Tag: Open Source

October 4, 2022MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

396 – Ransomware Goes Wild

First up in the news, Stallman goes manual on C, DNF5 arrives in Fedora, LibreOffice gets fumigated, GNOME comes into its Shell, they have put hair in the Blender, Avast buys your cookies, and Intel fogs the processor market;
In security and privacy, we have multi-stage malware, website leaks, and shell attacks;
Then in our Wanderings, Norbert is cutting corners, Moss tries a different mint, Joe keeps modding, and Bill fixes a broken Arch …again.
In our Innards section, Ransomware goes to school;
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
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August 18, 2022MP3, OGG, Podcast

393.5 – $HOME Decor

In our Innards section we discuss the changes we usually make to the systems and desktop environments we use to fit our workflows and to make them feel like home.
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December 19, 2021MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

376 – Joe, Do You Copy?

First up in the news, Linux Mint monthly news, Europe embraces open source, Debian has browser issues, Fedora goes all in on Wayland, Firefox helps you fight spam, And the Linux kernel gets rusty
In security, Ubuntu Kernel Security Patches, FGKASLR gets closer to mainline, Data stealing malware hides on Linux servers, Go Daddy data breach
In our Wanderings, Joe does some 3d printing, Josh got a new monitor, Norbert switches OS’s, and Clayton looks back
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August 11, 2021MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

367 – What’s Old Is New Again

First up in the news, Linux Mint working on the website, more on the SteamDeck, Ubuntu debuts its new installer, and some release dates
In security, Open Source Security has a big problem!
Then in our Wanderings, I’ve been arching, Tony has been watching Cricket, Joe has been working on games consoles.
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August 5, 2020News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 340.5 – Will It Blend?

In our Innards section, we become blender experts with Jason van Gumster’s help.
And finally, the feedback and a few suggestions.
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August 28, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 316 – TonyH Runs Arch!

In our Wanderings, Leo talks snapd and spicing up the terminal, Tony Hughes dives into EndeavourOS (Arch!) and Mint, Josh has been playing around with drones, Joe gets some help with Borderlands and eyes the Note 10, and Tony Watts installs Mint and changes carriers. Then, in our news, OSDisc closes shop, Google Deserts Desserts, Red Hat issues patches, Scratch 3 is now available for the Pi, and more. In our security update, we talk Webmin flaws.
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August 28, 2019MP3

mintCast 316 – TonyH Runs Arch! (mp3)

In our Wanderings, Leo talks snapd and spicing up the terminal, Tony Hughes dives into EndeavourOS (Arch!) and Mint, Josh has been playing around with drones, Joe gets some help with Borderlands and eyes the Note 10, and Tony Watts installs Mint and changes carriers. Then, in our news, OSDisc closes shop, Google Deserts Desserts, Red Hat issues patches, Scratch 3 is now available for the Pi, and more. In our security update, we talk Webmin flaws.
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August 22, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 315.5 – On OggCamp with Les and Dan

In the second half, we interview Dan and Les about OggCamp and get more than we bargained for. Then, in our security update, we talk about how Chrome's Incognito mode can be detected. Finally, we share feedback and point out a few things we found interesting this fortnight.
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August 22, 2019MP3

mintCast 315.5 – On OggCamp with Les and Dan (mp3)

In the second half, we interview Dan and Les about OggCamp and get more than we bargained for. Then, in our security update, we talk about how Chrome's Incognito mode can be detected. Finally, we share feedback and point out a few things we found interesting this fortnight.
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August 14, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 315 – Les, Dan and the Banter

In the first half, Dan learns Jekyll and Ruby web development, Les teaches kids to code in Manchester, Leo has been testing Ubuntu 19.04 and attending a wedding, Bo is now certified, Tony Hughes has been Volunteering again and running ‘ARCH’, Moss is Distrohopping big time and is getting a new Pi 2B, Josh is publishing another issue of his magazine, and Joe buys new ‘old’ laptops for the kids and plays with Pis.
Then, our news, we discuss new hardware, the death of the floppy drive (or not), Demise of another Linux magazine and some controversy in the OS world.
We save the security section for the second half in the interest of time.
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August 14, 2019MP3

mintCast 315 – Les, Dan and the Banter (mp3)

In the first half, Dan learns Jekyll and Ruby web development, Les teaches kids to code in Manchester, Leo has been testing Ubuntu 19.04 and attending a wedding, Bo is now certified, Tony Hughes has been Volunteering again and running ‘ARCH’, Moss is Distrohopping big time and is getting a new Pi 2B, Josh is publishing another issue of his magazine, and Joe buys new ‘old’ laptops for the kids and plays with Pis.
Then, our news, we discuss new hardware, the death of the floppy drive (or not), Demise of another Linux magazine and some controversy in the OS world.
We save the security section for the second half in the interest of time.
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August 7, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 314.5 – Moss Interview (for real)

