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submitted 1 year ago by QuietStorm@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Im very paranoid about getting into piracy and im not sure if i should or it or not but there are so many things i want that i cant afford.

is there a secure linux os that i can use without a vpn? im pretty use to windows 10 but i was told linux mint is good for this kind of stuff, is that true?

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[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Doesnt matter. Most Linux Distros use some bullshit DNS provider like Cloudflare or Google by default. Also, no Distro has a VPN preinstalled and you should not torrent over Tor.

So get a VPN that supports port forwarding, maybe host your own on an anonymous VPS. then use qbittorrent Flatpak, on any Linux Distro with automatic security updates and a firewall

[-] greybeard@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

Most distros use whatever DNS provider your router's DHCP gives them. That's not something the OS normally decides. Some browsers are taking upon themselves to use DNS over HTTPS, which often does use Cloudflare or Google, but that's not the OS doing it.

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

True. And the second option in systemd-resolved would be to use some of the ones I mentioned.

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