+1 for Xubuntu, though another really good option is Linux Mint XFCE edition. The best way to test is to download both ISO images, make a bootable...
BTRFS snapshots and an rsync backup script run by a systemd unit for me. I like to throw out Linux alternatives to Windows solutions whenever I...
Bit late to the party but I just now saw this thread. This. Exactly this. If theres anything I've learned about power in my life its that no one...
Does your hardware support 64 bit? If so --> 64 bit If not--> 32 bit There is virtually no reason not to use the 64 bit version if your hardware...
I second the VPN idea- not only will it prevent the ISP from injecting ads but it will also prevent them from seeing where youre browsing (and...
What I dont understand: in this entire article, not one mention was made of grsecurity. Grsecurity has exactly the goal of "squashing entire...
Excellent! Thanks for the correction.. I think that makes Manjaro a good candidate then- as long as you are willing to learn configuration and...
I had failed to notice the distinction between applications talking to each other vs the OS monitoring the applications as some form of...
Linux Mint Cinnamon or KDE edition. Massive repos, easy to install, customizable interface, uses APT (which is second only to pacman IMO), stable...
Almost noone reads a TOS. Worse, many TOS you find require you to have a law degree just to understand them. In fact, many of them are so vague...
I know what you meant by your response, but to be clear for others- all of my quotes were pulled straight from Microsoft's website. Interpretation...
Linux is easier to use than Windows. No really, I promise. My 59 year old mother has used Linux Mint for 3 years with zero issues. Its biggest...
As our technology has evolved over millennia, it has gained the ability to accomplish MORE bad and MORE good; put another way, as technology grows...
I agree 100%. Further, and as I've said above, they rely on this complexity to baffle or intimidate the vast majority of users. If they succeed,...
The implication of continually mentioning their "security" strategies is that it accomplishes something. Even below you mention that Windows 10...
Yup, and yet Windows 10 is still about as tight as swiss cheese. In Windows 10 the holes are smaller, but still there; this has been proven...
Im sorry, I wasnt using the right terminology- my addons (extensions) dont appear to be separate processes. As I dont have flash or any other...
The only thing strange is that for me, I dont see processes for plugins. I see the main firefox process, and I see a bunch of "Web Content"...
FYI you can force enable it. Im running 10 extensions and they all work fine with e10s firefox. Stylish has an annoying bug where I cant edit any...
Update for me: went ahead and enabled multiprocess for firefox on a new profile, tweaked my apparmor profile, setup my extensions, etc. Works...
Sure, its better than 7- and yet it is still fundamentally broken. Windows had Unix as an example at least on the front of user layout, and chose...
Because Mozilla has demonstrated care in regards to user rights and user privacy. Their track record is not perfect- and some scary things even...
And the security of your "superior" Windows 10 install is completely inferior to any even slightly focused on privacy/security Linux setup. It...
*Sighs* I just dont get it either man. Conditioned apathy? I will fight being watched and profited off of and tracked with my dying breath. The...
It does this far less than Chrome does, and it can be disabled. There are guides online where you use about:config to disable all the phoning home...
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