Tag: News

• November 2, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  424 – Meh Snap

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News; Ubuntu 23.10 re-released; GNOME gets new CEO; new RaspPi Imager released; Plasma 6 Release Dates released; Matrix reaches 115 Million users; Bodhi Linux 7.0 AppPack released

  In security and privacy: BlackCat ransomware attacks Linux and VMs; 1Password Breach – no harm, no foul; new vulnerabilities found and patched in XWayland, X.org

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill shuffles cards; Joe tests more things; Moss keeps busy

  Then in our Innards section: We discuss containerized package systems

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

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• October 21, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  423 – Lay Down A *buntu

  First up in the news: Mint 21.2 Cinnamon EDGE released, new version of Raspberry Pi OS released, new Ubuntu 23.10+flavours

  In security and privacy: Curl patches 'worst' security flaw in ages, Encrypted Client Hello

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe prints the D-handle, Moss tries out a new chair, Bill spends more money, Majid is finally Apple-free and Eric manages to stay alive for days without a smartphone.

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• October 4, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  422 – Bit of a Hodgepodge

  First up in the news: LMDE 6 FAYE released, Mint 21.2 EDGE iso approved, Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut

  In security and privacy: Update LibreOffice Now to Fix a Security Flaw, Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe is Pining for Manjaro, Majid mixes his compartments, and Eric...well - you'll see.

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• September 20, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  421 – Fun and Feckless

  First up in the news: LMDE 6 “Faye” BETA Released, Fedora and Asahi Linux revamp installation process, Plasma 6 release date is set, IBM raises cloud prices, Manjaro 23 released, Mozilla rushes out patches, and ZFS returns to Ubuntu

  In security and privacy, a huge security breach affects all browsers, and Google does user tracking

  Then in our Wanderings, Majid has been a busy bunny, Joe is having troubles with 3D, Dale has been driven crazy, Bill gears up for public education, and Eric hates computers.

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• September 6, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  420 – “Puff Puff Pass”

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August, New Asahi Linux Mac GPU beats Apple, Gnome improves Epiphany, Budgie 10.8 is out, Bodhi 7.0.0 is released, QEMU 8.1 released, LibreOffice gets a new number, Linux Turns 32, Mageia 9 released, Linux Kernel 6.5 is out, and Firefox loses users

  In security and privacy: Nothing. We have nothing.

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe and Moss return to the fold, and welcome Eric Adams to join us

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