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My old Lenova Laptop died. The Hardly Normal techo saleperson got upset with me and walked off. I must be a hard customer. So all you techo wizards out there some questions....
(1) Can a Android phone get malware or not, when you go Internet banking, I told him it is near impossible for viruses to harm an Android phone....and it you bothered to make a malware virus it could not do much for the attacker, on a unix based system with secure banking? Am I write, or is my techo salesman right?
(2) Windows 11 S version (simplified version) cannot and will not allow executable file packages to unpack on your C drive? Wow, why bother having a computer like this? All it does is surf the Internet with it's pre installed software.... He said something like it run things slowly if your tied?? I do not run game packages, so I get the speed issue if your a modern geek on gaming...but I use my machine for doing Paint, NotePad and I also run FTP Cute software to upload txt files. I also use a Flash app to run fla video
@off_grid_living An Android phone is just a computer, and any computer can get malware. The damage that can be caused depends entirely on the level of access that the malware has. It is not all created equal.
Windows' S Mode is an attempt by Microsoft to condition their users into thinking that the manufacturer of their operating system should control what software they are and are not allowed to run. Like Apple and iOS.
If you must use Windows, it is always worth it in my opinion, S Mode or not, to obliterate the default install (and the PC manufacturer's partition containing all *their* spyware) and install the real version from scratch. With Windows 10, the embedded license key for S Mode was valid for the real OS too. I'm not sure if the same is true for 11.
@mckinley Thanks bro, Just one query...I thought the unix systems such as Android phones are cannot get a virus, how would you write one when there is no root directory and all the file locations are virtual?
Another query how difficult is it to learn UBantu this is a system that doesn't get viruses? One would save on the software?
@off_grid_living Android has a lot of abstraction and security features to prevent access to certain things, but there's always an exploit to get around some of it.
Switching to a Linux based operating system like Ubuntu is not a guarantee that you won't get malware. The only security advantage you get is the fact that you're using a very uncommon system. Security through obscurity isn't real security. That said, it is more profitable to target systems that are used by more people.
The most difficult thing about switching to GNU/Linux is finding replacements for the software you use on Windows. If you want to look into it further, I would recommend Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu. The default user interface would be more familiar to you as a Windows user, and the parent company behind Ubuntu has introduced "features" that spied on their users in the past. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.en.html
If you choose to switch, you will run into bugs and other problems. But, if you're willing to seek them out, the fixes are likely available online. The best advice I can give you is to keep backups of your important files.
Your'e very helpful, so can I fit Linux Mint on a Flash drive stick, and install it that way?
On another question, my Apacche does not like WIndows 11 naming the root directory as windows-SSD (C)
How do I rename the dictionary as ordinary C:\\ drive?
Your'e very helpful, so can I fit Linux Mint on a Flash drive stick, and install it that way?
On another question, my Apacche does not like WIndows 11 naming the root directory as windows-SSD (C)
How do I rename the dictionary as ordinary C:\ drive?
@off_grid_living are you looking to dual-boot? but yes, you can burn a mint image to a flash drive by downloading balena etcher for windows. it works well
@mckinley very uncommon for desktop or in general? from research it seems *nix is one of the most common server operating systems on the planet.*
@portlandbeer I've been trying to convince him to use Linux for years 😆
@portlandbeer I've been trying to convince him to use Linux for years 😆
@portlandbeer Do you have a link to his off grid, would love to see....