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To: ShadowAce

shadowAce- This is off topic- but perhaps you might know a good answer- I would like to know if there is an easy way to use linux in a sandbox-like environment where at the end of a session everything gets deleted so that there is no possibility any harm being done- I have someone wanting to use my computer for online at home work- which i think is a farce- but just to be completely safe- I would like to use use something that can be deleted and not harm computer in any way-

I wonder if having them do their work from a linux CD might be safe?

Or from a virtual machine where it runs windows 10?

I checked out sandboxes for linux, but they look a bit too complicated for me-


5 posted on 02/07/2019 9:37:33 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434
Yes--you can run Linux through a live USB stick (or Live D if you prefer). That would shield your main OS installation from 99+% of malware issues out there.

Running in a VM is also a very viable option. It depends on your level of comfort in running each type of technology.

6 posted on 02/07/2019 10:01:05 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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