What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?

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Best Youtube channels for Linux content	Price	Website	Last Updated
56 Luke Smith	-	lukesmith.xyz	Aug 1, 2023
-- The Linux Experiment	-	-	Jan 25, 2024
-- Mental Outlaw	-	-	Dec 28, 2023
46 DistroTube	-	https://distro.tube/	Aug 7, 2023
-- tutoriaLinux	-	-	Mar 14, 2022

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score 125 · Answer 1

Luke Smith

Top Pro

Approaches computing as a means to an end

He's not a programmer, or someone who particularly enjoys using computers, so he doesn't focus on the latest tools or computing fads. The channel is almost exclusively about what he finds helpful when doing his work. See More

Top Con

Condescending, opinionated talk

IntuitiveDushara's Experience

White Nationalist See More

Specs

Website:lukesmith.xyz

Top Pro

Amazing tutorials

It is possible to learn a lot from Luke. See More

Top Con

Holds opinions that are contrary to Linux ethos

Opinions expressed in non Linux related videos are often extreme and discriminatory, in antitheses of the free and open source philosophy that surrounds Linux and software related to it. See More

TolerantTailtiu's Experience

He's like our uncle that always saying bad things to us but we know it's for our good. He also makes us think for our own decisions. See More

Top Pro

Concise, up to the point

No rambling and not too much proselytism. See More

Top Con

Political

DiplomaticMars's Experience

Absolutely Beautiful See More

Top Pro

Great sense of humor

Top Con

Decent Linux content is contaminated with toxic 4Chan memes

Hard to understand why a smart, introspective guy like Luke Smith undercuts his content by including all the 4Chan memes and obvious appeals to the most toxic elements of the audience. It seems to be like a bad habit for him, because he will make long form content and commentary on something interesting, then undermine it by putting 4chan thumbnails or catch phrases all over it. See More

StrongMelinoe's Experience

I learned a lot of things with him See More

Top Pro

Memes

Top Con

Political

PassionateClytius's Experience

His non-Linux related stuff is off-putting enough and prevalent enough to cause me to look elsewhere most of the time. If his videos were cleaned of that, his channel would be good. See More

Top Pro

He is a good human

Not like some other YouTubers who beg for subscribers, he does his work genuinely. See More

Top Con

Ubuntu hater

MagicalBudai's Experience

His thumbnails kinda suck. See More

Top Pro

Efficient

He makes every task more efficient for himself and shares the tricks and tips. Always works in order to make his system less bloated. He won’t share everything, he will show you stuff and give you ideas but you may have to learn a lot from other sources to be able to implement it. See More

Laura Powles's Experience

If you can look past the weird hot-takes like "hot showers are sinful," his Linux videos are some of the best. See More

Top Pro

Ubuntu hater

SupportiveAntiphates's Experience

In his less linux related videos he often talks about his opinion on politics, recently (as of writing this) he suggested dividing America up by (used as example) racial groups to solve "its problems". These type of extreme opinions shine through in his other videos. While it is up to you to decide whether this makes him worth to watch, I do want to add that these views simply don't adhere to the general philosophy and ethos of free and opensource software that surrounds the Linux eco-system. See More

CompetentWanamangura's Experience

Very opinionated, condescending, meme-y. See More

UnderstandingSeaxneat's Experience

meme See More

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score 30 · Answer 2

The Linux Experiment

Top Pro

Level headed

Makes his own, often just, opinions on things and doesn't follow a mob mentality. See More

Top Con

Embraces proprietary software in some cases

Gaming centric platforms like Steam game library. See More

LikableChantico's Experience

has never touched a tiling window manager See More

Top Pro

Very friendly

Just seems like a very friendly guy. See More

PersistentInvidia's Experience

Probably the most professional YouTuber covering Linux. Well informed, well tempered, and not nearly as conspiratorial as others. See More

