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Dual Boot Diaries

Adam Patrick Murray, Will Smith

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.

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  • #43
    July 11 · 1 hr 28 min

    Episode 43: Deleting Partitions And Moving On. The End.

    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

  • #42
    July 3 · 1 hr 11 min

    Episode 42: The Final Boss Helps Us Bust Common Linux Myths

    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

  • #41
    June 26 · 1 hr 1 min

    Episode 41: Desktop Show & Tell, Final Questions & More

    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

  • #40
    June 19 · 1 hr 51 min

    Episode 40: The Beginning Of The End - What We've Learned So Far

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about the coming end of this podcast, what they've learned so far, Linux likes and dislikes, and more. Check out linux.content.town for Will's Linux podcast! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro & new animals 00:05:03 - Beginning of the end 00:19:06 - What we've learned 00:43:55 - Linux likes/dislikes 01:02:42 - Will's diary entry 01:16:35 - Adam's diary entry 01:45:56 - Outro 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

  • #39
    May 31 · 1 hr 18 min

    Episode 39: AI Porting Software? Proton Habits? Linux App Summit? All Q&A

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will announce the end of the show and answer a bunch of questions. Links: - AI ported Adobe: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Adobe-Lightroom-CC-Linux 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

  • #38
    May 22 · 1 hr 23 min

    Episode 38: Windows Check In, Late Night Choices, Xune Software For & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Will recounts some bad late night changes he made to his system and getting his Zune HD up and running, while Adam checks in on the coming changes to Windows 11. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:25 - Will's diary entry 00:29:49 - Adam's diary entry 01:06:49 - Homework & outro Links: - Xune software: https://github.com/VitalElement/Xune - Windows Insider blog May 1: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/01/windows-quality-update-progress-weve-made-since-march/ - Windows Insider blog May 15: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/15/improving-windows-quality-making-taskbar-and-start-more-personal/ 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

  • #37
    May 15 · 1 hr 19 min

    Episode 37: Will's Shocking Revelation, Broken VM, Missed Backups & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam reveals how multiple things have broken in his setup and Will (potentially) blows everyone's socks off with some KDE vs Niri testing. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:40 - Adam's diary entry 00:31:34 - Discord news 00:37:23 - Will's diary entry 01:01:49 - Homework & outro Links: - Discord video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNfmazmU4o - Morphosis: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/morphosis - Darktable: https://www.darktable.org/ - Peazip: https://peazip.github.io/ 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

  • #36
    May 8 · 1 hr 33 min

    Episode 36: OpenClaw Breaks, Fedora 44 Release, CopyFail Threat & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will talk about some major news including the CopyFail exploit then dive into what they have been working on. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Linux news 00:16:17 - Will's diary entry 00:44:45 - Adam's diary entry 01:19:59 - Outro Links: - CopyFail: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/ - Discord update: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/discord-is-finally-less-of-a-nuisance-to-update-on-linux/ - PAM explained: https://www.linux.com/news/understanding-pam/ - Fedora 44: https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/ 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

  • #35
    May 1 · 1 hr 22 min

    Episode 35: Paid FOSS? Flatpak VS DNF? Game Mod On Linux? All Q&A

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries podcast as long-time Windows learn to use Desktop Linux. In this episode Adam and Will answer a ton of burning questions from the community. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Windows K2 00:9:42 - Q&A 01:14:43 - Outro Links: - Windows K2: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11 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

  • #34
    April 24 · 1 hr 1 min

    Episode 34: Single Use Linux, Family Gaming, 3D Printing & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will is joined by Jeff from Craft Computing to talk about single use Linux machines, switching Jeff’s household to Linux for games, and 3D printing. 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

  • #33
    April 17 · 1 hr 30 min

    Episode 33: Adam's First Compile, OpenClaw Set Up, 3D Printing Fun & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam hits another major milestone and Will has a bunch of little things he's working on. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Valve VRAM optimization 00:12:09 - Adam's diary entry 00:35:24 - Will's diary entry 01:08:00 - Homework 01:24:43 - Outro Links: - Valve VRAM optimization: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-engineer-shocks-linux-community-with-game-changing-vram-hack-for-8gb-gpus-breakthrough-solution-turbocharges-gaming-by-prioritizing-vram-for-games-while-background-tasks-take-a-back-seat - DSpico - LNH Team: https://www.lnh-team.org/ - Buy DSpico from Phenom Mod: https://store.phenommod.com/product/dspico-pre-order/ - Set up OpenClaw on AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/articles/run-openclaw-locally-on-amd-ryzen-ai-max-and-radeon-gpus.html 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

