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First up in the news: The fight against enshittification starts In security and privacy: Shock-horror, Chinese government spies Then in our Wanderings: Joe rambles, Bill drives himself crazy, Majid actually has fun! Charles, and Jim explores notes apps. Link To Full Show Notes The News: Norway’s Consumer Council takes aim at enshittification Security And Privacy: China Upgrades the Backdoor It Uses to Spy on Telcos Globally 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, March 2026; Major Redesign for Firefox: Chrome getting an upgrade; Debian 13.4; SUSE for sale – again; ASUS says MacBook Neo is “shock”; HBO, Paramount Merge; Xfwl4 coming to XFCE, and more. In security and privacy: Age Verification coming to your Linux PC?; Anthropic turns Claud loose on Firefox code. Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News for March 2026 Firefox Is Getting a Major Redesign After 5 Years Google Chrome on Linux is Getting the Much Awaited Upgrade Debian 13.4 Released With Dozens Of Fixes Xfwl4 – The roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor SUSE May Undergo Another Ownership Change in Potential $6 Billion Sale Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a ‘Shock’ to the PC Industry HBO Max and Paramount+ will soon merge into one mega streaming service — here’s what you need to know Security and Privacy: Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next Anthropic found a heap of Firefox security flaws using new Claude tools Check This Out: YTDown YouTube Downloader Vogon Poetry 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: California is doing its thing again Then in our Wanderings: Bill does it while sick, Joe does a lot, Jim plays with ghost And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: California introduces age verification law for all operating systems MidnightBSD excludes California users 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January 2026, In security and privacy: Theres an SSH Stalker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – January 2026 Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally. Face scan or I.D. needed? Firefox Announces ‘A.I. Controls’ To Block Its Upcoming A.I. Features AppManager offers drag-and-drop AppImage management. Sony Will Ship Its Final Blu-ray Recorders This Month The Memory Crisis Is Taking No Prisoners RaspberyPi goes Dual RAM Linux 6.19 KDE 6.6 & Gnome 50 Betas out Ubuntu getting rid of the Software & Updater tool Libreoffice 26.2 released Security and Privacy: SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in security and privacy: Euro firms ditch American Clouds and systemd stuff Then in our Wanderings: Joe, Majid does yoga with his distros, Charles is our security guru, Jim explores the new Mint release And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Systemd daddy quits Microsoft to prove Linux can be trusted We are building cryptographically verifiable integrity into Linux systems Europe’s digital sovereignty paranoia Dow Chemical says AI is the element behind 4,500 job cuts 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Mint 22.3 “Zena” released. Then lots of drivers news, new distros, AI and Apple getting sued (again) And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint 22.3 “Zena” released EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 Released With Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel, NVIDIA Open Modules Ubuntu 26.04 Aims To Deliver Better NVIDIA Wayland Performance Atop GNOME Big GPU & Kernel Update Headed to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Firefox 147 Arrives with XDG Support on Linux, Auto-PiP + More GNOME and Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default WINE 11.0 Released Adobe Photoshop 2025 Installer Now Working On Linux With Patched Wine Microsoft Office Is Now ‘Microsoft 365 Copilot App Microsoft is Slowly Turning Edge Into Another Copilot App A.I., now including advertisements! Discord Files Confidentially for IPO New Dell XPS 14 and 16 Announced, Ubuntu Version Coming This Year Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit Check This Out: How to Install COSMIC Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: A retraction Review of our predictions for last year, and what we predict for 2026 Then our much anticipated Wanderings Link To Full Show Notes Retraction from episode 475: The first is from the mint monthly blog where we said there would be a way to upgrade to the beta of 22.3 directly from 22.2. This was a misunderstanding of the information, and is in fact not true. There is, as has been the case in the past no way to upgrade in place from any version of Mint to any beta. That has just never been a thing. The confusion stems from the line stating there will be an announcement when the links are available. If you want to run the beta, you will have to install it (Nuke and Pave) The other thing is when Bill mentioned the new Cinnamon menu was currently available to use with 22.2. Bill was confused by an update he saw come down for an alternative menu, “CinnVIIStarkMenu” which is a very feature rich, traditional menu much like the Arc menu in Gnome, The Brisk Menu in Budgie, and the Whisker Menu in XFCE. The new menu will be available in the up-coming 22.3 release of Linux Mint Cinnamon. Check This Out: Topgrade topgrade is an intelligent, cross-platform (Linux, BSD, Windows & macOS) command-line utility designed to streamline the process of updating various software components on your system. Instead of manually running apt update && apt upgrade, dnf update, pacman -Syu, brew update && brew upgrade, pip install --upgrade, cargo update, or specific updates for tools like oh-my-zsh, topgrade automates this entire sequence. 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

