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Answer» I tried to download Yahoo Messenger 11, Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up. I tried to download Yahoo Messenger 11, Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up. Are you trying to get those programs to run on your Linux computer? Why? I mean... why would you need that STUFF? What distro are you using?Try MAKING sure you download the LINUX version (if there is one) of any program you want to run. You cannot expect Windows programs to run seamlessly (or at all) on Linux, or vice versa. Quote from: Rob Pomeroy on October 20, 2011, 07:13:52 AM You cannot expect Windows programs to run seamlessly (or at all) on Linux, or vice versa. I'd go so far as to say that if you are trying to run any windows program on Linux at all (and FEEL there is no "alternative"), it might be a good time to reevaluate why you are using Linux.Here is a good place to start. http://lifehacker.com/5590624/lifehacker-pack-for-linux-our-list-of-the-best-linux-downloads Quote from: BC_Programmer on October 20, 2011, 01:15:47 PM I'd go so far as to say that if you are trying to run any windows program on Linux at all (and feel there is no "alternative"), it might be a good time to reevaluate why you are using Linux. Good call, but possibly a user at this level is not attempting a paradigm shift... Quote Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, but this is what comes up. You don't use that on Linux. That's part of the reasons for using Linux. Quote from: Linux711 on October 26, 2011, 07:34:41 AM You don't use that on Linux. That's part of the reasons for using Linux. That's hardly a reason to use Linux. It's just FUD to try to get people to use it. Quote That's hardly a reason to use Linux. It's just FUD to try to get people to use it. It's not FUD. You don't need that software on Linux because windows malware doesn't work on Linux. That's not FUD, that's a fact. Quote from: Linux711 on October 26, 2011, 08:04:16 AM It's not FUD. You don't need that software on Linux because windows malware doesn't work on Linux. That's not FUD, that's a fact. No. Linux malware works on Linux. There has not yet been a widespread Linux malware threat of the type that Microsoft Windows software faces; this is commonly attributed to the malware's lack of root access and fast updates to most Linux vulnerabilities. The number of malicious programs — including viruses, Trojans, and other threats — specifically written for Linux has been on the increase in recent years. Linux fans frequently deride Windows as being malware-ridden, while claiming their favorite operating system is free from such threats. That simply isn't true. Linux users who believe they can't be infected by malware are simply wrong. Quote No. Linux malware works on Linux. Did I say it didn't? I said windows malware won't and the MAJORITY of malware is written for windows. Quote from: Linux711 on October 26, 2011, 01:37:15 PM Did I say it didn't? I said windows malware won't and the majority of malware is written for windows. So are you saying that statistically a Linux MACHINE is safer? Yes. It is not safer by design, but because it is less popular. Quote from: Linux711 on October 26, 2011, 01:48:03 PM Yes. It is not safer by design, but because it is less popular.That's a good point, but I doubt that this is the main reason that Linux is safer than Windows. Quote from: nickgr5 on October 26, 2011, 03:57:38 PM but I doubt that this is the main reason that Linux is safer than Windows. Because it's not. And using the word "safer" is an ambiguous weasel word that takes on any number of definitions to serve the purposes of the person making the claim. Portable goalposts, really. |
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