mintCast 212 – All The News That’s News

News:

• Cinnamon 2.4 available for beta-testing in Linux Mint 17 (blog.linuxmint.com) (segfault.linuxmint.com)
• MintMenu forked to become MateMenu (plus.google.com)
• Ubuntu 14.10 desktop: security for global users (insights.ubuntu.com) (wiki.ubuntu.com)
• Mozilla hopes to challenge Raspbian as RPi OS of choice (theregister.co.uk)
• Why Microsoft loves Linux (zdnet.com)
  Redmond top man Satya Nadella: ‘Microsoft LOVES Linux’ (theregister.co.uk)
• Ohio LinuxFest 2014 – A Look At Tomorrow – Ken Starks (fossforce.com)
• 5 Deadly Linux Commands You Should Never Run (theepochtimes.com) (wikipedia.org) (p0es1s.net)
• An Intel-Based Ubuntu Touch Tablet Is Planning To Launch Soon (phoronix.com) (linuxgizmos.com)

• What’s Behind the Great Podcast Renaissance? (nymag.com)
• Windows 10 Includes a Linux-Style Package Manager Named “OneGet” (howtogeek) (extremetech.com)

Pre-Show Music:

• “C’est La Vie” by NaTtA <http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a132671/c-est-la-vie>
• “Not Quite Connected” by Josh Woodward
  <http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a7168/not-quite-connected>
• “Lightning” by Tamara Laurel <http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a134086/lightning>

Web Site:

• LinuxTechi.com (http://www.linuxtechi.com/) is a website that provides the best collection of open source Linux Tutorials and Guides , moreover it also provides Linux system admin interview questions and answers for beginners and experienced professionals.

Tip of the Podcast:

• 11 practical examples for using wget (linuxtechi.com) — wget is a Linux/UNIX command line file downloader. wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies. wget is non-interactive, meaning that it can work in the background, while the user is not logged on.

Podcast Announcements:

• SCaLE 13x: The 13th annual Southern California Linux Expo (February 19-22, 2015) Hilton Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, CA
• Kansas Linux Fest (March 21-22, 2015) Lawrence, KS
• LinuxCon North America (August 17-19, 2015) in Seattle, WA

More Information:

Hosts: Rob, Scott, Joe
Live Stream every other Sunday 2:00 p.m.(Central): mintcast.org/livestream

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Credits:

Podcast Entry and exit music provided by Mark Blasco (podcastthemes.com). Podcast bumpers provided by Oscar.

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