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This is one of the biggest advantages of linux.

belltaco 6y ago
Security by obscurity? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found-in-arch-linux-aur-package-repository/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found... Imagine how many more attacks there would be if Linux was much more popular.
- nomad41 6y ago
  The AUR isn't officially supported by Arch, it's just a collection of community scripts. In fact "AUR helpers" aren't present in Arch repos.
- Daho0n 6y ago
  It is only used in ~80% of some of the most valuable targets on the internet, the servers, and it is only by far the most used operating system with more than 50% compared to the huge target that is the ~15% that is Windows. Security by obscurity is more fitting for Windows than Linux. Imagine how many more attacks there would be if Windows was much more popular. Windows in on par with iOS. Stop being a troll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste...
  - belltaco 6y ago
    >it is only by far the most used operating system with more than 50% So you're counting Android as Linux, that means Linux has a big malware problem right? Or do you only count Android to pad Linux's numbers and then discount Android malware? Servers are managed by relatively much more tech savvy folks who install programs carefully. Not so much on PCs that aren't locked down like iOS, and where there is developer freedom. iOS is only more secure than Windows at the cost of developer freedom, sad to see people on a techie site praise iOS and insult Windows based on that.
- creata 6y ago
  Anyone can upload stuff to the AUR, so it's only to be expected that there's some malware there. At the very top of the wiki page for the AUR[0], it warns: > Warning: AUR packages are user produced content. These PKGBUILDs are completely unofficial and have not been thoroughly vetted. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk. If you want to stay malware-free and aren't able to vet the packages you're installing, just stick to the official repositories and you'll be fine. This page[1] documents the role of each official repository, and this page[2] is a list of the people who can modify the official community repository. [0]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories [2]: https://archlinux.org/people/trusted-users/ https://archlinux.org/people/trusted-users/
PurpleFoxy 6y ago
The repos are basically an App Store. The only advantage is you can add multiple repo sources.
- NullPrefix 6y ago
  Kinda like f-droid

Security by obscurity? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found-in-arch-linux-aur-package-repository/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-found... Imagine how many more attacks there would be if Linux was much more popular.

nomad41 6y ago
The AUR isn't officially supported by Arch, it's just a collection of community scripts. In fact "AUR helpers" aren't present in Arch repos.
Daho0n 6y ago
It is only used in ~80% of some of the most valuable targets on the internet, the servers, and it is only by far the most used operating system with more than 50% compared to the huge target that is the ~15% that is Windows. Security by obscurity is more fitting for Windows than Linux. Imagine how many more attacks there would be if Windows was much more popular. Windows in on par with iOS. Stop being a troll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste...
- belltaco 6y ago
  >it is only by far the most used operating system with more than 50% So you're counting Android as Linux, that means Linux has a big malware problem right? Or do you only count Android to pad Linux's numbers and then discount Android malware? Servers are managed by relatively much more tech savvy folks who install programs carefully. Not so much on PCs that aren't locked down like iOS, and where there is developer freedom. iOS is only more secure than Windows at the cost of developer freedom, sad to see people on a techie site praise iOS and insult Windows based on that.
creata 6y ago
Anyone can upload stuff to the AUR, so it's only to be expected that there's some malware there. At the very top of the wiki page for the AUR[0], it warns: > Warning: AUR packages are user produced content. These PKGBUILDs are completely unofficial and have not been thoroughly vetted. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk. If you want to stay malware-free and aren't able to vet the packages you're installing, just stick to the official repositories and you'll be fine. This page[1] documents the role of each official repository, and this page[2] is a list of the people who can modify the official community repository. [0]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories [2]: https://archlinux.org/people/trusted-users/ https://archlinux.org/people/trusted-users/

PurpleFoxy 6y ago

The repos are basically an App Store. The only advantage is you can add multiple repo sources.

NullPrefix 6y ago
Kinda like f-droid