Re: Another Mint User

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On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:02:14 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

> rbowman wrote:
> 
>> the real problem was the download from SourceForge. That website has
>> more clickbait download buttons than anything I've seen lately and
>> finding the right one
> 
> Been that way for years, surprised any projects still use it ...

Many people use it with no problem but Ventoy itself triggers paranoia in 
some people. The developer is Chinese and it contains some binary blobs. 
Going to a site that seems to be Malware Central finishes the job off. 

I'd downloaded the Linux Mint iso on the laptop and was planning to nuke 
the existing Lubuntu so I figured it was a good test case. Ventoy worked 
as advertised and doesn't appear to be a Rubber Ducky.

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  Re: Another Mint User Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-11-10 18:02 +0000
    Re: Another Mint User rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 20:23 +0000
    Re: Another Mint User not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-11-11 07:25 +1000
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