LineageOS is the community Android that replaced CyanogenMod. It supports a long list of phones and keeps devices alive after the maker stops. Google is not required. If you flash the optional Google package, you put Google back. There is no Graphene-style hardening, and many builds leave the bootloader unlocked. An unlocked bootloader is easier […]
Tails is a live system you boot from a USB stick. The network path is Tor. When you shut down, the session is gone unless you turned on the encrypted persistent folder. Nothing about the design wants to be your everyday laptop. Tor is slow, and some sites block it. The persistent volume is convenient […]
Qubes OS splits the desktop into virtual machines. Work, personal, and a disposable browser each run apart, so one bad site does not automatically see the other windows. Edward Snowden has pointed people at it for years. The project assumes the base system can be attacked and tries to make that attack small. It wants […]
Fedora is a general-purpose Linux desktop from the Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat. Releases land about every six months. The installer gives you a current GNOME session on Wayland. Codecs and some drivers sit outside the default repos because of licenses. You enable RPM Fusion or you live without them. Upgrades are part of […]
Android and iOS are the keys under every app. A new OS does not hide you from the carrier, the modem, or a recording of today’s handshake. Here is what actually changes, and which of the five systems is worth the afternoon.
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