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Linux in the military
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Greek military uses Linux Mint, so yeah, it's used in some places. I believe the Indian one does too.
That is actually terrifying. How do they secure and lock it down?
It's Ubuntu, so it's secure.
It uses a supported LTS kernel, for better stability and security. Updates to a newer LTS kernel if the LTS it was using is no longer supported.
It's very secure by default.
It is in fact not that secure by default. It lacks a way to manage the desktop in mass. Not to mention is also lacks a firewall and selinux but those can be enabled. Also I wouldn't trust the lock screen as it can be bypassed because it is Xorg.
Linux Mint is very good for general usage but I doubt its security in a military application. It is better than before which is good.
Firewall is pre-installed, and they offer to configure and enable it on launch (similar to Ubuntu and many other distros). I've never seen a Linux desktop they came with firewall preconfigured in any way.
The lock screen is an issue, and Cinnamon does not come with a Wayland way to lock yet. KDE, Gnome or some other Wayland friendly DE would be better in that regard, I agree