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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

Let's say "average users" are even willing to use the terminal. I feel like people running random commands and scripts found online would quickly give Linux a reputation for malware just as bad as Microsoft's.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Depending on what you mean:

    • yes, the more popular Linux becomes, the more malware will be written for it, no doubt
    • how Linux is perceived is up to us as a community. There already are immutable distributions and filesystem snapshots, but will we advise them according to user's needs or just send everyone new to Linux straight to Arch and arcane magic. The latter has been happening for ages now, but how big a phenomenon it is, I have no clue
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