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Secure Laptop composition with UNIX/Linux and Windows 7
Post 302839693 by edgkkk on Friday 2nd of August 2013 10:41:21 AM
08-02-2013
Secure Laptop composition with UNIX/Linux and Windows 7
Hello
I have a problem: want to build secure laptop for simple user ( that's me
) with the VPN and virtualization.
Laptop would be for work at home and travel , so security for wirelles networks and comfort using Mobile 3G internet with dongle (not to have problem with drivers) is also important.
I have always worked on MS Windows environment and the main programs which is used :
MS Office
Adobe acrobat and other programs to work with PDF
Simple programs to work with pictures ( such as MS Paint )
Skype and Email
Browser ( Chrome or Commodo Dragon)
UTorrent and Strong DC ( for soft , movies and etc. - basically entertainment porpoises)
What should be the best composition of the OS systems ? Wich Linux/Unix distribution ? (I think it is safer to use it as base and windows as virtual)
Which VPN provider would you recommend?
Is there any other software or hardware , such as external box ( VPN/Firewall + ? ) that could you recommend ?
Or just describe your composition for a safe laptop designed for simple user (not programmer)
Thank you for you time and answers
I have a problem: want to build secure laptop for simple user ( that's me
) with the VPN and virtualization.Laptop would be for work at home and travel , so security for wirelles networks and comfort using Mobile 3G internet with dongle (not to have problem with drivers) is also important.
I have always worked on MS Windows environment and the main programs which is used :
MS Office
Adobe acrobat and other programs to work with PDF
Simple programs to work with pictures ( such as MS Paint )
Skype and Email
Browser ( Chrome or Commodo Dragon)
UTorrent and Strong DC ( for soft , movies and etc. - basically entertainment porpoises)
What should be the best composition of the OS systems ? Wich Linux/Unix distribution ? (I think it is safer to use it as base and windows as virtual)
Which VPN provider would you recommend?
Is there any other software or hardware , such as external box ( VPN/Firewall + ? ) that could you recommend ?
Or just describe your composition for a safe laptop designed for simple user (not programmer)
Thank you for you time and answers
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
lm-profiler
LM-PROFILER(8) System Manager's Manual LM-PROFILER(8) NAME
/usr/sbin/lm-profiler - laptop mode profiler SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/lm-profiler DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the /usr/sbin/lm-profiler command. lm-profiler is a tool for profiling disk operations. It is a part of laptop mode tools and is useful only in relation to rest of laptop mode tools. It helps you to detect programs and services that use up system resources and that cause disk activity, and it allows you to disable them when laptop mode is active. When you start lm-profiler, it will execute a "profiling run", which can take some time. Start lm-profiler when you are working on batter- ies, preferably, because that will allow it to analyze the actual situation that it is supposed to optimize. During the profiling run, you can use your system normally; however, any disk activity caused by your actions will end up in the profiler's results. When the profiling run is finished, you will be presented with a list of programs that deserve your attention, either because they listen on a network (which is not usually useful when you are working offline) or because they caused disk activity in a disk-spindown-unfriendly pattern. When lm- profiler can guess an init script that belongs to a program, it presents you with the opportunity to disable the program when you are work- ing on battery. It does this by placing a link to the init script in /etc/laptop-mode/batt-stop. Any programs that lm-profiler cannot find an init script for is simply reported, so that you can stop the program manually if you want to. WARNING ABOUT DISABLING PROGRAMS: It may not be safe to disable some programs. They may be needed for proper operation of your system. Dis- able services only if you know what they do and why you don't need them. FILES
/etc/lm-profiler.conf lm-profiler retrieves its profiling rules from this file. SEE ALSO
lm-profiler.conf(8). laptop-mode.conf(8). daemons.conf(8). AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Bart Samwel (bart@samwel.tk) and Jan Polacek (jerome@ucw.cz) for the Debian system (but may be used by oth- ers). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL. LM-PROFILER(8)