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Will Mint Cinnamon Virginia have any advertising or attempts to sell me on anything?
Will Mint Cinnamon Virginia have any advertising or attempts to sell me on anything?
I heard there's one in the U.S. you can get for cheap, but you have to pick it up - they're having a hard time delivering it anywhere.but, but, but.......I bought it from another bloke last night !!!!....
You should be more worried about control of your online presence and self-preservation
I guess my question about advertising was stimulated by so much advertising on Windows, and also in this forum. It crossed my mind that if Linux Virginia has advertising or asking for donations, I might as well stay with Windows. There are other reasons for not going back to Windows though, and I plow ahead at least to test out Virginia.No but I'll sell you Sydney Harbour Bridge...I own it and it's going cheap...
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i have not seen any advertising.
What does that mean?
What it says! The weakest part of any computer security system is located between the seat back and the keyboard use a secure browser [Firefox with add-ons is fine] make sure you have enabled the firewall, use a search Engin that doesn't track you, [such as duck duck go] Never open 3rd party links, never accept cookies [except for those labelled essential for sit to work]
What does that mean?
What it says! The weakest part of any computer security system is located between the seat back and the keyboard use a secure browser [Firefox with add-ons is fine] make sure you have enabled the firewall, use a search Engin that doesn't track you, [such as duck duck go] Never open 3rd party links, never accept cookies [except for those labelled essential for sit to work]
i use Firefox with privacy badger, AdBlocker Ultimate and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.
I installed the latest (as of the time of installation) firefox, loaded my bookmarks, installed a half dozen or so add-ons/extensions and then, without browsing anywhere else, saved the entire ~/.mozilla directory to a tarball.i use Firefox with privacy badger, AdBlocker Ultimate and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.
Linux Mint is vary intuitive. Of course you can get help with any Linux distro just by asking. We have many wizards willing to help.if I decide to go with Linux
Yes, the forum is pretty full of ads... they pay the bills for the site. The whole internet runs on advertising it seems sometimes.Thanks. I was feeling a little reticent from seeing so much advertising on my newly installed Windows box, and also in this forum.
i use Firefox with privacy badger, AdBlocker Ultimate and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.
Yes, the forum is pretty full of ads... they pay the bills for the site. The whole internet runs on advertising it seems sometimes.
You will want to pick a browser (like Brave or Vivaldi) or a browser extension (like uBlock Origin on Firefox) that will help block ads. I don't use Chrome, so I can't say for sure, but it probably has extensions that can help too. You can stop most of the ads, most of the time.
Linux Mint will never ask you for money, but they gladly accept donations. Most things that are open-source work like that. They are free without nagging, but they certainly appreciate support from people (or companies) who use their software. There are other ways to support open-source projects besides money too if you want to give back to those who help get you going, or help keep you going.... but you have no obligation to pay them (most of them... there are some exceptions).