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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 927261" data-attributes="member: 37647">Some people like to run a new OS in a virtual machine, in order to see if they like it, before they actually mess with their real system. It&#039;s an imperfect test because sometimes it behaves differently in a VM, especially with hardware compatibility it behaves different.I am of the opinion that Linux is a safe OS. Not because it is inherently unassailable, but because it is security by obscurity. I am not talking about Linux servers, I am talking about Linux home users. You just don&#039;t see anyone online saying they got infected, in recent years.Maybe all us linux users are infected and we don&#039;t even know it, but I don&#039;t think so. Eventually you find out about it. Your accounts get hacked, or your CPU overheats, or you get warnings from your ISP about suspicious behavior. Or your data gets encrypted or leaked. If you are infected and there are no consequences, that just doesn&#039;t make sense.So that&#039;s why I think Qubes is over the top. Linux is secure enough, just choose a distro that works for you, that&#039;s all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 927261, member: 37647"] Some people like to run a new OS in a virtual machine, in order to see if they like it, before they actually mess with their real system. It's an imperfect test because sometimes it behaves differently in a VM, especially with hardware compatibility it behaves different. I am of the opinion that Linux is a safe OS. Not because it is inherently unassailable, but because it is security by obscurity. I am not talking about Linux servers, I am talking about Linux home users. You just don't see anyone online saying they got infected, in recent years. Maybe all us linux users are infected and we don't even know it, but I don't think so. Eventually you find out about it. Your accounts get hacked, or your CPU overheats, or you get warnings from your ISP about suspicious behavior. Or your data gets encrypted or leaked. If you are infected and there are no consequences, that just doesn't make sense. So that's why I think Qubes is over the top. Linux is secure enough, just choose a distro that works for you, that's all. [/QUOTE]

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