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October 02494 – Good Vibes
This week the hosts discussing recent developments in the Linux Mint community, with a primary focus on the concept and execution of “vibe coding.”
Key Highlights
Linux Mint Naming Conventions: The hosts discuss reports suggesting a shift in naming conventions, potentially moving to Linux Mint 27 for the next release.
Kernel Troubleshooting: The team provides a detailed segment on using the Update Manager in Linux Mint to manage kernels and check bug reports for specific issues.
Vibe Coding with Charlie: The main segment explores “vibe coding,” where a user leverages AI agents (like Claude) to generate code by describing intentions rather than writing manual code. Charlie demonstrates this by creating a “Mint Radio” app image.
Workflow & Best Practices: Charlie explains the importance of using “skills” or routines to refine prompts and ensure code quality, emphasizing that while anyone can vibe code, doing it well requires clear articulation and security checks.
Future Outlook: The hosts and Charlie discuss how AI integration is changing software development, shopping, and everyday tasks.
The episode concludes with community announcements, including upcoming roundtable and news-wandering episodes.
Ogg Vorbis Version
1 hr 20 min
September 19493 – Mintinator
This episode of mintCast (Episode 493) features the team—Joe, Bill, Charles, and Jim—discussing various Linux-related news and personal tech projects.
Key Highlights from the Discussion:
Linux Mint & XApp Updates : The team explores updates to the XApp project, including a redesigned Library for document management, the new Xpub e-pub reader, and Clockenstein, a new calendar application designed to synchronize with local, Google, and NextCloud calendars.
Security & AI: The hosts discuss recent industry concerns regarding self-improving AI, the “existential risk” warnings from researchers, and the practical reality behind “kill switches” and sandbox escapes.
Tech Wanderings & Self-Hosting:
Joe shares his setup using Heimdoll for local service organization, troubleshooting OpenMediaVault via Proxmox, and using TAR for video file re-encoding to save space.
Joe also details his custom-built tool, RTC Intercept, which he “vibe-coded” with Claude to record separate audio streams from VDO.Ninja meetings (similar to the old Craig bot for Discord).
Web Content & Tools (54:43 – 1:18:53): The hosts discuss their experiences using tools like X cancel (backed by Nitter), YT-DLP (including taking a stand against piracy sites), the Cat Catch browser extension for downloading media, and SimpleScreenRecorder for capturing content when other tools fail.
Link To Full Show Notes
1 hr 26 min
September 06 492 – Episode 492
First up in the news: Mint has a birthday. AI writes a third of all the websites. Desktop market share is all over the place. Someone is trying to switch the rest of us to AI
No security and privacy this episode, but we do have our “Wanderings.”
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:
Mint Has a Birthday!
One-Third of Web Pages are Now Written With A.I., Says Pew Research
Linux did not in fact hit 10% market share, according to PCWorld
RAISE US!
Check This Out:
Mecha Comet-handheld Linux computer
that’s truly yours to own, build and mod.
Contact Info:
Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb.
Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, [email protected], wchouser3 on fosstodon.org.
Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, [email protected], & The Atypical Doctor Podcast.
Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, [email protected].
Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, [email protected]
Special Thanks To:
Before we leave, we want to make sure to acknowledge some of the people who make mintCast possible:
Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers.
Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs.
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team.
1 hr 22 min
August 23 491 – PROXMOX, According To Joe
First up in the News: Mint Monthly News, July 2026
This is a rare Innards episode, where Joe will dig deep into Proxmox.
Link To Full Show Notes
THE nEWS:
Mint Monthly News, July 2026
Contact Info:
Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb.
Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, [email protected], wchouser3 on fosstodon.org.
Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, [email protected], & The Atypical Doctor Podcast.
Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, [email protected].
Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, [email protected]
Special Thanks To:
Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb.
Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, [email protected], wchouser3 on fosstodon.org.
Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, [email protected], & The Atypical Doctor Podcast.
Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, [email protected].
Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, [email protected]
54 min
August 03 490 – Not archCast
First up in the news: Mint monthly news, The AUR gets hit… again, And a new AI generated Desktop.
In Security and Privacy, “The death of privacy online”, and Automatic firmware updates becomes mandatory.
We then get into our “Wanderings”, there’s some feedback, and more!
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:
Mint Monthly News – June 2026
Arch Linux’s AUR under attack for the second time in less than two months
Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months
Security and Privacy:
The death of privacy online
“Automatic firmware/software updates for network infrastructure have gone from “nice to have” to “mandatory” because the threat landscape has changed.”
2 hr 9 min
July 08489 – You’ll Own Nothing, And Like It!
· First up in the news: PlayStation and Microsoft goes fully digital, Amazon blames piracy, Brave goes “containerized”, and Immich has “Big Upgrades.”
· Then in our Wanderings: Joe does more with the mini rack and plans ahead, Jim drops Fire TV like a hot potato,
· In Check this Out: Myna lets you talk instead of type in Ubuntu
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:
What PlayStation going fully digital tells us about the PS6
Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Be Digital-Only With New Disc-to-Digital Support
Amazon Blames Piracy Apps With Malware For Killing New Fire Stick Sideloading
Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks
Immich 3.0 Released with Big Upgrades for Self-Hosted Photo Libraries
Check This Out:
Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI lets you talk instead of type – here’s how
Listen to other Podcasts of the Linux Syndicate Family:
Join Bill, Majid, Eric and Charlie on Linux OTC, Linux Off The Cuff, for an unscripted and unpredictable conversation about all things Linux, Open Source and more.
Join Dale and Majid on Distrohoppers’ Digest to hear about their experiences and challenges with trying out different Linux distros.
Contact Info:
Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Link Tech Show tllts, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb.
Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, [email protected], wchouser3 on fosstodon.org.
Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, [email protected], & The Atypical Doctor Podcast.
Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, [email protected].
Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, [email protected]
Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, [email protected], & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Special Thanks To:
Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers.
Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs.
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team.
2 hr 27 min
June 26488 – Hardware Woes
In our Wanderings: Joe Takes a trip, Bill’s got nothing and Jim likes Indiana
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
Link To Full Show Notes
Contact Info:
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee , @jeboylan:matrix.org on Matrix
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR
Bill – [email protected], @wchouser3:matrix.org on Matrix,Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie).
Majid – [email protected], @atypicaldoctor:matrix.org on Matrix, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest.
Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected], @esa1975:matrix.org on Matrix.
Charles – [email protected], @jupiterfan2022_1:matrix.org on Matrix, Mr PDX on Discord
Jim– [email protected], @bokehphilia:matrix.org on Matrix, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Special Thanks To:
Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo,
.initrd for the animated logo on Discord
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
1 hr 26 min
June 09487 – Goodbye US Office, Hello Euro Office
First up the news

