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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: JeffBobb on July 17, 2013, 05:34 am
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What's up everyone. I just finished installing TAILS a few hours ago, and aside from the fact that the IceWeasel seems to be just a bit slower than your typical Browser Bundle install, Im pretty happy with it. I didn't expect to have all the extra programs that came with it though. Anybody ever have any security issues with the likes of: OpenOffice.org( and as a matter of fact, I tried to visit their website already a few times to see about downloading extra templates/add-ons but it's down everytime with a link to what seems to be a completely unrelated website - does openoffice.org even actually exist???); ClawsMail(is it worth using??); the OpenPGP app( just as good as Ming32 or any of the other versions?); i2p (the anonymous overlay network, what's that all about?); and finally the metadata anonymisation toolkit( how good is it - really?)
Any feedback/advice for using any of these programs are much appreciated! Thank you so much, my broheims!
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+1 Karma to ya :)
Good to see you here man :)
Peace & Hugs,
Chem
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Is it just me, or do you STAY logged in here 24/7 Chem?? lol
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i only log off for routine maintenance ;)
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pretty much 24-7 with the exception of a few hours here and there :)
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yes, I've noticed. But you're always here when I have questions, and are appreciated more than you know:)
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Well thank you :)
I'm not too sure if i've actually helped anyone but i do like to be at least a positive influence LOL
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i'v heard that some of that stuff ya really wont use..the ones to ask would be astor and Wadozo i believe knows about tails...
things calmin down for ya?
Peace & Hugs :)
Chem
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Awesome! Thank You, broheim, I will pm them, see if they have the answers I'm lookin for. Yeah, they've calmed down enough for me to get on here and play around for a bit anyway. I'll be much more at ease when Im back up and running in a few, though.
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:)
well i miss ya man :) be safe and we'll be here when ya get back.
Hugs to ya :)
Chem
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have you opened pidgin yet?
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tools> plugins> make sure the OTR box is checked ;)
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Nah I haven't checked out Pidgin yet. More interested in these other apps that I listed in the post that could either possibly be tools of use to me, or be the death of my existense here on the SR before I start chattin. I spent quite a long time researching and asking questions on here when I first downloaded TOR and came to the SR, just to get all my chickens lined up, and this will be no different - its an absolute MUST that I have zero questions on how to properly use an operating system such as TAILS that Im not too familiar with, before I start playing:) I will get to it in a few days time though and Im sure I'll have more questions for ya:)
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What's up everyone. I just finished installing TAILS a few hours ago, and aside from the fact that the IceWeasel seems to be just a bit slower than your typical Browser Bundle install, Im pretty happy with it. I didn't expect to have all the extra programs that came with it though.
If you don't need them, you don't have to use them. Tails is an excellent operating system for leaving no trace behind on your main hard drive, regardless of all the apps that it comes with.
Anybody ever have any security issues with the likes of: OpenOffice.org( and as a matter of fact, I tried to visit their website already a few times to see about downloading extra templates/add-ons but it's down everytime with a link to what seems to be a completely unrelated website - does openoffice.org even actually exist???);
OpenOffice was renamed to LibreOffice so you might want to check libreoffice.org.
ClawsMail(is it worth using??)
I don't know, do you need a desktop email reader? It's a torified desktop email client, and works well for that purpose.
the OpenPGP app( just as good as Ming32 or any of the other versions?)
Better, since it's the original. Most Windows PGP apps are ports of the Linux GnuPG encryption program.
i2p (the anonymous overlay network, what's that all about?);
That's an alternative anonymous network to Tor. You can ignore it, you don't need it.
and finally the metadata anonymisation toolkit( how good is it - really?)
It's great for scrubbing metadata from images and documents, except PDFs. In my experience, there's a problem with the python library which causes it to blow PDFs up to 10 times their original size. But other than PDFs, it's great for scrubbing metadata.
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Can I use the integrated KeePass to store all my important information (persistence) or is it better not to?