@@{{image url="images/wikka_logo.jpg" alt="wikka logo" title="Welcome to your Wikka site"}}@@ //Since the objective of major computer operating systems is now to completely track, surveil and influence the user, one needs to employ alternative systems that are comprised of [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free software]] and respect one's privacy, some of which are listed below.// ##Tip##: //All video hyperlinks provided on this page for one's education can be enjoyed ad-free, by streaming or downloading the video content, across major social-media platforms, using [[https://grayjay.app/ Grayjay]] app ([[https://grayjay.app/desktop/ builds/releases]]).// ##Tip##: //For support visit [[https://forum.puppylinux.com Support & Discussion Forum]].// ==[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=hOSd7wD-2x4 Top 7 Things GNU/Linux Does Better Than Microsoft Windows]]== ===Computer Operating System Releases=== ==A. Puppy GNU/Linux== ~-Using Debian package repositories {{image url="https://forum.puppylinux.com/download/file.php?id=16335&sid=44723c8d7d09ada7dfb1193ec6f1568c"}} ~~-[[https://github.com/peabee/releases BookwormPup32]] ~~~-[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/ Download]] ~~-[[https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=8690 BookwormPup64]] ~~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-bookwormpup/BookwormPup64/ Download]] ~-Using Slackware package repositories ~~-[[https://github.com/peabee/releases S15Pup]] ~~~-[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/ Download]] ~~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-s15pup/release-S15Pup-22.12.htm Release Notes]] ~-Using Ubuntu package repositories ~~-[[https://github.com/peabee/releases UPup32 (Bionic, Focal, Jammy & Noble)]] ~~~-[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/ Download]] ~~-{{color text="F96-CE" c="purple"}} ~~~-[[https://f96.puppylinux.com Download]] ~~~-[[https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=8392 Release Notes]] ~-Using Void package repositories ~~-[[https://github.com/peabee/releases VoidPup]] ~~~-[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/ Download]] ==B. EasyOS GNU/Linux {and other experimental, cutting-edge 64-bit GNU/Linux computer operating systems from [[https://bkhome.org/news/ Barry Kauler]]}== ~-EasyOS ~~-[[https://bkhome.org/news/tag_easy.html EasyOS development]] ~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/ EasyOS releases]] ~~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/daedalus/ Daedalus series]] (latest, first released 2024-10]] ~~~~-[[https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=13730 Forum thread]] ~~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/scarthgap/ Scarthgap series]] ~~~~-[[https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=13731&sid=902859a344e4d31a5878354b05cd8ae0 Forum thread]] ~~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/ Kirkstone series]] ~~~~-[[https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=11398 Forum thread]] ~-[[https://bkhome.org/news/202401/the-return-of-easyvoid.html EasyVoidOS]] ~~-[[https://bkhome.org/news/tag_easy.html EasyVoidOS development]] ~~-[[https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/void EasyVoidOS releases]] ~-[[https://bkhome.org/news/202403/quirky-has-returned.html QuirkyVoidOS]] ~~-[[https://bkhome.org/news/tag_quirky.html QuirkyVoidOS development]] ==C. [[https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/latest.html Fatdog64 GNU/Linux]]== ==D. Other Computer Operating Systems (for comparision with those above)== ~-[[https://nomadbsd.org/ NomadBSD]] ~~-[[https://nomadbsd.org/download.html 32-bit & 64-bit]] disk images ~-[[https://peppermintos.com/ PeppermintOS]] ~~-[[https://peppermintos.com/download-and-install/ 32-bit & 64-bit]] disk images ~-[[https://www.refracta.org/ RefractaOS]] ~~-[[https://get.refracta.org/files/daedalus/ 32-bit & 64-bit]] disk images ~-[[https://voidlinux.org/ Void Linux]] ~~-[[https://voidlinux.org/download/#i686 