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| From | Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Would you trust eBay multi-boot USB's? |
| Date | Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:48:42 +0100 |
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On 11/04/15 02:19, pureheart@pacbell.net wrote: > The recent "boot from USB" thread has reminded me of the USB drives available on eBay for one, that purport to contain a bunch of distros to play with. > > Here's one: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/16GB-USB-Multiboot-Flash-Drive-15-bootable-Systems-repair-Windows-enjoy-Linux-/231504153657?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e6b90c39 > > I want to get one of these things just to play around. > > My question to the group is: > Should I trust it? > > I am low skill level and don't have a mentor nearby to guide me through MD5 checksums and things like that. It would be less effort to make your own USB stick from a reputable multi-boot recovery image from a trustworthy website.
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Would you trust eBay multi-boot USB's? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-04-10 18:19 -0700
Re: Would you trust eBay multi-boot USB's? Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-04-11 09:48 +0100
Re: Would you trust eBay multi-boot USB's? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-04-11 08:09 -0700
Re: Would you trust eBay multi-boot USB's? Andreas Kohlbach <apr15.7.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-04-11 16:11 -0400
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