Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> writes: >> re: apt solving all? I understand it recently had a long-time vulnerability >> itself... >> Linux will get hit more as it gets more popular. > > My point is not that APT and/or Debian is bullet-proof (I live under no > delusion in this respect). Just that instead of keeping your A/V > up-to-date, the GNU/Linux approach to protecting oneself from attacks is > to keep your OS up-to-date. > > > Stefan > > > PS: I guess that means I should have pointed to `unattended-upgrades` > rather than to `apt` as the solution that corresponds to an anti-virus.
OP has a point though. The real world happens to have a huge amount of heterogeneous networks, and asking for tools to keep those systems safe is legitimate. Acting like purity ponies and basically going "Here's a nickel kid, buy yourself a real OS" is immature at best. I share OP's disappointment in the level of the replies they got. Mart -- "We will need a longer wall when the revolution comes." --- AJS, quoting an uncertain source.