Top Pro

Monthly Linuxy-news recaps

Top Pro

Well spoken

Top Pro

Professional approach to the subject matter

Top Pro

Easy to understand

He is clear to understand. See More

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score 31 · Answer 3

Mental Outlaw

Top Pro

Man knows what he's talking about

CoherentSpentaArmaiti's Experience

Changed my life for the better See More

Top Pro

Slow paced talks but good content

IntuitiveDushara's Experience

conservative See More

Top Pro

Charismatic

He has a good sense of humour and is just overall charismatic. See More

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score 50 · Answer 4

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 youtuber dedicated to the GNU+Linux community

BlurpleFedora's Experience

The channel covers many linux topics (and helpful). But, he really makes a lot of opinions that are heavy, but not much evidence. See More

Specs

Website:https://distro.tube/

Top Con

Turning into Luke Smith

His content is becoming more like Luke's, who is the worst role model to follow in all of video sharing. See More

Top Pro

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

SincereAergia's Experience

A different sort of Linux YouTuber. He discusses a lot of command line stuff, tiling window managers, vim, emacs, suckless tools, etc. Much more "real" Linux topics rather than the usual distro reviews and news that so many other channels focus on. See More

Top Con

Anyone using Distrotube as a legit source is delusional

The guy just isn’t well informed or smart about anything. And he has randomly dissed enough people in the community that no one really likes him. Even the super friendly gang at BDLL and laid back guys like English Bob actually DESPISE Distrotube, because he will just randomly criticize people out of nowhere. Also, the dude gives off a weird vibe. Like a restrained anger of some sort. Hard to put into words, but it wouldnt surprise me if Derek made the news for some crazy action. See More

Top Pro

Publishes content about new, lesser-known, and alternative software, including usage and configuration

DistroTube is a great place to go to discover interesting and useful pieces of software or to discover alternatives to software you already have. Beginners to GNU/Linux will appreciate the in-depth videos on how to use and configure different pieces of software. See More

Nokto Lumix's Experience

Oh boy, where do I even start with this one. Lets try. He is an arrogant man-child who has intellect of a broken log of wood. He has no real tangible experience with Linux beyond being an enthusiast/hobbyist. Which is goof for one self, not for preaching lies on the internet. He has opinions (no problem with that), but has nothing to back them up. He doesnt even say "personal preference" as a cop-out which would have been fine. To top it off, he is a downright dishonest person and a hypocrite. Which you can see from the following examples: His attack on Linux Mint and being toxic in general - He stated in one of his videos that Linux Mint doesnt have a right to exist. But when he got backlash for the said video (and rightfully so for his uninformed opinions), he uploaded another one titled "Linux is not your safe space". I wonder who is actually sitting in his safe space when they can't handle criticism of their shitty opinions. Also, he purposefully decided to be toxic to others with this video but in another one, cried about toxicity in Linux community. His recent "Linux code of Conduct" video - This was almost hysterical coming from him who was fired from his retail job for being racist. Also lets not forget he is a full blown MAGA-troll. He is just another version of Luke Smith. Only worse. See More

Top Con

Doubles down on terrible takes in a variety of areas, oddly self-referential

One of the worst Linux resources out there. He basically comes up with a simple opinion on something, phrases it at an 8th grade reading level, and repeats it over and over until the video ends. His takes on topics range from uninformed at best, to horrifyingly wrong at worst. He also posts very strange self-focused videos, like playing trombones, himself at the gym, talking about craft beers, as if we are supposed to value him as a friend instead of a Linux resource. He also joins a lot of Youtubers in the "a lot of you have been asking me" Club. When a Youtuber says that, you know exactly ZERO people have been asking them, and they just want to talk. Also, he either started or continued the tradition of filling every corner of the screen with kitchy Linux stuff like Matrix screen savers and branded mugs. He apparently even loves his audio mixer so much that he mounted that behind him so we always see it. A three monitor workstation with 2-3 camera mounts? For a Linux Youtube channel? That's sort of like delivering pizzas in an Imperial Star Destroyer. See More

