427 – “Virginia is For Lovers.”

First up in the news: Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” – BETAs released, Mint Monthly News – November 2023, Gnome shell updates on Ubuntu 23.10; Zorin has a new desktop; Calibre offers new formats; KDE fixes bugs ahead of Plasma 6; Intel does some driver code clean up; Canonical ports Multipass to Qt6; Linux 6.8 is Dropping Support For Very Old Graphics Drivers. In security and privacy: Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years Then in our Wanderings: Bill is mumbling for a week straight; Joe is droning on Download