Yup. I agree with you there... Look at Mac and it's claim of "malware free" that ended several years ago.
RE: 4K gaming. I do 4K gaming with a 5700XT. Sure, I can't max all the settings, but 4K with no antialiasing vs 1080 with it? 4K still looks "better". Sharper in this case.
Also fair to Intel, AMD has similar problems RE Spectre.
RE: 4K gaming. I do 4K gaming with a 5700XT. Sure, I can't max all the settings, but 4K with no antialiasing vs 1080 with it? 4K still looks "better". Sharper in this case.
Also fair to Intel, AMD has similar problems RE Spectre.
Last edited:
On Devuan, which I use as my operating system, having apparmor installed and configured, even deny read and write permissions to SUID executables. Before the advent of apparmor, SUID executables could read and write to anywhere in a filesystem.
I am so fond of "sudo" that if I find it is activated I disable it and create a root password. Sudo, can be used to enhance security, but using it comfigured to allow any unprivileged user to run any executabe as root, is in itself a misuse and therefore, a security hole. It is much like leaving one's home main door key on the doorstep with a note telling it is the main door key.
On Devuan, running "su" does not automatically provide the same shell environment that is provided by switching to a terminal (Control + Alt + F1-F6). To get root's environment one has to log in as root or any other user with root privileges.
On Devuan, running "su" does not automatically provide the same shell environment that is provided by switching to a terminal (Control + Alt + F1-F6). To get root's environment one has to log in as root or any other user with root privileges.
Ya, in my case, I enable a 30 minute timeout after a sudo password because I find entering a password over and over more annoying than proper "security".
I DO set a separate root password for "emergencies", but I'm not a target. Why bother living in a bunker when it's sunny outside just because it might rain? 🙂 When I need "su" I do "sudo su" - otherwise it probably won't work. Or are you running Slackware? 😛
An aside: The first distro I ever ran was Slack. I used it to share the first iteration of "Cable Internet" in our neighbourhood. We strung an RG58 cable from my house to my next door neithbours, and shared the cost of the internet. 1994 maybe?
Frankly, I prefer the security of not having a "root password" that's human readable. On one hand, I can provide a master root password for some reason. On the other hand, I've never needed to. The randomization means it's harder to crack. I put my machione in the "DMZ" once... Logs say I was getting login attempts to the root acount every 2 or 3 seconds originating from a Chinese IP...Sudo allows another level of separation. The default root password is long and random. Hard to crack compared to a password like I used to think was good enough (32 bit hex code like FA3F5B3C, for example - it's crack-able in seconds now) Granted it's a "security" issue but so is systemd. Only the stubborn still want initrc though. Things progress. We don't need FOSSIL drivers for DOS BBS software anymore, either.
I DO set a separate root password for "emergencies", but I'm not a target. Why bother living in a bunker when it's sunny outside just because it might rain? 🙂 When I need "su" I do "sudo su" - otherwise it probably won't work. Or are you running Slackware? 😛
An aside: The first distro I ever ran was Slack. I used it to share the first iteration of "Cable Internet" in our neighbourhood. We strung an RG58 cable from my house to my next door neithbours, and shared the cost of the internet. 1994 maybe?
Frankly, I prefer the security of not having a "root password" that's human readable. On one hand, I can provide a master root password for some reason. On the other hand, I've never needed to. The randomization means it's harder to crack. I put my machione in the "DMZ" once... Logs say I was getting login attempts to the root acount every 2 or 3 seconds originating from a Chinese IP...Sudo allows another level of separation. The default root password is long and random. Hard to crack compared to a password like I used to think was good enough (32 bit hex code like FA3F5B3C, for example - it's crack-able in seconds now) Granted it's a "security" issue but so is systemd. Only the stubborn still want initrc though. Things progress. We don't need FOSSIL drivers for DOS BBS software anymore, either.
Last edited:
The 8700k is few years old now,
Also I develop a lot of USB stuff on it so the USB ports get a lot of use.
So sold it on to get rid of it and get a 30% faster PC.
It was only £300 for the upgrade and I will get £200 for my old kit so cost very little in real terms.
I use my PC for games, office. PCBCAD and software development work so the faster the better.
AutoCad 2010 runs fine on a C2D machine, 2 GB RAM, in 2D mode for a wire cut (wire EDM) machine.
DG41 motherboard, 1 TB HDD, and quite cheap with a new MB. Win 7 /32 bit.