  • #32
    April 10 · 1 hr 20 min

    Episode 32: Old MacBook Challenge, Old ThinkPad Upgrades, Linux Hits 5% & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will takes on the old laptop challenge with a mid-2010's MacBook Pro and Adam supes up his Old ThinkPad. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:14 - Adam's diary entry 00:27:51 - Will's diary entry 00:53:12 - Homework 01:11:02 - Outro Links: - Linux market share on Steam: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p - Save Desktop: https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop - ThinkPad support from Lenovo: https://youtu.be/OIxpVUzsplU?si=RqlAvKqiyRHVkw19 - USB C charging mod: https://www.instructables.com/USB-C-Charging-for-ThinkPad-T450s/ - Cachy on old MacBook: https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/cachyos-clean-install-on-macbook-pro-11-5-mid-2015/24190 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

  • #31
    April 3 · 1 hr 11 min

    Episode 31: Old ThinkPad Challenge, Keyring/Update Issues & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will gets frustrated with issues related to keys and Adam takes on the old laptop challenge. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:17 - Will's diary entry 00:22:27 - Adam's diary entry 01:00:01 - Homework & Outro Links: - How Fedora updates: https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-quietly-solved-linuxs-update-problem/ - Windows 11 promises: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3093997/windows-11-reset-microsoft-pledges-more-speed-stability-and-control.html - Lenovo ThinkPad T440s: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/ThinkPad_T440s.pdf Join the Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Podcast feeds: - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dual-boot-diaries/id1834486410 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55Q7sjnPZs3vtQ5hnaa3LQ?si=996589bd2d414b31 - Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/lcfdy6bl - YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZwoK8DQiwwpRSLIqYZ4yVuCEIPCr2NL&si=Y_E4Na_TFyudPjAj - RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/IDG6626368398 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

  • #30
    March 27 · 1 hr 11 min

    Episode 30: Security Q&A: Repository Safety, WLAN Configs, Homelab & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Certified Ethical Hacker Mike Danseglio to go over a ton of security related questions. 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

  • #29
    March 20 · 1 hr 4 min

    Episode 29: Linux Wants, App Regression, Hibernation Tests & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will do a quick check in before moving on to some questions. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:26 - Diary entries 00:27:04 - Q&A 00:57:41 - Outro 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

  • #28
    March 13 · 1 hr 19 min

    Episode 28: More Pull Requests, Back On Bazzite, StreamOS Planning & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will continues down his journey of becoming a distro maintainer and Adam weighs what he does about audio issues. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:22 - Will's diary entry 00:37:44 - Adam's diary entry 00:59:54 - Homework & Outro 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

  • #26
    February 27 · 1 hr 34 min

    Episode 26: Major Audio Issues, iMessage On Linux, Nobara Install & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will celebrates using BlueBubbles in order to get iMessages working in Linux and Adam rants about his audio issues in Bazzite. Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • #25
    February 20 · 1 hr 15 min

    Episode 25: Delete Windows Or Linux? Is Repackaging Safe? Tried BlueBubbles? Q&A

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will go through all the questions they've received in Discord, including the ultimate question: would you delete Windows or Linux right now? Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/signup ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • #24
    February 13 · 1 hr 23 min

    Episode 24: LACT Gone Wrong, Handheld Testing, Audio Issues & More

    Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will provides another update for his streaming PC and talks about liquidctl, and Adam recounts his experience with LACT and talks about weird audio issues. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:51 - Will's diary entry 00:29:36 - Adam's diary entry 00:56:57 - Handheld testing 01:17:28 - Outro Join the PC & Linux related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X or Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @WillSmith ============= Read PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com Newsletter: http://www.pcworld.com/newsletters/si... ============= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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