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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Is Linux on Android as secure..? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey there, Just wondering is Linux on an Android device (through UserLAnd or else) is as secure as Linux as the main OS.

Edit...Should say private not secure

Tanx much

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question, security is multifaceted.

From what I understand, it uses your phones kernel, so if its out of date or vulnerable, that might be a problem, and you may not be able to fix that.

Conversely, its running inside android, so the android hardening might make it more secure.

What are you specifically concerned about? Firewall? Zero days? Antimalware?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn'tt write my question properly...what I meant to say was privacy and not security

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Still a bit open ended. Web browser finger printing is probably going to be quite specific, unless you have a browser that avoids fingerprinting.

There is a trust issue, you need to trust the userland packagers to not build in any additional tracking, but its pretty unlikely that they'll do that given its a tiny project.

Privacy is also multifaceted, and its never going to be as simple as "use this distro". The techniques for online tracking are changing and evolving all the time.