Dual Boot Diaries

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

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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/

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

Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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.

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

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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.

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

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

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

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Episode 27: First Pull Request, WillOS, WinGet Discovery & More

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will marks a major milestone and contemplates creating his own distro while Adam is stuck in a rut.

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

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

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.

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

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000

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?

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:58:00 -0000

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

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Episode 23: CachyOS Handheld, Keyboard Cheat Sheet, CoolerControl & More

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:21:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about his problems controlling his gaming PC and handhelds and Will recounts fixing his streaming PC crashes and laptop sleep issues.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:24 - News
00:14:41 - Adam's diary entry
00:54:30 - Will's diary entry
01:19:06 - Homework & outro

OCG news: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/

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Episode 22: Gamescope Weirdness, Native GeForce Now, Scene Drama & More

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:52:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys talk about scene drama, Will shares his experiences with the new Linux-native GeForce Now client, Adam digs deep into Gamescope, and more.

00:00 - Intro 06:13 - Will's diary entry 41:04 - Adam's diary entry 01:13:30 - Homework & outro

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Episode 21: Adobe On Linux, SteamDeck=0, Streaming Refinements

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys chat about the potential of Adobe apps running natively, Will checks in on this streaming setup and gaming issues, and Adam worries his Bazzite install is ruined.

Video from LearnLinuxTV: https://youtu.be/zl97Ou2ggg8?si=MiLYZwtE-PnZv36h

00:00:00 - Intro & Adobe news 00:13:30 - Will's diary entry 00:35:16 - Adam's diary entry 01:00:45 - Homework & outro

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Episode 20: Vibe Check, Gaming Issues, CES Post-Mortem & More

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:56:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experiences trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about his recent frustrations around his streaming PC and gaming in Arc Raiders, while Adam gives his final report after his CES trip.

00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping
00:02:51 - Vibe check
00:08:25 - Will's diary entry
00:32:03 - Adam's diary entry
00:45:23 - Questions
01:07:27 - Homework & outro

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Episode 19: CES Check In, Streaming Machine & Lots Of Gaming

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 04:42:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode the guys recap their holiday Linux experiences and Adam provides a CES update.

*pardon the audio quality, the setup wasn't ideal because Adam was on the road.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Will's diary entry
00:19:59 - Adam's diary entry
00:50:00 - CES check in
01:25:23 - Homework & outro

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Special Edition: Sapphire Ed's Transition To Linux Gaming

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by special Guest Ed Crisler, North American PR Manager at Sapphire Technology, about this own personal transition to linux after decades with Windows.

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Episode 18: Ubuntu Studio, Keymapping In Linux, FirewallD & More

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:06:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will ponders which distro to pick on his new OBS streaming machine and goes into keymapping support, while Adam dives deeper into firewall settings and gaming.

00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Will's diary entry
28:43 - Adam's diary entry
41:39 - Homework & outro

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Episode 17: Configs On GitHub, New File Managers, Gaming Updates & More

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:05:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about syncing to GitHub and switching to the Framework 13 laptop, and Adam talks about his first steps towards Linux gaming and looking at new file managers.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:55 - Will's diary entry
00:32:34 - Adam's diary entry
01:12:51 - Questions
01:20:47 - Homework & Outro

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Episode 16: NixOS Install, Angelica's MacBook, VM Achievement & More

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:59:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about weird audio pop ups and a resolution to his VM journey, and Will gives his first thoughts on NixOS and fixes his dirty bit.

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - Adam's diary entry 00:33:50 - Will's diary entry 00:58:22 - Questions 01:16:08 - Homework & Outro

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Special: System76 Talks Cosmic Launch

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:44:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Carl Richell and Jeremy Soller of ⁨System76⁩ to talk about the launch of Cosmic.

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Episode 15: VM Hell, Cosmic Thoughts, DAW Auditions

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:02:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam covers his decent into virtual manager hell, Will deals with some Eletron app weirdness, and they both have some thoughts to share about trying out Cosmic before launch.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:19 - Cosmic thoughts

00:15:24 - Will's diary entry

00:32:47 - Adam's diary entry

01:00:28 - Questions

01:12:47 - Homework & Outro

- GPU passthrough video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g--fe8_kEcw

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Episode 14: Broken Grubs, First VM Trials, Cosmic On Fedora & More

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam covers his problems installing Fedora Cosmic and configuring his first VM, while Will talks about his issues with Grub which lead to a Windows reinstall.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:02 - Many ways to break Grub

00:27:52 - GeForce Now on Linux

00:36:53 - Adam's first VM

00:48:41 - MangoHud update

00:53:11 - Desktop suspend fixed

00:56:24 - Homework & outro

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Episode 13: Sleep/Wake Issues, Nvidia On Linux, Minor Milestones & More

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam celebrates some small victories and talks about his experiences try to get an Nvidia GPU working in Fedora (with the help from Discord, while Will recounts his adventures trying to get his desktop to reliably wake from sleep and how gaming has been going with Niri.

