In our Innards section: Home networking: tips, tricks, dos and don’ts

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Canonical Moves To Shipping Very Latest Upstream Kernel Code, Google Search is playing Monopoly, Wordstar7 is open sourced, SuSE goes way long, Chrome blocks uBlock, GitLab is on the market and Funtoo is back (sort of)

In security and privacy: Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers, and there are lots of zeros attacking Mac and Linux browsers

Then in our Wanderings: Bill is broken down Joe goes virtual, Moss has stopped watching, Majid is in India and will be back next month.

Canonical Moves To Shipping Very Latest Upstream Kernel Code For Ubuntu Releases

Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free

Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line

SUSE upgrades its distros with 19 years of support – no other Linux comes close

Google is killing one of Chrome’s biggest ad blockers

GitLab is reportedly up for sale

Robbins Changed His Mind, Funtoo Shifts to “Hobby Mode”

Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

0.0.0.0 Day: 18-Year-Old Browser Vulnerability Impacts MacOS and Linux Devices

In our Wanderings: Bill loves the image, Joe works too hard, Moss does upgrades, Majid sells stuff and rants, and Eric wants to becomes one with AI.

In our Innards section: We talk Mint 22

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released, Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source, Intel suffers stock losses, Intel admits to damage on 13th and 14th gen processors, Funtoo calls it quits, and SerpentOS makes its first appearance

In security and privacy: SecureBoot is broken on over 200 computers from 5 major vendors, new Android malware drains bank accounts and wipes your device afterwards, and TGRat attacks Linux

Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released

Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source

Intel Suffers Major Stock Loss Due to Workforce Restructuring

Proton Now Has a Bitcoin Wallet

Intel admits damage to unstable 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs is permanent – incoming patch is a preventative, not a cure

Funtoo Calls It Quits

The long-awaited Linux distro Serpent OS is finally here

Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

New Android malware wipes your device after draining bank accounts

Telegram-Controlled TgRat Attacking Linux Servers to Exfiltrate Data

First up in the news: Mint 22 update, Red Hat may replace GRUB, Fedora drops X11, CachyOS adds AMD support, Apple approves PC emulator, SUSE Requests openSUSE to Rebrand, EXT4 Has A Very Nice Performance Optimization For Linux 6.11

In security and privacy: CrowdStrike broke Linux and nobody noticed, Firefox’s New Controversial Feature

Then in our Wanderings: Bill puts his foot down, Joe is working on magnetism, Moss has new toys,

In our Innards section: We talk about Pine64 products

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

Mint 22 Update

Red Hat may replace GRUB

X11 Is No Longer Part of Fedora Workstation 41

CachyOS Introduces New Repository Optimized for AMD Zen 4 and Zen 5 CPUs

Apple Approves First PC Emulator App for iOS – Can it Run Linux?

SUSE Requests openSUSE to Rebrand

EXT4 Has A Very Nice Performance Optimization For Linux 6.11

CrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticed

Firefox’s New Controversial Feature: Is it a problem?

In our Innards section: It’s all about the NAS

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint 22 Beta Released, Mint Monthly News – June, Firefox has a Weather tab, Seattle computer collection is being auctioned, Proton adds Docs to Proton Drive, Linux runs on Google Drive

In security and privacy: KDE Plasma Flaw Opens Door to Unauthorized System Access

Then in our Wanderings: Majid has overdosed on Schadenfreude, Bill screams at OnlyOffice, Joe has fun with his 3D printer, Moss makes a mess of things

Linux Mint 22 Betas Released

Mint Monthly News – June 2024

Firefox’s New Weather Tab

Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items

Proton launches its own version of Google Docs

Linux Distro Can Run on Google Drive: This Developer Made It Happen

KDE Plasma Flaw Opens Door to Unauthorized System Access

In our Innards section: We have a discussion about what distros we think are best for beginners

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint 22 Beta in testing, Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Environment Released, Linux’s New DRM Panic “Blue Screen of Death” In Action, Ubuntu is Finally Adding DEB Installer Support to App Center, AlmaLinux comes to the RPi 5, Proton goes non-profit, and light-based chips are coming

In security and privacy: nada

Then in our Wanderings: Bill plays Pacman, Joe fixes more things, Moss sells cars, Majid is Synologised, and I am in search of a new mesh WiFi setup.

Mint 22 Beta in Testing

Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Environment Released

Linux’s New DRM Panic “Blue Screen of Death” In Action

Ubuntu is Finally Adding DEB Installer Support to App Center

AlmaLinux OS Now Officially Supports the Raspberry Pi 5 Computer

Introducing a new RISC-V Mainboard from DeepComputing – Now On Framework

Proton is going non-profit

Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy

In our Innards section: Linux Pain Points: Why doesn’t Linux Just Work?

And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

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Link to the video we’ll be discussing in our innards