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submitted 5 months ago by Synther@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

When I refer to Linux, I am referring to a computer with the kernel and other software that makes up a Personal Computer.

I like to think that Linux is great, and always will be, a Personal Computer. Windows, I will always remember it being the best thing for business’s as Microsoft pushes licenses and such business related features.

I switched to Linux in 2020, Ubuntu, and slowly learned my ways around, and understanding how everything works, but most people don’t have to now, it’s so simple to get started.

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[-] Codemancer@lemm.ee 46 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

“Provides more security than windows”

This is the only one I seriously doubt.

Ms defender is actually something I wish we had a replacement for.

Read only root fs is a start, but it doesn’t protect my documents.

Like your linux doesn’t get hacked because no one cares, if we become a target we are helpless more or less.

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee 15 points 5 months ago

And there are still people who will downvote you for saying that Linux distros are not impregnable fortresses of OS security

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

This is the only one I seriously doubt.

Really? Almost all of it is wrong.

[-] featured@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Linux can be secured on much deeper levels than windows, by default yes it lacks antivirus but its also much less necessary given the software distribution model of Linux vs windows. But ClamAV is a decent antivirus that I use on my Linux server. Never felt the need for one on my workstation/laptop

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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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