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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!>

A Saturday Livestream about everything and nothing.

First up in The News: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” BETA Release, The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) project is seeking increased sponsorship, and CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings In our Innards section: Joe goes hard on some 3D printing In Check This Out, Charles gives us an overview of Pass Key And finally, in Vibrations from the Ether, feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” – BETA Release CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) project is seeking increased sponsorship 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: Mint 22.2 betas now in testing, Arch AUR Under Fire Once More as Malware Resurfaces, Debian 13 Trixie Release Date is Officially Confirmed, and Hyprland Hyprperks have been launched. In Security and Privacy, Introducing Proton Authenticator – secure 2FA, your way and Microsoft Recall issues In Check This Out, Ignition allows you to manage startup apps and scripts And finally, Vibrations From the Ether 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:50 – News 01:20:34 – Security And Privacy 01:34:40 – Check This Out 01:37:32 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:40:10 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:41:00 – Wrap Up 01:43:12 – Special Thanks 01:43:51 – Outro Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint 22.2 Beta ISOs now in testing Arch AUR Under Fire Once More as Malware Resurfaces Debian 13 Trixie Release Date is Officially Confirmed Hyprperks have been launched! Ubuntu Concept For Snapdragon X1 Laptops Moves To Linux 6.16, Enables More Devices The big news out of the UK this week is all the blocking they’re doing due to the Online Safety Act Security And Privacy: Introducing Proton Authenticator – secure 2FA, your way Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crook 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], theAtypicalDoctor 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 – July 2025, In our Innards section: Let’s talk BASH! And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes Mint Monthly News – July 2025 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 – gnu2linux on Discord, Linux Shortcut on YouTube, [email protected] @[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, 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: Linux hits 5%, Nintendo does what we feared, The orange baby eats a TACO, Steam prefers Proton to Native, Fedora might have killed Bazzite and a new Firefox release We also welcome Charles as a new co-host! In security and privacy: more password leakage by big tech And finally, the Feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here The News: Trump extends deadline for US TikTok sale to September Steam Client Now Enables Proton by Default for Games without Native Linux Builds Firefox 141 Promises to Use Less Memory on Linux Systems, Beta Out Now Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA F44 Change Proposal: Drop i686 support (system wide) The whole truth about Fedora’s 32-bit proposal w/ Kyle from Bazzite Nintendo is nuking Switch 2 accounts for using Mig Flash Security And Privacy 16 billion passwords leaked in Google, Facebook, Apple massive data breach Check This Out: WHW03 Mesh Router openwrt GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 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], theAtypicalDoctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Charles – 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 – May 2025, controversy around the Nintendo Switch 2, Fedora 43 Workstation (GNOME) to remove X11 session, end of Linux Format, and we have a new format and new co-host! In our Innards section: Dale discusses mobile internet devices and networks In Check This Out, we cover Packet, a new file transfer utility that integrates with Android’s Quick Share And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News – May 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Controversy Fedora 43 Workstation (GNOME) to remove X11 session After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More Check This Out: Packet – https://github.com/nozwock/packet (Eric) A partial implementation of Google’s Quick Share protocol that lets you send and receive files wirelessly from Android devices using Quick Share, or another device with Packet. Yes, there are a plethora of file transfer apps but this one is interesting for a few reasons. It integrates with an inbuilt Android feature making transferring files more straightforward than installing yet another app. The speed seems to be very good based on the testing I’ve done. Perhaps not important to some, the UI is very well done and the app is easy to use. 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]. Dale – Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. [email protected], Distrohoppers’Digest 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, BackBlaze backups may be in trouble, you can run Arch inside Windows, Linux kernel drops 486 and early 586 support, and a new RaspberryPiOS release, and the end of Windows 10 support brings new opportunities In security and privacy: openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop over security issues, Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law Then in our Wanderings: Bill goes mobile, Moss plays with a Pangolin, Eric finally fixes his WiFi. In our Innards section: we talk about Virtual Machines In Bodhi Corner, just a bit about theming Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News Your Backblaze Backups Might Be in Trouble Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs A new Raspberry Pi OS release The End of 10 group aims to save Windows 10 PCs from landfills using Linux Security and Privacy: openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law 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]. 