Advanced Security oldschool's cheapo laptop configuration

[Sampei.Nihira]

Switched to Firefox as my main browser since Chrome's "Delete data sites have saved to your device when you close all windows" is completely broken.

Yes, you're right.
I use a policy.

 

[oldschool]

Switched to Malwarebytes Browser Guard. Looks like they've added features and made improvements.

That is all.

 

[Parkinsond]

Switched to Malwarebytes Browser Guard. Looks like they've added features and made improvements.

That is all.

Tried it before long time ago; effective, but resource-hungry.

 

[oldschool]

Tried it before long time ago; effective, but resource-hungry.

Testing it to check efficiency. I always disable tracking protection.

 

[Parkinsond]

Testing it to check efficiency. I always disable tracking protection.

Symantec extension gives me very good protection, at the expense of more than average FP, with minimal resource usage.

 

[oldschool]

Returned to Ungoogled Chromium as a chromium option since it properly deletes device data on exit.

That is all.

 

[Parkinsond]

Returned to Ungoogled Chromium as a chromium option since it properly deletes device data on exit.

That is all.

Is anyone using Chromium, not ungoogled Chromium, not Chrome.
It's always ahead of updates!

 

[oldschool]

Is anyone using Chromium, not ungoogled Chromium, not Chrome.
It's always ahead of updates!

View attachment 295314

I didn't consider it though I know about it. It's definitely an option. Manual updating is still required.

I'll look into it again. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[Parkinsond]

Manual updating is still required.

I did not know this shortcoming; thank you for informing.

 

[oldschool]

I did not know this shortcoming; thank you for informing.

Ungoogled Chromium (Eloston) is at v xxx.7559.109 vs ungoogled chromium (Marmaduke) is at xxx.7559.103 vs regular chromium (Hibbiki) is at xxx.7559.110. If you want true chromium it's like having Chrome Dev or Canary as they release almost daily.

So I'm sticking with Eloston version for now. Once it's setup it's a no-brainer to update because it installs over the top, and keeps your configuration intact.

Note that some functionality is broken or missing, e.g. Hulu video, etc.

 

[oldschool]

@Parkinsond - FYI, I found the following info here Ungoogled Chromium Extension Installation and Update Guide #3472

#Keeping Your Web Browser Up to Date

To keep extensions up to date, you must keep your browser up to date. If you did not install Ungoogled Chromium from a store, you will need to update it manually. To update manually, refer to the list below.
Links for download and installation instructions are as follows:

.... If you want to automatically update Ungoogled Chromium, you can use ungoogled-updater Python script that creates a Task Scheduler on Windows.

You can read about downloading and updating extensions on the same page. I use the NeverDecaf extension to handle both functions. Very simple.

 

[Parkinsond]

Note that some functionality is broken or missing, e.g. Hulu video, etc.

No DRM?

 

[oldschool]

No DRM?

Nope. I believe you can install the plugin if you want to go that route, but it doesn't look simple. Anyway, I use Firefox for video.

@Parkinsond I edited this post.

 

[LinuxFan58]

@Parkinsond and @oldschool
Easiest is to install Brave or Chrome and copy the widevinecdm folder into (same subfolder of) UnGoogled (worked for me in Linux)

 

[oldschool]

@Parkinsond and @oldschool
Easiest is to install Brave or Chrome and copy the widevinecdm folder into (same subfolder of) UnGoogled (worked for me in Linux)

It's so funny, I just did that and then saw your post. It works great!

CrapAI gave some junk answer when queried.

 

[oldschool]

Ungoogled Chromium flags.

 

[lokamoka820]

It's so funny, I just did that and then saw your post. It works great!

CrapAI gave some junk answer when queried.

Linux users always have workarounds, this is a second nature for them.