Help support the pod! patreon.com/thelinuxcast . Weekly exclusive podcasts! 0:00 Intro 1:50 Our Week in FOSS 2:00 Tyler's Week In FOSS 6:27 Drew's Week in Linux 8:04 Matt's Week in FOSS 17:09 Is Linux Secure? 1:10:14 Nuggies of the Week 1:10:38 Drew's Nuggie 1:11:44 Tyler's Nuggie of the Week 1:14:38 Matt's Nuggie 1:16:01 Contact Info and Goodbyes
@stephentsatchell3306
2 ай бұрын
I do check the ISO checksums. After the initial download, and after writing the ISO contents to CD/DVD
@thesaigoneer
2 ай бұрын
Great pod; nice to see Drew on there as well. Thanks guys!
@Bilf-mr8yx
Ай бұрын
Integrity check and verification of the authenticity of checksum done every time. I'm not a power user, but these two steps are quick and easy so I might as well do them. Having said that, I don't know how often dodgy ISOs are slipped into official download mirrors.
@jamesb2877
2 ай бұрын
I check my checksums on my iso's, every time, all the time.
@tablettablete186
2 ай бұрын
But do you also check the authenticity of the ISOs? Take Mint as an example, the hacker also changed the checksums in the website
@daorkykid
2 ай бұрын
But do you also check the checksums?
@rusi6219
2 ай бұрын
@@tablettablete186 bittorrent
@mrCastrinho_
2 ай бұрын
@@tablettablete186 what??? 💀
@tablettablete186
2 ай бұрын
@@mrCastrinho_ Hashes only verify integrity. You need to use signatures to verify authenticity and integrity (something like GPG)
@stephenduff6877
Ай бұрын
I think that's a major limitation of Linux that the packages are so fragmented. Having to go to the AUR or similar seems more risky than being able to download from the developers site for the most part. What do you think? Hopefully it will continue to become more popular and move to one repository.
@oscs4556
2 ай бұрын
Nixos is not a corporate distro, it’s govern by the Nixos foundation that can take donations from companies. It’s community distro similar to Debian.
@TheLinuxCast
2 ай бұрын
Funded primarily by a company. At least afaik.
@oscs4556
2 ай бұрын
Nope, it’s funded by many companies because a lot corporations use it including the us military too
@eleah2665
2 ай бұрын
Hi and thanks.
@greycell2442
2 ай бұрын
Android is immutable overlay, and it doesn't stop hacks. It's important to containerize the browser now. But in Linux, it's all approachable, unlike a proprietary OS. At least you can see yourself getting screwed. There's no services I can't turn off. I'm more comfortable with the situation. Toolbox, distrobox, podman has given me an extra level beyond immutable. Scripts are dangerous, python. You gotta file watch that. Write a filewatcher that uses sqlcipher instead of sqlite or another script. I wouldn't know what to not scan in Windows.
@tablettablete186
2 ай бұрын
26:40 This is what reproducible builds are trying to solve, so the software binary is the same across distros
@MrSnivvel
2 ай бұрын
Reproducible builds are not about being the same across distros, they're about creating the same build artifacts and checksums within a distro. Different versions of libraries used and the toolchain that built the binary will always be different between distros.
@tablettablete186
2 ай бұрын
@@MrSnivvel True, I've missed that point
@tablettablete186
2 ай бұрын
"It depends"
@goodvibes4014
Ай бұрын
One Addition: Use Google pam authenticator along with sudo.
@Lizard_of_Linux_Lane
2 ай бұрын
I would be okay with more background fan noise. ✅️
@JoSaN585
2 ай бұрын
i've been trying to use kavita last weeks and it is kinda a pain. For academic books you have the problem that kavita wants to detect them as if they were part of a series and that forces you to have them in a specific directory for each one. I have also tried with manga, and it is true that it has detected them well, but I have had a problem related to how the program sorts the copies even though the names of the files are its own sorting. I have read how this may be a problem with the latest version, but I have not had time to check.
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Ай бұрын
Arguably moreso than Windows; but MacOS still has them both beat, especially with the unpatchable UEFI exploits that affect everything but Macs. Though one has to attribute a lot of that security to the lack of market share, the day Linux gets big assuming it does is the day security, and open source will become a detriment to it just as it is with Android security.
@oscs4556
2 ай бұрын
I check the checksums and signatures of iso every time before loading it on my ventoy usb thumb drivers.
@notuxnobux
2 ай бұрын
where do you get the checksum? if you get it from the same site you download it at the same moment then it means nothing. It only means something if you got the checksum long time ago, saved it locally and used that to compare. But that only works if the distro hasn't updated since. So checksums are often useless in practice.
@24wherath36
2 ай бұрын
@@notuxnobux Not at all.. Checksums only verify the integrity of a downloaded file, it says nothing about what person created the package. Signatures with a verifiable certificate chain is what should be used for verifying file origins.
@johanb.7869
2 ай бұрын
Maybe you can do a video about ISO checksums and how to use them? I never check them to be honest because I don't understand the how-tos. My simple brain just can't handle it😭
@jdotson41041
2 ай бұрын
I always check the check sum if it does not come back good it gets deleted.
