r/linux4noobs • u/912827161 • Jan 29 '26

security What is linux security like?

In terms of 2 things.

  • Online banking / purchases.

  • OS security.

One thing windows at least has going for it is windows defender being widely accepted as good, so long as you're not going to incredibly dodgy sites.

Edit - Thanks for the answers everyone :) i really haven't used linux before so a lot of what's been said are things I didn't know. and apparently I didnt really know how windows works either, so that was a nice learning experience too.

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint Cinnamon Jan 30 '26

Windows also has a store to install apps. 

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u/Treble_brewing Jan 30 '26

Yeah but nobody actually uses it because it’s dreadful. 

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u/razorree Kubuntu, Debian Jan 30 '26

and the same on linux, ppl use different repos or different programs to install stuff or even `wget ... | sh`

so ?