About this episode

This episode discusses the disappointment surrounding the Steam machine, Epic Games' new version control system, and various updates in the Linux ecosystem.

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:37 Steam machine looks like a disappointment https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.theverge.com/games/953411/valve-steamos-desktop-nvidia https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-machine-review https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-review-price/ 06:57 SteamOS 3.8 image supports all AMD PCs https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227 08:28 Epic Games open sources new version control system https://linuxiac.com/epic-games-open-sources-lore-version-control-system/ 10:05 BcacheFS now no longer experimental…

People in this episode

Host: The Linux Experiment

Topics covered

• Steam machine
• Epic Games
• version control
• Linux news
• BcacheFS
• XFCE
• Cosmic

Keywords

• Steam machine
• Epic Games
• version control
• Linux
• BcacheFS
• XFCE
• Cosmic
• SteamOS

Sponsors

Tuxedo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Epic Games, Wikipedia

Products: Steam machine, SteamOS 3.8, BcacheFS, XFCE, Cosmic

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