MagicalBudai's Experience

Hes a good youtuber, he uploads very often. He is and shall always be active. He is a good teacher. See More

Top Con

Hypocrisy

In some videos, complains about toxicity in Linux community. Then in another video is toxic towards opensource projects he doesn't like. See More

IntuitiveDushara's Experience

Conflates FOSS and Gun rights See More

Top Con

Heavily political

He is a conservative, and occasionally brings said rightist politics into his videos. See More

PersistentInvidia's Experience

When he's just doing real time demonstrations of different distros and features he's fine, but his political hypocrisy is unnerving and I feel he's a bad example of who represents the Linux community. See More

Top Con

Not technical / in depth enough

RespectfulAbhcan's Experience

For anyone to consider Derek smart, I begin to wonder their own intelligence level. Also, dude is just plain weird. Under his awkward, geeky exterior you can tell there is a very angry, frustrated middle age guy. See More

Top Con

Level of Linux knowledge very low, not a lot of worthwhile content

Even a slightly advanced beginner will find nothing of value here. See More

PioneeringHades's Experience

Puts little time or research into nearly any of the programs or operating systems he reviews. See More

Top Con

Pace too slow

The pace would be more tolerable, if the material was covered more in-depth. See More

PerceptiveSummanus's Experience

Where to start? Distrotube is one of the WORST Linux resources in all of Youtube. The guy who runs it, Derek, is not at all knowledgable about much, and most of his videos are just odd robotic-voiced rambling over basic observations about desktops, distros, and window managers. Derek comes across as your typical Youtuber who is a bit of a narcissist in real life, but his real life status gets no attention. He goes on these odd tangents where he talks about craft beers, playing trombone, and posted rambling videos about Linux politics. On several occasions, he has posted terrible takes on things, such as Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, titled something "does GNOME still suck?", etc. He also recently advocated that people commit web fraud by gaming the Distrowatch website to make Arch linux #1. This is actually illegal, and he would be subject to legal reparations if Distrowatch chose to file suit. I could go on, but yeah, Distrotube is not worth a look. See More

Top Con

Extremist FOSS zealot

If you're not a FOSS "zealot" you can find his thoughts very extreme and sick. See More

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

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score 17 · Answer 5

tutoriaLinux

Top Pro

Great sysadmin content

Really good playlist on skills needed to be a Linux Admin, including interviews. Nicely packaged into a playlist. See More

DreamerCicholGricenchos's Experience

Really clear explanations, nice videos from a visual / design aspect, great sysadmin related content and playlists See More

Top Pro

Practical, useful videos

Doesn't waste your precious time with useless off-topic chatter. See More

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score 18 · Answer 6

Brodie Robertson

Top Pro

Regular uploads

Top Con

Sometimes reviews useless stuff

LikableChantico's Experience

broide is a fkea ahcr linuc user becaus he use unutu with fake awesom wm See More

Top Con

Uses click bait titles

ResourcefulNotus's Experience

Lots of annoying rants and meme type stuff See More

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score 27 · Answer 7

Switched to Linux

Top Pro

An excellent privacy advocate

If you haven't noticed yet, Tom is a privacy advocate/defender and takes advantage of Linux to help people take their privacy back. See More

Top Con

Too paranoid

His paranoid opinions are presented without well enough support. See More

EnthusiasticOgmios's Experience

Excellent linux content, at least when he is not spewing conspiracy theories. Also claims to be family friendly, but insults people in a most vile manner when it suits him. See More

Top Pro

Adresses the views of those who are not power users

Top Con

Heavily conservative

Occasionally brings up conservative political views and other rightist politics into his videos. See More