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: Ubuntu 25.04 released, Ardour advances, Commodore OS 3.0 released, and OpenMandriva brings us TWO new releases; In security and privacy: US warns of new Zambian cybersecurity law, and Hackers can now imitate official Google mail Then in our Wanderings: Joe gets recontained, Moss waits, Majid goes to Cambridge In our Innards section: Open discussion! In Bodhi Corner, we discuss the magic of modules Full Show Notes Here The News: Ubuntu 25.04 Release Now Available for Download Ardour, the free and open DAW, is better than ever – and Ardour 9 is coming Commodore OS Vision 3.0 released OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release Security and Privacy US issues warning over new Zambian cyber-security law Beware, hackers can apparently now send phishing emails from “[email protected]” 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 on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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, Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon, Switzerland battles privacy intrusions, Firefox adds HEVC playback in Linux, Debian releases APT 3.0, Apple may add Mx GCC core support, Git turns 20, ProtonMail adds advanced features, ArcoLinux ends it all Then in our Wanderings: Bill is having trouble on the road and won’t be here, Joe returns to us, Moss juggles tablets, Majid learns things, and Eric is AWOL In our Innards section: we talk travel computing In Bodhi Corner, Robert Wiley releases a script which can be used to install Moksha on any version of Debian, including Trixie Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News – March 2025 Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon Graphics But No Actual Driver Yet Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland Mozilla Firefox 137 Is Available with HEVC Playback Support on Linux, Tab Groups APT 3.0 Debian Package Manager Released with Revamped Command-Line Interface Apple M1 / M2 / M3 Core Support Might Soon Be Merged For The GCC Compiler Git Distributed Version Control System Turned 20 FerenOS 2025.03 Released Proton Mail Is Getting Some of Gmail’s Best Features A farewell to the ArcoLinux University ParticleOS: Systemd’s Very Own Linux Distro in Making 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 on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48 In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the user dictate privacy Then in our Wanderings: Moss plays Musical Tablets, Joe Moxes the Prox, Dale has a burpday, Majid is on holiday and Bill is off truckin’ somewhere… In our Innards section: Dale takes us through Mobile Networks In Bodhi Corner, Moss covers new translations and work on the next version. Full Show Notes Here The News: GIMP 3.0 Image Editor Is Now Available for Download A Debian-Based Distro and Hardware Upgrades Come to the PINE64 RISC-V Tablet Google Explains Why It Added a Linux VM to Pixel Phones Asahi Linux loses another prominent dev as GPU guru calls it quits Plex is cracking down on its version of password sharing, and it’s coming with a price hike EU OS Is a New Community-Led Linux Alternative for Europe’s Public Sector Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Released, This Is What’s New GNOME 48 lands with performance boosts, new fonts, better accessibility GRUB Bootloader Received 73 Patches To Fix A Variety Of Recent Security Issues AerynOS 2025.03 Released with GNOME 48, Mesa 25, and Linux Kernel 6.13.8 Security And Privacy: “MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web 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 on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Dale – [email protected] and Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. 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 our Innards section: Media Streaming In Bodhi Corner, Bodhi has added new themes and work has started on Bodhi 8, so far using Debian 12 base And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here 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, new article monthly in FCM 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]. 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: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bill goes deep in the heart of Texas, Moss sings again, and Majid finally learns Audacity…sort of Full Show Notes Here The News: Firefox’s Updated Terms of Use Are Not As Bad As They Sound uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on Cloudflare’s bot bouncer blocks weirdo browsers Thunderbird 136 Release Adds New Appearance Controls Pocket Casts Makes Its Web Player Free and Criticizes Corporate-Owned Rivals Security and Privacy: France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows 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, new article monthly in FCM 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]. 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 – February, Linus Torvalds make Linux Rust-ier, and Mozilla flounders with privacy policy; Then in our Wanderings: Bill is missing, Moss is still catching up, Joe works on his rack, Majid isn’t fee In our Innards section: We Discuss Linux dedicated hardware In Bodhi Corner, work has begun on Bodhi Linux 8 with lots of changes under the hood And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News – February Linus Torvalds Clearly Lays Out Linux Maintainer Roles – Or Not – Around Rust Code Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic 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 on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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, Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer, Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS, OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal Action Then in our Wanderings: Bill has been busy with work, Joe has been spending some quality time with Proxmox and Portainer, Moss tries to get up to speed with a long overdue update, and Eric has been have a great time with smartwatches and LLMs. In our Innards section: Joe discusses his Proxmox setup In our newest feature, Bodhi Corner: Moss discusses what the Bodhi team is working on for current and future versions of Bodhi Linux; And finally in Check This Out, Eric covers a nice GUI tool named Pods, used to manage Podman containers. Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News – January 2025 Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer No More Snakes: Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal Action 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], @[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 on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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 our innards section – we have a discussion about “nuke and pave” verses “update in place.” Full Show Notes Here 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, BlueSky and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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: 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 Full Show Notes Here The News: 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 Security and Privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant 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, BlueSky and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [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, 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 our Innards section: A look at Docker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Dale – [email protected], Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

