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//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.//

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==[[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
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~~-[[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]]//

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