Anyone here use Linux?
@th3heal3r
How is the security of it?
Is an antivirus program, malware detection, etc. necessary?
@th3heal3r oh ok. Got it. Thanks!
Security is a relative thing.
What are you going to do ?
For every day internet use, any major distribution of Linux, will be more secure that any other operating system.
That said: again Security is a relative.
So more detail might be needed.
@corlin I'm mostly concerned with online security while playing games like MMOs and things like that.
@Jinqs
Ok.
Great.
I am not a gamer.
But as I understand the threats, these come mostly from the game you are running, its servers, and the people running these servers. Also the people you are playing with.
These threats are present no matter what operating system you are using.
Yet .... In general Linux, will patch, sooner, and more frequently than other systems. So if you can, and you have a choice, run the game under Linux.
antivirus isn't really a thing on *nix
as for malware, most likely delivery mechanism will be via web, keep your browser up to date, and use some extensions to help keep bad stuffs out, a lil uBlock Origin goes a long way, but there's a plethora of em if ya wanna go deeper
I tend to do my heavy security at the internet edge, to reduce capability requirements on individual hosts
// @th3heal3r
@Jinqs Most modern #nix's are locked down pretty well, though there are usually a few things you can do after install. (just google it)
I personally think it's a good idea to run anti virus etc on nix, not just because there are a few *nix virus' out there, but to stop you infecting windows machines if you pass an infected document on for example.