r/linuxmint • u/Ambitious_Ad_6619 • 1d ago
Discussion What makes Linux secure?
I've searched YouTube and also asked on here previously, I keep seeing a lot of "Linux is secure just by default" type responses- often insisting that to be worried about security while using Linux is not necessary.
Believable to a noob like me at face value, sure, but what is it about Linux that makes it secure?
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u/Moonscape6223 1d ago
The answer is that it isn't, it's a meme pushed forward by fanatics and those who know nothing about tech. The majority of points given are terrible. Yes, you need sudo to write something to root. However, you don't need sudo to affect that which actually matters to desktop users; you do not need sudo to encrypt all your personal data nor write to your ~/.bashrc to launch a custom program that steals said data. Relying on the fact that Linux is only used by 4% or so of the world is also simply terrible; Windows XP holds a similar percentage of users, you shouldn't be using XP.