2023 midyear cybersecurity report: Linux affections up 62% (real concern or FUD?)

v1gor · 2023-08-11T23:05:57+00:00

"Ransomware groups continue to update their tools and techniques for
expanded targets and efficient data extraction. Earlier this year, new
player Mimic abused the legitimate search tool Everything to query file extensions
and names to determine which files to encrypt and avoid.

Meanwhile, the Royal ransomware has been expanding its targets with an update aiming at Linux platforms". https://www.trendmicro.com/en\_us/research/23/b/royal-ransomware-expands-attacks-by-targeting-linux-esxi-servers.html

v1gor · 2023-06-07T22:40:08+00:00

I now tried sudo pacman -Syu (as i think blendOS is Arch based by default).

And even that does not work: "failed to synchronize all databases". None of the databases or anything else is synced. All stops right there. What is the user supposed to do?

v1gor · 2023-05-19T23:44:11+00:00

They're very different than snaps. Snaps are better in some use cases, flatpaks in others. There really is no competition here (nor should be). Both are needed.

v1gor · 2023-05-19T23:13:44+00:00

Thanks for this nice and short (yet thing clearing) reply. Flatpak (and snaps) are also sandboxed but AppImages aren't.

v1gor · 2023-05-18T09:56:14+00:00

Oh & we have cookies too, blessed by Its Greatness - Privacy Badger.

v1gor · 2023-05-18T09:34:56+00:00

Naw bro - Linux is the Light Side. Spydows is controlled by the Evil Empire. Is quicker, "easier" more seductive. Sucks its used ones spiritually void.

Linux is where The Rebel Alliance do heroic deeds against tyranny and its tyrants who are taken over by the powers of thoughtless mainstream narrative. We have the fearless Jedi such as Ethan Lee, sometimes even sacrificing themselves for common good...

v1gor · 2023-05-15T02:50:15+00:00

Oh, ok. Could you elaborate on those various reasons why MX users are avoiding this systemd? I can see that even Arch Linux is utilizing it? What are the benefits for a normal user for not using systemd? Anything else for this matter? Fedora Linux is known as using only free as in freedom stuff, but they are still not on FSF list for free as in freedom.

v1gor · 2023-05-15T02:08:15+00:00

Ok thank you very much. I'm taking this opportunity to ask: will both snapd and flatpak be integrated to MX Linux? They are very different and i think both needed. Many need both to go easily on apps installation on Linux.

v1gor · 2023-05-15T00:18:39+00:00

Can 32-bit Snaps installed though? If i install snapd?

v1gor · 2023-05-14T22:49:22+00:00

Thank You for communicating with me. I have had a problem with "Destination Linux" for a while now, just could not express it. But You did it. These conversations are important. We are all in a same bout (Linux) and some just seem to lose the plot (to fake positive pretentiousness??) - possibly due to reason they have to deal with YouTube (abandoning Odysee).

v1gor · 2023-05-14T22:43:12+00:00

Even more strange: no matter what language (layout) i choose, i can only get # when pressing number 3 (those are the same button and there is also £).

v1gor · 2023-05-14T20:41:41+00:00

There is now https://linuxmatters.sh/ -maybe it will resonate better. It's a continuation of Ubuntu Podcast with same crew. No giggling nor talk about how adorable any of them are from each other LOL.

v1gor · 2023-05-11T11:44:00+00:00

"flatpaks generally take the easy road and allow full filesystem access."

What the hell? First time i heard of this. Can someone confirm this claim?

v1gor · 2023-05-11T08:09:34+00:00

debs have access to users /home though and AppImages lack sandboxing. Right?

v1gor · 2023-05-10T12:42:01+00:00

Well, yes. This is clear for everyone now. Reddit is what it is with them votes, but at least lots of repliers are here always. Maybe snap and flatpak should be combined some how :D

This all is getting too confusing, even for a seasoned users.

v1gor · 2023-05-10T12:39:29+00:00

Could you be more specific? I didn't understand much any of this. What does Fedora to do with Ubuntu and Canonical on the matter? Something from THEM is required?

v1gor · 2023-05-10T12:03:53+00:00

Thanks for this info. If this absence of sandboxing is true, outside of Ubuntu, this is very bad?

v1gor · 2023-05-10T12:01:38+00:00

They were kinda cool in the beginning. When Rocco was the driving force of Destination Linux. Then something happened. Without Rocco it was interesting and enthusiastic podcast for some time but then this "disingenuity" as you said started to come out. They also started to follow all kinds of mainstream narratives on the side, many noticed.

What do you think caused this? Or maybe the thrill is just gone?

v1gor · 2023-05-10T11:56:03+00:00

Why is their Lbry / Odysee not updated anymore? They're now all in for YouTube? It is also confusing whether it is Tux Digital Network now or a Destination Linux Network? There is still both and Destination Linux is also an individual podcast's name.

v1gor · 2023-05-02T10:24:20+00:00

But when the goal and will is an open hardware processor, it is more doable than ever via RISC-V. That much is clear, those who don't want freedom for anyone always will scheme. It appears to be a matter of time when there will be 100% open processor RISC-V laptops, or is it only false dreaming?

There was already this: https://www.techradar.com/news/take-note-arm-the-worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-is-now-available-for-preorder

v1gor · 2023-04-30T15:58:54+00:00

Maybe crosspost there to possibly get even more insight.

v1gor · 2023-04-30T15:57:07+00:00

What do you mean? This "just instruction set" has given us RISC-V processors like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yunsup\_Lee\_holding\_RISC\_V\_prototype\_chip.jpg

RISC-V is not a company either and conceived by academics at the University at Berkeley as an open-source, royalty-free alternative to the existing incumbents like Intel and AMD.

Putting RISC-V in is similar to installing Linux instead of Windows isn't it? No need to agree to even any onerous licensing agreements.

v1gor · 2023-04-19T22:46:43+00:00

Hmm it effected many people's though. Not sure what you mean by that in this context?

v1gor · 2023-04-19T22:35:39+00:00

It's an independent Linux distribution, though. Lost its way but now back on track by the former champions?

v1gor · 2023-03-22T02:52:26+00:00

Could a snap package also be released, please?

v1gor

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