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The podcast by the Linux Mint community for all users of Linux

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  • Saturday · 1 hr 25 min

    493 – Mintinator

    This episode of mintCast (Episode 493) features the team—Joe, Bill, Charles, and Jim—discussing various Linux-related news and personal tech projects. Key Highlights from the Discussion: Linux Mint & XApp Updates : The team explores updates to the XApp project, including a redesigned Library for document management, the new Xpub e-pub reader, and Clockenstein, a new calendar application designed to synchronize with local, Google, and NextCloud calendars. Security & AI: The hosts discuss recent industry concerns regarding self-improving AI, the “existential risk” warnings from researchers, and the practical reality behind “kill switches” and sandbox escapes. Tech Wanderings & Self-Hosting: Joe shares his setup using Heimdoll for local service organization, troubleshooting OpenMediaVault via Proxmox, and using TAR for video file re-encoding to save space. Joe also details his custom-built tool, RTC Intercept, which he “vibe-coded” with Claude to record separate audio streams from VDO.Ninja meetings (similar to the old Craig bot for Discord). Web Content & Tools (54:43 – 1:18:53): The hosts discuss their experiences using tools like X cancel (backed by Nitter), YT-DLP (including taking a stand against piracy sites), the Cat Catch browser extension for downloading media, and SimpleScreenRecorder for capturing content when other tools fail. Link To Full Show Notes

  • September 6 · 1 hr 21 min

    492 – Episode 492

    First up in the news: Mint has a birthday. AI writes a third of all the websites. Desktop market share is all over the place. Someone is trying to switch the rest of us to AI No security and privacy this episode, but we do have our “Wanderings.” Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Has a Birthday! One-Third of Web Pages are Now Written With A.I., Says Pew Research Linux did not in fact hit 10% market share, according to PCWorld RAISE US! Check This Out: Mecha Comet-handheld Linux computer that’s truly yours to own, build and mod. Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Before we leave, we want to make sure to acknowledge some of the people who make mintCast possible: Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers. Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs. The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team.

  • August 23 · 53 min

    491 – PROXMOX, According To Joe

    First up in the News: Mint Monthly News, July 2026 This is a rare Innards episode, where Joe will dig deep into Proxmox. Link To Full Show Notes THE nEWS: Mint Monthly News, July 2026 Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org

  • August 3 · 2 hr 8 min

    490 – Not archCast

    First up in the news: Mint monthly news, The AUR gets hit… again, And a new AI generated Desktop. In Security and Privacy, “The death of privacy online”, and Automatic firmware updates becomes mandatory. We then get into our “Wanderings”, there’s some feedback, and more! Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – June 2026 Arch Linux’s AUR under attack for the second time in less than two months Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months Security and Privacy: The death of privacy online “Automatic firmware/software updates for network infrastructure have gone from “nice to have” to “mandatory” because the threat landscape has changed.”

  • July 8 · 2 hr 26 min

    489 – You’ll Own Nothing, And Like It!

    · First up in the news: PlayStation and Microsoft goes fully digital, Amazon blames piracy, Brave goes “containerized”, and Immich has “Big Upgrades.” · Then in our Wanderings: Joe does more with the mini rack and plans ahead, Jim drops Fire TV like a hot potato, · In Check this Out: Myna lets you talk instead of type in Ubuntu Link To Full Show Notes The News: What PlayStation going fully digital tells us about the PS6 Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Be Digital-Only With New Disc-to-Digital Support Amazon Blames Piracy Apps With Malware For Killing New Fire Stick Sideloading Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks Immich 3.0 Released with Big Upgrades for Self-Hosted Photo Libraries Check This Out: Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI lets you talk instead of type – here’s how Listen to other Podcasts of the Linux Syndicate Family: Join Bill, Majid, Eric and Charlie on Linux OTC, Linux Off The Cuff, for an unscripted and unpredictable conversation about all things Linux, Open Source and more. Join Dale and Majid on Distrohoppers’ Digest to hear about their experiences and challenges with trying out different Linux distros. Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Tech Show tllts, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers. Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs. The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team.

