Post #3300132
2026-06-12 09:43 UTC
Replies (5)
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@juipeltje@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 10:26
You run the same risks downloading torrents of games or porn on whatever OS you use. This isn’t really linux related, it’s related to downloading unverified files uploaded by random people online, which is what the aur basically is.
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@scintilla@piefed.zip 2026-06-12 10:49
This is the same as an EXE having an issue and then blaming Microsoft. At least on Linux you have the option to not install from a 3rd party.
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@Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2026-06-12 14:46
Technically there is no such thing as a “completely secure system” What Linux offers is the fact that by nature of being FOSS, there are millions of eyes on source code at any one time, and so potential exploits can usually be spotted and mitigated faster than waiting for the software maker to fix their own shit. And the fact that, in most cases with Windows, the call is coming from inside the house, so-to-speak; It’s the operating system itself that is malicious and anti-user. To put it simply: Yes…linux can be attacked just like windows. But we live in an open-concept house with no hidden corners, and we’ve got a pretty great neighbourhood watch thing going on. Versus Windows users who live a house filled with cameras and alarms, surrounded by a giant wall that they can’t see over, and they have to rely on the security company to do anything about the burglar trying to get in. I’ll take my chances with the community approach every time.
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@nastyyboi@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 10:17
It is. And we don't have spyware installed by default by our OS.
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@gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 2026-06-12 12:13
this affects only a fraction of arch users, and it would be impossible for it to work on nix systems for example, on top of that, this is basically npm's fault