In the second half of mintCast Episode 314 (314.5), Join Leo, Bo, Moss, Josh & Joe as we discuss our fellow host Moss, cover some listener feedback and talk about some cool stuff we think is worth checking out.
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August 7, 2019MP3

mintCast 314.5 – Moss Interview (for real) (mp3)

In the second half of mintCast Episode 314 (314.5), Join Leo, Bo, Moss, Josh & Joe as we discuss our fellow host Moss, cover some listener feedback and talk about some cool stuff we think is worth checking out.
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July 31, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 314 – Moss Interview

In this episode Leo migrates his NAS to a much smaller case, Bo has been certifying, Moss is playing with a new laptop, Josh has also been playing around with a new laptop, and Joe guest hosts on Electric City Nerds! Then, our news the Linux Mint 19.2 BETA is out, Epic Games gives an Epic grant, Ubuntu 18.10 is end of life and the Pinebook Pro is available for preorder. In our, still kinda new, security section, we talk EvilGnome.
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July 31, 2019MP3

mintCast 314 – Moss Interview (mp3)

In this episode Leo migrates his NAS to a much smaller case, Bo has been certifying, Moss is playing with a new laptop, Josh has also been playing around with a new laptop, and Joe guest hosts on Electric City Nerds! Then, our news the Linux Mint 19.2 BETA is out, Epic Games gives an Epic grant, Ubuntu 18.10 is end of life and the Pinebook Pro is available for preorder. In our, still kinda new, security section, we talk EvilGnome.
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July 23, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 313.5 – Desktop Environments

In the second half of mintCast Episode 313 (313.5), Join Leo, Bo, Tony, Moss, Josh & Joe as we discuss our favourite desktop environments and why we use them, cover some listener feedback and talk about some cool stuff we think is worthy checking out.
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July 23, 2019MP3

mintCast 313.5 – Desktop Environments (mp3)

In the second half of mintCast Episode 313 (313.5), Join Leo, Bo, Tony, Moss, Josh & Joe as we discuss our favourite desktop environments and why we use them, cover some listener feedback and talk about some cool stuff we think is worthy checking out.
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July 17, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 313 – A New Leaf

In this episode, we split the show in two -- Leo does security training, Bo trains in France, Tony goes on vacation and hugs his VPN tightly, Moss tries out OpenMandriva with more success this time, Josh replaces his PC with the new Raspberry Pi 4, and Joe reads more and considers creating a podcast. In our ALL NEW security section, we talk about DNS over HTTPS. Finally in our news, Linux Mint is beta testing the 19.2 updates, Ubuntu considers ZFS, some Raspberry Pi successes and flaws, and more.
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July 17, 2019MP3

mintCast 313 – A New Leaf (mp3)

In this episode, we split the show in two -- Leo does security training, Bo trains in France, Tony goes on vacation and hugs his VPN tightly, Moss tries out OpenMandriva with more success this time, Josh replaces his PC with the new Raspberry Pi 4, and Joe reads more and considers creating a podcast. In our ALL NEW security section, we talk about DNS over HTTPS. Finally in our news, Linux Mint is beta testing the 19.2 updates, Ubuntu considers ZFS, some Raspberry Pi successes and flaws, and more.
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July 2, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 312 – Remote File Mount

In this episode, Leo has been playing with Samba for the show, Tony Watts gets wired, Moss is distrohopping as work allows, and our guest Oliver has been blogging and reaching out to laptop vendors. Then, in our news we talk new releases. In our Innards section, we talk Samba, NFS and Rclone and finally we hit our listener feedback.
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July 2, 2019MP3

mintCast 312 – Remote File Mount (mp3)

In this episode, Leo has been playing with Samba for the show, Tony Watts gets wired, Moss is distrohopping as work allows, and our guest Oliver has been blogging and reaching out to laptop vendors. Then, in our news we talk new releases. In our Innards section, we talk Samba, NFS and Rclone and finally we hit our listener feedback.
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June 19, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 311 – SSH

In this episode, Leo had to rebuild his network, Moss becomes more reliant on Linux Mint, Joe games on an Atari, Josh gets nominated for awards and installs Deepin, and Tony Hughes gets scammed. Then, in the news, Firefox protects everyone and lots of new releases. In our innards, we talk secure connections. Finally, we wrap up the show with lots of feedback and a couple recommendations
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June 19, 2019MP3

mintCast 311 – SSH (mp3)

