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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: MX Linux |
| Date | 2026-06-20 10:19 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <n9n0ntFti34U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 2026-06-20 09:41, c186282 wrote:
> On 6/19/26 12:56, rbowman wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:50:00 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>> Gave it all a rest today, after being up to 5AM before. Still
>>> have to
>>> deal with the VBox 'extension pack', which is less friendly these
>>> days. Simplest case I'll just link it to my little "NAS" so files
>>> can
>>> be shared. Using the 'bridged adapter' setting it IS on my local
>>> network.
>>
>> I tried installing VirtualBox on Leap 16. Not at all friendly.
>
> VBox is NOT as easy/general as it used to be alas.
>
> Sure you can $$$$$$Pay$$$$$$ for VM-Ware ....
>
> Seems Oracle has kind of lost interest in VBox.
> Some distros it will work, some it won't. No
> good online solutions. Roll the dice.
>
> On my current MX it works pretty well - except
> the 'extension pack' stuff can be quirky, or
> just unusable. Anyway, it's good enough so I
> can eval new distros.
>
> TRIED it on Leap, and Fedora, far more problems.
>
> See the ARCH "AUR" distros were full of malware.
> Arch is kinda FLUSHING those - too big a problem
> to fix, so Start Over. Have ONE Arch deriv as
> a VM ... do I try to FIX it, or just FLUSH it ???
>
> DO remember when evil people managed to infiltrate
> a MINT distro ... they didn't catch it right away.
> A bud of mine at the office had just spent good
> time installing MINT ... and was REALLY pissed when
> I told him he'd have to flush it.
>
> We usually look for hacks finding tiny flaws in
> existing software - but the BEST hack is to get
> into the base distro/repos themselves.
But they did not get into the base distro/repos, just into the community
side, where a single person publishes his playground. Unverified.
>
> Linux USED to be "safe" and "beyond notice". NOT
> so anymore. Shit, 90 plus % of the firmware in the
> world is Linux. The evil people have TAKEN NOTICE.
>
> OK, big loss, just FLUSHED the Arch-based VM. SHIT !
>
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-20 03:41 -0400
Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-20 10:19 +0200
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 01:06 -0400
Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 12:34 +0200
Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-20 17:36 +0000
Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-20 20:01 +0200
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Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 03:35 -0400
Re: MX Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-06-17 15:50 -0700
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Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-16 17:52 +0000
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 23:19 -0400
Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-17 07:07 +0000
Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-17 11:06 +0100
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-18 04:02 -0400
Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-18 18:26 +0000
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:37 -0400
Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-18 19:23 +0000
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Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-19 05:55 +0000
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:56 -0400
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Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-15 07:21 +0100
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-15 02:50 -0400
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Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 03:37 -0400
Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-16 17:00 +0000
Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 22:40 -0400
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