deepin – mintCast https://mintcast.org The podcast by the Linux Mint community for all users of Linux Sat, 17 May 2025 23:46:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://mintcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-small-logo-32x32.png deepin – mintCast https://mintcast.org 32 32 164426984 461 – Virtualization https://mintcast.org/461-virtualization/ Sat, 17 May 2025 23:45:31 +0000 https://mintcast.org/?p=7511 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

]]> 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

Full Show Notes Here

The News:


Mint Monthly News


Your Backblaze Backups Might Be in Trouble


Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs


A new Raspberry Pi OS release


The End of 10 group aims to save Windows 10 PCs from landfills using Linux

Security and Privacy:


openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations


Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law

Contact Info:

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!>

]]> 7511 mintCast 321.5 – Wololo https://mintcast.org/mintcast-321-5-wololo/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:55:39 +0000 http://mintcast.org/?p=4008 And finally, our community feedback.
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In our Innards section, we decide when it’s the right time to suggest switching to Linux.

And finally, our community feedback.

LINUX INNARDS:

  • Intro
  • When NOT to recommend
    • Dependence on proprietary software
      • Audio/video production, but depends on the need. Some FOSS applications are very good at the basics
    • Too resistant to change
    • Not receptive to idea of free software being quality – assume free = low quality and not professional or dependable
    • When they have unsupported hardware
  • When to recommend
    • Mostly just uses their computer for Internet and email
    • Already uses some open source software, Open/LibreOffice, Firefox, VLC, GIMP/Glimpse etc.
    • Have unsupported Win version (Vista, etc) on old hardware
    • Interested in new stuff
    • Wants to learn to program
  • Put Linux on in a dual boot
    • “Just in case” second OS for someone who will primarily use Windows/Mac
      • Grub Customizer to move Linux to 2nd boot option in this scenario
    • Linux first, retain Windows/Mac “just in case”
  • Distro to use
    • Mint, obviously
    • Fedora if they want to get into computer administration or IT
    • MX for older machines or dislike of systemd {which other light 32-bit distros?}
    • Deepin or Pearl Desktop 8 for super pretty desktops (both of these may be contraindicated for political reasons)
    • Don’t be afraid to recommend buying used hardware when the user really needs it. T430s and X220s are cheap and will be good for another 5+ years. Any intel first gen i3/5 or AMD equivalent (6), is more than adequate for low resource case usage.
    • Anything else, for different use cases?

VIBRATIONS FROM THE ETHER:

  • Henrik Hemerin

https://www.hemrin.com/business-blog/201-linux-mint-just-works-but-not-this-time .

 

 

  • George From Tulsa

Cinnamon Spices: https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/

  • John

www.apneaboard.com

  • Peter Jones
  • Brad Alexander

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=basil+sands&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

  • Bill Dietrich

https://www.billdietrich.me/MovingToLinux.html?expandall=1#LinuxIssues

  • Lucille Piche <pournew@gmail.com>

CHECK THIS OUT!

  • Moss – new find, FossPost – they also have a Telegram (announcements only) called OpenPigeon

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Next Show: Nov 17, 2019 – 2PM central time

WRAP-UP:

Before we leave, we want to make sure to acknowledge some of the people who make mintCast possible …

  • Josh Lowe for all his work on the website and the livestream (We’ve had over 60 listeners today on the backup mixer platform and brought on some new listeners who’ve never heard of the podcast)
  • Bytemark Hosting for hosting mintcast.org and our Mumble server
  • Archive.org for hosting our audio files
  • The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem!>
]]> 4008 mintCast 321.5 – Wololo (mp3) https://mintcast.org/mintcast-321-5-wololo-mp3/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:55:12 +0000 http://mintcast.org/?p=4006 And finally, our community feedback.
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In our Innards section, we decide when it’s the right time to suggest switching to Linux.

And finally, our community feedback.

LINUX INNARDS: 

  • Intro
  • When NOT to recommend
    • Dependence on proprietary software
      • Audio/video production, but depends on the need.  Some FOSS applications are very good at the basics
    • Too resistant to change
    • Not receptive to idea of free software being quality – assume free = low quality and not professional or dependable
    • When they have unsupported hardware
  • When to recommend
    • Mostly just uses their computer for Internet and email
    • Already uses some open source software, Open/LibreOffice, Firefox, VLC, GIMP/Glimpse etc.
    • Have unsupported Win version (Vista, etc) on old hardware
    • Interested in new stuff
    • Wants to learn to program
  • Put Linux on in a dual boot
    • “Just in case” second OS for someone who will primarily use Windows/Mac
      • Grub Customizer to move Linux to 2nd boot option in this scenario
    • Linux first, retain Windows/Mac “just in case”
  • Distro to use
    • Mint, obviously
    • Fedora if they want to get into computer administration or IT
    • MX for older machines or dislike of systemd {which other light 32-bit distros?}
    • Deepin or Pearl Desktop 8 for super pretty desktops (both of these may be contraindicated for political reasons)
    • Don’t be afraid to recommend buying used hardware when the user really needs it. T430s and X220s are cheap and will be good for another 5+ years. Any intel first gen i3/5 or AMD equivalent (6), is more than adequate for low resource case usage.
    • Anything else, for different use cases?

VIBRATIONS FROM THE ETHER:

  • Henrik Hemerin

https://www.hemrin.com/business-blog/201-linux-mint-just-works-but-not-this-time .

 

 

  • George From Tulsa

Cinnamon Spices: https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/

  • John

www.apneaboard.com

  • Peter Jones
  • Brad Alexander

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=basil+sands&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

  • Bill Dietrich

https://www.billdietrich.me/MovingToLinux.html?expandall=1#LinuxIssues

  • Lucille Piche <pournew@gmail.com>

CHECK THIS OUT! 

  • Moss – new find, FossPost – they also have a Telegram (announcements only) called OpenPigeon

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Next Show: Nov 17, 2019 – 2PM central time

WRAP-UP:

Before we leave, we want to make sure to acknowledge some of the people who make mintCast possible …

  • Josh Lowe for all his work on the website and the livestream (We’ve had over 60 listeners today on the backup mixer platform and brought on some new listeners who’ve never heard of the podcast)
  • Bytemark Hosting for hosting mintcast.org and our Mumble server
  • Archive.org for hosting our audio files
  • The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem!>
]]> 4006 mintCast 209 – The Wonderful World of Linux https://mintcast.org/mintcast-209-the-wonderful-world-of-linux/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:05:33 +0000 http://mintcast.org/?p=2877 209] Download

News:

  • …As Larry Ellison steps down at Oracle (nytimes.com)

Main Topic: The Wonderful World of Linux

Website:

Tip:

  • Use Multisystem to load multiple Linux ISOs on a single flash-drive (Sourceforge.net)

Pre-Show Music:

  • Assorted songs by Mindthings (Jamendo.com)
  • “Some low level piano music” and “Like King Cool in a sunbed” by Kammerer (Jamendo.com)

Podcast Announcements:

More Information:

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

Contact Us:

More Linux Mint info: website, blog, forums, community

Credits:

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

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