IntuitiveDushara's Experience

Kept going on about masks and freedom See More

Top Con

Very loud

MeticulousIapetus's Experience

Just love it! See More

Top Con

A bit religious

If you're a nonbeliever (atheist, agnostic, skeptic) some of his opinions and religious propaganda (his books) can annoy you, but this is not something that is a real "con". For Linux content, his channel is a treasure. See More

Top Con

Sometimes blows up

Top Con

Loud and inarticulate rants

The loud and inarticulate rants are annoying. See More

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score 9 · Answer 8

Level1Linux

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

Akitake's Experience

Not enough Linux content. But what's there is great, without clickbait, informative, and in depth. See More

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

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

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

Informative for VFIO

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score 16 · Answer 9

Chris Titus Tech

Top Con

A normie

A normie salesman who happens to use Linux. Helpful guy. But talks too much and not in-depth enough. See More

Top Pro

Your average IT guy that a lot of newer tech enthusiasts could relate to

MagicalBudai's Experience

He does not even use Linux full time lol. And he uses proprietary garbage. See More

Specs

Website:https://www.christitus.com/

Top Con

Windows simp

As the title, he simps for windows. See More

Top Pro

May be clumsy but he's trying

A very clumsy guy in general, both in his wording and what he does in general, but he tries to get better. See More

CompetentWanamangura's Experience

Stopped watching him because I just cannot take the misinformation and lack of depth in his content. Was nicer to watch earlier-on in his channel life. See More

Top Con

Not Linux exclusive

Although this channel produces a lot of Linux content, it is not limited to Linux and also produces content about Windows and various other topics. See More

Top Con

Pumps out videos without doing his research

Misinforms on a lot of subjects because of it. See More

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score 15 · Answer 10

Bryan Lunduke

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

Lies

Likes to make claims that hurt the credibility of other creators. The most common example is JB not actually being a Linux user. While there may be some truth behind it since old videos used to be edited on a Mac. It is clear that their are a majority of members that exclusively run Linux. 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 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

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

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 Pro

Enjoyable personality

In general, Bryan has a carefree, humorous personality. Because of this, his videos are not as monotone as other channels. See More

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score 11 · Answer 11

Egee

Top Pro

Concise information

Egee is very good at imparting information that is easy to understand and engaging. See More

Top Con

Typical SJW ideologies

While some may consider this a negative, it might be that Egee's quiet convictions re: human rights actually set him apart from the majority of the mostly-conservative Linux crowd. See More

FlexibleShala's Experience

I have been watching Egee's content and been apart of Egee.io for many years now and honestly think he's a genuine guy with sane ideals and content. See More

Top Pro

Informative

You can tell that he puts a lot of effort into researching his topics. See More

RobustChernobog's Experience

fun content and is the only person that actually makes true distro reviews. See More

Top Pro

Funny

Very terrible puns. See More

penguinluff's Experience

I have been consuming this creator's content for approximately 9 years now. One of the defining reasons for my long-term viewership is how straightforward he is. Pragmatism, well thought out videos, and a nice voice add up to a pleasant viewing experience. See More

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score 5 · Answer 12

Average Linux User

Top Pro

High quality tutorials

Top Pro

Has good material in his packed videos

Top Pro

Helpfull tips in understandable language

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score 5 · Answer 13

Engineer Man

Top Pro

Wide variety of content

Top Con

Moves too fast

score 7 · Answer 14

DioLinux

Top Con

Language barrier

Their content is very dense and complete, but it lacks translation to English, so it's hard to understand everything completely since YouTube automatic translator doesn't work as expected. If you understand some Spanish, maybe you can understand some Portuguese and that's a plus for you. See More

Top Pro

Objective reviews and opinions

The host of channel Dionathan is pretty clear and professional in your reviews and always make the content acessible. See More

Edson C da Silva's Experience

One of the best channels you can find about Linux in portuguese, but not only Linux, the Diolinux channel cover a wide range of topics related with thecnology, gadgets and so on. I've became a ruge fan. See More

