What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?

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Best Youtube channels for Linux content	Price	Last Updated
-- Luke Smith	-	Dec 9, 2018
-- DistroTube	-	Oct 24, 2018
-- Switched to Linux	-	Dec 3, 2018
-- Linux Scoop	-	Nov 23, 2018
-- Level1Linux	-	Sep 17, 2018

DistroTube

Top Con

Heavy on opinions, very light on why they're held

Good op-ed coverage doesn't just state opinions, it educates you as to why those opinions are well-founded. See More

Top Pro

He is very helpful and friendly youtube dedicated to the GNU+Linux community

Peter J. Mello's Experience

DistroTube seeks to fill a real but treacherous void in IT journalism: editorial content. It's no surprise that a discipline like computer science, whose most elemental character is the quantification of everything, would be hostile to purely subjective, opinionated content. What this channel repeatedly fails to deliver are the anecdotal references and persuasive logical arguments that make such content useful and distinguish journalists from pundits. My experience in short is that any topic covered here is invariably covered better in many places elsewhere. See More

Top Pro

Covers a variety of Linux topics, and focuses mostly on different distros

Linux Scoop

Level1Linux

Top Pro

Events & guest coverage

They cover popular tech events and have meaningful guests on their channel. Guests: Allen Jude, John Bach, Ed Crisler, and others. Events: Computex, Penguincon, and others. See More

Top Con

Some Level1Techs videos may seem tedious or overly detailed

Some of the Level1Techs content can be overly detailed or specific, and may cover topics that some viewers don't - yet - have the experience to find useful. As a result it may seem very tedious for some viewers if topic doesn't directly relate to them, or if you just want a quick and easily consumable video. See More

Top Pro

No 'hype clips' or 'click bait titles' without real content in the video

Wendell and the Level1Techs team have never produce content that doesn't cover in-depth topics, additionally any titles that seem like "click bait" will actually have some real content in the actual video. Some other Linux YouTube channels frequently suffer from content which only showcases Linux desktop environments in a 'hype clip' format, often without covering any functional or difficult Linux content in any detail. See More

Top Con

Proportion of other content vs Linux content

You could argue that Level1Techs doesn't produce enough Linux specific content in comparison to other topics. That being said Wendell and his team are really dedicated Linux in general by showcasing it on other channels to increase Linux awareness to new demographics, on their forums, contributing to open-source software development, participating with the Linux community, or producing tech videos that are useful to everyone including Linux users. See More

Top Pro

They do not degrade non-linux users

Wendell and the Level1Techs team members never craft content with the intent of degrading people who use more common operating systems. They focus on creating content promotes the benefits of Linux such as open-source software, privacy protection, utility in enterprise, and community as well as its development. See More

Top Pro

Partner with other YouTube Channels

They have partnered with several other tech channels to make content, such as: Linus Tech Tips, Gamers Nexus, The Linux Gamer, Paul's Hardware, jayztwocents, TechDeals, Joker Productions, Tech YES City, Tek Syndicate, Tech Showdown, EposVox, Louis Rossmann, as well as others. See More

Top Pro

Wendell and the Level1Linux team

Wendell and the Level1Techs team manage to cover a verity of content topics, encompassing a large range of viewing interests and moods. They craft their Linux content to be sociable as well as honest about its practical challenges. See More

LinuxAcademy.com - Youtube Channel

tutoriaLinux

The Linux Foundation - YouTube Channel

Bryan Lunduke

Top Con

Some content behind a Patreon paywall

Some of Bryan Lunduke's videos are exclusive, and can only be accessed through Patreon. See More

Top Pro

Long forum interviews

Bryan Lunduke often creates long forum interviews content with popular figures with the Linux development community as well as industry experts. See More

Top Con

Very Linux specific

Bryan Lunduke mainly creates a lot of content specifically related to Linux or current events that are also covered in other channels, which can limit his variety in topics as a content creator. See More

Top Pro

Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional

Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional which has worked for such companies as openSUSE and Microsoft. See More

Top Con

Distro-oriented content

Bryan Lunduke makes content specific for a single distro (openSUSE in this case) and makes fun of all the others, something that shouldn't occur with someone that "advocates" like he says. See More

Top Pro

Covers Linux-specific events

Bryan Lunduke often covers Linux-specific events that might otherwise not be available online. He mainly covers events of which he has contacts attending or at which he is presenting. See More

Top Pro

Educates the public

Bryan Lunduke creates content educating the public about Linux, privacy concerns related to digital tools, and current events specific to the internet or digital technology. See More

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