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We here on HN may have our doubts about Linux on the desktop, but for basic usage (= mostly using just the browser) it's more than good enough. And the main adv
by rob74 3y ago
We here on HN may have our doubts about Linux on the desktop, but for basic usage (= mostly using just the browser) it's more than good enough. And the main advantage (same as with MacOS) is that it's not Windows - which isn't necessarily going against Microsoft (although they are doing their part too with botched Windows updates), the biggest problem with Windows is that most malware is still targeting it.
- itsoktocry 3y ago>the biggest problem with Windows is that most malware is still targeting it. And even so, when's the last time Windows had a serious security issue? I've been out of the Windows loop for a while, but it seems the biggest vulnerabilities of the past few years are OS agnostic.
- rob74 3y agoThen again, you don't need a huge vulnerability, you just need enough hapless users who voluntarily download and install software containing your malware...
- Symbiote 3y agoSo don't give them root access, and mount the /home partition as noexec to prevent executing downloaded programs. I set up a dual-boot Ubuntu install many years ago like this. It worked for years without me realizing — the Windows install had some problem, and my dad started using Ubuntu without telling me.
- syntheticnature 3y agoI figure the downloaded malware is more a reference to machines running Windows, not Ubuntu.
- desdenova 3y agoIt's still pretty easy to download malicious shell scripts that can wreck your user data and configs on Linux, so noexec is a great tip for setting up a system for a non-technical user.