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Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Herm1t - 11-10-2010
Hello everyone,
I recently got a second 1tb sata 2 hdd.
I was thinking about what should i do now....what should i do with 2tb now... still no idea but
I wanna make this 2nd hdd extra secure for my private files and everyday use ( so no hacking, warez etc )
I was thinking on i should install a different OS on that hdd ( a rare one, maybe less virus will infect it ) all hackers mainly make viruses for windows OS, correct me if i am wrong.
My second idea was, if both of the hdd is connected to pc constantly then if i would got ratted the hacker could see my other hdd also, how should i solvethis problem? buy 2 mobile rack? or any better idea?
Which OS would u suggest?
thanks for ur help in advance
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Lin - 11-10-2010
Go Ubuntu.
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Herm1t - 11-10-2010
I see, what about linux mint or redhat linux?
why ubunutu?
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Lin - 11-10-2010
I use Linux Mint on my desktop.
I highly suggest that as well
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Herm1t - 11-10-2010
hmm I dont exactly get it, isnt linux ubunutu, linux mint, linux redhat are different OS?
like win xp, win vist, win7
so the best choice would be linux mint?
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Lin - 11-10-2010
Well no,
Linux Mint, Linux Redhat, Backtrack, etc are Linux Distros.
To be honest now that I think about it Linux Backtrack is used for hacking WEP's,etc so it might seem useful to you as well i'm not sure what you want this particular OS for specifically.
But if you're looking for something close to Windows so you can make a happy transfer to Linux (If you are a Windows User) Linux Mint is Mint.
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Sam - 11-10-2010
Moved to the correct section. Please read forum descriptions in future.
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Herm1t - 11-10-2010
@Sam you are right, sorry
I see, then i might will choose Mint. Btw i guess not many games runs on linux right?
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - Xzotic - 11-10-2010
I have Ubuntu on my 2nd partion, I love it. Except there really is no point in having another OS. IMO its annoying switching OS back and forth... But hey you can give it a shot.
RE: Suggest me an OS for 2nd hdd - itmoney22 - 11-10-2010
going with linux will allow u not be to be infected easy, and i think if the infected windows harddrive is in use as well as the other one in linux he can see ur stuff but im not 100% sure