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October 25, 2023 423.5 – It’s Elementary Or Nothing!
In our Innards section, we speak to Danielle Fore´ of Elementary OS about the 7.1 release,
In "Check This Out" we share a video by "Explaining Computers" about some Tips and Tricks for Linux Mint.
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
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1 hr 8 min
October 21, 2023 423 – Lay Down A *buntu
First up in the news: Mint 21.2 Cinnamon EDGE released, new version of Raspberry Pi OS released, new Ubuntu 23.10+flavours
In security and privacy: Curl patches 'worst' security flaw in ages, Encrypted Client Hello
Then in our Wanderings: Joe prints the D-handle, Moss tries out a new chair, Bill spends more money, Majid is finally Apple-free and Eric manages to stay alive for days without a smartphone.
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1 hr 54 min
October 11, 2023 422.5 – When In ROM
In our Innards section we continue the conversation about Android, and the variants thereof
In "Check This Out" GNU turns 40!
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
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1 hr 43 min
October 04, 2023 422 – Bit of a Hodgepodge
First up in the news: LMDE 6 FAYE released, Mint 21.2 EDGE iso approved, Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut
In security and privacy: Update LibreOffice Now to Fix a Security Flaw, Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
Then in our Wanderings: Joe is Pining for Manjaro, Majid mixes his compartments, and Eric...well - you'll see.
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1 hr 43 min
September 27, 2023 421.5 – What Fecking Time Is It?
In our Innards section, Dale will take us back to the desktop
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
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1 hr 13 min
September 20, 2023 421 – Fun and Feckless
First up in the news: LMDE 6 “Faye” BETA Released, Fedora and Asahi Linux revamp installation process, Plasma 6 release date is set, IBM raises cloud prices, Manjaro 23 released, Mozilla rushes out patches, and ZFS returns to Ubuntu
In security and privacy, a huge security breach affects all browsers, and Google does user tracking
Then in our Wanderings, Majid has been a busy bunny, Joe is having troubles with 3D, Dale has been driven crazy, Bill gears up for public education, and Eric hates computers.
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2 hr 2 min
September 13, 2023 420.5 – “I Don’t Inhale”
In our Innards section, we talk about Linux on mobile devices
In "Check This Out" We discuss a CNN article about Ukraine's drone training.
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41 min
September 06, 2023420 – “Puff Puff Pass”
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August, New Asahi Linux Mac GPU beats Apple, Gnome improves Epiphany, Budgie 10.8 is out, Bodhi 7.0.0 is released, QEMU 8.1 released, LibreOffice gets a new number, Linux Turns 32, Mageia 9 released, Linux Kernel 6.5 is out, and Firefox loses users
In security and privacy: Nothing. We have nothing.
Then in our Wanderings: Joe and Moss return to the fold, and welcome Eric Adams to join us
The News
Mint Monthly News – August
New Asahi Linux Mac GPU drivers just did something even Apple couldn’t manage
Gnome 44.4 Is Out To Improve Epiphany and more
Budgie 10.8 Desktop Released, New Trash Applet, Menu Improvements
Bodhi Linux 7.0.0 Released
QEMU 8.1 Released With New PipeWire Audio Backend, Many CPU Improvements
LibreOffice Changes Its Stripes, er, Numbers
Linux Turns 32
Mageia 9 Officially Released with Linux 6.4, Smaller Disk Footprint, and More
Linux 6.5 Kernel Released
Firefox Has Lost around 70M Users in Last 5 Years
Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here
Wrap Up
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, Distrohoppers’ Digest, [email protected], I’m on Mastodon as @[email protected], and other contact information can be found at It’s Moss dot com
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @wchouser3 on Twitter, and wchouser3 on Facebook also – checkout my other podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers
Majid – [email protected], @atypicaldoctor on twitter, AtypicalAnaesthetist on instagram and The Atypical Anaesthetist Podcast on Spotify
Eric – Most social media services as Eric Adams. Please note that I am NOT the mayor of New York City just in case there was any confusion. Also, I can be reached by email at [email protected] . In addition to MintCast, I am also a part of Distrohoppers’ Digest as well as Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast.
Special Thanks To:
Bill Houser for our audio editing
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo, initrd for the animated Discord logo
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contribution
Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
53 min
August 30, 2023419.5 – Bill & Majid’s Bogus Journey
In our Innards section we talk about cloud storage solutions and attempt to demystify some of the procedures for hosting your own cloud storage.
In “Check This Out”
On August 12, 1981 IBM Introduces Personal Computer
Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here
Wrap Up
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, MeWe, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, Distrohoppers’ Digest, [email protected], I’m on Mastodon as @[email protected], and other contact information can be found at It’s Moss dot com
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @wchouser3 on Twitter, and wchouser3 on Facebook also – checkout my other podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers
Majid – [email protected] @atypicaldoctor on twitter, AtypicalAnaesthetist on instagram and The Atypical Anaesthetist Podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6Uo4DsJE8fJmvo8npljbmx)
Special Thanks To:
Bill Houser for our audio editing
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo, initrd for the animated Discord logo
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contribution
Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
49 min
August 23, 2023419 – Bill & Majid’s Excellent Adventure
First up in the news: LXD-Linux Containers Forks LXD Project as “Incus”, Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux, Mint’s birthday coming up, Messaging Layer Security, State of Solus, Alarm raised over MozillaVPN, EFF launches the TOR University Challenge, news on OpenZFS and ZFSBoot, and Devuan 5 is here
In security and privacy: SkidMap and Downfall
Then in our Wanderings: Bill and Majid have cloudy days
The News
LXD-Linux Containers Forks LXD Project as “Incus”
Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux
Messaging Layer Security: Secure and Usable End-to-End Encryption
State of Solus – August 2023
Alarm raised over Mozilla VPN: Wonky authorization check lets users cause havoc
EFF Launches the Tor University Challenge
OpenZFS 2.2 is nearly here, and ZFSBootMenu 2.2 already is
Devuan GNU+Linux 5 Is Here for Software Freedom Lovers Based on Debian 12
Security and Privacy
New SkidMap Linux Malware Variant Targeting Vulnerable Redis Servers
Downfall
Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here
Wrap Up
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, MeWe, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, Distrohoppers’ Digest, [email protected], I’m on Mastodon as @[email protected], and other contact information can be found at It’s Moss dot com
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon also – checkout my other podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers
Majid – [email protected] @atypicaldoctor on twitter, AtypicalAnaesthetist on instagram and The Atypical Anaesthetist Podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6Uo4DsJE8fJmvo8npljbmx)
Special Thanks To:
Bill Houser for our audio editing
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo, initrd for the animated Discord logo
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contribution
Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
1 hr 45 min

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