First up in the news: Mint Monthly News; Ubuntu 23.10 re-released; GNOME gets new CEO; new RaspPi Imager released; Plasma 6 Release Dates released; Matrix reaches 115 Million users; Bodhi Linux 7.0 AppPack released
In security and privacy: BlackCat ransomware attacks Linux and VMs; 1Password Breach – no harm, no foul; new vulnerabilities found and patched in XWayland, X.org
Then in our Wanderings: Bill shuffles cards; Joe tests more things; Moss keeps busy
Then in our Innards section: We discuss containerized package systems
And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
The NewsMint Monthly News – October 2023
Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop ISOs Re-Released Following Translation Snafu
GNOME Foundation Welcomes Holly Million as Executive Director
Raspberry Pi Imager Gets New Tabbed OS Customization UI, Raspberry Pi 5 Support
KDE Plasma 6.0 Release Date Revealed
Raspberry Pi 5 Available Now
Decentralized Matrix messaging network says it now has 115M users
Bodhi 7.0 64-bit AppPack Released
Security and PrivacyBlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks
Okta Support System incident and 1Password
XWayland & X.Org Server See New Releases Due To Three More Security Vulnerabilities
Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here
Wrap Up Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, jb@mintcast.org, Buy Joe a coffee * Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, Distrohoppers’ Digest, bardmoss@pm.me, I’m on Mastodon as @zaivala@hostux.social, and other contact information can be found at It’s Moss dot com * Bill – bill@mintcast.org, Bill_H on Discord, @wchouser3@fosstodon.org on Mastodon, @wchouser3 on Twitter, and wchouser3 on Facebook also – checkout my other podcasts Linux OTC and 3 Fat Truckers * Majid – drmajid@mintcast.org, @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 eric@mintcast.org . In addition to MintCast, I am also a part of Distrohoppers’ Digest as well as Linux Saloon and LinuxLUGCast.
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