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🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: Cui Bono?<p>For those interested in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a>, you may find this comparison <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kali</span></a> vs. ParrotOS useful; I did. FWIW I am building out a travel laptop for myself now, using <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParrotOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParrotOS</span></a>. I'm using a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Inspirion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspirion</span></a> 5493. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p><p><a href="https://topdailyblog.com/difference-between-kali-linux-and-parrot-os/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">topdailyblog.com/difference-be</span><span class="invisible">tween-kali-linux-and-parrot-os/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@knoppix95" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knoppix95</span></a></span> this is nothing new.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> almost always offered around €125 discount for <em>"no operating system"</em> and €100 for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuLTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UbuntuLTS</span></a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> - <em>if they offer any of those options at all</em>…</p><ul><li>Not to mention Lenovo, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> actually get paid $25 by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> for any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/preinstall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preinstall</span></a> since at least 2012 in return for not shipping <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on said devices!</li></ul><p>What is a problem is that Lenovo doesn't actually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Support</span></a> even <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/certified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>certified</span></a>"</em> devices like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P15v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P15v</span></a> and it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMM7360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMM7360</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWAN</span></a> chip, the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fibocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fibocom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/850GL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>850GL</span></a>, at all, and they refuse to provide <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/drivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drivers</span></a> for it!</p>
Linux G. Fossman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span> I'm not sure about other countries but <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> AU/NZ customer support is apparently happy with installing Linux on any laptop before shipping it if you arrange in advance, according to what they told me. </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LinuxPreinstalled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxPreinstalled</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LinuxLaptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxLaptops</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gnuLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinux</span></a></p>
ComputerBase<p>Alienware 16/18 Area-51: Gaming-Notebook mit RTX 5080 startet für 4.099&nbsp;Euro <a href="https://www.computerbase.de/news/notebooks/alienware-16-18-area-51-gaming-notebook-mit-rtx-5080-startet-fuer-4-099-euro.92330/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerbase.de/news/notebooks</span><span class="invisible">/alienware-16-18-area-51-gaming-notebook-mit-rtx-5080-startet-fuer-4-099-euro.92330/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alienware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alienware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Area51" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Area51</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a></p>
Deutschland<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/de/57227/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/de/57227/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Sonicwall warnt vor DoS-Lücke in SSLVPN <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Alert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alert</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>&amp;Technology <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sicherheitsl%C3%BCcken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitslücken</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sicherheitsupdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitsupdates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SonicOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SonicOS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SSLVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSLVPN</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technik</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wissenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaft</span></a>&amp;Technik</p>
heise online English<p>Sonicwall warns of DoS vulnerability in SSLVPN</p><p>A security vulnerability affects the SSLVPN of Sonicwall's SonicOS. It is classified as high risk.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sonicwall-warns-of-DoS-vulnerability-in-SSLVPN-10361050.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/Sonicwall-war</span><span class="invisible">ns-of-DoS-vulnerability-in-SSLVPN-10361050.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Sicherheitsl%C3%BCcken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitslücken</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
heise Security<p>Sonicwall warnt vor DoS-Lücke in SSLVPN</p><p>Eine Sicherheitslücke betrifft das SSLVPN von Sonicwalls SonicOS. Sie ist als hohes Risiko klassifiziert.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Sonicwall-warnt-vor-DoS-Luecke-in-SSLVPN-10360960.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Sonicwall-warnt-</span><span class="invisible">vor-DoS-Luecke-in-SSLVPN-10360960.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Sicherheitsl%C3%BCcken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitslücken</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
AskUbuntu<p>Dell PRO PREMIUM 13 - OV08X40 webcam not working on Ubuntu 24.04 — device detected, but no image <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a> #2404 <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webcam</span></a></p><p><a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/1546323/612" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">askubuntu.com/q/1546323/612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
AskUbuntu<p>No WiFi or Bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04 Dell on XPS 14 (Intel AX211), works only after entering BIOS <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/dualboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dualboot</span></a> <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wireless</span></a> #2204 <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluetooth</span></a> <a href="https://ubuntu.social/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a></p><p><a href="https://askubuntu.com/q/1546335/612" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">askubuntu.com/q/1546335/612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
