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« Reply #40 on: October 12, 2009, 08:35:26 AM » |
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Great to see somebody from Portugal...I know there are some great Portuguese distributions out there.
As for user-friendly, the best I have used is Linux Mint.
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« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2009, 07:20:43 PM » |
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I've only tried a few Portuguese distributions, but yes, I can confirm that the ones I've tried were very good.
About Linux Mint, you might be right. I had read about it on this forum before and I must not have checked it well, since I was not even aware it was based on Ubuntu. From what I've seen better, the GNOME version seems to me to be making the same "mistake" (in my opinion) as KDE by adding extra functionalities that end up complicating instead of simplifying the OS. (As for the other desktop environments, I can't comment, since I don't use them and, therefore, can't make a comparison.) But I'll have to try it for myself before saying anything more. Maybe for the newcomer it ends up being more simple, I don't know. But you might be right. Thanks for the correction.
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« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2009, 08:47:08 PM » |
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Can you rig your OS so that it does Apache and PHP by default ?
I have some software, infowar software that I am developing that I'd like it to run by default.
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« Reply #43 on: October 17, 2009, 12:06:23 AM » |
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I've only tried a few Portuguese distributions, but yes, I can confirm that the ones I've tried were very good.
About Linux Mint, you might be right. I had read about it on this forum before and I must not have checked it well, since I was not even aware it was based on Ubuntu. From what I've seen better, the GNOME version seems to me to be making the same "mistake" (in my opinion) as KDE by adding extra functionalities that end up complicating instead of simplifying the OS. (As for the other desktop environments, I can't comment, since I don't use them and, therefore, can't make a comparison.) But I'll have to try it for myself before saying anything more. Maybe for the newcomer it ends up being more simple, I don't know. But you might be right. Thanks for the correction.
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« Reply #44 on: October 17, 2009, 01:27:08 PM » |
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Great to see somebody from Portugal...I know there are some great Portuguese distributions out there.
As for user-friendly, the best I have used is Linux Mint.
I took your advice for linux mint being the easiest linux distro out there. Its easy as cake. Installing certain things the like the NDAS software is a pain and requires so many layers of patching patches, other than that a Windows user could easily transition to open source and the entire windows FAT32, NTFS, or any other file system can be read by default on Linux Mint. I'm jazzed on it and left Microsoft in the dust. |
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« Reply #45 on: October 18, 2009, 09:56:20 AM » |
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As I just stated in the skullbashing thread, I'm running Mint 7 XFCE as a live CD and it runs way faster than Xubuntu Jaunty and Infowars OS (based on Xubuntu Jaunty). Must be some VERY talented programmers with Linux Mint.
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« Reply #46 on: October 19, 2009, 05:45:15 AM » |
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I might go back to the drawing board on this one and base it on Mint. I might do it when I have the time to do so.
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« Reply #47 on: October 19, 2009, 07:43:12 AM » |
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I might go back to the drawing board on this one and base it on Mint. I might do it when I have the time to do so.
Good call...I use a modified Mint myself. Also, I am ditching Windows and OSX. I will only use them in virtualbox from now on; too much of a security risk. |
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« Reply #48 on: October 19, 2009, 10:34:38 AM » |
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I might go back to the drawing board on this one and base it on Mint. I might do it when I have the time to do so.
My wife and I would be willing to donate a couple of bucks here and there to help with time invested. I think this is an awesome project and I really commend guys like you and the majority of the Linux community for maintaining free and secure distros. I really don't think most can comprehend just how vulnerable to mischief the closed source like Microsoft is. I mean whats in the code? Microsoft to Operating Systems, is like the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, don't trust it because they say it's good. |
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« Reply #49 on: October 20, 2009, 09:58:35 AM » |
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My wife and I would be willing to donate a couple of bucks here and there to help with time invested. I think this is an awesome project and I really commend guys like you and the majority of the Linux community for maintaining free and secure distros.
I really don't think most can comprehend just how vulnerable to mischief the closed source like Microsoft is. I mean whats in the code? Microsoft to Operating Systems, is like the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, don't trust it because they say it's good.
The rabbit hole goes much deeper than that. With the new Intel processors, they can hax0r your computer through the BIOS and remote start it when it's off. It's a serious problem, and needs to be addressed by third-party CPU manufacturers. |
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« Reply #50 on: October 20, 2009, 10:01:56 AM » |
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The rabbit hole goes much deeper than that. With the new Intel processors, they can hax0r your computer through the BIOS and remote start it when it's off. It's a serious problem, and needs to be addressed by third-party CPU manufacturers.
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« Reply #51 on: October 20, 2009, 10:06:17 AM » |
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Also I used to be involved with a ton over overlocking and volt modding of course for gaming. I know that I learned a lot, from a good amount of experts/advanced hardware users that may have already found the "pin" to disable. I'm sort of guessing on that one. Nonetheless overclockers are notorious for modding components like that to disable features they do not desire. www.xtremesystems.org or others like it. |
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« Reply #52 on: October 20, 2009, 12:46:17 PM » |
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I never heard of that. I'm assuming AMD is the same then? I think AMD would be the safer bet, but both Intel and AMD are using virtualization and offline management systems that allow them to access the computer regardless of the operating system and whether it is turned on or off. Best bet - switch to a more obscure operating system, and some new third-party CPU...hard to find them though. |
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« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2009, 02:12:20 PM » |
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I've disabled the options in my BIOS, and I refuse to use Windows and OSX except in a Virtual Machine now...but still I imagine there are backdoors that will allow them access to my machine...hence the necessity for a good firewall/router/bastion host.
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« Reply #55 on: October 22, 2009, 07:18:12 PM » |
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Good call...I use a modified Mint myself.