In this episode, Leo had to rebuild his network, Moss becomes more reliant on Linux Mint, Joe games on an Atari, Josh gets nominated for awards and installs Deepin, and Tony Hughes gets scammed. Then, in the news, Firefox protects everyone and lots of new releases. In our innards, we talk secure connections. Finally, we wrap up the show with lots of feedback and a couple recommendations
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June 4, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 310 – Mint

In this episode, Leo gets familiar with Batocera, Bo talks Doom 2016 and automatic Arch, Josh upgrades our live streaming setup and gives a keynote in France, Tony Hughes repairs Firefox and a laptop, Moss fixes a slow bootup thanks to Discord and takes on Bodh, and Joe wades through broken projects but enjoys Texas Linux Fest. In the news, we talk life and death for Linux, some new apps, and what’s going on with Linux Mint In the Innards, we dive into why we use Mint. Finally, we rummage through feedback.
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June 4, 2019MP3

mintCast 310 – Mint (mp3)

In this episode, Leo gets familiar with Batocera, Bo talks Doom 2016 and automatic Arch, Josh upgrades our live streaming setup and gives a keynote in France, Tony Hughes repairs Firefox and a laptop, Moss fixes a slow bootup thanks to Discord and takes on Bodh, and Joe wades through broken projects but enjoys Texas Linux Fest. In the news, we talk life and death for Linux, some new apps, and what’s going on with Linux Mint In the Innards, we dive into why we use Mint. Finally, we rummage through feedback.
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May 21, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 309 – Virtualization

In this episode, Leo gets some new gear and upgrades kernels, Tony Hughes is back home and LUGging again, Moss gets a new printer and some recording gear, Josh is jetsetting to France next week, Joe’s gaming more and heading to Texas Linux Fest on the 31st of this month, and Tony Watts is looking for a cheap server and trying RetroPie ports. Then, in the news, we have lots of releases like RHEL 8, and plenty of vulnerabilities In our Innards section, we talk virtualization and finally, plenty of feedback and LOTS of check this out
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May 21, 2019MP3

mintCast 309 – Virtualization (mp3)

In this episode, Leo gets some new gear and upgrades kernels, Tony Hughes is back home and LUGging again, Moss gets a new printer and some recording gear, Josh is jetsetting to France next week, Joe’s gaming more and heading to Texas Linux Fest on the 31st of this month, and Tony Watts is looking for a cheap server and trying RetroPie ports. Then, in the news, we have lots of releases like RHEL 8, and plenty of vulnerabilities In our Innards section, we talk virtualization and finally, plenty of feedback and LOTS of check this out
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May 7, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 308 – Encryption Part 2

In this episode, Leo decides whether he wants to drop OpenMediaVault, Joe prints more and gets his game on, Moss beams about his first Distrohopper’s Digest episode and gets equipped, Josh taught the teachers in London, and Tony Hughes works the back end of Distrohopper’s Digest.
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May 7, 2019MP3

mintCast 308 – Encryption Part 2 (mp3)

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April 23, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 307 – Encryption Part 1

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April 23, 2019MP3

mintCast 307 – Encryption Part 1 (mp3)

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April 9, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 306 – Pi Projects 2

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April 9, 2019MP3

mintCast 306 – Pi Projects 2 (mp3)

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March 26, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 305 – Podcast Production

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March 26, 2019MP3

mintCast 305 – Podcast Production (mp3)

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March 11, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 304 – Interview with Joshua Lowe

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March 11, 2019MP3

mintCast 304 – Interview with Joshua Lowe (mp3)
February 26, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 303 – New Users, Start Here pt 2
February 26, 2019MP3

mintCast 303 – New Users, Start Here pt2 (mp3)
February 12, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 302 – New Users, Start Here
February 12, 2019MP3

mintCast 302 – New Users, Start Here (mp3)
January 29, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 301 – Containerized Packages
January 29, 2019MP3

mintCast 301 – Containerized Packages (mp3)
January 22, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 300.6 interview 6 Isaac
January 22, 2019MP3

mintCast 300.6 interview 6 Isaac (mp3)
January 21, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 300.5 interview 5 Joe Ressington
January 21, 2019MP3

mintCast 300.5 interview 5 Joe Ressington (mp3)
January 19, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 300.4 interview 4 Rob
January 19, 2019MP3

mintCast 300.4 interview 4 Rob (mp3)
January 18, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

mintCast 300.3 interview 3 SiKing