News:

• LMDE 2 “Betsy” MATE released! (MATE) (Cinnamon)
• Jessie coming soon! (debian.org)
• Linux Mint Needs a Huge, Modern Overhaul, More Artists and Web Developers are Needed (softpedia.com)
• PrivateInternetAccess becomes Linux Mint’s main sponsor (linuxmint.com)
• Why Nvidia graphics cards are the worst for open-source, but the best for Linux gaming (pcworld.com)
• Ubuntu 15.04 Is Coming, to Upgrade or Not to Upgrade (softpedia.com)
• Roommates hospitalized after stabbing one another during heated iPhone vs. Android debate (bgr.com)

Main Topic: Package Management

• Overview of the package management problem
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_(package_management_system)

Website:

• Get Fedora!
  • ( https://getfedora.org/ )

Tip:

• Use Avahi to register your computers on your local network. The Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon implements Apple’s Zeroconf architecture (also known as “Rendezvous” or “Bonjour”).
  • ( http://www.avahi.org/ )

Pre-Show Music:

• “Yesterday’s Conversation” by Angus Wallace
• “Lightning” by Tamara Laurel

Podcast Announcements:

• LinuxFest Northwest 2015 – April 25-26 (Bellingham, WA, USA)
• OpenSUSE Conference 2015 – May 1-4 (The Hague, Netherlands)
• CoreOS Fest – May 4-5 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
• Southeast LinuxFest – June 12-14 (Charlotte, NC, USA)
• 16 Forum Internacional de Software Livre – July 8-11 (Porto Alegre, Brasil)
• LinuxCon North America – August 17-19 (Seattle, WA, USA)
• Texas Linux Fest – August 21-22 (San Marcos, TX, USA)
• LinuxCon Europe – October 5-7 (Dublin, Ireland)

More Information:

Hosts: Rob,Scott, Joe

Live Stream every other Sunday 2:00 p.m.(Central): mintcast.org/livestream

Contact Us:

• Forum: forums.linuxmint.com
• Email: mintcast@mintcast.org
• Twitter:
  @mintCast @Linux_Mint @3dbeef @txhawkins @JoeRessington
• IRC: irc.spotchat.org – #mintcast, or irc.freenode.net –
  #mintcast
• Google+: mintCast

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.