In this powerful and deeply emotional episode, MintPress News Director Mnar Adley sits down with American ICU nurse Wally Massay, who has just returned from Gaza after volunteering on the front lines of Israel’s war on the civilian population. Having worked in some of Gaza’s most devastated medical facilities—including Al-Aqsa, Nasser, and Indonesi…

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 se…

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 se…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon, Switzerland battles privacy intrusions, Firefox adds HEVC playback in Linux, Debian releases APT 3.0, Apple may add Mx GCC core support, Git turns 20, ProtonMail adds advanced features, ArcoLinux ends it all Then in our Wanderings: Bill is having trouble…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon, Switzerland battles privacy intrusions, Firefox adds HEVC playback in Linux, Debian releases APT 3.0, Apple may add Mx GCC core support, Git turns 20, ProtonMail adds advanced features, ArcoLinux ends it all Then in our Wanderings: Bill is having trouble…

First up in the news: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48 In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the u…

First up in the news: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48 In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the u…

In our Innards section: Media Streaming In Bodhi Corner, Bodhi has added new themes and work has started on Bodhi 8, so far using Debian 12 base And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinu…

In our Innards section: Media Streaming In Bodhi Corner, Bodhi has added new themes and work has started on Bodhi 8, so far using Debian 12 base And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinu…

First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bil…

First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bil…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February, Linus Torvalds make Linux Rust-ier, and Mozilla flounders with privacy policy; Then in our Wanderings: Bill is missing, Moss is still catching up, Joe works on his rack, Majid isn’t fee In our Innards section: We Discuss Linux dedicated hardware In Bodhi Corner, work has begun on Bodhi Linux 8 wit…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February, Linus Torvalds make Linux Rust-ier, and Mozilla flounders with privacy policy; Then in our Wanderings: Bill is missing, Moss is still catching up, Joe works on his rack, Majid isn’t fee In our Innards section: We Discuss Linux dedicated hardware In Bodhi Corner, work has begun on Bodhi Linux 8 wit…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January, Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer, Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS, OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal Action Then in our Wanderings: Bill has been busy with work, Joe has been spending some quality time with Proxmox …

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January, Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer, Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS, OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal Action Then in our Wanderings: Bill has been busy with work, Joe has been spending some quality time with Proxmox …

In our innards section – we have a discussion about “nuke and pave” verses “update in place.” Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @…

In our innards section – we have a discussion about “nuke and pave” verses “update in place.” Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @…

While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have drawn the ire of The Jerusalem Post, who recently att…

First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant, Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer Full Show Notes Here The News…

First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant, Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer Full Show Notes Here The News…

In our Innards section: A look at Docker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, …

In our Innards section: A look at Docker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, …

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released, Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Linux on Apple Silicon, German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license, Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love clubIn security and privacy: Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat,Then in …

First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released, Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Linux on Apple Silicon, German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license, Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club In security and privacy: Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat, Then i…

2025 is promising to be a crucial year in the history of West Asia. Just weeks have passed since the ouster of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his replacement with pro-Western leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Syria was a key member of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” – a coalition of actors opposing Israel and its actions. What will Assad’s departure m…

First up in the news: Not a lot of Linux news….but a lot of Mint News with 22.1 BETA ReleasedThen in our Wanderings: Joe prepares the innards, Bill enjoys some butter with his jelly, Eric does nothing, Moss takes a break and All roads lead to Ubuntu for MajidIn our Innards section: A look back at last years predictions, and making some predictions …

First up in the news: Not a lot of Linux news….but a lot of Mint News with 22.1 BETA Released Then in our Wanderings: Joe prepares the innards, Bill enjoys some butter with his jelly, Eric does nothing, Moss takes a break and All roads lead to Ubuntu for Majid In our Innards section: A look back at last years predictions, and making some prediction…

In our Innards section: We talk “servers” and mintCast infrastructureAnd finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestionsBy mintCast

In our Innards section: We talk “servers” and mintCast infrastructure And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:08 – Innards 01:23:08 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:27:38 – Check This Out 01:29:14 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:29:53 – Wrap Up 01:31:13 – Special Thanks 01:31:40 – outro Con…

First up in the news: mintCast turned 16 while we weren’t watching, Mint 22.1 being tested, Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment released, US lawyers pushing Google to divest Chrome, El Capitan takes the lead In security and privacy: Hackers push fake BitWarden updates, Chinese hackers push Linux-focused WolfsBane, WordPress security flaw gives hackers…

First up in the news: mintCast turned 16 while we weren’t watching, Mint 22.1 being tested, Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment released, US lawyers pushing Google to divest Chrome, El Capitan takes the leadIn security and privacy: Hackers push fake BitWarden updates, Chinese hackers push Linux-focused WolfsBane, WordPress security flaw gives hackers …

