1 Varies by brand and model, but usual a cellular connectivity module, aka telematics. Some cars you can simply pull a fuse, some make it hard
2 Killing the telematics by pulling a fuse can cut off inbuilt navigation functions or the entire display and control system depending on how integrated it is. Work arounds can include pulling the GSM module or faraday caging the antenna.
Iām drawing a blank on itā¦ makes me think of MK Linux, AKA MicroKernel Linux from the 90s, but Iām pretty sure theyāre not related if this is Debian-based.
How can someone not know how to use Debian though? It was a pain when 1.0 was released, but these days installs just as easily as Mintā¦.
Debian is far from difficult but it is certainly not as easy and beginner friendly to install as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Mint or any other mainstream distro (unless Iām using the wrong iso or something). Debian is a great intermediate distro, but I canāt feel comfortable recommending it to newbies until there is a proper beginner friendly guided install process.
I understand and respect the choice of some distros to not go the guided installer route and go with approaches that are more traditional, flexible, and better suited for more advanced users. And I donāt want to see these options go away. But I donāt recommend these distros to beginners unless they express interest in learning/DIY
Itās great if you are experienced with Linux & its tools as it has a one stop suite for most things Iād give myself messing with at some point.
I could write out an entire review, but long story short as a former distrohopper of at least 60, this is my second favorite āI need a good desktopā distro.
If it works for you go for it. I donāt hear much about it, and havenāt encountered anyone using it. I know it is one of few Debian based distros that is based on Debian itself and not Ubuntu, that is about all I know about it.
What attracts you to it? What are its selling points and what makes it different from Debian? Do you know anything about the developers.
Yeah the fact that OP calls systemd ānewā or even knows what systemd is makes me doubt the authenticity of the original post (or more likely I just misinterpreted the top post).
I read it as an excited new Linux user who āDoesnāt know how to use Debianā and is enthusiastic about MX Linux. But there is no way in hell someone who doesnāt know how to use Debian would have a preference for alternative unit systems and definitely wouldnāt be calling systemd new
Maybe they donāt know how to use debian, because it uses systemd?
(Insert SpongeBob meme here:
āI like mx Linuxā
āWhat does that mean?ā
āIt means heās afraid of systemdā
āNo it doesnātā
āsystemctl restart sshdjournalctlā
āStop it, youāre scaring himā)
Based on privacyguides suggestion page itself, SimpleX chat would be the next in line you can try.
Briar is only for Android AFAIK. Matrix/Element does offer E2EE chat/vid but, based on the page, itās not recommended for long term sensitive use.
Regardless, with the current situation against encryption, any app that stays will be subject to similar conundrum about leaving/abiding the law like Signal. The ones abiding may need more scrutiny, of course.
Briar can be distributed from device to device via a direct download and works without relying on a central server. You can even chat without access to the internet via bluetooth or external storage. I don't think getting rid of Briar is going to work... ;) What I'm trying to say is that Briar was also made with laws like these in mind, and it will be able to continue existing even if Briar would be forced to somehow disable downloads from the eu.
Briar is probably the best bet if we want something that works despite any governmental effort to break encrypted messaging.
I never really used it (I donāt have anyone around it interested to try it with me :'( ) but I would be interested to hear more about it if anyone has experience with it.
Iām quoting the page that I linked from privacyguides warning
These messengers do not have Forward Secrecy, and while they fulfill certain needs that our previous recommendations may not, we do not recommend them for long-term or sensitive communications. Any key compromise among message recipients would affect the confidentiality of all past communications.
I think Signal wonāt leave unless they have to (have to meaning if the only alternative to leaving is to undermine user privacy/security which they will not do)
And if Signal has no other alternative than I canāt see how every other e2ee messenger wouldnāt also face the same difficult choice.
Edit: also what does exiting the EU actually mean? Like what would prevent you from just continuing to use the app?
I really canāt believe that chat control will come. But also I was wrong before and strange things happenā¦ So there are applications that canāt really be considert providers of chat services. Like: Deltachat, Element, Conversations or Silence. Which use the protocolās Email, Matrix, XMPP, SMS for which there are numerous providers. Therefore allowing you to simply send E2E messages without the provider having any influence.
Another problem with phone number requirement. EU phone number? Get out of here. Otherwise youāre right. With a vpn, whatās to stop you from continuing to use it.
Why would Signal stop accepting European phone numbers? Itās not like they want to leave the EU, they can just continue offering their services to EU users, but they canāt have servers or offices or any legal entities in the EU if they get banned. Thatās not such a problem, you can access Signal over the internet from anywhere in the world, and if EU states start blocking Signal, you can still use Signal TLS proxies, good old VPNs or Tor. Edit: Signal is also banned in Iran, but they of course accept Iranian phone numbers, as they donāt impose the ban, the Iranian government does. You donāt really have to worry about this, Iām sure Signal will do everything in their power to continue to operate, even in jurisdictions in which itās banned.
Works great for me. Iām running mx23 after running mx19 for a few years.
I hope mx23 is better with updates, or making easier to update, as updates broke in mx19 not long after I first installed it. My only complaint. Otherwise great.
I have little to comment on regarding the motivation for your post ā I am not up to date with whatās happening in the EU ā but, for an encrypted messaging-app alternative to Signal, I can recommend Matrix.
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