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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
laptop_mode
LAPTOP_MODE(8) System Manager's Manual LAPTOP_MODE(8) NAME
/usr/sbin/laptop_mode - apply laptop mode settings SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/laptop_mode [ cmd ] [ force ] DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the /usr/sbin/laptop_mode command. laptop_mode is a program that applies the settings given in the /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf configuration file. The primary use is to control the laptop mode feature included in Linux kernels with versions 2.6.6 and higher, and 2.4.23 and higher. This feature increases battery life by letting your hard drive spin down. This is achieved by grouping disk write activity into "chunks" that are spaced at larger intervals than they normally would be. In addition to sup- porting the Linux kernel's laptop mode feature, /usr/sbin/laptop_mode also supports various power saving modules which are configured through configuration files in the /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d directory. It is not recommended to call /usr/sbin/laptop_mode directly to start or stop laptop mode, except in hardware event handlers. To apply new configuration settings from laptop-mode.conf, call the laptop-mode service init script with the reload parameter. COMMANDS
Specify force as the second parameter to force laptop_mode to re-apply a state even if the computer is already in that state. These are the values that are allowed for cmd : auto Enable or disable laptop mode based on the current power state. Note that this will not do anything if the laptop-mode service has not been started! status Display a status report about everything that laptop_mode affects. SEE ALSO
laptop-mode.conf(8). AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Bart Samwel (bart@samwel.tk) for the Debian system (but may be used by others). 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. LAPTOP_MODE(8)