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[–] Qvest@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No.

By installing software only from trusted sources (default repositories from your distribution are the safest software you will ever install on linux)

[–] learningduck@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you can still be infected by virus by other means like opening PDFs or accessing a malicious link, no?

[–] Qvest@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Yes. Opening PDFs might be safer on Linux, but general internet security and practice goes a long way, too. Using a content-blocker like uBlock Origin on Firefox can greatly reduce attack surface on both Linux and Windows as well

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

For the average person like me, having something like an antivirus is better than not on Linux. Especially since I tend to download various things outside of the default repository (i.e. Ankama Launcher which I've only ever seen as a appimage).

Though your advice is good, I couldn't go through with it without wanting to rip my hair out.