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"00:00 Intro"

"01:25 General topics"

"09:17 Will's week"

"30:24 Adam's week"

"55:04 Homework & Conclusion"

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Episode 12: Valve Paves The Way (Again), Linux Testing, Desktop Reinstall & More

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will start by talking about the new hardware announcements from Valve and what they mean for Linux. After that they do their weekly check in where Adam covers his first Linux testing experiences and Will explains why he reinstalled Cachy on his home desktop.

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Episode 11: Linux Benchmarking, Rclone Setup, All In On Fedora

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about why he is all in on Fedora and how he is thinking about benchmarking hardware in Linux. Will covers the changes he has made to Niri, how to set up Rsync/Rclone, and the failure of Winboat.

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Episode 10: Bazzite On Legion Go 2, Bluetooth/Locking Fixes, AI Commands & More

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam installs on more hardware, including the newest release of Bazzite for the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and Will finally fixed his issues with laptop locking and Bluetooth.

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Special: Ethical Hacker Talks Distro Security, Antivirus Needs, & Best Practices

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:39:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam is joined by special guest Mike Danseglio, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), to talk about all things security related in Linux. The conversation includes the safest distros/package mangers, whether you need antivirus or not, how to keep yourself safe, and much more.

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Episode 9: Hardest Part Of Linux? Why Not WSL? Screen Recording When? All Q&A

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:50:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will take some time to get through a bunch of questions we've recieved on The Full Nerd Discord channel. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, head over to the DBD_questions channel if you have something specific you'd like to know in the future!

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Episode 8: Dead Laptop, ARU Down, Wild Framework Idea & More

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:52:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will talks about his dead Asus laptop, how he broke Cachy, what he did when ARU was down; and Adam also sets up a new laptop with Bazzite and floats a wild idea to use multiple Framework devices.

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Episode 7: Games Partitioning, Tiling WM, HannaMontanaOS & More

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam dives into Wendell's fixes, using Audacity in Linux, and exploring the dark world of celebrity distros, while Will updates everyone on how he set up partitions for gaming, his love for tiling desktops, and Battlefield 6 testing.

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Special: Framework CEO Talks Linux Support, Personal Distro & More

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:13:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will is joined by Nirav Patel, CEO and Founder of Framework, to talk about why Linux support is so important to him and the company.

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Episode 6: Level1Techs Helps With Our Homework & More

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will are joined by Wendell from Level1Techs (aka The Final Boss) in a remote location to talk about his first experiences with Linux, why he loves tiling window managers, and helps the guys with their homework.

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Episode 5: Linux Jank, Lenovo Laptop Config & More

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Will shares his efforts to get his custom desktop PC set up for gaming/streaming and Adam walks through the steps he's taken to get Ubuntu all set up on his Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen7.

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Episode 4: Settling On A Distro, DE Switching & More

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam has returned from his trip to talk about using Ubuntu and trying out Fedora, while Will recounts his experiences using gnome on his laptop and installing Cachy on his desktop.

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Episode 3: Distro Hopping, Wi-Fi Issues, Travel Prep & More

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:47:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam talks about his love of distro hopping and the preperation for his travels, while Will fixes his Wi-Fi and time clock issues.

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Episode 2: Hardware Issues, KDE vs Gnome, & More

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will talk about dealing with hardware issues, what they are liking and not liking about the different distros and desktop environments, and Will's issues using the company printer.

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Episode 1: Installation, Set Up, & First Reactions

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:37:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In the first (real) episode Adam and Will go over how installing and configuring their respective distros went, including Adam's first thoughts on Pop_OS!.

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Episode 0: What is Dual Boot Diaries?

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:36:00 -0000

Join the Dual Boot Diaries as long-time Windows users chronicle their experinces trying to use Linux daily. In this episode Adam and Will introduce themselves, go over what Dual Boot Diaries is all about, and talk a little bit about their first homework assignments.

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