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by figueroa
Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: blocking unsavoury websites
Replies: 9
Views: 240

Re: blocking unsavoury websites

For a start, install and use advert-block-antix.

Use these two DNS resolvers: 94.140.14.14 and 94.140.15.15 (adguard.com public DNS). https://adguard.com/

You can also install the adguard browser extension.

Some VPNs will do this for you as another layer, i.e. ProtonVPN.
by figueroa
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Is there a convenient application to browse the inside of linuxfs file in snapshots? [Solved]
Replies: 25
Views: 732

Re: Is there a convenient application to browse the inside of linuxfs file in snapshots? [Solved]

Here is the command. No application needed. Mount it, then browse it. Adjust to meet your particular use case; name of iso and mountpoint.

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mount -o loop disk1.iso /mnt/iso
by figueroa
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: When do you call it quits on an older machine? And how do you take the next step?
Replies: 10
Views: 240

Re: When do you call it quits on an older machine? And how do you take the next step?

My new desktop machine is from 2012. My laptops are older. But, when a machine no longer serves its purpose, it's time to change.
by figueroa
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:13 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: Problem with trying to shrink pdf files
Replies: 14
Views: 340

Re: Problem with trying to shrink pdf files

I get a difference. But, you might want to refer to this site for more tools as well: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... e-in-linux
by figueroa
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: shortcuts refuse to open by "insufficient permissions" Error -
Replies: 20
Views: 374

Re: shortcuts refuse to open by "insufficient permissions" Error -

What do you mean by "shortcuts?" Shortcuts is MS Windows terminology. Do you mean symbolic links? If yes, what symbolic links? What or who created the symbolic links. Can you provide an example, i.e. "ls -l symbolic_link" Unless you are a Unix/Linux Wizard, I think you should cre...
by figueroa
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Hardware /Configuration
Topic: Question on booting a persistent USB installation in Virtualbox
Replies: 4
Views: 87

Re: Question on booting a persistent USB installation in Virtualbox

I can usually boot a usb flash drive containing an MX-Live-usb system by setting the VirtualBox virtual machine setting for system to Enable EFI and giving the mounted USB drive to VirtualBox VM with the USB icon on the VM "task bar." I don't do any creating of files or special directories...
by figueroa
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:15 am
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Memory Issue on USB after upgrade
Replies: 25
Views: 473

Re: Memory Issue on USB after upgrade

DukeComposed , we were like ships crossing paths in the night with the user of that word "fundamental." However, running the live-usb with persistence, allows the user to save each live session either on-the-fly or at the end of a session, and re-load those changes "persistently"...
by figueroa
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Memory Issue on USB after upgrade
Replies: 25
Views: 473

Re: Memory Issue on USB after upgrade

les-spoon , it would appear that you may be proceeding to create, use, update an MX live-usb on the basis of a fundamental misunderstanding of how the antiX/MX live-usb system works. Because of that, you can't just tweak what you are doing in order to get on the right path. It would serve you well ...
by figueroa
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: is bfrs better
Replies: 28
Views: 1094

Re: is bfrs better

Charlie, that source is a marketing snow job for EaseUS, and a poor source for actionable information.
by figueroa
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to keep several OS in one USB, copied partitions. [Solved]
Replies: 11
Views: 369

Re: How to keep several OS in one USB, copied partitions. [Solved]

For the purpose of archiving, you can put as many snapshot ISO files as will fit on a flash drive. Those snapshot ISO's contain the compressed operating system and files (except those that were excluded during creation of the snapshot) and are suitable for using with Live-USB-maker. You can also cre...

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