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Service for windows 10 ends on October 14 so I've decided not to start
using windows 11. Any tips for the most secure Linux distro and is
there a difficult learning curve?

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1st Choice Kodachi: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxkodachi/

2nd Choice: Secureblue: https://secureblue.dev/

3rd Choice Sceptre: https://secureblue.dev/
That's sceptre and not spectre ;)

I haven't mentioned Tails, Qubes or Whonix as the above would be better daily drivers. Whonix would be best but a steep learning curve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacVq--nkRI

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3rd Choice Sceptre: https://secureblue.dev/

Sorry... Sceptre: https://docs.sceptre-project.org/latest/docs/install.html Thats Sceptre and not Spectre ;)

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On 29/09/2025 20:21, No-More-Windows-For-Me wrote:

Service for windows 10 ends on October 14 so I've decided not to start
using windows 11. Any tips for the most secure Linux distro and is
there a difficult learning curve?

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Linux has a vast selection of distros and choice of desktop GUIs. Each
one and its supporters claims superiority leaving a potential new user
to hack their way through the jungle. You have just discovered the first reason why so many Windows users stay with it.
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In alt.os.linux.slackware No-More-Windows-For-Me
<"mixer..."@mixmin.net> wrote:

Service for windows 10 ends on October 14 so I've decided not to start
using windows 11. Any tips for the most secure Linux distro and is
there a difficult learning curve?

Good idea, before you do anything get and write down
hardware details, I think Windows has nice utilities to do
that. Especially get all details about your Video Chips,
Wireless Chip(s). You will need that information.

You should then go here: https://distrowatch.com/search.php
and put in your requirements. Here we probably have
different feelings about distros than you.

Pretty much all Linux distros are secure enough for home use.
Just leave no services open. Also Linux is much different
than Windows, so you will need to learn things. There are
plenty of tutorials on-line for Linux.

For example, Slackware meets all your needs for me. I find
it far easier than every other distro, and I believe it is
just as secure as any other Linux.
--
[t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."
- Paraphrasing Star Wars
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Service for windows 10 ends on October 14 so I've decided
not to start using windows 11.

I'm partial to Linux Mint but here are 6 distros to choose from...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2wB9r1SYrY

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On Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:49:20 +0000, John McCue wrote:

You should then go here: https://distrowatch.com/search.php and put in
your requirements. Here we probably have different feelings about
distros than you.

distrowatch? please tell me you're pulling a belated april fools joke on
us.

Pretty much all Linux distros are secure enough for home use.

This.

However beware the likes of ubuntu who "call home"

Just leave no services open.

This.

As well as keep it updated, something we can;t relaly say about
slackwares stable.


Thsat said, I doubt the OP was in this group, and it just got tagged on, they're probably in anon-server group. But if they are, they are better
served by checking linuxquestions, Jeremy used to run (dont recall seeing
its call in past year or so and ive not gone looking admittedly) a distro
and feature-use survey every year, that way you get relatively unbiased
data, as against distrowatches pure bias of one-man-decides and
sponsorship swayed "data", DW was good and well intentioned when it
first kicked off, but like everything, personal bias and greed take over.


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On 29 Sep 2025, No-More-Windows-For-Me <"mixer..."@mixmin.net> posted
some news:20250929.1759173696.10444.2193@m2usenet.local:

Service for windows 10 ends on October 14 so I've decided not to start
using windows 11. Any tips for the most secure Linux distro

`umount </path/to/disk>'

'Type p and press Enter to view the current partition table and confirm
you are working on the correct disk.'

'Type d and press Enter. If there are multiple partitions, you will be
prompted to enter the partition number you wish to delete. Enter the
number and press Enter.'

'Type w and press Enter to save the changes to the partition table and
exit fdisk.'

Done, Linux is now secure.
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On 1 Oct 2025 06:50:31 +1000, noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> wrote:

On Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:49:20 +0000, John McCue wrote:

You should then go here: https://distrowatch.com/search.php and put in
your requirements. Here we probably have different feelings about
distros than you.

distrowatch

this "anon-server group" is primarily about anonymous remailers and
how to use them . . . currently, omnimix runs normally in microsoft
windows but does not run normally (or if at all) in any version of
linux, or under any other operating system, android, mac, etcetera

(using Tor Browser 14.5.7)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=microsoft+windows

microsoft.com
https://www.microsoft.com c en-us c software-download c windows11
Download Windows 11 - microsoft.com
Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices This option is for users >that want to create a bootable installation media (USB flash drive, DVD) or >create a virtual machine (.ISO file) to install Windows 11. This download is >a multi-edition ISO which uses your product key to unlock the correct edition. [end quoted excerpt]

until omnimix can be shown to run normally in any other os, such as
linux debian ("tails" uses debian), windows is the only act in town
for omnimix users . . . but who knows, something similar to omnimix
designed to work normally on a linux "flavor" could be in the works

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