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September 6, 20261 hr 21 min

492 – Episode 492

First up in the news: Mint has a birthday. AI writes a third of all the websites. Desktop market share is all over the place. Someone is trying to switch the rest of us to AI No security and privacy this episode, but we do have our “Wanderings.” Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Has a Birthday! One-Third of Web Pages are Now Written With A.I., Says Pew Research Linux did not in fact hit 10% market share, according to PCWorld RAISE US! Check This Out: Mecha Come t-handheld Linux computer that’s truly yours to own, build and mod. Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org , & The Linux Link Podcast , The Linux Lug Cast , Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org , wchouser3 on fosstodon.org . Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org , & The Atypical Doctor Podcast . Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org , & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org . Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Before we leave, we want to make sure to acknowledge some of the people who make mintCast possible: Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers. Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs. The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team.

August 23, 202653 min

491 – PROXMOX, According To Joe

First up in the News: Mint Monthly News, July 2026 This is a rare Innards episode, where Joe will dig deep into Proxmox. Link To Full Show Notes THE nEWS: Mint Monthly News, July 2026 Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org, & The Linux Link Podcast, The Linux Lug Cast, Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org, wchouser3 on fosstodon.org. Majid – AtypicalDoctor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org, & The Atypical Doctor Podcast. Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org, & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org. Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org

August 3, 20262 hr 8 min

490 – Not archCast

First up in the news: Mint monthly news, The AUR gets hit… again, And a new AI generated Desktop. In Security and Privacy, “The death of privacy online”, and Automatic firmware updates becomes mandatory. We then get into our “Wanderings”, there’s some feedback, and more! Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – June 2026 Arch Linux’s AUR under attack for the second time in less than two months Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months Security and Privacy: The death of privacy online “Automatic firmware/software updates for network infrastructure have gone from “nice to have” to “mandatory” because the threat landscape has changed.”

July 8, 20262 hr 26 min

489 – You’ll Own Nothing, And Like It!

· First up in the news: PlayStation and Microsoft goes fully digital, Amazon blames piracy, Brave goes “containerized”, and Immich has “Big Upgrades.” · Then in our Wanderings: Joe does more with the mini rack and plans ahead, Jim drops Fire TV like a hot potato, · In Check this Out: Myna lets you talk instead of type in Ubuntu Link To Full Show Notes The News: What PlayStation going fully digital tells us about the PS6 Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Be Digital-Only With New Disc-to-Digital Support Amazon Blames Piracy Apps With Malware For Killing New Fire Stick Sideloading Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks Immich 3.0 Released with Big Upgrades for Self-Hosted Photo Libraries Check This Out: Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI lets you talk instead of type – here’s how Listen to other Podcasts of the Linux Syndicate Family : Join Bill, Majid, Eric and Charlie on Linux OTC, Linux Off The Cuff, for an unscripted and unpredictable conversation about all things Linux, Open Source and more. Join Dale and Majid on Distrohoppers’ Digest to hear about their experiences and challenges with trying out different Linux distros. Contact Info: Joe – jeboylan on Matrix, jb@mintcast.org , & The Linux Link Tech Show tllts , The Linux Lug Cast , Buy him coffee on Ko-fi as Joeeb. Bill – Bill_H on Matrix, bill@mintcast.org , wchouser3 on fosstodon.org . Majid – AtypicalD octor on Matrix, drmajid@mintcast.org , & The Atypical Doctor Podcast . Eric – esa1975 on Matrix, eric@mintcast.org . Charles – Mr PDX on Matrix, charles@mintcast.org Jim – GNU2Linux on Matrix, jim@mintcast.org , & The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing, hosting & maintaining our Nextcloud & web servers. Londoner for his contributions, from News to Time Syncs. The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about. Thanks Clem & Team .

