Tag Archives: Distros
mintCast 248 – The 5 W’s and H of Distro Beta Testing
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/)
mintCast 235 – The Wily Werewolf
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)
mintCast 232 – Minty Bits
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)
mintCast 230 – Linux Mint 17.2 KDE & Xfce
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)
mintCast 228 – Linux Mint 17.2
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)
mintCast 223 – Ubuntu & Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Vivid Vervet
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)