Top Con

Ubuntu/Canonical advocate

Dionatan is well-know for being an Ubuntu fanboy, even though he tries to convince the public he is not, it's kinda obvious. Never say bad things about Canonical or Ubuntu, or he will be harsh to you. Having a distro preference is not something bad, however, if you avoid criticism and only want to hear good things, it can be problematic over time. See More

Top Con

If you have fear of knowledge

If you love that circle of comfort around you, maybe this kind of content can hurt your feelings. See More

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score 3 · Answer 15

Gardiner Bryant

ExcitedHubal's Experience

He makes GREAT videos about Linux and Linux related stuff See More

score 4 · Answer 16

LinuxH2O

Top Pro

Quick and easy guide

Linuxh2O website and Youtube channel have quick and easy guides for Linux users. Covering all the Linux distros and making the community neutral just to Linux. See More

VigilantPercunatele's Experience

Good one See More

Specs

Website:https://linuxh2o.com

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score 5 · Answer 17

TechBizmo

Top Pro

Helpful

Very helpful and entertaining. See More

Top Con

Too Random

His uploads are too random... See More

Bango's Experience

Very helpful, for linux and much more! See More

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score 5 · Answer 18

Null Byte

HonorableKuu's Experience

he teaches a lot of hacking and stuff for u to know what acually a hacker can do when it gets acces and how it does it See More

score 3 · Answer 19

LearnLinuxTV

Top Pro

He has detailed tutorial to learn Linux from beginning

Best resource for beginners. See More

PersistentPontus's Experience

Makes excellent tutorials See More

score 2 · Answer 20

26 Options Considered

My Recommendation for Luke Smith

My Recommendation for Luke Smith

Approaches computing as a means to an end

Condescending, opinionated talk

Amazing tutorials

Holds opinions that are contrary to Linux ethos

Concise, up to the point

Political

Great sense of humor

Decent Linux content is contaminated with toxic 4Chan memes

Memes

Political

He is a good human

Ubuntu hater

Efficient

Ubuntu hater

My Recommendation for The Linux Experiment

My Recommendation for The Linux Experiment

Level headed

Embraces proprietary software in some cases

Very friendly

Monthly Linuxy-news recaps

Well spoken

Professional approach to the subject matter

Easy to understand

My Recommendation for Mental Outlaw

My Recommendation for Mental Outlaw

Man knows what he's talking about

Slow paced talks but good content

Charismatic

My Recommendation for DistroTube

My Recommendation for DistroTube

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

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

Turning into Luke Smith

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

Anyone using Distrotube as a legit source is delusional

Publishes content about new, lesser-known, and alternative software, including usage and configuration

Doubles down on terrible takes in a variety of areas, oddly self-referential

Hypocrisy

Heavily political

Not technical / in depth enough

Level of Linux knowledge very low, not a lot of worthwhile content

Pace too slow

Extremist FOSS zealot

My Recommendation for tutoriaLinux

My Recommendation for tutoriaLinux

Great sysadmin content

Practical, useful videos

My Recommendation for Brodie Robertson

My Recommendation for Brodie Robertson

Regular uploads

Sometimes reviews useless stuff

Uses click bait titles

My Recommendation for Switched to Linux

My Recommendation for Switched to Linux

An excellent privacy advocate

Too paranoid

Adresses the views of those who are not power users

Heavily conservative

Very loud

A bit religious

Sometimes blows up

Loud and inarticulate rants

My Recommendation for Level1Linux

My Recommendation for Level1Linux

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

Proportion of other content vs Linux content

Events & guest coverage

Some Level1Techs videos may seem tedious or overly detailed

Wendell and the Level1Linux team

They do not degrade non-linux users

Partner with other YouTube Channels

Informative for VFIO

My Recommendation for Chris Titus Tech

My Recommendation for Chris Titus Tech

A normie

Your average IT guy that a lot of newer tech enthusiasts could relate to

Windows simp