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Support => Technical support => Topic started by: Dubbers on January 09, 2013, 02:29 pm
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Hi Guys,
I hope all are well!
I am having a bit of trouble and require a cool geek :)
I gave bought one of those mini Chinese laptops...it runs Android 4.0.4...it has usb key slots....and I want to run Liberte or another equally good, alternative method of disguising my identity as a seller
Can someone please help with the best way to use this computer to hide my identity as a seller!
Thankyou
xxxx
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That's going to be an issue. Android devices are usually RISC/ARM chipsets (like a cell phone), which is a different processor architecture than a PC (which is what Liberte/TAILS are compiled to run on). Though I've never looked into alternative builds that may be out there; you may be able to find one... it's going to be a long involved process though, unless somebody else has already gotten through it & made it easier for you to follow.
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Thanks for the advice...and quick reply...
It might be easier for me to just buy another pc (dammit :P)
If i get a windows one does it have to be x86 t least 1gb ram and that's about all right...
Thanks for your time :)
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As long as you don't mind it being awfully slow, you could go as far as to use an old, cheap, refurbished netbook or something. Just make sure you plan ahead and have a USB DVD reader or something (since netbooks don't come with optical drives). Yeah, 1gb of RAM should be enough. I'd recommend 2gb, but frankly 1gb will get the job done without much issue.
Easy rule of thumb -- if it runs any version of Windows (maybe not Windows 8, I don't know anything about that one yet) or Linux/Linspire or something, it's a PC and you can use Liberte or TAILS with it.
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Thanks for the advice...and quick reply...
It might be easier for me to just buy another pc (dammit :P)
If i get a windows one does it have to be x86 t least 1gb ram and that's about all right...
Thanks for your time :)
As a general rule, the more RAM, the better. x86 laptops (32-bit) can make use of 4GB of RAM. If you're going to run an OS in RAM, the more you have the better off you'll be.
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