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The security situation with the Arch Linux AUR got a lot worse (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] 14 points 4 months ago (17 children)

Me, a Debian user, watching that shitshow 😎

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Debian users should receive their news 6-12 months after everyone else, change my mind

    /s

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Some people likes tested and stable software. It's weird.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Huh, you really feel schadenfreude over another reputable project being hit by/having to deal with malware? And all the people who might be affected by it?

    That is not something that would ever cross my mind.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago*

    Whoa, this is blowing up. Chill, guys. I really think that sucks. If anything, with Arch being bleeding edge and all of that, at least you're showing early the tough wake up the other distros will have to do in relation to malware after Linux' increasing popularity. Time to brush those SELinux and apparmor bits, even.

    But, now, we Debian users are okay, (btw, 😎).

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  • [+] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    More like: Upside to Debian, you never have to worry about the latest malware and bugs! Downside to Debian, you have to use yesterday's everything…

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I use Debian for everything, and the only thing I've updated to the current (non Debian distribution) version is Docker, which I use for a game. But this isn't a problem, because it's Debian, so the Docker people make packages for several recent Debian releases.

    I don't miss the bleeding edge. That issue a while back where someone infiltrated a basic library didn't affect me. The software I use might have bugs (what software doesn't?), but by the time I get it, it has been well tested for security issues.

    I'm pretty happy with my switch to Debian. I'll admit I'm curious about Bazzite for my gaming computer, but even then, it's like, "Why? Debian is doing just fine."

    But I'm not laughing at anyone. This is a scary new variety of attacks we're seeing, and there's no real reason one couldn't end up in my computer. Reminds me of the old one where someone slipped a backdoor into a compiler.

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