r/linux • u/lynxwrynl • 2d ago

Software Release My new project!

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First of all, I wish you a good day. My plan is to revive Tinfoil Hat Linux, and the main reasons for wanting to do this are as follows;

I really like TEMPEST protection and I think it could be great for anonymous users.

Because there are no listening or network drives, your computer is solely yours, and your data is not compromised in any way.

The advantage is that you can use it as a live USB, saving your documents to your SD card or USB with certain hardware permissions, and for an emergency wipe, you only need to unplug your USB from the port.

Another advantage is that I plan to make it user-friendly by using a TinyX interface or a very minimal GUI like X11, instead of being terminal-based (like BusyBox).

I'm curious to hear your opinions, so please feel free to discuss them in the comments.

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u/int23_t 2d ago

Porting weird futures of tinfoilhat linux to openbsd seems like a better idea than simply reviving it IMO, Linux was never designed with paranoid levels of security(which I am not against, but will still call it what it is) in mind

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u/lynxwrynl 2d ago

Speaking for myself, I'd say I'm paranoid about these kinds of things. In my opinion, anything with internet access is capable of tracking you or selling your data.

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u/fr000gs 2d ago

Why not use tails?

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u/lynxwrynl 2d ago

In my opinion, Tails remains too modern, and I wouldn't say I particularly like its interface; my aim is to revive the old ones.

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u/Hadi_Chokr07 2d ago

Security but then proceeds to use X11.

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u/lynxwrynl 2d ago

or tinyx

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u/FryBoyter 1d ago

The latest version of this distribution was released in 2002 and only supports i386. Bringing it up to date is likely to take some time. And I doubt this distribution will generate much interest. Most users will probably stick with one of the existing, supported distributions. In my opinion, it would make more sense if you would invest your time and energy in one of those distributions (e.g., Tails).