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First up in the news: Red Hat Announces Nova Graphics Driver for NVIDIA GPUs, Blender 4.1 released, MakuluLinux brings LinDoz back this time with AI, the end of EXT2 In security and privacy: Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections, Suspected Russian Data-Wiping ‘AcidPour’ Malware Targeting Linux x86 Devices Then in our Wanderings: Moss needs some sa...

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February 2024, Linux market share passes 4% for first time, SerpentOS makes progress, AMD is told hands off HDMI 2.1, Google blocks RCS on rooted devices, AMDGPU has limits, ProtonMail comes to all desktops, and NVidia bans translation layers; In security and privacy: Avast is fined bigly for selling browser data; Then in our Wanderings: Joe plays a lot of...

In our Innards section we have an impromptu discussion about audio editing – some things to think about when editing for a podcast. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:48 – Innards 00:47:44 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:56:58 – Check This Out 00:58:36 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:59:24 – Wrap Up 01:01:37 &#82...

First up in the news: KDE MegaRelease 6, No open source HDMI 2.1 driver In security and privacy: New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers, Then in our Wanderings: Bill stops rolling, Joe surprises people by fixing things, Majid needs audio files to become an audiophile 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:17 – News 00:40:36 – Security And Privacy 00:59:21 &#82...

First up in the news: Linux Mint Monthly News, Google Is Dying News, Samsung defends GenAI, India bans Protonmail, NGINX Core Dev Quits and Forks In security and privacy: Critical bootkit vulnerability affects most Linux distros, BitLocker smashed in minutes with pico SBC, and Mozilla helps you wipe your data Then in our Wanderings: Joe plays games, Moss survives, and Majid finally “gets” Arch In...

In our Innards section: Bill explains the current mintCast infrastructure In “Check This Out” we share a call for new shows by Hacker Public Radio And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:06 – Innards 00:40:07 – Check This Out 00:45:07 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:45:48 – Wrap Up 00:48:49 – Outro Full Show No...

First up in the news: Mint 21.3 “Edge” is out, Ubuntu taking heat over Pro packages, Bazzite 2.2 is out, BunsenLabs Boron is out, Parrot 6.0 is out, we say Goodbye to Ginny, RPi Compute Module 5 is in the works, Say Hello to Wilma, RH causes issues for CentOS, and DSL Linux makes a resurgence In security and privacy: Ring will stop giving video to police, and AnyDesk responds to a majo...

First up in the news: Mint 21.3 released, Linux kernel 4.14 goes EOL, Google sued over patent infringement, OpenSSH phases out DSA keys, Canonical snap steams Valve In security and privacy: NoaBot worms its way into Linux; Pixieboot vulnerabilities show up in UEFI, and SlippyBook rears its head Then in our Wanderings: Joe buys things cheap, and Eric talks audio production In our Innards section: W...

In our Innards section: Predictions: 2023 mistakes and 2024 attempts In “Check This Out” Bill Talks a little about Ventoy – again And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:13 – Innards 00:40:48 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:48:08 – Check This Out 00:52:42 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:53:30 – Wrap Up 00:...

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Fedora Asahi Remix Officially Released for Apple Silicon Macs In security and privacy: Nothin’. We got nothin’. Then in our Wanderings: Bill becomes “unstable”; Majid bricks and un-bricks; Moss is counting pixels; Joe …; and Eric does some Homebrewing 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:28 – News 00:36:06 – Bi-Weekly Wanderings 01:22:27 &#8...

In our Innards section: We’re a bit all over the place – a “free form” if you will. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. No, really – we’ve got feedback this time! 00:00:00 – Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Promo 00:00:56 – Intro 00:02:00 – Innards 00:57:36 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:11:18 – Housekeeping and Announ...

First up in the news: Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” – BETAs released, Mint Monthly News – November 2023, Gnome shell updates on Ubuntu 23.10; Zorin has a new desktop; Calibre offers new formats; KDE fixes bugs ahead of Plasma 6; Intel does some driver code clean up; Canonical ports Multipass to Qt6; Linux 6.8 is Dropping Support For Very Old Graphics Drivers. In security and privacy: Stealthy Linux r...

In our Innards section: Tablets. Linux tablets. In “Check This Out”: Ubuntu Touch OTA, PineTab 2, and Enter Shikari – Anaesthetist 00:00:00 – Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Promo 00:00:56 – Intro 00:02:07 – Innards 00:41:18 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:42:27 – Special Thanks 00:42:47 – Check This Out 00:44:39 – Housekeeping and Annou...

First up in the news: mintCast has a birthday, Mint 21.3 is named, Amazon works on a Linux fork for their devices, Ubuntu commits to Netplan, Firefox attempts Wayland, FreeBSD 14 is out, Endeavour releases Galileo, Vivaldi comes to Flathub, Google kills magazine content, OpenMandriva releases Rock 5.0, Pipewire reaches 1.0.0 In security and privacy: Google Chrome’s Privacy Washing Then in our Wand...

In our innards section we have a wonderful interview with Blaine, AKA Infinity Galactic; a YouTuber who’s been making videos about Linux. Recently, he’s made a couple of awesome videos about Linux Mint. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:11 – Innards 00:58:44 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:59:32 – Wrap Up 01:01:25 – Special Thanks Some Links for IG: YouTube Facebo...

First up in the news: Ubuntu 24.04 gets a name, Mozilla Doubles Down on Firefox DEB Package, Discord is now official on Flathub, scrcpy gets an update, LXQt 1.4.0 is released, Firefox Accounts gets a Mozilla rename, Brave launches an AI, there is a new Audacity, OpenELA forms to preserve RHEL access, Element gets a new license, Proton has a new app, Fedora 39 is released, and OBS Studio 30 is out...

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News; Ubuntu 23.10 re-released; GNOME gets new CEO; new RaspPi Imager released; Plasma 6 Release Dates released; Matrix reaches 115 Million users; Bodhi Linux 7.0 AppPack released In security and privacy: BlackCat ransomware attacks Linux and VMs; 1Password Breach – no harm, no foul; new vulnerabilities found and patched in XWayland, X.org Then in our Wanderings:...

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 Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here Wrap Up Joe – Tllts.org ,   linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffe...

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 with...

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 Full Show Notes can Be Found Here Wrap Up Joe – Tllts.org ,   linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , Distrohoppers’ Digest , bardmoss@pm.me , I...

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. The News LMDE 6 “...

In our Innards section, Dale will take us back to the desktop And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here Wrap Up Joe – Tllts.org ,   linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , Distrohoppers’ Digest , bardmoss@pm.me , I’m on Mastodon as @zaivala@hostux.social, and other contact information can...

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...

In our Innards section, we talk about Linux on mobile devices And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. In “Check This Out” ukraine-drone-training Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here Wrap Up Joe – Tllts.org ,   linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , Distrohoppers’ Digest , bardmoss@pm.me , I’m on Mastodon as @z...

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, a...