If, however, you wish to opt-out of using cookies, most modern web browsers will allow you to disable cookies used by this website. The following paragraphs explain how to turn off web browser cookies when visiting DistroWatch. </p> <p><strong>Chrome/Chromium</strong> </p> <p>Click the <strong>Menu</strong> button and select <strong>Settings</strong>. In the window that appears, click the <strong>Advanced settings</strong> link at the bottom of the page. Scroll down to the <strong>Privacy</strong> section and click the button labelled <strong>Content settings…</strong>. Under the <strong>Cookies</strong> header, click the <strong>Manage exceptions</strong> button. In the box marked <strong>Hostname pattern</strong> type <strong>distrowatch.com</strong> and change the <strong>Behaviour</strong> drop-down box to <strong>Block</strong>, then click <strong>Finished</strong>. </p> <p><strong>Firefox/Iceweasel</strong> </p> <p>Click on the <strong>Menu</strong> button, click on <strong>Preferences</strong> and then select <strong>Privacy</strong> when the settings window appears. Find the "Accept cookies from sites" option and click the <strong>Exceptions…</strong> button that appears next to this text. In the "Address of website" box, type <strong>distrowatch.com</strong> and then click the <strong>Block</strong> button. Then click <strong>Save changes</strong>. </p> <p><strong>Opera</strong> </p> <p>Click the <strong>Opera</strong> button, select <strong>Settings</strong> from the Opera menu. In the Settings window that appears, click <strong>Privacy & security</strong> from the side menu. At the bottom of the page, under the <strong>Cookies</strong> section, click the <strong>Manage exceptions…</strong> button. In the <strong>Hostname pattern</strong> box, type <strong>distrowatch.com</strong> and change the <strong>Behaviour</strong> drop-down box to <strong>Block</strong>. Finally, click the <strong>Done</strong> button. </p> <p><strong>Internet Explorer</strong> </p> <p>Click the <strong>Tools</strong> menu and then select <strong>Internet Options</strong>. In the window that appears, click the <strong>Privacy</strong> tab. Click the <strong>Sites</strong> button. In the <strong>Address of website</strong> box, type <strong>distrowatch.com</strong> and then click <strong>Block</strong>. Finally, click the <strong>OK</strong> button.</p>