  • June 26 · 1 hr 25 min

    488 – Hardware Woes

    In our Wanderings: Joe Takes a trip, Bill’s got nothing and Jim likes Indiana And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee , @jeboylan:matrix.org on Matrix Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, @wchouser3:matrix.org on Matrix,Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, @atypicaldoctor:matrix.org on Matrix, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org, @esa1975:matrix.org on Matrix. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, @jupiterfan2022_1:matrix.org on Matrix, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, @bokehphilia:matrix.org on Matrix, 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 logo on Discord 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!>

  • June 9 · 59 min

    487 – Goodbye US Office, Hello Euro Office

    First up the news We have a great little tool in the “Check This Section” Link To Full Show Notes The News: Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado DuckDuckGo Installs Up 30% After Google Announced AI Search New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business Euro-Office: General availability set for June 9 Acer Launching Streaming-Only Handheld Gaming PC Running Debian Microsoft cut its engineers off from AI because the bill got too big — why AI might not take your job after all EU plots long game against US digital supremacy Brave Software inc releases a stable version of the Brave Origin Browser Check This Out Handy is a free, private, local AI speech-to-text app. Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org. Also on the Linux OTC podcast. 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 logo on Discord 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!>

  • May 24 · 1 hr 26 min

    486 – HTPC Like It’s 2003!

    First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May Then in our Wanderings: Bill pays the bills, Joe solders the irons and Jim fins the jelly Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie– ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.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, 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!>

  • May 17 · 1 hr 3 min

    485 – We’re All Ninjas Now

    First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – April, In security and privacy: Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption, Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – April 2026 NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu’s Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised Linux Kernel 7.0 is Out With Improvements Across the Board for Intel, AMD, and Storage Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB A.I. Model On Your Device Without Consent Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA Kids Bypass Age Verification With Fake Moustaches The Audio Industry Is Grappling With the Rise of ‘Podslop’ Will Euro-Office be using ODF? Dell and Lenovo Sponsoring LVFS Security And Privacy: ‘Dirty Frag’ Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie– ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.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, 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!>

  • April 29 · 2 hr 35 min

    484 – Chuck x 2

    First up in the news: Updated Mint ISOs Then in our Wanderings: Majid explore Tailscale, Joe does it all again. Jim, Charlie, and Charles got some stuff too. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Updated Mint ISOs Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie– ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.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, 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!>

  • April 15 · 1 hr 47 min

    483 – Chucking at Charlie

    First up in the news: Mint 23 is named, Ubuntu 26.04 coming up and its already causing controversy, Firefox gets more features, big tech making some changes, and the governments of the world are meddling, in good and bad ways… and we welcome another host! In security and privacy: Flatpak getting more secure allegedly Link To Full Show Notes The News: The code name for Mint 23 is “Alfa” 26.04 Beta Does Ubuntu Now Require More RAM Than Windows 11? 26.10 could drop btfrs zfs and luks Firefox Announces Built-in VPN and Other New Features Including New Mascot Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail address Samsung’s Messages App Is Shutting Down Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe Why did the FCC ban foreign-made consumer routers? NHS staff resist using Palantir software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins Student Loans Fiasco, and its IT underpins LibreOffice Drama: TDF Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep Security And Privacy: Flatpak 1.16.4 Brings Important Security Fixes CPUID website hacked: users report HWMonitor and CPU-Z delivering malware Cloudflare aims to dethrone WordPress with EmDash, its new plugin-secure CMS Check This Out: New & Update Flatpaks – Nora 26.04 – Another view Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie– FOSSCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.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 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!>

  • March 30 · 2 hr 26 min

    482 – Noteworthy Stuff

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, 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 eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • March 17 · length unknown

    481 – Change For The Sake of Jim

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, 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 eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • March 8 · 1 hr 32 min

    480 – All Except California

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, 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 eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • February 20 · 1 hr 43 min

    479 – Bill’s Bash Scripts Bring All The Boys To The Yard

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, 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 eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • February 14 · 1 hr 47 min

    478 – The Anti-Windows Cast

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, 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 eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • January 18 · 1 hr 21 min

    477 – Driving AI Mad

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • #476
    January 11 · 2 hr 40 min

    476 – New Year of the Linux Desktop

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

  • #475
    Dec 21, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    475 – From Tarmageddon to Tranquility

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Dale – Dale_CDL on Telegram and Discord. My email is dale_cdl@pm.me 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!>

  • #474
    Dec 7, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

    474 – Goldilocks Zone

    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, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric & Majid). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org @atypical_doctor@mastodon.social, Atypical.doctor on Instagram and Threads and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC. Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org. Charles – charles@mintcast.org, Mr PDX on Discord Jim– jim@mintcast.org, 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!>

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