Advanced Plus Security Divine_Barakah's Second Laptop Security Config

[Divine_Barakah]

Panda Adaptive Defense | PandaDefense.com

www.pandadefense.com

Does anyone know if Panda Home has access to the same Threat Intelligence that is available in rebranded WatchGuard Business products?

 

[stonjean633]

Should be the same TI access/usage for Consumer and Business Editions. Afterall, this is what powers the Cloud.

Same with core AV definitions, consumers are same with business editons but with a few tweaks.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Tested my cpu temp using an 8-fan laptop stand and a Vertical stand

1- Without a stand, my avg Cpu temp is 52-60c
2- With the 8-fan stand 50-56
3- with the vertical stand (laptop lid close and the vent is up facing the ceiling) 38-45c

 

[Victor M]

with the vertical stand (laptop lid close and the vent is up facing the ceiling) 38-45c

photo please ? I have a hard time picturing it. What is a vertical stand ?

 

[Divine_Barakah]

photo please ? I have a hard time picturing it. What is a vertical stand ?

The most important thing is the vent should be facing the ceiling.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Panda Full system scan too an hour and 18 min on my device. This is very slow in comparison to other solutions. This is a clean system image and I don't have anything installed yet except for Waterfox and AOMEI Backuuper

 

[Divine_Barakah]

View attachment 294837

Feel free to download it and make it connect to the cloud.

The website was never blocked for me.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Downloading the minimal ISO of Manjaro XFCE. Will test it live before I install it.

 

[Parkinsond]

Downloading the minimal ISO of Manjaro XFCE. Will test it live before I install it.

Manjaro was a star few years ago, then no one is mentioning!

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Manjaro was a star few years ago, then no one is mentioning!

In my opinion it is the best arch-based distro. I even view it as an independent distro as they have their repositories.

Viewing the Arch Wiki, my laptop is fully supported. The only hardware component that shows "untested" Is the TPM.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I am also considering CachyOS and EndeavourOS

 

[lokamoka820]

Manjaro was a star few years ago, then no one is mentioning!

In my opinion it is the best arch-based distro. I even view it as an independent distro as they have their repositories.

They are currently on strike, and the future of the distro remains uncertain.

Technology Thread 'Manjaro Linux Team Goes on Strike, Threatens to Fork the Project'

Mar 18, 2026

Manjaro has long been one of the more popular Arch-based Linux distributions, known for making Arch Linux more accessible to everyday users. But it has been losing ground for years, both in terms of user trust and active contributors, and the complaints about its direction have only gotten louder.

Now, things have hit a breaking point, with calls for a fork if the current leadership does not budge.

A Manjaro team member going by the handle "Aragorn" has published the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto" on the official Manjaro forum. The post lays out a...

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[Divine_Barakah]

I spend three hours reading what users are saying about Manjaro, Solus and Elementary OS. Thus, I have reconsidered my options and now I am downloading Fedora Cosmic Spin.

First, Fedora supports secure boot out of the box. It is stable and everything that I need runs perfectly on it.

 

[lokamoka820]

I spend three hours reading what users are saying about Manjaro, Solus and Elementary OS. Thus, I have reconsidered my options and now I am downloading Fedora Cosmic Spin.

First, Fedora supports secure boot out of the box. It is stable and everything that I need runs perfectly on it.

Good choice. While the three distributions you mentioned were very popular in the past, each now has its own problems. They are still generally good, but not in the top positions they once were.