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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Windows just fucked up my bootloader... (self.linux)

submitted 8 months ago by TheCMK to c/[email protected]

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I thought I was safe from this if I installed windows on a completely separate harddrive... I clearly overestimated Microsoft's ability to make on operating system that does not act like literal malware. Oh well! I guess I'm 100% linux now.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It’s worth noting that this isn’t a bug in the tpm uhh 1.1(?) specification. It’s working as intended.

The system was designed to prevent compromises from software attacks and people yanking the hard drives, not keep an enterprising uart-haver at bay.

State level attackers were never the target of the tpm and neither were downwardly mobile highly educated individuals.