32-bit]] & [[https://voidlinux.org/download/#x86_64 64-bit]] disk images ==E. De-Googled Computer Operating Systems for Google Android-Based Devices== [[https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm Comparison of Google Android-Based Operating Systems]] ~~-[[https://iode.tech/iodeos/ iodéOS]] ~~~-[[https://iode.tech/iodeos-official-supported-devices/ Releases]] (iodéOS version) ~~~-[[https://iode.tech/installation/ Installation]] ~~~-Reviews ~~~~-//[[https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250224#iode DistroWatch Weekly]]//, 2025-02 ~~-[[https://calyxos.org/ CalyxOS]] ~~~-[[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sx6kk5ysl2d7md93baj10/CalyxOS-Install.pdf?rlkey=t42cxdat6jb9az27qdauncdfv&e=1&st=jov6jk8l&dl=0 Installing CalyxOS on Google Pixel]] ~~-[[https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS]] ~~~-[[https://grapheneos.org/releases Releases]] ~~~-[[https://grapheneos.org/install/ Installation]] ~~~~-//[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CKcQMt7v4 Segev]]//, 2025-04 ~~~~-//[[https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Graphene-Install:e Brockwell]]//, 2025-03 ~~~-Guides ~~~~-[[https://github.com/iAnonymous3000/awesome-grapheneos-guide iAnonymous3000]] ~~~-Reviews ~~~~-//[[https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20250331#grapheneos DistroWatch Weekly]]//, 2025-03 ~~-[[https://e.foundation/e-os/ /e/OS]] ~~~-[[https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases/ Releases]] ~~~-Reviews ~~~~-//[[https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20220704#murena DistroWatch Weekly]]//, 2022-07 ===Computer Operating System Installation of Groups A, B, C, & D=== ~-Installation to External Device ~~-[[LiveUSB]] ~~-[[LiveDVD]] ~~-[[InstallationFrugal]] ~-Installation to Internal Device ~~-[[InstallationFullHDD]] ~~-[[InstallationFrugal]] ===Privacy=== //[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pripvacy `privacy: freedom from unauthorized intrusion`]]// (Merriam-Webster) ~-[[https://rumble.com/c/robbraxman Internet Privacy Guy]] ~-Recommended Search Engine ~~-[[https://www.startpage.com/ StartPage]] ~-Browser Isolation The objective is to restrict browser [[https://ssd.eff.org/module/what-fingerprinting fingerprinting]] ~~-https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ ~~-https://brax.me/geo/ Minimize browser fingerprinting via strict Web browsing segregation (browser isolation), by employing a minimum of 3 Web browsers. For example: ~~-For when accessing Google services only & SIGNED-IN TO GOOGLE ACCOUNT, e.g. Gmail, Youtube ~~~-##[[https://www.google.com/chrome/ Chrome]]## ~~-For when accessing Google services only & **NOT** SIGNED-IN TO GOOGLE ACCOUNT, e.g. Youtube ~~~-##[[https://brave.com/ Brave]]## ~~-For when accessing everything else & **NOT** SIGNED-IN TO GOOGLE ACCOUNT ~~~-##[[https://librewolf.net/ LibreWolf]]##, ##[[https://floorp.app/en Floorp]]## and ##[[https://www.torproject.org/download/ Tor Browser]]## can be used to segregate into further categories: ~~~~-Banking/Finance/Shopping ~~~~-Entertainment/General ~~~~-News/Politics/Health ===Security=== //[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security `security: measures taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack, or escape`]]// (Merriam-Webster) //[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cybersecurity `cybersecurity: measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack`]]// (Merriam-Webster) ~-[[PasswordManager]] ===Networking=== ~-[[https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software Home Network Setup]] ===Backup=== ~-[[https://restic.net/ restic]] ~~-[[https://github.com/restic/restic Github entry]] ~~-[[https://github.com/restic/restic/releases Releases (Assets)]] ===Hardware=== ~-//[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNPFqsRqUC8 Choosing PC Build Components]]// --- [[https://www.puppylinux.com Home]] | AdminPages | RecentComments | PageIndex | RecentChanges | RecentlyCommented --- {{nocomments}}