Question: How Safe Is Arch Linux?
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Is Arch Linux safe to use?

Arch is as secure as you set it up to be.

Is Arch Linux secure by default?

All that you get from the “box” that is Arch Linux is just a terminal with the bare minimum command line tools. You don’t get ssh, web-servers, samba shares or anything that would pose a network vulnerability. As for users it just comes with a root user and there’s just nothing else by default.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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