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First up in the news: Mint 22.3 “Zena” released. Then lots of drivers news, new distros, AI and Apple getting sued (again) And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: A retraction Review of our predictions for last year, and what we predict for 2026 Then our much anticipated Wanderings

In this episode of mintCast, we kick things off with Mint Monthly News for December, covering what’s new and noteworthy in the Linux Mint world. In Security and Privacy, Charles breaks down two fresh vulnerabilities, React2Shell and Tarmageddon-Flaw, explaining what they are, why they matter, and how they could impact Linux users. Then, in the Innards segment, Dale joins us for a deep dive into Syncthing. We explore what it is, how it works, and why it’s such a powerful, privacy-friendly tool for keeping your files in sync across devices—without relying on the cloud.

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – November, and a variety of other items In security and privacy: Cloudfare goes down and Charles finds out that Shai-Hulud returns from Arrakis And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Theres and initiative in protecting OTA TV from DRM Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Bill plays magical video cards, Majid is trying to resist Black Friday, Charles goes to a Linux conference, and Jim eschews the mouse. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2025 Then, new distro news and updates, and more streaming stuff In security and privacy: don’t trust every PPA!

First up in the news: LMDE 7 “Gigi” released Then in our Wanderings: Bill suffers an outage, Joe’s Jellyfin is “ok”, Majid is back to “full time”, and Jim has a lot of extensions And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: LMDE 7 ‘Gigi” release imminent, Mint Monthly News, Ubuntu 25.10 is out and breaking stuff, Firefox shaking is loved by TIME, Windows 10 is officially dead and lots more! In security and privacy: Charles has some interesting news on AI and new laws in Spain And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: LMDE 7 ‘Gigi” BETA released In security and privacy: Mississippi enforces Age Assurance Law, NPM suffers a security breach. Then in our Wanderings, Joe works with Proxmox, and Openmediavault, Jim Troubleshoots hard disks, Majid goes back to work, and Bill works on his "Immich." And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” released, Mint Monthly News – August In security and privacy: Plex is a problem again And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

A Saturday Livestream about everything and nothing.

First up in the Mint news: Another birthday for Mint!, Mint 22.2 final ISOs now being tested In security and privacy: Arch is Ddossed and malware abounds Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Majid achieves very little, Charles, Bill falls off the ARC and Jim is a photographic genius And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

A Saturday Livestream about everything and nothing.

First up in The News: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” BETA Release, The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) project is seeking increased sponsorship, and CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings In our Innards section: Joe goes hard on some 3D printing In Check This Out, Charles gives us an overview of Pass Key And finally, in Vibrations from the Ether, feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint 22.2 betas now in testing, Arch AUR Under Fire Once More as Malware Resurfaces, Debian 13 Trixie Release Date is Officially Confirmed, and Hyprland Hyprperks have been launched. In Security and Privacy, Introducing Proton Authenticator – secure 2FA, your way and Microsoft Recall issues In Check This Out, Ignition allows you to manage startup apps and scripts And finally, Vibrations From the Ether

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – July 2025 In our Innards section: Let’s talk BASH! And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Linux hits 5%, Nintendo does what we feared, The orange baby eats a TACO, Steam prefers Proton to Native, Fedora might have killed Bazzite and a new Firefox release We also welcome Charles as a new co-host! In security and privacy: more password leakage by big tech And finally, the Feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May 2025, controversy around the Nintendo Switch 2, Fedora 43 Workstation (GNOME) to remove X11 session, end of Linux Format, and we have a new format and new co-host! In our Innards section: Dale discusses mobile internet devices and networks In Check This Out, we cover Packet, a new file transfer utility that integrates with Android’s Quick Share In Check This Out, we cover Packet, a new file transfer utility that integrates with Android’s Quick Share And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, BackBlaze backups may be in trouble, you can run Arch inside Windows, Linux kernel drops 486 and early 586 support, and a new RaspberryPiOS release, and the end of Windows 10 support brings new opportunities In security and privacy: openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop over security issues, Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law Then in our Wanderings: Bill goes mobile, Moss plays with a Pangolin, Eric finally fixes his WiFi. In our Innards section: we talk about Virtual Machines In Bodhi Corner, just a bit about theming

First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 released, Ardour advances, Commodore OS 3.0 released, and OpenMandriva brings us TWO new releases In security and privacy: US warns of new Zambian cybersecurity law, and Hackers can now imitate official Google mail Then in our Wanderings: Joe gets recontained, Moss waits, Majid goes to Cambridge In our Innards section: Open discussion! In Bodhi Corner, we discuss the magic of modules