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Thread: Best way to install Clamtk?
Post: Re: Best way to install Clamtk?
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GregO link Wrote: (04-18-2018, 12:12 AM)
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I've read mixed opinions on AV use with Linux distros.
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I would go along with what trinidad says, word for word. It is a good time getting rid of the u... |
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richtea |
Installing Software
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04-18-2018, 07:25 PM |
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Thread: Can anybody recommend a good laptop under $300
Post: Re: Can anybody recommend a good laptop under $300
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newtusmaximus link Wrote: (09-23-2016, 03:40 PM)
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Anyone else's observations on this?
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Have a G60 with Vista (2009), and there has been just one incident of overheating recorded by diagnostics. ... |
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richtea |
Off Topic
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09-23-2016, 04:24 PM |
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Thread: Can you “test” LL from USB on a computer with a virus?
Post: Re: Can you “test” LL from USB on a computer with ...
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Double-check trinidad points 2) and 4) above. This is why:
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UEFI proves troublesome while installing Linux. As long as the hardware is old enough not to have it, you can ignore the issue.
ad... |
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richtea |
Installing Linux Lite
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11-19-2017, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Can you “test” LL from USB on a computer with a virus?
Post: Re: Can you “test” LL from USB on a computer with ...
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usa.kaspersky.com
"Founded in 2004, Kaspersky Lab North America is a Massachusetts corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of its holding company, Kaspersky Labs Limited, based in the United ... |
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richtea |
Installing Linux Lite
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11-18-2017, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: Can't mount LL partitions in KNOPPIX
Post: Re: Can't mount LL partitions in KNOPPIX
| Why not try Puppy instead?
http://puppylinux.com/download.html (http://puppylinux.com/download.html)
The one with LXDE desktop runs smooth - no trouble accessing data on LL.
Having previously us... |
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richtea |
Other
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10-13-2018, 05:28 PM |
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Thread: Cleaning software
Post: Re: Cleaning software
| BleachBit goes well beyond Lite Tweaks, and I would have it installed on any Linux system (with the exception of Knoppix and/or Puppy run off a USB stick). It is very powerful, and also has the root v... |
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richtea |
Installing Software
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07-20-2016, 07:10 AM |
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Thread: Cleaning software
Post: Re: Cleaning software
| Just a side note on "confidential data":
Shred and/or srm may be ineffective on SSDs, so beware of a false sense of security in case the aging HDD has been replaced. |
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richtea |
Installing Software
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07-24-2016, 09:29 PM |
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Thread: Cleaning software
Post: Re: Cleaning software
| Back to the topic, tangentially:
http://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-stifles-investigation-hillary-clinton
I am told the new company mascot will be called the BleachBitch.
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richtea |
Installing Software
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08-29-2016, 03:56 PM |
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Thread: Defrag
Post: Re: Defrag
| Got an SSD?
Forget it for your own good. |
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richtea |
Hard Drives and SSDs
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09-05-2016, 06:20 PM |
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Thread: Defrag
Post: Re: Defrag
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then00b link Wrote: (09-05-2016, 04:43 PM)
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How can I defrag on this OS?
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Namely: "But why?"
Now we know:
then00b link Wrote: (09-06-2016, 11:14 AM)
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I... |
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richtea |
Hard Drives and SSDs
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09-06-2016, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Defrag
Post: Re: Defrag
| Just to check on the HD as likely culprit, go to Disks, press CTRL+S, and look over your SMART Data.
Curiosity kills the cat. |
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richtea |
Hard Drives and SSDs
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09-06-2016, 06:33 PM |
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Thread: Deletion of Files on USB Stick not always Clearing Space
Post: Re: Deletion of Files on USB Stick not always Clea...
| [ On inserting (mounting) a USB stick, sometimes there appears to be (significantly) less space than ought to be available.]
Might this resolve the issue?
https://www.wikihow.com/Restore-or-Delete-... |
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richtea |
Hard Drives and SSDs
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01-29-2018, 05:53 PM |
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Thread: email client suggestions
Post: Re: email client suggestions
| Sylpheed. Simple, tried and tested, reliable. |
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richtea |
On Topic
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02-06-2019, 06:16 PM |
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Thread: External hard drive not detected or recognised
Post: Re: External hard drive not detected or recognised
| Unfortunate as it may be, it looks like a dud. Some statistics re: reliability are quite appalling; viz. latest data on HD failure rates:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-q... |
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richtea |
Hard Drives and SSDs
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08-02-2016, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware
Post: Re: F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to...
| Monkeys I hear ... Let me raise you an OutlawCountry:
https://www.wikileaks.org/vault7/#OutlawCountry
So after resetting his router, Maximus may go and learn some more. And more. And more, to see ... |
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richtea |
Security & Bug Fixes
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05-31-2018, 05:43 PM |
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Thread: F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware
Post: Re: F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to...
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newtusmaximus link Wrote: (05-29-2018, 01:17 PM)
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Mart,
why is it fake news? Thanks
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Take it straight from the horse´s mouth:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-calls-the-new-york-ti... |
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richtea |
Security & Bug Fixes
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05-29-2018, 07:24 PM |
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Thread: Fan runs constantly
Post: Re: Fan runs constantly
| 1) Open Task Manager to check on CPU capacity and running processes.
2) Open Terminal (CTRL + ALT + T), type: sensors
Temperatures should come up, together with critical limit values for guidance.
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richtea |
Other
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06-02-2018, 05:59 PM |
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Thread: Fan runs constantly
Post: Re: Fan runs constantly
| The fan issue is not unknown:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/84180/overheating-and-fan-noise-problem-on-a-toshiba-portege-r830-13c (https://askubuntu.com/questions/84180/overheating-and-fan-noise-p... |
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richtea |
Other
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06-03-2018, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: Firefox is so slow to start up?
Post: Re: Firefox is so slow to start up?
| On mine, FF takes ca 20" to fully load up with Startpage as home page.
So it may depend what the meaning of "slow" is.
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richtea |
Installing Software
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04-30-2018, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: Firefox not working
Post: Re: Firefox not working
| Any RESTORE POINTS to fall back on? Open Systemback to check.
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richtea |
Installing Software
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06-12-2018, 07:23 PM |
