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Ubuntu Privacy Remix

Ubuntu Privacy Remix is a live CD that is based on Ubuntu 8.04 currently. The sole purpose of this Ubuntu spin off is to create a secure working environment for private data. This is achieved by several measures that distinguish the Ubuntu Privacy Remix distribution from any other. The operating system will only boot from [...]

Categories: Linux

Run Linux Live CDs In Windows

Testing Linux distributions could not be easier already. All it usually takes is to burn the image of the Linux distribution to CD and boot from the CD to experience that distribution. There is not a possibility to save configuration data usually but that is not the point of Live CDs which provide a testing [...]

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Windows

Testdisk – A Free Data Recovery CD

Ever encountered a problem on your computer that made it impossible to access a partition or complete hard drive ? Or something that erased your Master Boot Record which meant that you were not able to boot your operating system as usual ? Something like this could happen if you try to install a new operating system to dual boot both systems for example. If you do not know what caused this and do not know tools that can fix this your only option is to install the operating system again.

Categories: Tools

Anonym.OS LiveCD

Kaos.theory’s Anonym.OS LiveCD is a bootable live cd based on OpenBSD that provides a hardened operating environment whereby all ingress traffic is denied and all egress traffic is automatically and transparently encrypted and/or anonymized.

Categories: Security

Good reads for the day

You might find the following articles interesting. Hope you enjoy them.

Categories: Browsing

Damn Small Linux 2.2 released

Seems a lot of my favorite tools and distributions come out in new versions these days. Damn Small Linux is a Linux distribution that is only 50 megabytes in size. It can be used as a live cd, means you can boot it from CD once you burned it to one. (Is also able to run from usb and from within windows).

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Tools

Linux Live CD for Windows Users

I know what some of you might be thinking right now. I´am using windows, everything is fine, why should I download and burn a linux live cd ? Whats my gain ? Its partially true of course, for most of the time windows is a pretty stable system but sometimes one encounters small problems that might lead to big ones. For example windows crashes and does not load up anymore, not even in save mode.

Categories: Tools

Why Every Windows User Needs a Linux Live CD

Help2go has some useful information about why every windows user needs a linux live cd. First, you need it if you need information out of your computer and windows seems to have a problem starting or behaves abnormaly just in the moment you need it most.

Categories: Advice

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