We have a great little tool in the “Check This Section”
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:

Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado

DuckDuckGo Installs Up 30% After Google Announced AI Search

New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business

Euro-Office: General availability set for June 9

Acer Launching Streaming-Only Handheld Gaming PC Running Debian

Microsoft cut its engineers off from AI because the bill got too big — why AI might not take your job after all

EU plots long game against US digital supremacy

Brave Software inc releases a stable version of the Brave Origin Browser
Check This Out

Handy is a free, private, local AI speech-to-text app.
Contact Info:
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie).
Majid – [email protected], AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest.
Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected].
Charles – [email protected], Mr PDX on Discord
Jim – [email protected], GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, [email protected]. Also on the Linux OTC podcast.
Special Thanks To:
Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo,
.initrd for the animated logo on Discord
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
1 hr
May 24486 – HTPC Like It’s 2003!
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May
Then in our Wanderings: Bill pays the bills, Joe solders the irons and Jim fins the jelly
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:
Mint Monthly News
Contact Info:
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie).
Majid – [email protected], AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest.
Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected].
Charles – [email protected], Mr PDX on Discord
Jim– [email protected], GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Charlie– ImmutableCharlie on Discord, [email protected]
Special Thanks To:
Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo,
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
1 hr 26 min
May 17485 – We’re All Ninjas Now
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – April,

In security and privacy: Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption,
Link To Full Show Notes
The News:

Mint Monthly News – April 2026

NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns

After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu’s Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised

Linux Kernel 7.0 is Out With Improvements Across the Board for Intel, AMD, and Storage

Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory

Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB A.I. Model On Your Device Without Consent

Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA

Kids Bypass Age Verification With Fake Moustaches

The Audio Industry Is Grappling With the Rise of ‘Podslop’

Will Euro-Office be using ODF?

Dell and Lenovo Sponsoring LVFS
Security And Privacy:

‘Dirty Frag’ Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit

Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption
Contact Info:
Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee
Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR
Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie).
Majid – [email protected], AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest.
Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected].
Charles – [email protected], Mr PDX on Discord
Jim– [email protected], GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube
Charlie– ImmutableCharlie on Discord, [email protected]
Special Thanks To:
Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio
Archive.org for hosting our audio files
Hobstar for our logo,
Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions
The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about
1 hr 4 min