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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Are there any examples of Linux (desktop) viruses that are actively or were recently in circulation? (lemmy.ml)

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Or historical exploits/trojans/etc. that deserve more attention? I've mostly heard about lucrative vulnerabilities that concern Linux servers, but what about the end-users on desktops? Or is the Linux desktop market small enough that we mostly just see one-off instances of users blindly running malicious scripts?

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

For desktop use, the biggest thing as of late has been compromised flatpak's or appimages. Like others have said Linux users are usually more technical but more importantly we install almost all of our software from trusted repositories instead of exe's from random websites. Flatpak and appimage brings the bad security hygiene of Windows to Linux. Honorable mention goes to typosquatting programming libraries, but that mostly affects developers and not normal desktop users.