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@DukeComposed: Thank you for that reference. I take that to mean that not only data burned to an optical disc, but the factory formatting of that disc that tells the drive & OS "this is an optical storage disc of #capacity" is subject to factory error, bit rot and subsequent damage. I had always ...

Thank you for your cogent, detailed response. I quite enjoyed Pink Floyd's works.

All of which beside, none of this explains why a blank CD or DVD, recognized, mounted and burned with data on it which, after a time, upon insertion in different drives can suddenly without apparent damage become a ...

Thank you all for your responses: I'll clean the drive lens. I understand about the drawbacks of the CD/DVD format. It just strikes me as peculiar that one apparently undamaged and clean DVD out of the same batch will suddenly become completely unrecognizable as a DVD while others of the same ...

Google has not been a friend; full of what to do when the OS can't find the drive.

My issue is when a particular CD/DVD suddenly is no longer recognizable as a disc with data. The drive will spin but does not recognize that a disc is in the drive with data on it. I've read of 'disc rot' corrupting ...

@CharlieBrown Thank you! Worked for me, after I read up on Nano.

@tmx0523 I read your post after editing to add to the 'General' section. I would have used the GUI if I had read it first. Thank you!

Web search revealed instructions for older versions but not applicable to MX 23 KDE. Suggestions?

@CharlesV I've been putting off using a VPN because it seems you must put all your trust in the VPN provider. Guess I'll have to look into it.

@Eadwine Rose I was hoping to avoid using my cell phone data for downloading MX Linux .iso files at 2.47 Gb each.

This city's Public Library system offers free internet access via WiFi. However, it appears that the library's IT section categorically denies access to any website associated with Freeware/Shareware to comply with city policy. This includes Sourceforge.net. Tor won't work either. Suggestions for ...

The article i read from Ars Technica stated that Mac OS hard coded the Boot Logo image (unlike Windows & Linux) so Apple wasn't affected. Apparently smartphones are also unaffected.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail ...

Thank you! I thought it might be so, but it is good to know I wasn't mistaken. I suppose the 64-bit types will be waiting for Debian to correct this? At least my stone-age notebook is not at risk.