You have to go download an AUR helper to even get into the AUR, it does not come by default on Arch systems. You have to actually do this to yourself to get the malware.
I’m very tired of the rhetoric that Arch is only meant for tinkerers. If all you do is have plasma steam and a web browser it’s no more or less likely to break than any other distro. You could go your entire life without ever looking at the terminal.
And while yes this malware is a problem it is specifically in the aur, the arch user repository an unofficial repository not officially supported, just don’t use it. Unless you need a weird piece of software generally related to some type of specific hobby you’re unlikely to ever even want to look at it anyway.
I use malware, btw 😎
Arch should be stopped to be recommended to new users of Linux ASAP
You have to go download an AUR helper to even get into the AUR, it does not come by default on Arch systems. You have to actually do this to yourself to get the malware.
Well, just don’t use AUR for everything. They don’t even recommend helpers. It’s ment to be tedious, to discourage usage for non-necesarry bullshit.
Is anybody really recommending Arch to new users though?
Yeah, there’s a ton of people that recommend Cachy when it is really meant for tinkerers IMHO
I’m very tired of the rhetoric that Arch is only meant for tinkerers. If all you do is have plasma steam and a web browser it’s no more or less likely to break than any other distro. You could go your entire life without ever looking at the terminal.
And while yes this malware is a problem it is specifically in the aur, the arch user repository an unofficial repository not officially supported, just don’t use it. Unless you need a weird piece of software generally related to some type of specific hobby you’re unlikely to ever even want to look at it anyway.
I suppose so. I run Cachy now but that’s only after 3 years of switching distros several times and getting more confident with how Linux works.
They have been as of late
Lmao shut up
he’s right is he not?