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Hey 👋 dear Linux Community,
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@voxel @linux 👋 Hi. I’ve been using Linux for about five years now and can share some of my experience.
For security, I don’t use an antivirus on my personal computers, and haven’t had any issues. I set a strong password and don’t log in as root except when necessary, and that has covered my security concerns. At work, I’ve used ClamAV, which is a good idea if you’re running a web server accessible over the open internet. But I feel it’s overkill for a desktop.
Hope this helps.