mintCast 255 – Derivative distros and ferenOS, a Mint derivative

Posted on October 19, 2016 by mintCast

News:

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mintCast 248 – The 5 W’s and H of Distro Beta Testing

Posted on June 13, 2016 by mintCast

News:

Linux Mint 18 BETA releases for MATE and Cinnamon (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3038) (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3035)
Linux Mint saves the day! (http://freedompenguin.com/articles/opinion/linux-mint-saves-day/)
The next fight for Linux (https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/whats-our-next-fight)
Software Freedom Conservancy’s Karen Sandler On FOSS and the IoT (http://fossforce.com/2016/06/oftware-freedom-conservancy-karen-sandler-foss-iot/)
Real hackers don’t wear hoodies (https://www.linux.com/news/real-hackers-dont-wear-hoodies-cybercrime-big-business)

BASHing Windows:

Why Microsoft is turning into an open-source company (http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-microsoft-is-turning-into-an-open-source-company/)

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mintCast 235 – The Wily Werewolf

Posted on November 6, 2015 by mintCast

News:

Monthly News – October 2015 (blog.linuxmint.com)
Early access to Cinnamon 2.8 (segfault.linuxmint.com) (softpedia.com)
Vault Networks Celebrates 6 Years of Supporting Linux Mint (segfault.linuxmint.com)
Google merging Chrome OS and Android (theverge.com) (engadget.com)
Solus 1.0 Operating System Gets Its First Release Candidate Build (softpedia.com) (solus-project.com)
Mark Shuttleworth amps up Ubuntu 16.04 – Xenial Xerus (markshuttleworth.com)
MintCast going up on Google Podcaster network? (officialandroid.blogspot.com)
Twitch’s latest insane adventure: Installing Arch Linux (arstechnica.com)

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mintCast 232 – Minty Bits

Posted on September 24, 2015 by mintCast

News:

Linux Mint 17.3 codenamed ‘Rosa’ (blog.linuxmint.com)
Mint 17.3: Easier WM selection in MATE and Xfce, improved Compiz, Compton and Openbox support (segfault.linuxmint.com)
Monthly News – August 2015 (blog.linuxmint.com)
What you should not expect when switching to Linux (darkduck.com)
Don’t get too excited; it’s not going to power the next Windows…. (itworld.com) (linux.com) (softpedia.com)
How to find information about built-in kernel modules on Linux (xmodulo.com)
Disney Lights Up IoT Links With Linux Light Bulb (linux.com) (techcrunch.com) (disneyresearch.com) (linuxgizmos.com)

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mintCast 230 – Linux Mint 17.2 KDE & Xfce

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mintCast

Introduction:

Rob’s Xfce woes…XFCE window borders missing! (keheliya.blogspot.com)

News:

Putting Lipstick on a Penguin – Ken Starks (fossforce.com)
More Surprises for Windows 10 Users – Christine Hall (fossforce.com)
Privacy Badger 1.0 – New Ways to Stop Sneaky Trackers (lwn.net) (eff.org)
LibreOffice 5.0 stands out from the office suite crowd
(documentfoundation.org)

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mintCast 228 – Linux Mint 17.2

Posted on July 16, 2015 by mintCast

Introduction:

Why I code and don’t get paid for it (opensource.com)
Raspberry Pi Jams (raspberrypi.org)

News:

Latest Windows 10 Build Has Some Cool Linux Features (softpedia.com)
Ubuntu MATE Announces A Partnership With A PC Hardware Vendor (phoronix.com) (ubuntu-mate.org)
Canonical and Lenovo to Start Shipping Ubuntu-Powered Laptops in India (ubuntu.com) (softpedia.com)
Why Ubuntu plans to replace traditional Linux packages with something better (pcworld.com) (ubuntu.com) (softpedia.com)

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mintCast 223 – Ubuntu & Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Vivid Vervet

Posted on May 7, 2015 by mintCast

News:

Is Xfce Still a Lightweight Distribution? (datamation.com)
Bodhi 3.1.0 will ditch E19, change to E17 fork Moksha desktop (bodhilinux.com)
Debian 8 Jessie released (debian.org) (arstechnica.com)
Win 10 preview for Raspberry Pi 2 pops out of the Microsoft oven (theregister.co.uk)
A Request for Help from a Linux Community Member in Nepal (linux.com)

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mintCast 221 – MakuluLinux and the LMDE2 RC

Posted on March 26, 2015 by mintCast

News:

LMDE 2 “Betsy” MATE and Cinnamon RC released! (blog.linuxmint.com) (blog.linuxmint.com)
Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality (arstechnica.com)
Linux adopts conflict resolution code (zdnet.com)
Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Gets a New Release for Raspberry Pi 2, Defaults to Systemd (softpedia.com)
The GNU Manifesto turns 30 (newyorker.com)
Reglue wins FSF Award for Projects of Social Benefit (fsf.org)

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mintCast 220 – Martin Wimpress and Ubuntu MATE

Posted on March 12, 2015 by mintCast

News:

Clem gives an update on LMDE “Betsy”” development effort
(segfault.linuxmint.com)
VMware Sued over Alleged Open Source License Violation in Linux (datamation.com)(sfconservancy.org)
Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 7.7 (distrowatch.com)
Grab your pitchforks: Ubuntu to switch to systemd on Monday (theregister.co.uk)
All the Steam Machines from the 2015 Game Developers Conference (nag.co.za)
GNOME 2 is back: Ubuntu MATE is now an official flavor (pcworld.com)

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mintCast 219 – Bodhi Linux and Chromebooks

Posted on February 24, 2015 by mintCast

News:

Recent Cinnamon developments for Version 2.6 (segfault.linuxmint.com)
CrunchBang: The Rest of the Story (fossforce.com)
The Dangers of Boutique Linux Distros (datamation.com)
500,000 Raspberry Pi 2 Model B boards sold (zdnet.com)
Raspberry Pi, oh my: From classrooms to the space station (zdnet.com)

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