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I Turned ON All Ubuntu Telemetry.

I  did something today that will make certain corners of the internet audibly gasp. I didn’t disable telemetry. I didn’t firewall it. I didn’t put on a tinfoil hat and boot into a Faraday cage. No. I installed every Ubuntu data-donation tool and opted in manually like a lunatic with intent. Yes. Telemetry. On. All of it. Step 1: Installing the “evil” telemetry tool First, I installed Ubuntu’s main data-donation package: sudo apt update sudo apt install ubuntu-report Then I looked at the data it collects: ubuntu-report And what did I see? CPU model GPU model RAM size Screen resolution Oh no. My computer… exists . Step 2: Opting in aggressively Not satisfied with a passive existence, I explicitly told Ubuntu: ubuntu-report -f send yes That’s right. Not “ask me later” . Not “maybe” . YES. SEND IT. Somewhere, a Canonical server blinked awake like: “Another one has chosen… participation.” Step 3: Package usage stats (aka “He installed VLC”) Next up:...

Install Windows 7 pro in VMware workstation

Install windows 7 pro on VMware workstation 15x if you have a newer version use a custom installation


Make sure you use VMware workstation 15x or the PC may crash during windows update



You'll need a product key , I recommend this website or there are others just search for one


Choose how much storage you'll need


You can customize your installation here 

You'll need to install VMware tools. A easy way to get it to install is to manually remove the CD/DVD drive and floppy drive , then adding the CD/DVD drive again 


Just tap on 'edit this virtual machine



Start the VM again and go to the VM menu and install VMware tools should not be greyed out





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