I just built a Linux firewall server with IP forwarding rules and a script that randomly switches VPNs from a list of OpenVPN profiles. The firewall sits behind my ISP-issued router.
I really need to get on Linux. It's more old school right? You have to input commands with text right? No GUI? I mean I think there are some GUI's but you have to navigate on the basic architecture to get to them right?
No not at all. All major distros have had GUIs for a very long time as the default. After install which is usually GUI driven, you are presented with a Desktop Manager interface, e.g. the GUI. Most distributions actually give you a choice of what Desktop Manager/Windowing Environment to use. Linux based OSs are not that different from Windows. Btw, Android, Chrome OS, and Apple OS, are all built on a Linux kernel.
You can go as light or deep into Linux as you like.
If all you do is surf the net, there's no real reason to run Windows unless you have hardware that isn't fully supported (2 in 1 laptop with Wacom pen,as an example.)
I switched from Windows to Arch Linux and I'd recommend that move only if you are familiar with command line and Powershell in Windows.
Arch Linux is built from ground up and has the latest packages available. It's a rolling release just like Windows 10 is. However, you have to read and understand the Arch Wiki to install it.
Otherwise, you can go with some flavor of Debian (Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Pop! OS) or Arch variant (Manjaro). These are all OSes with a GUI interface, although you will need to learn command line to do things more efficiently at times.
Nice. I need to get Monero or Zcash. Those are anonymous and I think most VPNs will take them. How do I do that router thing? That sounds legit.
I just built a Linux firewall server with IP forwarding rules and a script that randomly switches VPNs from a list of OpenVPN profiles. The firewall sits behind my ISP-issued router.
I really need to get on Linux. It's more old school right? You have to input commands with text right? No GUI? I mean I think there are some GUI's but you have to navigate on the basic architecture to get to them right?
No not at all. All major distros have had GUIs for a very long time as the default. After install which is usually GUI driven, you are presented with a Desktop Manager interface, e.g. the GUI. Most distributions actually give you a choice of what Desktop Manager/Windowing Environment to use. Linux based OSs are not that different from Windows. Btw, Android, Chrome OS, and Apple OS, are all built on a Linux kernel.
You can go as light or deep into Linux as you like.
If all you do is surf the net, there's no real reason to run Windows unless you have hardware that isn't fully supported (2 in 1 laptop with Wacom pen,as an example.)
I switched from Windows to Arch Linux and I'd recommend that move only if you are familiar with command line and Powershell in Windows.
Arch Linux is built from ground up and has the latest packages available. It's a rolling release just like Windows 10 is. However, you have to read and understand the Arch Wiki to install it.
Otherwise, you can go with some flavor of Debian (Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Pop! OS) or Arch variant (Manjaro). These are all OSes with a GUI interface, although you will need to learn command line to do things more efficiently at times.
There are Linux distributions with pre-installed GUI's