CPU was from a blown HP MB, very cheap.
The prices for computer hardware have gone up 50% in the last one year here, from monitors to complete machines.
i5, motherboard, 8 GB RAM would itself be in the 20,000 + range brand new.
Horses for courses.
My CPA got an ASUS all in one machine, very low spec for about 40,000, it is now 60,000.
New HP machine, SSD and HDD, 16 GB RAM, pre loaded Win 10, cost my friend about 80,000.
The OS and programs are on the 256 GB SSD, and the HDD (don't remember capacity), has the data.
Boot up is fast, he uses graphics a lot, happy with it.
DG41 motherboard, 1 TB HDD, and quite cheap with a new MB. Win 7 /32 bit.
CPU was from a blown HP MB, very cheap.
The prices for computer hardware have gone up 50% in the last one year here, from monitors to complete machines.
i5, motherboard, 8 GB RAM would itself be in the 20,000 + range brand new.
Horses for courses.
My CPA got an ASUS all in one machine, very low spec for about 40,000, it is now 60,000.
New HP machine, SSD and HDD, 16 GB RAM, pre loaded Win 10, cost my friend about 80,000.
The OS and programs are on the 256 GB SSD, and the HDD (don't remember capacity), has the data.
Boot up is fast, he uses graphics a lot, happy with it.
The OS is something to aware of when upgrading as it sometimes needs a new version of Windows.
Was quoted about £100 for Windows 11. Even more on Microsoft site.
Picked up a Win 11 key online for £10.
Was quoted about £100 for Windows 11. Even more on Microsoft site.
Picked up a Win 11 key online for £10.
Before Devuan I ran Debian which is known for stability and security and above all a very large package repository. Yes, Yes, I am a fossilised dinasour skeleton by the standards of many "youthful" thinking users. Systemd, although new and attractive for many, is still not stable enough. Besides that, the way it is coded, is quite lacking from the point of view of the requirements for central operating system software. With time, maybe, it will mature. Error consideration is very important in software writing, systemd, according to some coders, takes some questionable shortcuts.
Win 11 is free - just don't activate it. Mind you, why you'd want W11 over an older stable W10 release.... :
I think if you do not activate it after 30 days, it warns you, then if you still don't do so, it can lock you out.
But if you had legal Win 7 or later, it gets activated by itself. No need for activation.
At least, IIRC.
But if you had legal Win 7 or later, it gets activated by itself. No need for activation.
At least, IIRC.
Run dual boot, so that I have win 10 for gaming and Linux Mint as a daily runner, streamer, mail and surfing. A reboot takes max 10 seconds - so until I get to try out games fully on Linux... then dual boot it is.
I see no reason to upgrade to win 11... yet. 2025 is the last date for update for win 10.... 3 years can bring many changes - Ḯ'll wait.
I see no reason to upgrade to win 11... yet. 2025 is the last date for update for win 10.... 3 years can bring many changes - Ḯ'll wait.
Windows 11 has changed a lot from Win 10. I typically now struggle to find things I easily found in Win 10 !
Change for the sake of change sake.
I have sent them numerous bugs and comments about bits taken out.
I'm still using W10 version 1607 and I don't let it update, I manually set permissions on the firewall software (ESET). Only certain proccesses talk to the net such as the browser. Works well, very fast. This is not for everyone though.
Yes... I made a point of downloading all the decent W10 isos (there were some badly broken releases!) while they are still available. And like you, I don't let it auto update - m$ keep trying to prevent you from stopping auto updates but when you have a complex process that needs a few days to run and you find m$ decided it needed to update and reboot halfway through without any user intervention, it's war! The few genuine security patches can all be applied manually if needed.
Partially right, at least in the times of windows 10. OEM motherboard have a limited CPU upgrade capabilities given by the fastest CPU that the OEM paired with the board, but is is always within the same family, generation and power envelope,. There is no assurance that an Intel motherboard will be able to support the nex tgen CPU. Intel is know to change electrical and bios requirements within a socket, so IMHO there is no assurance that you will be able to upgrade. There is also the possibility that the motherboard manufacturer does not issue a BIOS upgrade to support the new CPU. If anyone is looking for future CPU upgradability, they should stick with AMD
Bottom line, every 2-4 years we all need a big upgrade and it is a wreck to be able to transfer the hard drive image (clone) or to start from scratch and migrate all content correctly.