Chunky Stool
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Does Linux have an event log?
It is very handy on Windows systems for troubleshooting & asynchronous tools.
It is very handy on Windows systems for troubleshooting & asynchronous tools.
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- Thread starter neosapien
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Yup location depends on your installation. I run fedora now (https://getfedora.org/), started running it when it was RedHat with version 5.2 in grad school.
zoic
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Well FWIW most Debian based versions of linux will let you run it live from the CD/DVD using RAM. That way you can try as many different distros as you like. I really enjoyed Mepis and the community back then had infinite patience in helping new users, without the typical RTFM attitude. Really not sure how current it is at the moment.
It can be useful to get access to a Windows drive and delete stubborn files or viruses. Ask questions and I will try to help you.
It can be useful to get access to a Windows drive and delete stubborn files or viruses. Ask questions and I will try to help you.
Johnei
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True, I just like puppy because of how it's packed with 'tools'. like a super lite version of knoppix style but still packed and quick. debian live still pretty basic in comparison and would need internet for apt-get etc.
I mainly use virtualbox for testing os's under the main debian installation.
I mainly use virtualbox for testing os's under the main debian installation.
zoic
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Puppy is awesome, but for a first user it may be to basic. I sure remember borking my system time and again with apt-get. With a more turnkey system it is more streamlined and safer for beginners. Virtual box is another great way to run linux as a program within Windows, for testing it out. You definitely need lots of RAM for that, about 2G at least for each OS you want it to run.
You can do that using the Live CD's for Fedora as well and many other distros, you don't even have to burn a CD, you can create a bootable USB drive. I've found the entire linux community to be fairly kind.
BarnBuster
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I usually take Dr. C. with a grain of salt, but if you have a Google account/Google user, this is worth a read
http://drleonardcoldwell.com/google-secretly-recording-mobile-monitoring-millions-conversations-every-day-storing-creepy-audio-files/
http://drleonardcoldwell.com/google-secretly-recording-mobile-monitoring-millions-conversations-every-day-storing-creepy-audio-files/
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BarnBuster
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JFC, Equifax, I mean come on now, half of America??.. If you need/have/want credit, WTF are you supposed to do?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41192163
Equifax response and website to check your info, (yeah, trust them again) (!)
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41192163
Equifax response and website to check your info, (yeah, trust them again) (!)
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/
neosapien
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Huh. I just had my Sears Citi card closed due to it "may having been compromised". I wonder if that was this.
BarnBuster
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http://fortune.com/2017/06/01/sears-kmart-credit-card-breach/
or it could have been all those expensive gifts you purchased in Australia and Spain
tangerinegreen555
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Not only that, they fuck up half the shit in your file.
I tried to open a SS my account for wife before we signed up a couple months ago.
Some of the 'ID verification' questions were, who do you have a mortgage with that you opened in 2014 with 4 choices and who did you open a dept. store cc with in 2015? She has neither and SS fine print said they used Equifax. So we couldn't open online SS account.
Thanks, Equifax.
Singlemalt
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The craven fuckers: So I checked, "doesn't appear that you've been compromised", then "sign up for premium service and protection"
Chunky Stool
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Someone opened a few credit card accounts in my name and after the charges were written off, I decided to keep the fraud alert active at the credit reporting agencies. This makes it extremely difficult for anyone to steal my identity and open new accounts.
BarnBuster
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read down in Kreb's article, different responses mobile vs. laptop!
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/equifax-breach-response-turns-dumpster-fire/
BarnBuster
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"Rarely is tech advice this cut-and-dry: If you bought an iPhone in 2016 or earlier, make an appointment at a Genius Bar as soon as possible. Apple just started a program that can make old iPhones feel new again — for just $29."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-iphone-battery-replacement-20180104-story.html
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/01/05/cheap-replacement-batteries-expected-to-hit-iphone-sales.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-iphone-battery-replacement-20180104-story.html
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/01/05/cheap-replacement-batteries-expected-to-hit-iphone-sales.html
Was getting the same on my laptop, was an upgrade to Win 10 and not a clean install. Got sick of stutters, putters and farts as it hiccuped its way through things so yesterday it was back up the important stuff and then the mofo got formatted and a clean install of Windows was done. As usual, the difference was VERY noticeable with the startup time cut in half.
Try it, could make all the difference.
Now I just have to decide whether to do the same with the Acer miniPC hooked up to the TV or whether to dump OpenSuse on instead. It's only used for Kodi, so if anyone has a suggestion for a better version of Linux to run Kodi I'm all ears.