Note before reading: This one is copied and pasted from my own reddit account in the r/computerprivacy and I want to see on how this will turn out, I know most of it is just unrelated but I want to see on how this will work out for me, especially in Reddit. I want to see on how you guys will recomme…

Not sure what part of my comment you are referring to. Edit: got the VM setup. Can now confirm based on initial testing, that at least for general web browsing in the default browser, Tor is not active/enabled

What I am reffering to is the sentence: think technically Whonix existed long before Kicksecure, my recollection is Kicksecure was split off from Whonix at some point, and went from Debian → Whonix, to Debian → KickSecure → Whonix. But yeah more or less we are saying the same thing in different wa…

Also, from my understanding, in Whonix is enabled in the Whonix Gateway and Workstation, while Kicksecure is not? Could at least configure it with a different IP address and a different port. Since I am pretty that’s how it’s supposed to work?

[image] Doctrine: Is this some sort of new information? No. Not new info. Whonix has existed since ~early 2010s, Kicksecure came many years later (~2020ish?), the idea for Kicksecure was proposed/announced by Whonix’s lead developer in 2018/19 Is that something you believe? Is that somethi…

I don’t know which one should I use, the only thing that I can is the objectivity, meaning that I would have to use Whonix for a different purpose and reason while also the same for Tails. But I can’t seem to put my finger on it: It’s like there are a lot of things going on and I just can’t seem to…

I see. But, I am using Linux Mint, and the traditional one is Fedora, I am a Linux beginner for over Three Months of experience with Linux Mint, I am not sure what distro to use for that reason. Plus, I have to learn new commands, like How do I update and use full-update? How do I install using the …

Mint is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. Updates and installing/removing software should work the same on any traditional distro in the debian family (sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade and so forth). I am not sure if there are instructions on these. Start with the official doc’s of t…

I couldn’t have phrased a better response than this one. It’s direct to the point. Understanding more about your threat model is a self-realization and a continuous journey with a lot of learning. @Doctrine , do you really need those distros that you are exploring? Have you also checked the Linux di…

For starters, you never mention anything about your threat model, so we can’t quite tell exactly what you’re trying to defend against and therefore we cannot provide tailored advice on which OS you should be using. That being said, I’ll be honest and admit that choosing a “private/secure” operating …

I think you are feeling overwhelmed due to there being no objectively “good enough” desktop OS. Let me try to present a step by step thinking process that might help: Evaluate the threat model Explore your options Evaluate which best fits your need Lets do this step by step now. Starting with thr…

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Can you provide a source for NSA part? I’m only aware of Facebook incident

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