heise online English<p>US tariffs: Global PC sales increase</p><p>In anticipation of US tariffs, global PC deliveries in Q1 2025 will rise by almost seven percent compared to last year. However, uncertainty remains.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/US-tariffs-Global-PC-sales-increase-10358857.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/US-tariffs-Gl</span><span class="invisible">obal-PC-sales-increase-10358857.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/HewlettPackard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HewlettPackard</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/PCMarkt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCMarkt</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Wirtschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wirtschaft</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
heise online<p>US-Zölle: Globale PC-Verkäufe legen zu</p><p>In Erwartung von US-Zöllen steigen die globalen PC-Lieferungen im ersten Quartal 2025 um fast sieben Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Unsicherheit aber bleibt.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/US-Zoelle-Globale-PC-Verkaeufe-legen-zu-10358846.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/US-Zoelle-Global</span><span class="invisible">e-PC-Verkaeufe-legen-zu-10358846.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/HewlettPackard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HewlettPackard</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/PCMarkt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCMarkt</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Wirtschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wirtschaft</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
derSammler<p>Not really retro, but I'm currently restoring one of the most epic laptops ever made: a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DELL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DELL</span></a> Precision M6400 "Covet". This thing is a beast. While already 15 years old, it is still faster than many cheap notebooks you can buy today. And it looks stunning.</p><p>More (specs and pics) once I got it up and running.</p>
AAKL<p>Cisco has lagged Dell for three zero-day vulnerabilities, pending the related report: <a href="https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_info" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">talosintelligence.com/vulnerab</span><span class="invisible">ility_info</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@TalosSecurity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TalosSecurity</span></a></span> </p><p>Dell security advisories: <a href="https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dell.com/support/security/en-us</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/zeroday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zeroday</span></a></p>
AlexHernandez :verified:<p>Dell Plus AI PC line now available with AMD </p><p><a href="https://techaeris.com/2025/04/21/dell-plus-ai-pc-line-now-available-w-amd/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techaeris.com/2025/04/21/dell-</span><span class="invisible">plus-ai-pc-line-now-available-w-amd/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> </p><p>The new naming convention of the Dell Plus AI PC line is sure to hit some users a bit heavy, but I do like that they've made things less convoluted.</p>
Santiago<p>Acá va un <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/viernesdeescritorio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viernesdeescritorio</span></a> con toda la nostalgia de los 2000s Slackware 15 32-bits con escritorio WindowMaker en Dell Precision 530MT Dual Xeon 2800DP 2GB RDRAM ECC 250GB IDE ATA RAID-1 nVidia FX5500 256MB con kernel custom en exhibición en la FLISoL Montevideo 2025 próximamente <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/slackware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slackware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/gnulinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnulinux</span></a></p>
Schenkl<p>Was haben die bei <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DELL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DELL</span></a> eigentlich geraucht, dass die CMOS Batterien so aufs PCB fixieren?</p><p>Nicht der klassische Halter mit der Feder, sondern etwas deutlich schwerer zu entfernendes -.-</p>
Kroc Camen<p>Late last year, the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> laptop (Inspiron 15 5405) I bought, broke. I had gotten it very cheap second hand (£250) and it was the best CPU I've ever had (<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a> Ryzen 5 4500U) attached to the worst chassis man has ever made; I can only describe the computer as having been designed by people who never used it, or even saw one assembled. The metal hinge bracket smashed the display due to the flimsy plastic screen housing. The second M.2 slot is physically unusable(!) because the speaker molding is too close for even the smallest M.2 board (2230?)</p><p>I've been limited to a netbook for the last few months and it's been hard work. 1GHz + 4GB RAM is hell when you're trying to do anything creative and switching to Linux in the process.</p><p>I've just ordered a new laptop, this time a Thinkpad T14s Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U / 16GB RAM. I would have been overjoyed just to stick with another 4500U as all my previous laptops were <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> and performance was just utterly miserable, especially with games and I say that as someone who only plays games older than 2010!</p><p>The moral of this story is never buy a Dell, no matter how good the price!</p>
heise online English<p>Sonicwall SMA100: Attackers abuse old vulnerability</p><p>Attacks are currently taking place on old vulnerabilities in Sonicwall's firmware for devices in the SMA100 series. </p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sonicwall-SMA100-Attackers-abuse-old-vulnerability-10355687.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/Sonicwall-SMA</span><span class="invisible">100-Attackers-abuse-old-vulnerability-10355687.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Cyberangriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberangriff</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Exploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploit</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Sicherheitsl%C3%BCcken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitslücken</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Updates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Updates</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
heise Security<p>Sonicwall SMA100: Angreifer missbrauchen alte Sicherheitslücke</p><p>Derzeit finden Angriffe auf alte Sicherheitslücken in Sonicwalls Firmware für Geräte der SMA100-Baureihen statt. </p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Sonicwall-SMA100-Angreifer-missbrauchen-alte-Sicherheitsluecke-10355459.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Sonicwall-SMA100</span><span class="invisible">-Angreifer-missbrauchen-alte-Sicherheitsluecke-10355459.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Cyberangriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberangriff</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Exploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploit</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Sicherheitsl%C3%BCcken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sicherheitslücken</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Updates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Updates</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Courtney Rosenthal<p>I'm trying to install Manjaro on an old Dell Latitude 5400 laptop. The install was successful but the screen goes black on boot.</p><p>Did a firmware update, and now everything is copacetic.</p><p>So, yay, new laptop on the way.</p><p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/manjaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manjaro</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a></p>