463 – Tacos And TikTok

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

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  • 463 – Tacos And TikTok

    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

  • 462 – Wistful Nostalgia

    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

    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

  • 461 – Virtualization

    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

  • 460 – Open Discussion

    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

  • 459 – Travel Digital Hygene

    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

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