HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Arch Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoArch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attackwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
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minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoI wonder if this is because of steamOS switching to Arch, and they have a wider target now.
minus-squaredeathmetal27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoSteam OS is immutable and does not enable AUR use by default. Unless you’re a power user you probably won’t be using AUR on Steam OS.
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoAnother thing is perhaps GenZ does not grok PC security. Security-wise, a Linux PC is very different from an iPhone, because everything shares the home folder.
I wonder if this is because of steamOS switching to Arch, and they have a wider target now.
Steam OS is immutable and does not enable AUR use by default.
Unless you’re a power user you probably won’t be using AUR on Steam OS.
Another thing is perhaps GenZ does not grok PC security. Security-wise, a Linux PC is very different from an iPhone, because everything shares the home folder.