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. Full Show Notes Here The News: 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 Security and Privacy: Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Dale – [email protected], Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

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 Full Show Notes Here 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

In our Innards section: We talk “servers” and mintCast infrastructure And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:08 – Innards 01:23:08 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:27:38 – Check This Out 01:29:14 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:29:53 – Wrap Up 01:31:13 – Special Thanks 01:31:40 – outro Contact Info: 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

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. Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:39 – News 00:47:11 – Bi-Weekly Wanderings 01:40:25 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:41:12 – Wrap Up 01:42:33 – Special Thanks 01:43:00 – Outro The News: 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 Security and Privacy: 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 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio 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 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 Full Show Notes Here The News: 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 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 (overdue) Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @[email protected] on Mastodon, also checkout my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

In our Innards section, we talk a little about distrohopping. And Finally, The feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:13 – Innards 00:33:46 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:38:22 – Check This Out 00:43:43 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:44:32 – Wrap Up 00:46:15 – Special Thanks 00:46:44 – Outro 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

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 Full Show Notes The News: 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 Security and Privacy: Bitwarden Open Source Concerns Fortigate Admins Report Active Zero-Day Exploit 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

In our Innards section: We talk headphones And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:41 – Innards 01:10:52 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:18:18 – Check This Out 01:19:12 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:21:39 – Special Thanks 01:22:18 – Outro 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – You can hear and see me on the Distrohoppers’ Digest and Linux OTC podcasts as well as the Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast streams. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio 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 – September, Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support, Archive.org is breached, Arch and Valve team up, WWWFoundation packs it in, More WordPress news, even MORE WordPress News, and Google adds Linux apps to future Android versions Then in our Wanderings: Bill connects with the younger generation, Joe is still fixing things, Moss whines, and Majid folds some more Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:47 – News 00:53:01 – Bi-Weekly Wanderings 01:45:54 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:46:45 – Wrap Up 01:48:24 – Special Thanks 01:49:02 – Outro The News: Mint Monthly News – September, 2024 Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support Archive.org, a repository of the history of the Internet, has a data breach Arch Linux and Valve team up to make Steam gaming even better WWW Foundation packs it in 159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS KDE neon upgrades to 24.04.1 Ubuntu base 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – You can hear and see me on the Distrohoppers’ Digest and Linux OTC podcasts as well as the Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast streams. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

In our Innards section: we visit with author Ken McConnell And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:15 – Innards 00:35:35 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:36:18 – Check This Out 00:36:44 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:37:56 – Wrap Up 00:39:15 – Special Thanks 00:40:16 – Outro 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – You can hear and see me on the Distrohoppers’ Digest and Linux OTC podcasts as well as the Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast streams. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: Linux Kernel 6.11 released, Intel spins off its foundry business, Real Time comes to Linux, Qualcomm wants to buy Intel, WP Engine faces off against Automattic, Nvidia publishes open source Linux vGPU driver, Proton finishes open-sourcing all its apps In security and privacy: Kaspersky deletes itself and inserts UltraAV Then in our Wanderings: Bill goes loco(l), Majid folds, Moss goes Full Circle, Joe modifies something, Eric dodges another bullet, and Ken uses all the words Happy 41st Birthday GNU! Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:43 – News 00:52:22 – Security And Privacy 01:03:14 – Bi-Weekly Wanderings 02:13:43 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 02:14:55 – Wrap Up 02:16:45 – Special Thanks 02:17:15 – Outro The News: Linux Kernel 6.11 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New Intel frees its Foundry biz Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate Qualcomm wants to buy Intel WP Engine Filed Legal Action Against WordPress NVIDIA Publishes Open-Source Linux Driver Code For GPU Virtualization “vGPU” Support All Proton Drive apps are now open source Security and Privacy: Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Ken – ken-mcconnell.com, Mastodon, Newsletter Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio 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 – August 2024, Software Freedom Day, In security and privacy: Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit; Then in our Wanderings: Bill flirts with Ladybird, Joe gets jiggy with his ports, Moss does something or other, Eric gets COSMIC; In our Innards section: we discuss DRM and digital media providers And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here The News: Mint Monthly News – August 2024 Software Freedom Day Mozilla Firefox 130 Released with Labs, Overscroll & Web Codecs API ArchBang Calls It Quits Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Paused [Update: Now Resolved] Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme Security And Privacy Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

First up in the news: KITE OS educational Linux developed in Kerala, India, Microsoft rolls out Windows Recall again, Linus regrets merging BCacheFS again, 4M Linux 46 released; In security and privacy: “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update, “sedxp” Linux malware avoids detection for two years; Then in our Wanderings: Majid is back from his travels, Moss, Joe, Eric gets his PineTime In our Innards section: we do wearables And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:45 – News 00:23:04 – Security And Privacy 00:36:19 – Bi-Weekly Wanderings 01:16:31 – Innards 02:07:49 – Check This Out 02:08:52 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 02:09:36 – Wrap Up 02:11:16 – Special Thanks 02:11:56 – Outro The News KITE develops FOSS-based OS for public schools Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Paused Due to ‘Critical Bug’ Microsoft will try the data-scraping Windows Recall feature again in October Linus Torvalds Begins Expressing Regrets Merging Bcachefs 4MLinux 46 Mini Linux Distro Released with New Apps, Integrated LAMP Server Security and Privacy “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update Stealthy ‘sedexp’ Linux malware evaded detection for two years 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 my other two podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers Majid – [email protected] @[email protected], AtypicalDr on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast on Spotify and also Linux OTC. Eric – You can hear and see me on the Distrohoppers’ Digest and Linux OTC podcasts as well as the Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast streams. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing 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 Bill Houser for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>