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I think it is better for the OP to rather try and understand what the vulnerabilities in Linux is and to use the appropriate tools for Linux.

yes, BUT the OP also needs to keep their confidence level, relative to what they know NOW (even if it's the way windows does things) if we wish them to move over with relative confidence.

Excellent point. That's what helps out newbies like me who haven't a clue and need a gentle guiding hand to upgrade from Windows to SUSE or other distributions. You wouldn't expect me to pop in Slack and fire off vi would you? :) That's as bad as back in '83 when I got on an XT machine, put the floppy in and saw this thing which said a:\> -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.livebeans.com linux - genuine windows replacement part