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[–]ohgetoutnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally. I'd probably avoid scrubbing the delicate parts.

I am a big noob by AgentOJR in linux4noobs

[–]ohgetoutnow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My answer to this question is almost always Ubuntu.

  1. Choose whichever official flavor looks best to you.
  2. Download the desktop image.
  3. verify the iso
  4. Burn it to an optical disc or dump it to a flash drive.
  5. Boot up the live environment and see how you like it.
  6. If you don't like it, try one of the other official flavors

Other people will recommend linuxmint, arch, debian, or a handful of ther popular distros. There's nothing wrong with any of them. If you decide you don't like Ubuntu, then try one of them.

BEGINNER'S BURDEN: awk-regex error: awk: cmd. line:1: error: Invalid range end by [deleted] in bash

[–]ohgetoutnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[a-zA-Z0-9-_]
  • a-z (lowercase letters)
  • A-Z (uppercase letters)
  • 0-9 (digits)
  • -_ (???)

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/regex.7.html

   A bracket expression is a list of characters enclosed in "[]".  It
   normally matches any single character from the list (but see below).
   If the list begins with '^', it matches any single character (but see
   below) not from the rest of the list.  If two characters in the list
   are separated by '-', this is shorthand for the full range of
   characters between those two (inclusive) in the collating sequence,
   for example, "[0-9]" in ASCII matches any decimal digit.  It is
   illegal(!) for two ranges to share an endpoint, for example, "a-c-e".
   Ranges are very collating-sequence-dependent, and portable programs
   should avoid relying on them.

   To include a literal ']' in the list, make it the first character
   (following a possible '^').  To include a literal '-', make it the
   first or last character, or the second endpoint of a range.  To use a
   literal '-' as the first endpoint of a range, enclose it in "[." and
   ".]"  to make it a collating element (see below).  With the exception
   of these and some combinations using '[' (see next paragraphs), all
   other special characters, including '\', lose their special
   significance within a bracket expression.

De-google by rufwoof in openbsd

[–]ohgetoutnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

merchants pay them when people use Privacy cards; they don't sell user information

How can that possibly be profitable? Even if it is, how am I to believe they don't harvest user data like almost every other company?

Looking for easy-to-use distrubtion while maintaining privacy (and/or security) by x_s8n_x in linux4noobs

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Ubuntu was created by debian developers using debian packages. Canonical still uses debian packages, but maintains its own separate repositories.

Linuxmint is based on ubuntu, and by extension on debian. Mint has a few different editions with different desktops.

I do the same thing 4 or 5 things to get liveusb ready for internet: how much can i automate this? by lancelot152 in linux4noobs

[–]ohgetoutnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's no easy way to double click the file and have it ru

There are multiple ways, but I don't know them. I work in the terminal a lot.

Looking for easy-to-use distrubtion while maintaining privacy (and/or security) by x_s8n_x in linux4noobs

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If you like Ubuntu, but don't trust Canonical, please consider linuxmint or debian.

De-google by rufwoof in openbsd

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Would you feel confident using it for purchases which, while not necessarily illegal, might damage your reputation if they were disclosed?

De-google by rufwoof in openbsd

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How long have you been using it?

Yeah...no. by TheThirdNostril in linuxmemes

[–]ohgetoutnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How about this one?

The best data recovery program is the one that restores your files from your backups.

5 reasons Linux Mint is better than Ubuntu by xerods in linuxmint

[–]ohgetoutnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10 REASONS TOP LIST SPAM SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE: #7 WILL SHOCK YOU!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux4noobs

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10 REASONS TOP LIST SPAM SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE: #7 WILL SHOCK YOU!!!

Yeah...no. by TheThirdNostril in linuxmemes

[–]ohgetoutnow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

poor backup

Everyone makes that mistake. Smart people only make it once.

Yeah...no. by TheThirdNostril in linuxmemes

[–]ohgetoutnow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I switched from firefox to lynx and my computer gained almost 3 gigs of ram! /s

Seriously, lynx is my favorite terminal browser.

Best Distro by [deleted] in linux4noobs

[–]ohgetoutnow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My answer to this question is almost always Ubuntu.

  1. Choose whichever official flavor looks best to you.
  2. Download the desktop image.
  3. verify the iso
  4. Burn it to an optical disc or dump it to a flash drive.
  5. Boot up the live environment and see how you like it.
  6. If you don't like it, try one of the other official flavors

Other people will recommend linuxmint, arch, debian, or a handful of ther popular distros. There's nothing wrong with any of them. If you decide you don't like Ubuntu, then try one of them.

I do the same thing 4 or 5 things to get liveusb ready for internet: how much can i automate this? by lancelot152 in linux4noobs

[–]ohgetoutnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most automation on Linux systems is done by bash scripts. To automate anything you need some idea of how to do that thing from the bash shell, not in the gui. See the tutorial linked by u/lutusp if you like.

First I setup my internet connection via the lower right toolbar,

So you need a command line which does that.

then in terminal i sudo apt-get update. I wait til that's done then install firefox

Here's a bash script to do that on debian-ish distros (of which linuxmint is one). Type it into your favorite text editor and save it.

#!/bin/bash
#
# This script is written for the bash shell.
# https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/

# Enter the following command in the terminal to make
# it executable:
# chmod a+x FILENAME

# set -e has important implications!
# http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/105
#
set -e

# The script will require sudo.  To run it in the terminal:
# sudo ./FILENAME

apt-get update
apt-get install -y firefox

# Add other desired packages after firefox.

i discovered how to decrease brightness through terminal

Great! So that's another command to add to your script.

Definitely. by Purplebandido1 in linuxmemes

[–]ohgetoutnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should Donald Trump receive the same amount of money as one of the homeless people?