7 Old Excuses For Not Using #Linux

(and why they are not actual in 2022)

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Excuse 1. Hard to install OS

Dozens of different distributions are available as Virtual Machines and you can try them in 5-15 minutes (taking into account the time to download, configure and run).

linuxvmimages.com

(and there are also ready-made Live USB images)
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Excuse 2. Hard to install Apps

There are now app stores for Linux that allow you to quickly install all the essentials (office applications, messengers etc) just as quickly as you can in the App Store or Google Play.

Ex:
snapcraft.io
flathub.org

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Excuse 3. It makes no sense to switch to free software, because still have to use proprietary in the cloud services

If you want to become as free from global corporation as possible, there are a huge number of `#opensource cloud services

opendesktop.org
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Excuse 4. There are too few applications for Linux

If you look at the contents of the Github repository "Awesome Linux Software", you will see more than 1,500 applications for a wide variety of tasks, including highly professional ones.

github.com/luong-komorebi…

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Excuse 5. There is one particular program I need that only runs under Windows

For these cases there are emulators that allow you to run Windows applications under Linux.

For example:

Wine winehq.org
CrossOver codeweavers.com/crossover

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Excuse 6. Linux tutorials too often mention the command line and it is too complicated

Yes, many things are fastest to do with #CLI.
If you find an obscure command in a friend's tutorial or on a forum, just decode it with the special tool:

explainshell.com

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Excuse 7. I just don't like the design.

The appearance of Linux operating systems is a very flexible thing. There are dozens of different GUIs, which are very different from each other.

tecmint.com/best-linux-des…

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If this thread has inspired you to try Linux and you are also into #osint, I have a separate thread about distributions specifically designed for #cybersecurity professionals.

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(FREE or partially FREE)

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Examples of tools

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(1/9) Code beautifiers

Sometimes, simply putting the right indents, line breaks, and highlighting variables can go a long way toward making your code more readable.

#javascript beautifier.io
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Sometimes developers purposely make code unreadable with special tools - obfuscators (especially often in websites)

In such cases it is possible to use deobfuscators.

#javascript lelinhtinh.github.io/de4js/
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The U.S. Department of Labor's official database, which contains information on the annual income of employees who came to work in the U.S. on H1B1 visas

h1bdata.info

#osint #database
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The highest paying positions among H1B1 visa holders are in the medical field. In first place is a neurosurgeon with an average salary (data from more than 100 fillings) of $612,080

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(2/14) Check how your product runs outside your computer.

For starters, try opening your Github repository at Gitpod.io (it's free online #Ubuntu).

This will show what the user will need to install to run
Ex: the Python modules to include in requirements.txt
(3/14) Test your product on different operating systems

Ideally, you should install several virtual machines on your computer. VM images can be found here:

Linux - osboxes.org

Windows (legal, free 90 days) - developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsof…

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One of the many possible ways to solve the problem.

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Create a VM with a Linux server (ex Ubuntu) on one of the cloud hosting services (Google/Yandex Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean).
1. Create a VM for a couple of days and delete it immediately (and then pay only a few dollars).
2. Use free trial periods and promo codes.
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Connect to VM via SSH

Install aria2 (lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utilit - aria2.github.io)

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