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Originally Posted by assettt
Thanks it worked but somehow the colours are not as vivid as when i'm running XP.
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May well be just a matter of theme or choice of palette. Also,
what colour depth did sax2 pick for you?
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Originally Posted by assettt
Another question i'm thinking of a firewall and antivirus/malware installation or it's not needed on linux.
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As zmyrgel said: the vast majority of viruses and malware
are Windows-specific. You can get Linux-virus scanners, though,
there's amavis which is opensource, and couple of proprietary
but free ones,
www.f-prot.com for instance. You SHOULD read
up on firewalling, and make sure you only have stuff running that
you need. Linux uses iptables which is a pretty good packet-
filtering solution, and which is being handled by numerous GUI
tools if that's what you're after. One more thing: even though
Linux doesn't have a plethora of viruses - there are root-kits
out there that are being planted via some exploits; you want
to be aware of those, and check on a more or less regular
basis (rkhunter & chkrootkit are two good choices). Internet
security is not a status-quo, it's a state of mind. To be aware
of potential harm is the first step of preventing it; lulling oneself
in a false sense of security is the first step to being had.
Cheers,
Tink
