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Backtrack is a Linux distribution optimized for hackers or security people trying to stop them. It allows people to easily break into WEP and WPS enabled routers. It’s alarmingly simple to crack a WEP account. That can be done in minutes. Most new routers have WPS enabled. That usually takes
Reuse Instead of trashing an old computer that runs Windows way too slowly, consider installing a flavor of Linux that will work well on an old machine. This will get you a good web browser, word processor, graphics editor, simple games, and much more. Because it’s an up-to-date Linux, there
If you want to install Linux or just try it out, you can make a USB key that is bootable into Linux with UNetbootin. UNetbootin is a simple program that allows you to choose from over 40 Linux distributions. My favorites are Linux Mint (which is probably easiest for folks
While Linux can be scary for most users, there is a simple way to get into it. It is the Live CD. A Live CD is a CD that the computer loads or boots on. It does not modify your hard drive or computer in any way. So you can