Say "goodbye" to Windows and "Hello" to Linux

Say "goodbye" to Windows and "Hello" to Linux -

Most VPN users works on PCs with Microsoft Windows - which is ok, but from 'not necessarily a security point -of-view the best option. That's why you might want to consider switching to a different operating system, such as Linux.

Not only will you be completely affected by one of the many security holes and vulnerabilities in Windows, you will also use a free system and open-source operating where thousands of experts are constantly working to provide safe and easy way to use your PC -. without relying on Microsoft

If you are not familiar with Linux, you've never used before, and you've been working on Windows for many years, you might consider Linux too technical, too complicated and can only be used for real geeks. However this is not the case anymore

There is only "one" Linux. there are countless so-called "distributions", which differ in many aspects. There are distributions specially designed for multimedia use, distributions specially designed for geeks, for office workers, for the players, for everything. The Web offers help you to make your decision, for example, tests show that the distribution best fits your needs: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/[1945003~~number=plural]

For beginners, Ubuntu is a good choice. Please note that you must remove your Windows installation when you want to use Linux; you do not even need to install it as a bootable operating system on your device. If you prefer, you can even run Linux from a CD / DVD, without installing a single byte on your hard drive

This means that you can choose from :.

a) Linux installation as a bootable operating system next to Windows (so that you can choose at startup)

+ Pro: Good choice if you plan to use Linux more often than Windows

- Con: Difficult for Linux -newbies

b) Installing Linux as a virtual machine on Windows (so that Linux is basically run like any other Windows application)

+ Pro: You can run Windows and Linux simultaneously

- Con: Not as fast as a real installation, and uses more resources

c) running Linux completely from CD / DVD (so-called "live CD / DVD")

+ Pro: Good to test distributions without the need to install / configure the first

- Con: most changes / customizations are lost the next time

the simplest method is c), which also has the advantage that you can test everything without making any changes to your disk. You just need to download a live CD / DVD, burn and start the

However, if you plan to use Linux and use it regularly, we recommend trying the method b) -. Installing Windows as virtual. Machine

a good tutorial for doing this can be found here: http: //www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox

once you install a suitable Linux distribution using your favorite method of installation, you can connect to HMA! Pro VPN using different connection methods. Please refer to the "Linux - Getting Started". Article on our knowledge base for instructions

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