mintCast 139: Mint 14 “Nadia” Is Here!

• Unofficial Steam install for Linux. (linuxgamecast.com)

• Kill Decision – Daniel Suarez. (goodreads.com) (youtube.com)

• Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” released! (linuxmint.com) (zdnet.com)

• Nadia backports available in Linux Mint 13. (linuxmint.com)

• GNOME: The traditional Linux desktop is coming back (pcworld.com)

• Portuguese Government Adopts ODF as Sole Editable Document Format. (consortiuminfo.org)

• OpenOffice dumped as Freiburg plots return to Microsoft. (computerworld.co.nz)

• Linux brings over €10 million savings for Munich. (h-online.com) (itworld.com)

• Delays beset the Linux Foundation’s Secure Boot workaround. (pcworld.com)

• German govt comes out against Trusted Computing and Secure Boot. (linuxbsdos.com)

• HPR New Year’s Eve Show. (hackerpublicradio.org)

• Release Announcement. (blog.linuxmint.com)

• What’s New in Linux Mint 14. (linuxmint.com)

• Release Notes. (linuxmint.com)

• Ubiquity installer bug. (askubuntu.com) (launchpad.net)

• Synergy (synergy-foss.org)

• Chromium Issues? (linuxmint.com)

• nVidia proprietary drivers. (linuxmint.com)

• If you want a script or application to run at boot, add the following line to your crontab file:

• @reboot <command>

• At a command prompt, type crontab -e. You may be asked to choose your default editor; nano is probably the easiest to use. Scroll to the bottom of the file and add the line. Save the file and you are all set.

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