tails and other secure operational system

[Sunny Dragon]

Hi guys. I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but:

I tried to use the system Tails, I even bought a pendrive to use it. But, my pc has a modern motherboard and graphics card, so it doesn't work on it (I discovered it just after I bought the pendrive, got really sad). Is there an alternative for Tails that com also run on the pendrive and have an scripted system so no one can see the archives without the password? My idea was to use this for ToZ pdfs, navigate here and save others documents to separate from my student/personal/public profile and be anonymous on the internet. Thanks in advance!

Also, if there aren't none like Tails, can I get some recommendations of linux that are secure and these kinda of things? I've never used linux before, but I'm planning to migrate to it.

 

[Hárbarðr]

I tried to use the system Tails, I even bought a pendrive to use it. But, my pc has a modern motherboard and graphics card, so it doesn't work on it (I discovered it just after I bought the pendrive, got really sad).

You will either have to wait for a new version of Tails to come out or download the latest Linux kernel and replace Tails' kernel with the latest version.

This happens because in Linux all drivers are inside the kernel and not external like it is in Windows. So if a Linux system uses a 1 or 2-year-old kernel and your computer is brand new, many of its devices will not work.

If your computer is really new then most Linux distros will not work for you, you will have to find a bleeding edge one that uses the latest kernel, like Arch.

 

[Hárbarðr]

AFAIK Tails and most other "secure" Linux distros except Qubes OS are based on the latest stable Debian, because it's the most tested and stable distribution. And the latest stable Debian was released 2 years ago and the packages in that release were already a year old when it was released(are testing them for a year before releasing them). So that means the Tails distro you downloaded has a 3-year old kernel. That's why it's not working for you.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

You can use a virtual machine program like Virtualbox to test and try different operating systems, without actually installing them or deleting your actual OS. Just download the installation packages for any OS that you are interested in, and "install" them into the virtual machine program. Then if you don't like it, it is just one button to delete everything and try again with a different OS.

This is not what I would recommend for a permanent solution, but it is the best way to try different OSs without having to actually erase your entire hard drive and lose everything on your computer. Actually this might be a good solution, because it is like having a 2nd seperate computer inside of the first one.

 

[Henu the Great]

You can use a virtual machine program like Virtualbox to test and try different operating systems, without actually installing them or deleting your actual OS. Just download the installation packages for any OS that you are interested in, and "install" them into the virtual machine program. Then if you don't like it, it is just one button to delete everything and try again with a different OS.

This is not what I would recommend for a permanent solution, but it is the best way to try different OSs without having to actually erase your entire hard drive and lose everything on your computer. Actually this might be a good solution, because it is like having a 2nd seperate computer inside of the first one.

A permanent solution could be with Linux, or another system than Windows as the host operating system for a more secure and private experience.

 

[Francophone]

A good alternative to TAILS is Whonix (whonix.org) basically it's a virtual machine that comes out of the box with softwares to protect you. Similarly to TAILS, all the traffic transits via TOR.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

A good alternative to TAILS is Whonix (whonix.org) basically it's a virtual machine that comes out of the box with softwares to protect you. Similarly to TAILS, all the traffic transits via TOR.

One thing about tor, it is really not so good as people think it is. It is not perfect. But I have heard whonix be recommended before.

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