In this episode of mintCast, we kick things off with Mint Monthly News for December, covering what’s new and noteworthy in the Linux Mint world. In Security and Privacy, Charles breaks down two fresh vulnerabilities, React2Shell and Tarmageddon-Flaw, explaining what they are, why they matter, and how they could impact Linux users. Then, in the Innards segment, Dale joins us for a deep dive into Syncthing. We explore what it is, how it works, and why it’s such a powerful, privacy-friendly tool for keeping your files in sync across devices—without relying on the cloud. Link To Full Show Notes The News: Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release Security And Privacy React2Shell Vulnerability Tarmageddon-Flaw Check This Out HPR New Years show AI headphones automatically learn who you’re talking to-and let you hear them better 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 Dale – Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. My email is [email protected] distrohoppersdigest.org 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – November, and a variety of other items In security and privacy: Cloudfare goes down and Charles finds out that Shai-Hulud returns from Arrakis And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – November 2025 Mozilla Unveils Plans for New ‘AI Window’ Browsing Mode in Firefox, Opens Signups KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment to Drop the X11 Session and Go Wayland-Only Windows 11 Growth Slows As Millions Stick With Windows 10 FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built Ownership of Digital Content Is an Illusion Unless You Self‑Host The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library Jellyfin does hardware transcoding for free, and Plex wants $250 to match it Mad Men’s 4K debut botched by HBO Max streaming episode with visible crewmembers Netflix Buys Warner Bros. including HBO & HBO Max for $83 Billion Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked React2shell fix Emulating PC games on Android is easier than ever, and you can thank Valve Security And Privacy: Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases (And then they asked an AI to help cover their tracks) Check This Out: Clone like a boss – Veronica Explains 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Theres and initiative in protecting OTA TV from DRM Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Bill plays magical video cards, Majid is trying to resist Black Friday, Charles goes to a Linux conference, and Jim eschews the mouse. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: FCC Seeks Comment on ATSC 3.0 DRM – Protect OTA TV! 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). Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2025 Then, new distro news and updates, and more streaming stuff In security and privacy: don’t trust every PPA! Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – October 2025 GNOME 50 Ends the X11 Era After Decades CachyOS Continues Delivering Leading Performance Over Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora Workstation 43 ElementaryOS Updates IncusOS: A New Immutable Linux System Built for Running Incus KDE Plasma 6.6 Introduces QR Code Wi-Fi Connections, Boosts Performance Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026 90% of Windows games now run on Linux; Linux gamers on Steam cross 3% mark The Internet is Dying. 50% of all traffic is now non-human The Internet Archive’s legal fight is over but loses 500,000 books from its Open Library in the process The Internet Archive’s legal fight is over but loses 500,000 books from its Open Library in the process YouTube TV’s Disney blackout reminds users that they don’t own what they stream Security And Privacy: Don’t blindly trust every PPA. FreeRDP installed via this PPA for Winboat may have malware Check This Out: Instagram- web site to view videos and photos without an account: https://imginn.com Firefox- tip to get shorter tab height: about:config change browser.uidensity from 01 to 1 https://leochavez.org/old/firefox-tabs.html AppImageLauncher v.3.00 beta (.deb file or AppImage, not the old PPA, which is no longer compatible with Noble Numbat and therefore Mint 22.0+) https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases Load All Reddit Comments: Bookmarklet with keyboard shortcut triggered bykeyword using javascript on Bookmarks Toolbar (CTRL + Shift + B)bookmarklet IRCCloud allows a persistent connection with the free tier as long as your device stays connected, and allows two network connections, plus is able to connect to same network twice, so one can use two different nicknames on same network. How to get started with Tailscale in under 10 minutes Interview with Mark Shuttleworth on LNL 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). Majid – [email protected] and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: LMDE 7 “Gigi” released Then in our Wanderings: Bill suffers an outage, Joe’s Jellyfin is “ok”, Majid is back to “full time”, and Jim has a lot of extensions And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: LMDE 7 “Gigi” released Amazon appears to be suppressing Fire TV 4K Select reviews and calling negative reviewers NewPipe, alternate YouTube and PeerTube client for Android, turns 10 Check This Out: Zen Browser 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 two podcasts I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – [email protected] AtypicalDoctor on Discord The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: LMDE 7 ‘Gigi” release imminent, Mint Monthly News, Ubuntu 25.10 is out and breaking stuff, Firefox shaking is loved by TIME, Windows 10 is officially dead and lots more! In security and privacy: Charles has some interesting news on AI and new laws in Spain And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: LMDE 7 Release Imminent Mint Monthly News – September 2025 Ubuntu 25.10 released, and breaks flatpaks! Ubuntu Linux 26.04 LTS Officially Named Resolute Raccoon Cosmic Beta released Mozilla Firefox is about to add an important feature other browsers have had for years: Profile Management Mozilla Firefox Shake To Summarize feature gets special mention in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 Opera Wants You To Pay $19.90 a Month for Its New AI Browser Android Security or Vendor Lock-In? Google’s New Sideloading Rules Smell Fishy Open Source Android Repository F-Droid Says Google’s New Rules Will Shut It Down Amazon Ditches Android — Launches ‘Linux-Based’ Vega OS for Fire TV TiVo Exiting Legacy DVR Business California Law Forces Netflix, Hulu To Turn Down Ad Volumes Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025 PC Sales Explode In Q3 As Windows 11 Deadlines Force Millions To Upgrade Microsoft Is Plugging More Holes That Let You Use Windows 11 Without an Online Account Security and Privacy: AI for America – “A Roadmap to Make AI Work for All Americans, Not Just Big Companies” Spain’s New age Verification Check This Out: Workaround for Flatpaks 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 two podcasts I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid) and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: LMDE 7 ‘Gigi” BETA released In security and privacy: Mississippi enforces Age Assurance Law, NPM suffers a security breach. Then in our Wanderings, Joe works with Proxmox, and Openmediavault, Jim Troubleshoots hard disks, Majid goes back to work, and Bill works on his “Immich.” And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: LMDE 7 ‘Gigi” BETA released Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human Security and Privacy Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law NPM Packages Security Breach 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 two podcasts I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid) and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

