You have no power here : linuxmemes

[+] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Possibly, but Firefox & Chrome based browsers have the same built-in isolation and other security measures as on Windows. Plus you can use Ublock Origins to get rid of malvertisements. If you really wanted, you can also isolate the browser entirely with something like firejail.
Hardend forks like LibreWolf are good too.
Oh, and Wayland also isolates clients from each other too.

I don't think it's that big of a threat as long as you keep some level of common sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, and Wayland also isolates clients from each other too.

One of the biggest reasons I might want to say goodbye to xfce sooner than later.
I can't make use of most of Waylands' features and improvements, but this kind of isolation is very much worth it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Xfce does have a w-i-p porting effort to Wayland.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have confidence that they'll do it right, but looking at its past, it will take a looong while until it's ready

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

True, but at least development is steady for now. Maybe in a few years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And if it’s flatpak, it should be contained

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thanks to bubblewrap.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There are a lot more ways to sneak malware into a system. Especially if some apps aren't being maintained anymore. Linux is definitely safer, but you shouldn't let your guard down

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

especially if you're a developer. There are a lot of shenanigans going on with malware npm packages that prey on easy typos. I imagine it's the same with other library installers for other languages too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Funny you bring this up because it's exactly what I was thinking of. A million small packages and dependencies and who knows if the repos got hijacked

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Okay, what happens if your repo doesn't have a specific software you are looking for? A trusted repo is good, but it won't have everything you might want. This is especially true for new software or less popular software.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Install nix, flatpack, etc. ◉⁠‿⁠◉

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You audit the code