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3 Steps to Universal Grub Protection

In this instance we are using Parrot Security OS as the main OS for installing and updating grub bootloader. The main reference of this article is based on ' Grub2/Passwords '. First we run grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 by encrypting password for grub Next we add "superusers" and "password-pbkdf2" to /etc/grub.d/00_header. Finally, we run update-grub. Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Introduction to Solus on a Legacy Bios Machine

GNU/Linux Distro In Reference: Solus 3.99 Solus is a unique GNU/Linux OS. It seems to be independent of any popular distributions. Today, i will share what i have observed in my first month of using Solus 3.99.  Please note my reference is on a non-UEFI Samsung RF410 machine. 1st) Responsiveness My comment on Solus : It is fast relative to Fedora or Debian distro on a same device. I am using Cinnamon DE on Fedora and Mate DE on Parrot Security. For Solus, i also set it as Mate DE which i have used it previously on LMDE 2. 2nd) Unique package system It is using eopkg package system. The term 'eopkg' is derived from its historical beginning as "Evolve OS", hence we can surmise that 'eopkg' is an acronym for 'Evolve OS Package' system. Below is a few commands for handling eopkg system and it is pretty catchy as you need not key in the full command for certain keywords. 'Install': sudo eopkg install <packagename> or sudo eo