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Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Linux has good security updates too. Fedora installs pending updates on restart, and I believe flatpaks are updated automatically in the background.

The virus discussed in the article doesn't affect Linux PCs, only servers. Windows-style forced reboots wouldn't make sense in a server environment, and it's up to the server administrators to implement good update policies for their nodes and containers.

[โ€“] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I am aware, it's just a relevant and closely related observation about consumer OSes. You make good points. A professional server admin > automstic updates (most of the time...)