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https://www.intezer.com/blog/incident-r ... ux-threat/

On Hacker News too...
https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/resea ... linux.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/l ... x-devices/

How is this acquired?
How to know if you have it?
How to remove?
How to prevent?

Has this been patched for Mint yet and if not is there a temp solution?

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https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/resea ... dirty.html

Can't find the right kernel to use within Mint kernel options. What's the appropriate action for Mint?

Thanks for the suggestion, external solution not what I'm looking for. How are others dealing with remote boot with encrypted drives? Would think once you are 'in' there should be a way to reboot with a one-time no password access if specifically defined.

I often remote into a Mint laptop that has drive level encryption and asks for a boot level password on power up. If I try to reboot remotely I can't enter the password. Is there a way to reboot from command line with an option or setting that won't ask for the boot password for just that one CLI re...

Windows 10 now has a feature that shows expected life of SSD. Is there a Linux script or app that can do the same? Or is it a gimmick?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/sc ... t-to-break

^Yeah, understood. Just meant that some of the issues showing up today with 19.3 to 20 may hash out over time if update scripts or other updated packages happen to resolve any upgrade kinks. The 19.3 to 20 upgrade seems more complicated than last several major revision upgrades though. I have one la...

I have 4 laptops and manage family and a couple friend's laptops (about 8 more) who are not techies so prefer to avoid fresh install. And yeah I'd check this site for the best manual method. Every time it's worked fine but my 19.3 to 20 didn't quite work. Restore was fine though (I do a disk image b...

Thanks all. I thought I recall upgrading 18.x to 19 via Upgrade Manager but maybe it was manual as well. Guess I'll fresh install at some point.

Most of my laptops are on 19.3 (Mate) and I tried to manually upgrade one to 20 that didn't go well (more steps than in past), was able to restore fine. Will we see a Mint 20 upgrade via Upgrade Manager anytime soon?

Would be surprising if they stray away from anything standard. Has fingerprint scanner too so will be interesting to see if existing Linux driver support. The 15" Gateway has charging USB-C but the 14" doesn't, which is odd. Wish there were a 13" version of the 15" - minus numeri...

Gateway is back (Walmart only) and the specs are fantastic for under $500 but can't charge via USB-C (data only). confused. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gateway-14-1-FHD-Ultra-Slim-Notebook-Intel-Core-i5-1035G1-16GB-RAM-256GB-SSD-Tuned-THX-Audio-Fingerprint-Scanner-Webcam-HDMI-Cortana-Windows-10-Home/...

Second hand thinkpad, but you won't get everything on your wish list. i5 or better - yes. 1080p - don't think so, more likely 1600x900. weight - no, might do with an x series or one of the slimline models. My T430s are 5 lbs. m.2 SSD - T430 no (msata), T440 - yes. RAM - user expandable - yes. USB C...

Reddit SuggestALaptop is going to give a lot more feedback. As for me, I'd avoid AMD and stick to intel with onboard graphics, no Nvidia. Go for a used laptop 2-3 years old with best specs, ram, larger ssd. Lenovo Thinkpads are generally good. Thanks, will check that Reddit group. I currently have ...

Looking for a Mint (MATE) friendly backpack laptop under $600 that ideally has these features, used/refurbished OK... - Around i5 class CPU or decent performing newest i3 acceptable, AMD OK (won't be used for gaming or any CPU intensive apps) - Around 13" 1080p touchscreen, minimal bezel, highe...

Is there a way to run flutter/dart apps on Mint? Wish more major applications would develop in this. Would be a great way to get top tier apps on Linux, right? That is if developers target Android/iOS/Windows/Mac apps in Flutter, Linux happens to benefits too. Especially boost Linux mobile phone app...

CHUWI laptops are looking really good for the price. Backlit keyboard too uncommon for under $500. How is Mint support for these laptops and have there ever been any security concerns with these Chinese laptops? Like at the BIOS level?

Am considering getting one...

Fixed: Intel VM support was turned off in BiOS somehow.

Did a fresh install of 19.2 64bit and VB6.0.14 will only allow creating 32-bit machines. When I had LM18.x on same laptop it had no issues with 64 bit VMs. Is there a VB compatibility issue with LM 19.2? Any suggestions to allow 64bit VMs? Have source.list set to... deb [arch=amd64] https://download...