A Saturday Livestream about everything and nothing. Discord – https://mintcast.org/discordTelegram – https://mintcast.org/tg https://youtube.com/live/S782hvbNWNc?feature=share

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” released, Mint Monthly News – August In security and privacy: Plex is a problem again And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:44 – News 01:16:45 – Security And Privacy 01:35:11 – Bodhi Corner 01:38:37 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:42:31 – Check This Out 01:51:48 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:53:06 – Wrap Up 01:55:11 – Special Thanks 01:55:45 – Outro Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ released From the Mint blog by Clem What’s new in Mint 22.2 Zara Release Notes for Mint 22.2 Zara How to upgrade from Mint 22.1 LMDE 7 beta expected in Sep. 2025; Mint 22.3 in Dec. 2025 KDE launches its own distribution (again) Firefox To End 32-bit support in 2026 Run Windows apps in Linux using open source WinBoat Is Roku Driving the Final Nail in the Coffin of Traditional TV? Not completely linux related but Borderlands 4 released Sept 12 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Linux Performance Improving But Short Of AMD Ryzen & Intel Core Ultra Security and Privacy Plex User Data Exposed An (almost) catastrophic OpenZFS bug and the humans that made it (and Rust is here too) Check This Out NerdyDayTrips The Bullshit Machine 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 two podcasts I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid) and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] and AtypicalDoctor on Discord, The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

A Saturday Livestream about everything and nothing.

First up in the Mint news: Another birthday for Mint!, Mint 22.2 final ISOs now being tested In security and privacy: Arch is Ddossed and malware abounds Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Majid achieves very little, Charles, Bill falls off the ARC and Jim is a photographic genius And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:33 – News 00:04:58 – Security And Privacy 00:17:07 – Wanderings 02:01:52 – Vibrations From The Ether 02:09:18 – Check This Out 02:10:12 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 02:11:08 – Wrap Up 02:12:57 – Special Thanks 02:13:25 – Outro The News: Another birthday for Mint! Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ final ISOs being tested Security and Privacy: Ringreaper Linux Malware Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two 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 two podcasts I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid) and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. 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 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 Discord logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>