mintCast 142: World of Linux III

• The latest Nemo from GIT has already got some interesting new features (webupd8.org)

• Five things Desktop Linux has to do to beat Windows 8. (zdnet.com)

• Limerick Ireland goes in for Open Source. (thevarguy.com)

• Bern Switzerland mandates the use of Open Source. (thepowerbase.com)

• The Linux Kernel says goodbye to Intel’s i386 chip. (zdnet.com)

• Raspberry Pi gets an Appstore. (webupd8.org)

• Lightning Round Follow-ups:
  • Lightworks professional-grade video editor (phoronix.com)
  • Valve to open their Linux beta starting this week (phoronix.com)
  • Steam for Linux Your Desktop Environment (softpedia.com)
  • THQ evaluating bringing their games to Linux (phoronix.com)

• #98 Swift Linux (swiftlinux.org)

• #72 Linux Lite (linuxdistrocommunity.com)

• #189 xPUD (xpud.org)

• #50 Slax (slax.org)

• #?? Whonix (sourceforge.net)

• #92 SalineOS (salineos.com)

• Distrowatch (distrowatch.com)

• If you have the Cinnamon Desktop Environment, you can record your desktop without any extra program, simply go “Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R” and you will see a record icon in the bottom right corner. To stop recording, repeat the combination and goto your home directory and the recording is saved as a “.webm”.

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