June 26, 20261 hr 25 min

488 – Hardware Woes

In our Wanderings: Joe Takes a trip, Bill’s got nothing and Jim likes Indiana And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee , @jeboylan:matrix.org on Matrix Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , @wchouser3:matrix.org on Matrix,Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, @atypicaldoctor:matrix.org on Matrix, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org , @esa1975:matrix.org on Matrix. Charles – charles@mintcast.org , @jupiterfan2022_1:matrix.org on Matrix, Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , @bokehphilia:matrix.org on Matrix, GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo, .initrd for the animated logo on Discord Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

June 9, 202659 min

487 – Goodbye US Office, Hello Euro Office

First up the news We have a great little tool in the “Check This Section” Link To Full Show Notes The News: Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado DuckDuckGo Installs Up 30% After Google Announced AI Search New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business Euro-Office: General availability set for June 9 Acer Launching Streaming-Only Handheld Gaming PC Running Debian Microsoft cut its engineers off from AI because the bill got too big — why AI might not take your job after all EU plots long game against US digital supremacy Brave Software inc releases a stable version of the Brave Origin Browser Check This Out Handy is a free, private, local AI speech-to-text app. Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org . Charles – charles@mintcast.org , Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org . Also on the Linux OTC podcast. Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo, .initrd for the animated logo on Discord Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

May 24, 20261 hr 26 min

486 – HTPC Like It’s 2003!

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May Then in our Wanderings: Bill pays the bills, Joe solders the irons and Jim fins the jelly Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org . Charles – charles@mintcast.org , Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo, Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

May 17, 20261 hr 3 min

485 – We’re All Ninjas Now

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – April, In security and privacy: Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption, Link To Full Show Notes The News: Mint Monthly News – April 2026 NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu’s Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised Linux Kernel 7.0 is Out With Improvements Across the Board for Intel, AMD, and Storag e Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB A.I. Model On Your Device Without Consent Oh No! Now A Federal Bill Wants OS-Level Age Verification for Everyone in the USA Kids Bypass Age Verification With Fake Moustaches The Audio Industry Is Grappling With the Rise of ‘Podslop’ Will Euro-Office be using ODF? Dell and Lenovo Sponsoring LVFS Security And Privacy: ‘Dirty Frag’ Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org . Charles – charles@mintcast.org , Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo, Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

April 29, 20262 hr 35 min

484 – Chuck x 2

First up in the news: Updated Mint ISOs Then in our Wanderings: Majid explore Tailscale, Joe does it all again. Jim, Charlie, and Charles got some stuff too. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes The News: Updated Mint ISOs Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org . Charles – charles@mintcast.org , Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – ImmutableCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo, Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>

April 15, 20261 hr 47 min

483 – Chucking at Charlie

First up in the news: Mint 23 is named, Ubuntu 26.04 coming up and its already causing controversy, Firefox gets more features, big tech making some changes, and the governments of the world are meddling, in good and bad ways… and we welcome another host! In security and privacy: Flatpak getting more secure allegedly Link To Full Show Notes The News: The code name for Mint 23 is “Alfa” 26.04 Beta Does Ubuntu Now Require More RAM Than Windows 11? 26.10 could drop btfrs zfs and luks Firefox Announces Built-in VPN and Other New Features Including New Mascot Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail address Samsung’s Messages App Is Shutting Down Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe Why did the FCC ban foreign-made consumer routers? NHS staff resist using Palantir software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins Student Loans Fiasco, and its IT underpins LibreOffice Drama: TDF Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep Security And Privacy: Flatpak 1.16.4 Brings Important Security Fixes CPUID website hacked: users report HWMonitor and CPU-Z delivering malware Cloudflare aims to dethrone WordPress with EmDash, its new plugin-secure CMS Check This Out: New & Update Flatpaks – Nora 26.04 – Another view Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org , linuxlugcast.com , jb@mintcast.org , Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News , moss@bodhilinux.com, Mastodon @zaivala@hostux.social, occasionally on HPR Bill – bill@mintcast.org , Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, also checkout the other podcast I am on, Linux OTC (with Eric, Majid & Charlie). Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, AtypicalDoctor on Discord, and The Atypical Doctor Podcast and also Linux OTC and Distrohoppers Digest . Eric – I can be reached by email at eric@mintcast.org . Charles – charles@mintcast.org , Mr PDX on Discord Jim – jim@mintcast.org , GNU2Linux on Discord, The Linux Shortcut on YouTube Charlie – FOSSCharlie on Discord, charlie@mintcast.org Special Thanks To: Bill for our audio editing and for hosting the server which runs our website, website maintenance, and the NextCloud server on which we host our show notes and raw audio Archive.org for hosting our audio files Hobstar for our logo Londoner for our time syncs and various other contributions The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about <Thanks, Clem … and co!>