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Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Jocklad - 01-17-2018
Linux lite 3.8 beta updated.
[img height=450 width=800]https://i.imgur.com/Dh1lrRr.png[/img]
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - UltraCookie - 01-17-2018
Doesn't look too good for me :-\ but I'm still on -109
How do I get -111
I already ran updates
![[Image: 9qa0wMV.png]](https://i.imgur.com/9qa0wMV.png)
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Ottawagrant - 01-17-2018
Similar results as others Variant #1- Not vulnerable, Variant #2-vulnerable, Variant #3-not vulnerable. This is on a new (for me) computer. Only computer that I have with an AMD processor. Good & simple way to check. Will check again after next kernel update.
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Valtam - 01-17-2018
(01-17-2018, 05:45 PM)UltraCookie link Wrote: How do I get -111
Just have to wait for your local repo to push updates. Or you could try another repo.
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Valtam - 01-17-2018
:o
http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-lite-developer-creates-automated-spectre-meltdown-checker-for-linux-oses-519431.shtml
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - TheDead - 01-17-2018
(01-17-2018, 09:36 PM)Jerry link Wrote: :o
http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-lite-developer-creates-automated-spectre-meltdown-checker-for-linux-oses-519431.shtml
Wow, grats Jerry! Alexa says Softpedia is bigger than MajorGeek and TechSpot. Check that web hit-counter fly!
Cheers!
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Searchernow - 01-18-2018
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to follow this thread, with gratitude for the knowledgeable work being done by you all. Thanks.
What I have done is to Install Updates at least once a day, and keep my LL system as up-to-date as possible. Here is a copy of (some of) my system info
-Version-
Kernel : Linux 4.4.0-111-generic (x86_64)
Compiled : #134-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 15 14:53:09 UTC 2018
C Library : Unknown
Default C Compiler : GNU C Compiler version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.5)
Distribution : Linux Lite 3.6
I am hoping (aren't we all!) that LL will be patched enough to continue safe browsing - subject of course to staying off sites of unknown security as usual.
I run a Win 7 laptop also, very similar i5 specs, for work, cad programmes. I don't go online much with that Win 7 laptop, (and haven't at all in the past week I think) using my LL for almost all my browsing, email etc. So my plan is to stay off-line completely on the Windows 7 laptop until it's known to be "safe" out there! Or should I chance "Windows updates"?
I do have a netbook with an Atom processor - did someone say the Atom is not affected?
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - trinidad - 01-18-2018
A simple spectre-meltdown-checker for Windows systems that deals with the registry key permissions. You must have up to date AV that allows the regkey flag.
https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
TC
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Vera - 01-18-2018
(01-17-2018, 09:05 PM)Ottawagrant link Wrote: Similar results as others Variant #1- Not vulnerable, Variant #2-vulnerable, Variant #3-not vulnerable.
Exactly the results that I got too on my laptop when I checked it this morning. I haven't looked at my main machine yet.
A huge Thank You to [member=2]Jerry[/member] for making this user-friendly script to get and run the checker. I honestly don't think I would have bothered checking for vulnerabilities if it wasn't for Jerry's script. This was so easy to install and use. I just downloaded from GitHub, then right click on package and go "extract here", then go in folder and mark both scripts as executable and double-click on the "start" script. Then it opens up a window and runs and gives the results. It was so fast and uncomplicated.
Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion - Valtam - 01-18-2018
[member=6960]Vera[/member] great to hear
