558: Top 5 Essential Apps
Episode Date: April 14, 2024We asked, and you answered: Your top 5 Linux app essentials and post-install rituals. Plus, some news to better cope with "extreme file-system damage....
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598 episodes transcribedWe asked, and you answered: Your top 5 Linux app essentials and post-install rituals. Plus, some news to better cope with "extreme file-system damage....
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