422 – Bit of a Hodgepodge

mintCast

First up in the news: LMDE 6 FAYE released, Mint 21.2 EDGE iso approved, Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut

In security and privacy: Update LibreOffice Now to Fix a Security Flaw, Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor

Then in our Wanderings: Joe is Pining for Manjaro, Majid mixes his compartments, and Eric…well – you’ll see.

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The News

LMDE 6 “FAYE” released

Mint 21.2 EDGE iso approved

Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut

Security and Privacy

Update LibreOffice Now to Fix a Security Flaw

Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor

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Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here

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Wrap Up

• Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [e-mail], Buy Joe a coffee
• Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, Distrohoppers’ Digest, [e-mail], I’m on Mastodon as @[e-mail], and other contact information can be found at It’s Moss dot com
• Bill – [e-mail], Bill_H on Discord, @[e-mail] on Mastodon, @wchouser3 on Twitter, and wchouser3 on Facebook also – checkout my other podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers
• Majid – [e-mail], @atypicaldoctor on twitter, AtypicalAnaesthetist on instagram and The Atypical Anaesthetist Podcast on Spotify
• Eric – Most social media services as Eric Adams. Please note that I am NOT the mayor of New York City just in case there was any confusion. Also, I can be reached by email at [e-mail] . In addition to MintCast, I am also a part of Distrohoppers’ Digest as well as Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast.

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• Bill Houser for our audio editing
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• Londoner for our time syncs and various other contribution
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• The Linux Mint development team for the fine distro we love to talk about