Recent content by Brickwizard

Which Distribution have you chosen? 1] if your mean your usb drive with the installation ISO on it, then format as a single drive as Fats ot ex-fats 2]formatting any drive will completely wipe any information on it, if it has been use to store files/folders, then thease will need to be saved to...

similar... oh and as yours is a big one:eek: [mine is only 120gb] get yourself a passive heat sink similar to this...

Welcome as far as i see it you have 2 options, 1] if you feel Linux competent, then start with the Kernel and build your own be-spoke distribution just for publishing. 2]start with a full-blown distribution and hack out the apps you do not need and install any you do. Hopefully it is post 2010...

if its the one i am thinking of it has a 4th gen quad-core I series CPU, which makes it very similar to my HP, I invested in a PCIE to NVMe adaptor card and installed an NVMe main drive, it made a hell of a difference to my speed.

Nill ,Naught,nothing,scrtach,zilch,

Welcome to the forums @qwader I am sorry to tell you, that you should have read the KALI doc's [link on the download page] BEFORE attempting to install and use it, Kali is not for beginners Kali is not for anyone who is not experienced in Linux and the use of the Linux terminal [usually around...

I'm with you on that one, the nearest thing i have to AI is the wife, who i keep on the right side of me so i cant hear her [i'm deaf in the right ear]

addition oh and if your using Facebook Messenger, then i have a desktop Linux app called Caprine, it connects to FB chat, but you don't get the rest of the rubbish on FB. again you can drag n'drop from it

with MSM you should be able to drag and drop from the messenger page to desktop, WhatsApp i found a pig [its my granddaughter favourite] what i ended up doing is installing the Linux whatsapp desktop app, and drag n'drop from that, [it is available in a flatpak for most Debian based distributions]

to make an installation bootable ISO pen-drive, it needs to be a min of 4 gb so 6 will be fine, i always say get the best quality you can afford, cheap ones often cause problems] Linux comes with 90% of the drivers you will require, many of which will self install, some graphic and wi-fi will...

Welcome installing Linux on any apple machine is going to be a challenge, but with care, time and patients it can be done, the M1 CPU adds a few extra hoops to go through, and also restricts the number of distributions you have to choose from, the following article will give you a good idea what...

with both my old android and now my granddaughters iPhone I just use a cable connection and drag n'drop from the phone to the desktop then edit/ sort them from there.

the Ryzen 7 series are clocked to the max and then locked, but you can under volt them, sorry I dont have the time to explain in full, but if you scroll through the following article to undervoting and have a read it will put you on the right track...

Most Epson printers work just fine with the Linux drivers found in most distribution repositories

Overheating with this CPU is a common complaint when under load [including using windows] the max working temp is around 95 deg [but not recommended,] Looking at the AMD Specs for your CPU, it should have an adjustable TDP rating from 35 watts to 54 watts. look in in BIOS , you should be able...