e32cc024f1967ae0a2b2661c4215936

Listener feedback, including some neat **rename** and Bash tips. shasum -a256=db0155ae79c4338fa57185b1ee85112ecab12d01e46449b43c4b0d33baa116f9

Klaatu is back in New Zealand after the All Things Open conference in Raleigh, NC. In this episode, Klaatu responds to some long-neglected listener feedback (if you spoke to Klaatu at the conference, or have emailed him recently, Klaatu is not ignoring you, he's just slowly catching up). Also, Klaatu talks about the website freesvg.org. shasum -a256=71c58f575db81b13f03b0fdb1c610c47cc68419da6e3dfc0844618e27bc8eb4e

On the road during the **All Things Open** conference, Klaatu talks about how to make ebooks from various sources, with custom CSS, using the Pandoc command. shasum -a256=3fa5481c72515bcad79dcda3dbc863ddc4e0d02bf852ff3a981bd95722b9efc2

The **pg** pager, **prlimit**, **renice**, and using **rename** to rename multiple files at once (like with Thunar, but with your terminal!) shasum -a256=1e6a09dd790d8d4e3d27368a5654545db87618a646ca83f726ce7077dfb59751

Is an open source operating system important? shasum -a256=4b0848c70077be1be3c9d1a8dd2e1d61404b9c19da704c449e609f264e87ea0c

Listener feedback, the **nsenter** command by way of **unshare and Linux namespaces. If you're new to "cloud" computing and containers, these are technical building blocks. shasum -a256=e904380f0316259e6e2c924a324a3816fbf2c971d7597cc781cb0027690c7078

First up: all about mcookie, mesg, and namei from util-linux. Then, a discussion of how one might transition to running Linux exclusively. Do you have a story of how you switched to Linux full-time? Do you not run Linux and just run as much open source as possible? E-mail Klaatu at this domain and share your story. shasum -a256=5900426417c4aa444463bf35e2eb91dfb086675d99466164c0724aac4c8b3ef7

Musings about 1337. shasum -a256=2d17f12751922898e1a8f7991f3570236f23ed19d17d402d6594a3b6e800c23e

Slackware Linux has a Patreon account, and **/usr/bin/l*** from **util- linux**. shasum -a256=f6c4691151c12a386e9834cc5bfe1817ab126c8e0ff6b4fc4d00e1e244497804

Recorded during Klaatu's stay in the US, more or less in response to someone commenting about him running Lua out of **/opt**, this episode is all about the **/opt** directory. It's also being posted a lot later than intended, so ignore the incorrect date. shasum -a256=c5143b83cda9edc586dbf76a3ceb8bb431434bce5ee5daf25bda145b6b4a2fdf

Klaatu podcasts from a hotel in San Diego on his way to Open Source Summit 2019. shasum -a256=0cb6d6c55555bdfd0f4941f5fe6137e41b638899d66efe7c78ea6e0ed5437d4f

Klaatu podcasts whilst stranded in the Greyhound terminal 4E in Richmond, Virginia. shasum -a256=3fe4d60b987f8ff24d9bc555459947aa5eb3a4274e7a2aaf33aefa593b9c23c2

Nextcloud tip, and the power user conundrum. shasum -a256=b3cbba0d2de3632cc37612be66c76654da72234d4c3f9ced3640bc1ae358db4c

An overview of Interprocess Communication with ipcmk, ipcs, and ipcrm from util-linux. See shownotes on the website for sample code. shasum -a256=0d0c0dc08cbe97f67062b249687efd69bfbd62b1862bd791a2ab79a64cdebcee

Fight the cloud by storing your passwords locally. In this episode, Klaatu praises the pass command. shasum -a256=d22ab25fa69869bbd0fec2488d803d6c92def36287e528cd92c555347a3e66d1

All about hexdump from util-linux. shasum -a256=7ebd2727fd8fcf03e7be0784f9b2c527a0dee06a7f6131433e853be524300a65

The fallocate, fdformat (sort of), and the flock commands from util-linux. shasum -a256=0005379e3a1964ae24f397a0bf29bf353d70d850a8d51922d44979bc4ff57404

Listener feedback, and a short review of GNOME 3. shasum -a256=443cd9b793233a8ac0f6b40dd8edfaecf8839ba3dcc1afd16852f45b0609e2ad

Listener feedback, and then a bunch of stuff about for-loops and batch processing. shasum -a256=f93feff4fcc74c215d3212bbce9cf716ea953524cbbe74481b16016ae6d6cd55