Going Linux #472 · New Users Guide to Github
From Going Linux by Larry Bushey and Bill Smith
September 20, 2025 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode serves as a guide for new users to understand and start using GitHub.
00:00 Going Linux #472 · New Users Guide to Github 01:16 Bill moves to Manjaro with KDE 02:21 Larry uses the Mint Cinnamon upgrade path to Release 22.2 (Zara) 03:45 Bill helps a friend with advertising in Windows 11's Solitaire game! 12:48 Welcome to the world of version control 13:48 What is Git? 15:14 So, what is GitHub? 18:12 Key benefits for a new user 21:59 Open Source alternatives 23:25 Starting to use GitHub 25:53 GitHub Desktop for Linux 28:47 AI Disclaimer 30:16 Picks: Micro and GitHub Desktop 32:19 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 33:19 End
People in this episode
Hosts: Larry Bushey, Bill Smith
Topics covered
- Git
- GitHub
- version control
- open source
- Linux
- new users
Keywords
- Git
- GitHub
- version control
- Linux
- open source
- new users
- GitHub Desktop
- Manjaro
- Mint
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Manjaro, Mint, Windows 11, Git, GitHub, GitHub Desktop, Micro
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