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I do that every time I have to use windows. But I think my boss does not like that...

Another solution - install Windows 2000, which was the first and the last good Windows distro.

Uhm... Where can I find that? For a friend, of course! (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

I dare you to use it for bios updates. Better don't clensh your butt or you'll brick your board

Oh yeah I have that too. Just sit on the PC case while you are installing. ( ￣▽￣)

Why does your dad have an opinion on what your sister use?

They must've meant Lindows, very common mistake.

I can't fit an SSD up my ass. :(

You have all that up your ass!? ( ; ﾟДﾟ)

Disks are fun, lol are you a masochist?

My parents love Bazzite.

Is Pop as good and generally user friendly for those less familiar with Linux? Never heard of Pop before!

Best I can do is 60 year old dad on Mint XFCE on a massive Phenom II x4 955. Salvaged from my first PC build.

No. But the argument itself is so stupid to me.

Ventoy has never been a secure tool. People are making the argument that it should be, which is just nutty.

If you're one of those people that grab random fuckin' ISO's from all over the internet to test em out, then no. You really shouldn't use Ventoy. If you run official ISO from recognized sources, then realistically the risk is ever present, but minimal.

Like getting in a wreck on the way to the store to pick up milk. It's always a possibility, but not many people would stand around and make the argument that you should stay home forever because you might get into an accident, which is basically the argument against Ventoy. It's "we'll, it's a crazy useful tool, but you shouldn't use it because something might happen."

It's just such a bad argument. Fact of the matter is, is that if there were a non-hacky as shit way to do what Ventoy does, it would be available right now. But it's not... Because it's really not.

The only way to avoid the issues that Ventoy employs is to not use ISOs and use something like netboot.xyz, which presents its own set of issues. How do you know you're not being MITM from the iPXE environment? Like, sure. You can technically verify it, but how do you know for sure on the fly?

Like, if you sit down you can pick apart any software for being an insufferable gaping asshole of security vulnerabilities.

I read what sounded like an intelligent follow-up on this subject. But I’m not smart enough to verify for myself, so I still refrain from using ventoy - even though I’d love to start using it again.

It was basically “wacky code from all over the place, poor coding practices, can’t find anything bad, but methods used are sus af”

Says one dude I read on the internet :/