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2024, Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Pre-Release Published For Testing, KDE's New Distro, Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast offIn security and privacy: We are secure in our ignoranceThen in our Wanderings: Bill upgrades fast, and breaks things, Joe fixes even more things, Moss goes paperwhite, and …

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2024, Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Pre-Release Published For Testing, KDE’s New Distro, Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off In security and privacy: We are secure in our ignorance Then in our Wanderings: Bill upgrades fast, and breaks things, Joe fixes even more things, Moss goes paperwhite, an…

In our Innards section, we talk a little about distrohopping.And Finally, The feedback and a couple of suggestions.By mintCast

In our Innards section, we talk a little about distrohopping. And Finally, The feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:13 – Innards 00:33:46 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:38:22 – Check This Out 00:43:43 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:44:32 – Wrap Up 00:46:15 – Special Thanks 00:46:44 – Outro Contact In…

First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 gets perfect name, WinAmp deletes entire Github code, Ubuntu 24.10 released for Snapdragon X Elite, Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, Paranoia and Fear inhabit Automattic, Internet Archive breached again, Rand removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politicsIn security and privacy: C…

First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 gets perfect name, WinAmp deletes entire Github code, Ubuntu 24.10 released for Snapdragon X Elite, Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, Paranoia and Fear inhabit Automattic, Internet Archive breached again, Rand removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics In security and privacy: …

It is the album the Israel lobby tried – and failed – to kill. “Soundtrack to the Struggle 3” by MintPress News’ Lowkey is released today. It is the rapper’s first album in five years and is already receiving critical acclaim. Today on “The MintCast,” Mnar Adley sits down with Lowkey to discuss his new offering, the attempts to shut him down, and w…

In our Innards section: We talk headphonesAnd finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestionsBy mintCast

In our Innards section: We talk headphones And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:41 – Innards 01:10:52 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:18:18 – Check This Out 01:19:12 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 01:21:39 – Special Thanks 01:22:18 – Outro Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, …

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – September, Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support, Archive.org is breached, Arch and Valve team up, WWWFoundation packs it in, More WordPress news, even MORE WordPress News, and Google adds Linux apps to future Android versions Then in our Wanderings: Bill connects with the younger generation, Joe is still…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – September, Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support, Archive.org is breached, Arch and Valve team up, WWWFoundation packs it in, More WordPress news, even MORE WordPress News, and Google adds Linux apps to future Android versionsThen in our Wanderings: Bill connects with the younger generation, Joe is still …

In our Innards section: we visit with author Ken McConnell And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Show Notes Here 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:15 – Innards 00:35:35 – Vibrations From The Ether 00:36:18 – Check This Out 00:36:44 – Housekeeping and Announcemnts 00:37:56 – Wrap Up 00:39:15 – Special Thanks 00:40:16 – Outro Contact Info: …

In our Innards section: we visit with author Ken McConnellAnd finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestionsBy mintCast

First up in the news: Linux Kernel 6.11 released, Intel spins off its foundry business, Real Time comes to Linux, Qualcomm wants to buy Intel, WP Engine faces off against Automattic, Nvidia publishes open source Linux vGPU driver, Proton finishes open-sourcing all its apps In security and privacy: Kaspersky deletes itself and inserts UltraAV Then i…

First up in the news: Linux Kernel 6.11 released, Intel spins off its foundry business, Real Time comes to Linux, Qualcomm wants to buy Intel, WP Engine faces off against Automattic, Nvidia publishes open source Linux vGPU driver, Proton finishes open-sourcing all its appsIn security and privacy: Kaspersky deletes itself and inserts UltraAVThen in …

The United States is socially, politically and economically in crisis. As an increasingly large number of people are priced out of the economy, fewer and fewer buy into the sham of electoral politics. On the world stage, too, the U.S. is suffering. Countries everywhere are beginning to drop the dollar as the standard unit of exchange, and Washingto…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August 2024, Software Freedom Day, In security and privacy: Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit; Then in our Wanderings: Bill flirts with Ladybird, Joe gets jiggy with his ports, Moss does something or other, Eric gets COSMIC; In our Innards section: we discuss DRM and digital media providers And…

First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August 2024, Software Freedom Day, In security and privacy: Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit;Then in our Wanderings: Bill flirts with Ladybird, Joe gets jiggy with his ports, Moss does something or other, Eric gets COSMIC;In our Innards section: we discuss DRM and digital media providersAnd fi…

It sometimes feels like the world is on the brink of war. Israel has just escalated the conflict in the Middle East with a massive attack on Lebanon, implanting bombs in hundreds of pagers and other electronic devices, killing many and injuring thousands. Around the world, the action has been condemned as an act of terror. Today’s guest, Scott Ritt…