MP3 – mintCast

Mar 07 2025 100 ep. 88 mins 3.4k

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456 – Built For Linux

Mar 07 2025 64 mins

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. 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 fin

455 – Proxmox

Feb 18 2025 97 mins

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 g

454.5 – Nuked From Orbit

Feb 12 2025 47 mins

In our innards section - we have a discussion about "nuke and pave" verses "update in place."

454 – Linux Bans Facebook

Feb 04 2025 108 mins

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

453.5 – Getting Docked!

Jan 28 2025 50 mins

In our Innards section: A look at Docker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

453 – Nice Rack, Joe!

Jan 21 2025 72 mins

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 enjo

452 – Prognostication Pandemonium!

Jan 11 2025 166 mins

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, th

451.5 – Serves You Right

Dec 16 2024 93 mins

In our Innards section: We talk “servers” and mintCast infrastructure And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

451 – Cinnamon Toast

Dec 10 2024 104 mins

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 Wa

450 – Crumbling Foundations

Nov 15 2024 146 mins

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