Some_Emo_Chick to TechnologyEnglish · 4 days agoArch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malwarewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]linux[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareSarothazromlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agodoes a linux mint-using idiot need to worry about this, hypothetically speaking?
minus-squareSome_Emo_ChickOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoGenerally not. The AUR stands for Archlinux User Repository. It’s their repo. Unless added as a source manually, you will never see a package from it.
minus-squareSylttilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoThis pertains to Arch’s AUR (Arch User Repository). On Mint, nothing you do will interact with the AUR, so you’re perfectly fine.
does a linux mint-using idiot need to worry about this, hypothetically speaking?
Generally not. The AUR stands for Archlinux User Repository. It’s their repo. Unless added as a source manually, you will never see a package from it.
thank you!
This pertains to Arch’s AUR (Arch User Repository). On Mint, nothing you do will interact with the AUR, so you’re perfectly fine.
thank you!