11/24/2023 0 Comments Linux lite virus![]() Do you really want to take the chance that your Samba share directory could be dishing out files that contain malicious code? If that should happen, your job becomes exponentially more difficult. Let me put it simply - if your server (or desktop for that matter) makes use of Samba or sshfs (or any other sharing means), those files will be opened by users running operating systems that are vulnerable. It’s antivirus and anti-malware where admins start getting a bit confused. So why does Linux need tools to prevent viruses, malware, and rootkits? It should be obvious why every server needs protection from rootkits - because once you are hit with a rootkit, all bets are off as to whether you can recover without reinstalling the platform. The lesson? Even Linux can be vulnerable. I’ve been a victim of a (very brief) hacker getting onto my desktop, because I accidentally left desktop sharing running (that was certainly an eye opener). I have witnessed, first hand, Linux servers hit by rootkits that were so nasty, the only solution was to reinstall and hope the data backup was current. Although Linux is less prone to such attacks than, say, Windows, there is no absolute when it comes to security. Whether a machine is online or offline, it can fall victim to malicious code. Perhaps a bit of clarification is necessary here.įirst and foremost, no operating system is 100 percent immune to attack. Linux Lite 6.2 is available for download right now from the release announcement page, where you can check out the known issues and instructions on how to upgrade from a previous release.Wait, Linux needs antivirus and anti-malware solutions? I thought it was immune to such things. Under the hood, the distro is powered by the long-term supported Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series from Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. Linux Lite 6.2 also brings a fix for the application to handle directories as Catfish will now open instead of Thunar under certain situations. Last but not least, the Task Manager (System Monitoring Center) app received an updated icon and a fix for the right-click action to work everywhere, the apt-key deprecation warning was fixed, and various core apps and components have been updated. On top of that, this release updates the Lite Patch in-house built tool to handle potential update errors by adding new mirrors, improves the Lite Hardware Database to support more devices, updates the default Papirus icon set, and adds new wallpapers. The same goes for the Lite Sources in-house built utility, which comes with a fix for a codename bug. The Lite Software in-house built utility has been updated as well in this release to offer the Shotcut video editor as a replacement for Openshot, and to remove the Microsoft Teams app as it’s no longer supported on Linux. Highlights of this release include a revamped Lite Upgrade in-house built utility that features a new end-user dialog and integration of the latest LibreOffice 7.3 office suite release, as well as an updated Lite Tweaks in-house built utility that improves kernel removal, log removal, and hostname setting. Jerry Bezencon, Linux Lite lead developer and maintainer, announced today the final release of the Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 6.2 distribution targeted at Windows users who want to switch to Linux.įeaturing the lightweight Xfce 4.16 desktop environment and based on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish), Linux Lite 6.2 is here five months after Linux Lite 6.0, which was the first release of the Ubuntu-based distribution based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
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