Surveillance Self-Defense Reviews

Linux Mint Reviews

1. Guest

   over 4 years ago
   Best linux distro

   i have used about 2years linux mint and i really like it look and feel

   🏁 Competitors: Ubuntu, Windows 10

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|Easy user interface|Easy customizability|Secure

   👎 Cons:    Slow

Surveillance Self-Defense mentions (34)

• I need advice - Project 2025

  Https://ssd.eff.org/ and https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ which say in summary use open source and encrypted solutions. Also replace your current services with privacy respecting services when you can. Source: 9 months ago

• Need help ensuring safe communication

  I'd start here: https://ssd.eff.org/ and https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/security/how-to-protect-your-privacy/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Fat means of dealing with an obsessed stalker?

  In terms of privacy: start by setting your accounts to private. Change your voicemail password. Add a PIN to your phone and bank when transacting on the phone. Pull your credit and look for suspicious pulls. Use a service to erase your online footprint. Follow the "Surveillance Self Defense" guide the EFF puts out (https://ssd.eff.org/). Source: about 1 year ago

• Confused about the starting point in the privacy focused digital life

  One thing that helps is to first conduct an honest threat profile on yourself. Few of us require extreme measures, some of us can get by with several tweaks while making mindful choices going forward. Sometimes, people fall into the rabbit hole of thinking they need to go from 0 to 10 when a 3 or 5 is better for their situation. One situation might warrant your briefly using a 7 setting, then setting your privacy... Source: about 1 year ago

• How can I best prime a team of volunteers to prepare to counter advanced threats at home?

  Https://ssd.eff.org/ might be one good place to start. More generally, if you are being attacked by adversaries for journalistic work, the EFF may be able to help or refer you to experts. Source: about 1 year ago

Linux Mint mentions (423)

• best Distro for Noob

  When I started out, I used red hat, Suse linux, and then finally I jumped to Ubuntu, when they killed gnome and rolled out their new GUI later, I switched to Ubuntu Mate, with xfce alternatively installed. And then later came MINT. Which is based on ubuntu anyway. Source: 6 months ago

• Windows 10 support doesn't end in 2025 after all, if you pay up

  I'm partial to Linux Mint myself, but at this point, if you're not running some Windows specific software, there's less and less reason to use it every year. Source: 6 months ago

• Introduction

  My first Linux distro was PopOS and It was a refreshing experience. It was really easy to install, use, and game on. I distro hopped a few times to see what other linux flavors are like. These are the ones that I remember trying Zorin OS and Linux Mint. These ones looked mostly like windows and it was easy to use. At work, I gained most of my linux knowledge from docker and configuring / administrating RHEL... - Source: dev.to / 8 months ago

• is linuxmint.com down?

  I cant access the site , is linuxmint.com down ? Source: 8 months ago

• Why Linux Mint is the best Linux distribution

  If you have been reading some of the articles on my blog, you will have seen that I often talk about macOS or the Mac Mini. And this is because this is the preferred machine that I use for the development of multiplatform apps, however, my main operating system, the one I use "by default", the one I use for personal and professional management, the one I use for my tech experiments, is, and has been for the past... - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago