Thursday, January 10, 2013

Can Linux Fedora 17 run on an old laptop?

Q. I have a laptop with an Intel Celeron M 1.4 GHz processor and 256 MB of RAM. How well can Linux Fedora 17 run on that? I checked the release notes but could not find anything definitive.

A. Try one of the Fedora spins with a lighter-weight desktop.

How do I maintain my privacy on a Shared Network? I use Linux/Fedora.?
Q. I use someone's network in my home (roomate's) and my system is Linux/Fedora. How do I make sure that someone cannot look and see what sites i'm visiting, my passwords etc? A step by step would help.

A. First, always use secure http for web sites that have accounts (username/password). Your password will be encrypted (usually via openssl). So no one snooping your local home network can see any login passwords. Likewise, always use secure shell (ssh) for shell logins. Same reason.

The IP addresses of the sites you are visiting, however, will be available to anyone snooping your network connection. You might be able to hide those through a proxy service, but unless they encrypt the target IP address (or URL) you can still be tracked by your room mate.

Look into "Tor", for example.

can i install ubunto over the previously installed windows 7 and fedora, and is it safe to do that?
Q. i installed windows 7 and then installed Linux fedora. and they are running cool. now i want to install Ubuntu. so can i install Ubuntu over the Linux fedora??
and is it safe to do this, thanks in advance to you guys :)

A. Yes, whenever you choose the type of installation, select run both systems and thats it




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