@ltxr9973
2 ай бұрын
No, it depends on the user's mentality, not the OS. All 3 big operating systems offer good levels of security, for a tinkerer even too much security
@SkinnyGeek_1010
2 ай бұрын
Aerospace is a recent window manager for macOS that works pretty well! The rest have never been worth using for me but it at least lets you have a decent i3 clone on the mac. The new window vs new app instance is the only pain that I run into but has workarounds.
@sitaroartworks
2 ай бұрын
"So...is it safe?" ~ "Marathon Man" quote :)
@OlSkunGun
2 ай бұрын
Can you guys write down nuggies of the week? Edit them as text into video, put them in video description or pin them in comment section? Because I'm European[Poland] and it's sometimes hard to figure out what the exact correct name of nuggie is
@TheLinuxCast
2 ай бұрын
They are always in the show notes. Link in the description.
@OlSkunGun
2 ай бұрын
@@TheLinuxCastOhhh, thnx
@IceBlade1992
2 ай бұрын
bit of a stickler coment but shuld you not add there youtube links in bio? sure i could just search my self.
@Marc42
2 ай бұрын
youtube.com/@justaguylinux + video description :)
@Lizard_of_Linux_Lane
2 ай бұрын
Tyler's Odysee link is in the description, not sure if Drew has a channel. I think you're trolling based on your spelling & misuse of "there" also, this is a livestream so the information could be updated later.
@TheLinuxCast
2 ай бұрын
In my defense, it's Drew's first episode. It'll be there from now on.
@conjurermast
2 ай бұрын
I think not checking code is far beyond just laziness. Writing complex code is one thing, but understanding someone else's is another. You better get paid for the latter, amirite?
@glengrigsby4858
Ай бұрын
I do check my ISO shecksums
@jdotson41041
2 ай бұрын
and then I'm still weary. lol. the latest XZ showed us that.
@bertnijhof5413
2 ай бұрын
I don't distrohop, since 2008 I use Ubuntu. If I want to have a look at a distro, I use a VM :)
@user-gh4lv2ub2j
2 ай бұрын
Yes; it is.
@92redferrari
2 ай бұрын
I've done plenty stupid stuff. 😊
@esra_erimez
2 ай бұрын
Hello, and thank you.
@markjones2349
2 ай бұрын
This is completely off topic but, I've been on Linux for 16 years and it's always been exciting seeing new apps, features, kernel updates, but holy crap is Linux boring now in 2024. Is it just because I run Debian and everything just works and never breaks or is it like this for everyone?
@eobardthawnemcoc
2 ай бұрын
Bait comment
@markjones2349
2 ай бұрын
@@eobardthawnemcoc Oh ok so this isn't a place where we talk about Linux stuff? Figured we were all adults here and liked having Linux conversations. I was just curious to know if what I was experiencing was just because of my choice of distro or if it's pretty much boring to every distro user. It's not like KZitemrs haven't made videos on this very topic not too too long ago. There is just a lot of nothing going on in Linux from what I can tell. Very boring.
@aarholodian
2 ай бұрын
@@markjones2349 Not sure what you want to hear. Go make a secure LFS, assemble Bedrock, or tardwrangle Hurd into working on anything that isn't a replica of Stallman's thinkpad. Be the change you want, as it were
@MyAmazingUsername
2 ай бұрын
You're right. Debian users are boring.
@pyepye-io4vu
2 ай бұрын
Yes it is, and boring is good. If you want non-boring then try bleeding edge stuff. Lots of experimental distros there.
@russellmania5349
2 ай бұрын
Linux is more secure than Windows. Windows has had a malware problem for years.
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Ай бұрын
Security: MacOS > Linux > Windows Market share: Windows > MacOS > Linux Open source is severely going to limit the Linux audience size since not everyone is able, or wants to, code their own OS, and being as open as it is, Linux will be easy pickings for hackers unless we see Linux updates released faster. Which as we've seen with Windows, causes other problems such as stability issues. It's a double edged sword by its very nature.
@MENTOKz
2 ай бұрын
i got like 2 subs and i have not made anything for 10 plus years
@92redferrari
2 ай бұрын
As long as nobody of your subs is called Titan!😊
@BarbarasMilk
2 ай бұрын
*Yes* it is.
@igorgiuseppe1862
2 ай бұрын
27:45 its not about being lazy, but about not being paid to do that...
@Visentinel
2 ай бұрын
I made it so sudo and polkit dont bother me for password. I know its bad but I do it anyway lol.
@middyjohn
2 ай бұрын
Hackers are putting you on their watchlist for sure now that you made it public lol
@Visentinel
2 ай бұрын
@@middyjohn If a hacker wants to enter my house and use my pc knowing they dont need to know my password in the command line, they are welcome to but not sure its a good idea in a stand your ground state.
@vladimir_k_bestplayerna1217
2 ай бұрын
@@Visentinel If you're connected to the internet, a hacker doesn't need to enter your house for that.
@Visentinel
2 ай бұрын
@@vladimir_k_bestplayerna1217 hackers dont just magically gain access to your systems command shell either without you installing compromised code.
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Ай бұрын
@@vladimir_k_bestplayerna1217 Use ethernet and pull the cable if anyone tries to take over control of your PC. What are they gonna do, download a new connection?
@86ericg
2 ай бұрын
It' not moore secure
@CyrusBrinkworthRAS
2 ай бұрын
you can not compare WIN/MAC with LINUX, Linux is man made!!!
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Ай бұрын
Bill Gates coded Macintosh OS and Windows, they too were both pioneered by a single man.
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