LINUX LITE 7.2 FINAL RELEASED - SEE RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION FOR DETAILS


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Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion
#61
Linux lite 3.8 beta updated.

[img height=450 width=800]https://i.imgur.com/Dh1lrRr.png[/img]
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#62
Doesn't look too good for me  :-\ but I'm still on -109
How do I get -111
I already ran updates
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Linux Lite 5.0 on Lenovo Edge 540 <3
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#63
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.
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#64
(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.
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#65
:o

http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-lit...9431.shtml
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#66
(01-17-2018, 09:36 PM)Jerry link Wrote: :o

http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-lit...9431.shtml

Wow, grats Jerry! Alexa says Softpedia is bigger than MajorGeek and TechSpot. Check that web hit-counter fly! Wink

Cheers!
- TheDead (TheUxNo0b)

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#67
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?
SN.  I hope my reply has been useful - click Thank on the left.
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#68
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
All opinions expressed and all advice given by Trinidad Cruz on this forum are his responsibility alone and do not necessarily reflect the views or methods of the developers of Linux Lite. He is a citizen of the United States where it is acceptable to occasionally be uninformed and inept as long as you pay your taxes.
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#69
(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.
Using Linux Lite for everything now. I put it on my desktop and my laptop. Woohoo!
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#70
[member=6960]Vera[/member] great to hear Smile
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