Linux Kodachi

Reader supplied reviews for Linux Kodachi Average rating 7.5 from 48 review(s) Version: 8.27 Rating: 1 Date: 2024-04-09 Votes: 15 Quite frankly, at this moment using this distribution is a bad idea. Outdated software, lots of unnecessary modifications and bloat, not even mentioning maintenance-related questions. Meanwhile you can use this in a virtualized environment, it still doesn't provide better security, or privacy for that matter, than other anonimity-focused distributions. It compares itself to Tails, but Tails is meant to be minimalistic, in a sense, and reliable, which Kodachi isn't. Now, comparing distributions is a controversial topic, although comparing Kodachi to others, i.e. Qubes, Tails, Whonix, doesn't show any real benefits. So, if one really wants to browse privately and securely Kodachi isn't the best option for sure. Additionally, it relies on custom scripts for some of its functionality, which I find a questionable decision, amongst other ones: - dnscrypt with tor/vpn/etc (dnscrypt doesn't really provide anonimity, it only encrypts your DNS queries) - tor with vpn even (VPN doesn't increase your anonimity if you use TOR, it might actually compromise it) - providing their own centralized vpn service (at least don't use it) But let's be fair here. All things considered, it does provide a relatively good experience and tooling. So, is it a good distribution for privacy purposes? Not really. Complexity brings lots of points of failure for your private browsing, it also depends on your VPN (if you're planning to use that). Even if it is still a fine attempt at making a customized solution, all the configuration on top of it make you an easier target for fingerprinting. Is it good for security then? For 2000's - perhaps. For modern usage - not quite. I wouldn't have said so if it at least had up-to-date packages. But modern standards demand modern methods. If you objectively look at the distribution it doesn't do anything more for security than the average small distribution, one might even say less. If you look at real privacy and security focused operating systems like QubeOS or GrapheneOS that, despite making lots of custom changes to the base, make a gigantic amount of effort to make their software secure, you'll see the difference. If you want actual strong security on the desktop take a look at the aforementioned QubeOS. If you want anonimity, then Whonix and Tails are great choices. Please do note that this is just a look at the technical side of the distribution and some things may be subjective. Also, this was fun to play around with :) Version: 8.27 Rating: 1 Date: 2024-03-01 Votes: 13 1 year since the last update. another abandoned distro. There is an article that describes some serious issues though, which I had hoped would be taken care of in the next version, but alas, no new version seems to be happening. I usually consider a distro dead after a year of no updates. A security minded distro has to have frequent updates or it will be exploited easily. It has a good interface, good idea for identity protection, and comes with preconfigured vpns (that's also something there are issues with, noted in the critical article). Too bad, this had a lot of potential. Version: 8.27 Rating: 1 Date: 2024-02-17 Votes: 9 It's been almost 1 year since the last update. It looks like another abandoned distro. There is an article that describes some serious issues though, which I had hoped would be taken care of in the next version, but alas, no new version seems to be happening. I usually consider a distro dead after a year of no updates. A security minded distro has to have frequent updates or it will be exploited easily. It has a good interface, good idea for identity protection, and comes with preconfigured vpns (that's also something there are issues with, noted in the critical article). Too bad, this had a lot of potential. See all 48 reader reviews of Linux Kodachi...