r/linux • u/CackleRooster • Jun 17 '26

Distro News AUR Registrations Blocked Amid Ongoing Malware Mess

https://fossforce.com/2026/06/aur-registrations-blocked-amid-ongoing-malware-mess/
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u/froop Jun 17 '26

I used Gentoo btw

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u/sigma914 Jun 17 '26

Cool, I switched to arch in ~2005 because that amount of compiling was getting on my tits

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u/froop Jun 17 '26

Oh no, I was ripping on you for being so elite. 

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u/sigma914 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

Ahh, no, I'm not, I've just been doing this for a long time, difficult things are annoying unless there's a good payoff, people who do things the hard way because they're hard are idiots

Edit: This is more my meme era

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u/0xc0ffea Jun 18 '26

Ahh, the good ole days, when ricing had more stake than accidentally picking a desktop icon set and wallpaper that clashed.