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Arch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

does a linux mint-using idiot need to worry about this, hypothetically speaking?

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[–] Syltti@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

This pertains to Arch's AUR (Arch User Repository). On Mint, nothing you do will interact with the AUR, so you're perfectly fine.

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[–] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

thank you!

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[–] Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

thank you!

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