Tag: Security

• 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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• July 28, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  417 – All Hail Avrecon

  First up in the news: Mint 21.2 Victoria released, Canonical’s Leading LXD Engineer Quits, Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its ‘Minimal’ Install Option, a new BlendOS v3, SUSE forks Red Hat

  In security and privacy, Avrecon malware affects 70,000 Linux servers, turns them into a botnet, and we meet RCE Flaw and PyLoose Malware

  Then in our Wanderings Joe has a bad reaction, Moss forgot to write something here, Bill more of the same, Majid pretends to be a socialist

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• June 28, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  415 – Future Appears Cloudy

  First up in the news, Mint 21.2 betas have been released, Debian 13 gets a name, Ardour 7.5 does remaps, RHEL goes closed-source, and Opera One ships with AI

  In security and privacy, Tsunami comes to SSH

  Then in our Wanderings Joe goes on a little trip, Moss musics, and Majid has toys

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• June 14, 2023Hardware, MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  414 – Salt and Battery

  First up in the news, Mint Monthly News, All-Snap Ubuntu Desktop Will Be Available Next Year, Red Hat Stops Packaging LibreOffice as RPM for RHEL & Fedora, Mozilla Thunderbird’s Next Big Update Is Now in Beta, Windows XP activation algorithm cracked - keygen now works on Linux

  In security and privacy, we meet Blacksuit

  Then in our Wanderings, Bill chases burning trucks, Moss is feeling the pressure, and Majid needs to stop spending money

  In our Innards section, we discuss laptop battery life

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

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• May 31, 2023MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  413 – Flying Wigs

  First up in the news, Arch migrates Git, Ubuntu changes PPAs, Fedora Onyx is approved, Google to remove old accounts, Debian re-imposes a moratorium, Proton goes Family, Red Hat unveils a new Desktop, Fedora plans to drop X11, Thunderbird gets a new logo

  In security and privacy, Google’s 2FA isn’t private enough

  Then in our Wanderings, Majid is off to University, Joe is manacled to his office, Moss kicks the tires on the new Bodhi, and Bill migrates

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