In our innards section – we have a discussion about “nuke and pave” verses “update in place.”

First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward

In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant,

Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer

Solus 4.7 Released

Facebook bans Linux

Wine 10.0 Release Brings New Drivers, Features & Changes

GTK’s X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In GTK 5

Linux 6.14 RISC-V Kernel Adds Support For T-Head Vector Extensions, GhostWrite

“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant

In our Innards section: A look at Docker

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released, Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Linux on Apple Silicon, German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license, Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club

In security and privacy: Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat,

Then in our Wanderings: Joe enjoys prepares his rack , Dale does routing , and Eric shares 80s kid culture with his kid.

Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released joe

Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Linux on Apple Silicon

German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license

Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club

Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

First up in the news: Not a lot of Linux news….but a lot of Mint News with 22.1 BETA Released

Then in our Wanderings: Joe prepares the innards, Bill enjoys some butter with his jelly, Eric does nothing, Moss takes a break and All roads lead to Ubuntu for Majid

In our Innards section: A look back at last years predictions, and making some predictions for 2025

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

In our Innards section: We talk “servers” and mintCast infrastructure

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: mintCast turned 16 while we weren’t watching, Mint 22.1 being tested, Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment released, US lawyers pushing Google to divest Chrome, El Capitan takes the lead

In security and privacy: Hackers push fake BitWarden updates, Chinese hackers push Linux-focused WolfsBane, WordPress security flaw gives hackers admin access,

Then in our Wanderings: Bill cools the runnings, Joe cools his printer, Moss cools his ereaders, Majid gives in to temptation, and Eric finds value and delight in his secondhand hardware.

mintCast is 16!

Linux Mint 22.1 ISOs are now being tested

US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android

All hail our new leader — AMD-powered El Capitan becomes officially the world’s fastest supercomputer

Hackers pushing fake Bitwarden updates hit thousands of devices with data stealing malware

Chinese hackers target Linux with new WolfsBane malware

Security plugin flaw in millions of WordPress sites gives admin access

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2024, Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Pre-Release Published For Testing, KDE’s New Distro, Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off

In security and privacy: We are secure in our ignorance

Then in our Wanderings: Bill upgrades fast, and breaks things, Joe fixes even more things, Moss goes paperwhite, and Majid headbangs.

In our Innards section: We talk digital Hygene

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

Mint Monthly News – October 2024

Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Pre-Release Published For Testing

KDE’s New Distro: Btrfs-Based, Immutable Linux OS, with Flatpak and Snap

Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off

In our Innards section, we talk a little about distrohopping.

And Finally, The feedback and a couple of suggestions.

First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 gets perfect name, WinAmp deletes entire Github code, Ubuntu 24.10 released for Snapdragon X Elite, Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, Paranoia and Fear inhabit Automattic, Internet Archive breached again, Rand removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics

In security and privacy: Concerns raised over Bitwarden, Fortigate Admins Report Active Zero-Day Exploit

Then in our Wanderings: Joe mods, Moss gets edumacated, and Eric times out

Ubuntu 25.04 Codename is Revealed – And It’s Pretty Perfect

Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks

Ubuntu 24.10 Developer Preview Released For Snapdragon X1 Elite Laptops

Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license

Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress Chaos

Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics

Bitwarden Open Source Concerns

Fortigate Admins Report Active Zero-Day Exploit