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My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn't an option

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[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

This OP, also make sure to choose custom install and delete ALL the partitions. Not only does the manufacturer image reside there with it's crapware, it could have been tampered with to reinstall all that malware lol