If you're looking for a general use operating system that has a particular focus on security and privacy
then you can consider Debian arsh Linux and Open BSD.
Let's start with Debian.
Debian is a free Unix like operating system and a Linux distribution that is composed entirely of free
and open source software most of which is under the new General Public License and packaged by a group
of individuals known as the Debian project.
Debian is the base operating system for many security focused operating systems showing pedigree such
as tails.
Carolyn Hax subgraph OS and so on.
On the positive is simply a security and privacy focused operating system so if that's what you're looking
for that is its focus.
Most malware and hackers do not target this platform or the Linux or BSD platforms in general so that
is a positive.
They are tempting reproduceable builds although not perfect.
This is our last best hope for not getting back doors in operating systems.
Debian is part of a small number of projects attempting reproduceable builds.
Security is a top priority at Debian and you'll see that through their web site and documentation.
There is fast bug fixes which is great.
They have a security or it team.
They have public disclosure for fast book fixes and books can be tracked publicly.
It's also free and open source on the negative like all non-Windows Wes's you may not be able to get
some software for it that is available for Windows and even on the Mac.
You can however use virtual machines to get access to that software.
If it is not available natively on Debian.
Some of that software may not work great in virtual machines such as if you wanted to do video editing
or something like that.
Another negative.
It really isn't as easy to use as Windows or Mac.
If you have a problem it can take quite a while to resolve that problem via searching on the Internet.
There is a learning curve to Debian and Linux generally but Debian is a little bit more complex than
some of the other operating systems that we've mentioned within the Linux camp such as Mongiardo a boon
to Linux Mint.
They are a little bit easier.
Debian is a little bit more troublesome to get working because it does have that free and open source
software approach and because of that there can be hardware compatibility issues.
All the hardware on your laptop may simply not work on it or rather some of the hardware on the laptop
may not work like your wife.
My car may be difficult to get working or in fact impossible.
There are more reasons to use Debian and you can see this link here if you want to read more about it.
This is my recommended OS for general use.
A security privacy and anonymity is a priority for you.
Debian is used for demonstrations of Linux on the course while the OS as I recommend for general use
with security and privacy as a focus is open BSD and Arch Linux.
Let's start off with Arch Linux or Senex is an independently developed Linux distribution targeted at
a competent Linux users.
It uses Pac-Man.
It's home grown package manager to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency
tracking operating on a rolling release system the default install provides a solid base that enables
users to create a custom installation.
In addition the arch build system or a B S provides a way to easily build new packages modify the configuration
of stock packages and share these packages with other users by the Arch Linux user repository.
It is composed of predominantly free and open source software and supports community involvement is
recommended for competent Linux users only pair of Bawler is a completely open source version of Arch
Linux Manjari which I've mentioned before is based on arch..
If you want a more user friendly version of arch.
And finally for our security focus operating systems we have open BSD which is BSD and not Linux which
is something slightly different.
The open BSD project produces a free multi-platform BSD based operating system Unix like operating system.
They emphasize portability standardization correctness proactive security and integrated cryptography.
The project also developed the widely used and popular open SSA software open BSD is recommended for
competent BSD users so you probably already be familiar with it.
If you the sort of person that I would recommend to use it.
So that's my round of my recommended general use operating systems that do have a security focus and
private focus on what I say general use I mean you can do most things on them without them being too
restrictive.