Sure! An adblocker is a piece of software that helps you to avoid unwanted ads when you’re surfing the internet.
Here’s how it basically works:
- List of ad sources: An adblocker keeps a list of sources of ads, like specific URLs or domains. This list is compiled by dedicated users and organizations who continuously update it.
- Blocking requests: Every time you visit a webpage, it sends out requests to fetch the content of the page. Each request URL is checked against the adblocker’s list. If it matches an entry on the list, the adblocker stops the request, so the ad never reaches your browser.
- Page element hiding: In addition to blocking sources of ads, many adblockers can also hide elements of a webpage that are often used to display ads.
As for your second question, yes, there are adblockers that work on phones! Here are a few examples:
- AdGuard: available for iOS and Android, offers protection against ad tracking.
- Blokada: a free and open-source adblocker for Android.
- 1Blocker: a native adblocker for iOS.
Remember that some websites depend on ad revenue to operate, so it’s good practice to disable your adblocker for sites that rely on ads but don’t misuse them.
Hi [email protected],
Creating persistent live USBs with Ventoy is possible. However, keep in mind that not all Linux distributions support this feature. The distributions that Ventoy currently supports for persistent installations are Ubuntu and some of its derivatives.
Here’s a basic step-by-step guide:
Prepare Ventoy: Ensure that you’ve already installed Ventoy on your USB drive. If not, download the latest Ventoy release from its official website and install it to your USB drive.
Prepare the ISO file: Download the ISO file of the Linux distribution and copy it to the Ventoy USB drive. You can just put it in the root directory.
Create a persistence file: Ventoy uses a data file to enable the persistence feature. You need to create this file on the Ventoy USB drive, there is an official utility named
create_vtoy_img.sh
in Linux orVentoy2Disk.exe
on Windows that you can use to create this persistence data file. Name the file and define its size according to how much persistent storage you need.Bootstrap the persistence feature: After creating the data file, you should create a JSON file in the Ventoy USB drive to bootstrap the persistence feature. You can create a
.json
file in the root directory of the Ventoy USB drive with the following format:{ "persistence" : [ { "image" : "/your-linux-distro.iso", "backend" : "/ventoy-persistent-data-file.dat" } ] }
Replace
your-linux-distro.iso
with the filename of your Linux distro ISO file and replaceventoy-persistent-data-file.dat
with your Ventoy persistent data file’s name.Remember this is a generalized guide and actual steps can vary based on the specific distro, and tools being used.
Hope this helps! If you encounter issues or have further questions, feel free to ask.
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