Also, I am ditching Windows and OSX. I will only use them in virtualbox from now on; too much of a security risk.
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« Reply #56 on: October 22, 2009, 10:57:48 PM » |
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« Reply #57 on: October 23, 2009, 08:13:37 AM » |
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« Reply #58 on: October 23, 2009, 08:59:16 AM » |
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Darth,
Do you have any intentions on making another Infowars OS based on something other than Ubuntu? I was thinking that it'd be good to have a small OS like Damn Small Linux that had been rebuilt so it would be an easy download.
My knowledge with this kind of thing is VERY limited, most of my knowledge is mostly on the actual pc side.
I just have some ideas though. I think we could work together to create a small linux OS (under 200 mb) that would include everything needed to have a full OS with the ability to add more resources if needed.
Do you know much about Knoppix? I know it's fairly easy to remaster, but I do not know how and have not looked much into it. If you can provide me some reading material about that, I am willing to read and learn.
I think it'd be great for use to create a unique linux OS that doesn't include the intrusion type shit and market it as that. There's potential for that in this marketplace I believe.
Hehe, the last time I tried learning how the Linux Kernel worked.. I about died inside.
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« Reply #59 on: October 23, 2009, 12:59:27 PM » |
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I can fork a small working distro.* EvadingGrid keeps quiet |
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« Reply #61 on: October 26, 2009, 09:49:03 AM » |
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« Reply #63 on: October 26, 2009, 10:20:21 AM » |
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hmm What about PCLinuxOS minime? I like the looks of their E17 wm set up, but it doesn't seem that they've released it yet.
I will probally download the xfce version tomorrow if there isn't any objections.
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« Reply #64 on: October 27, 2009, 07:16:32 AM » |
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I think PCLinuxOS MiniMe actually uses KDE 3.5. I was thinking about trying out Syllable Desktop or Haiku OS. Syllable is based on AmigaOS, and Haiku is based on BeOS. |
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« Reply #65 on: October 27, 2009, 10:04:52 AM » |
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Well I'm backing my needed files up, I am going to move to SLAX today, or at least try it out. The new Ubuntu version comes out in 2 days and I don't want to be around for that.
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« Reply #66 on: October 28, 2009, 10:18:42 AM » |
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Well, I ended up with PCLinuxOS, I don't really like it that much but when I get it completely customized I may like it better. That or I just switch to their Gnome Version.
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« Reply #67 on: October 28, 2009, 05:31:28 PM » |
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Have you ever tried the Fluxbox window manager? PCLinuxOS has a Fluxbox edition. I used to use Linux Mint 5 Fluxbox quite a bit. It's pretty good for a lightweight window manager.
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« Reply #68 on: October 29, 2009, 08:16:33 AM » |
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It is very educational to try Linux From Scratchhttp://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/It is also educational to go back and look inside any of the packaging systems such as *.deb, *.rpm. It is also worth noting how BSD Unix differs. |
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« Reply #69 on: November 01, 2009, 09:01:00 AM » |
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I just updated my Ubuntu to 9.10. Not too much different than 9.04,but they do have a new "Ubuntu Software Center" instead of the add/remove section. The new software center is pretty nice. Just installed Ubuntu Netbook remix on my wifes netbook. Very cool. I like it a lot. Also just came across Joli Cloud... a netbook OS built around Ubuntu. Looks pretty cool. I installed it as a virtual machine and played around with it. It has CPU scaling if you want to save power on your netbook. You'll need a CPU that can handle it though. You can download the ISO from their site, so I found it on a torrent. http://www.jolicloud.com/Moblin looks like a nice netbook OS too. Plenty of netbook OS reviews here: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/Not to mention the PDF magazine is chock full of other interesting tidbits. |
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« Reply #70 on: November 01, 2009, 09:07:13 AM » |
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I just updated my Ubuntu to 9.10. Not too much different than 9.04,but they do have a new "Ubuntu Software Center" instead of the add/remove section. The new software center is pretty nice. Just installed Ubuntu Netbook remix on my wifes netbook. Very cool. I like it a lot. Also just came across Joli Cloud... a netbook OS built around Ubuntu. Looks pretty cool. I installed it as a virtual machine and played around with it. It has CPU scaling if you want to save power on your netbook. You'll need a CPU that can handle it though. You can download the ISO from their site, so I found it on a torrent. http://www.jolicloud.com/Moblin looks like a nice netbook OS too. Plenty of netbook OS reviews here: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/Not to mention the PDF magazine is chock full of other interesting tidbits. I am wondering if any ARM powered Net Tops will be on sale next summer. As we all know they are going to restrict our electric supply. |
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« Reply #71 on: November 01, 2009, 02:48:39 PM » |
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I have to say... it would have been easier to just make an Infowars theme instead of an entirely new OS and ISO.
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« Reply #72 on: November 02, 2009, 12:17:12 PM » |
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I have to say... it would have been easier to just make an Infowars theme instead of an entirely new OS and ISO.
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« Reply #74 on: March 20, 2010, 08:03:55 PM » |
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I would like to see an Infowars Live CD...I don't know how many times I've gone to use a public computer, or a friend's computer and checked email, personal accounts, etc...it would be nice to have a security-based distribution for privacy purposes and also with your standard truther links in the browser in order to get easy access to truther sites. If it was mass-distributed, we could create a database of bookmarks so that we could spread the word about truth and freedom.
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Any chance on a 64-bit version?
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« Reply #78 on: April 26, 2010, 06:49:58 AM » |
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« Reply #79 on: April 26, 2010, 07:54:52 AM » |
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I might look into Mandriva.
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