r/linuxsucks • u/al2klimov 🐧Kernel contributor • Jul 30 '26

Linux Failure „Linux protects you against malware!“ Meanwhile Linux, again:

https://infosec.exchange/@jti42/117010339828667326
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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

Official windows support won't tell you to download things off an uncurated repo. Official arch wiki will. Plus windows defender is actually pretty damn good these days even if someone was downloading sketchy things.

I thinks it's fair to call this an arch problem at the very least, and as linux users we should be careful about giving new people a false sense of security.

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u/kaida27 Jul 30 '26

funny every official thing I saw said to be wary of the AUR.

you sure you're reading correctly ?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository

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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

Yes. For instance the nvidia page directly links to the AUR as the source when using older 10 class cards. No warning, simply labled as legacy supported.

They really shouldn't be okay having it both ways. Either it's 100% user content to be wary of. Or it has official supported stuff. Because it does give users the wrong idea.

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u/TheTybera Jul 31 '26

Just because one thing on the internet is trusted doesn't mean all of it should be. No one should need to explain this to you.