AUR was considered a looming security threat.

Malicious apps got into the Arch User Repository - how to protect yourself ...

Arch Linux defends itself against a wave of attacks that have massively contaminated package descriptions in the unofficial Arch User Repository with malware.

Arch Linux is well known for not just being incredibly stable but for also being considerably more challenging than many other distributions. Because of that, several developers (and teams of ...

At least 1,500 malicious packages were published to the Arch User Repository (AUR) as part of the Atomic Arch supply chain ...

Looks like the Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository) needs some better security and package checks - as some malicious users ...

Developers released the latest edition of Archman GNU/Linux on Sept. 5. The Xfce desktop edition updates the Nov. 5, 2018, release. Archman is an Arch Linux-based rolling distribution featuring the ...

Attackers hijacked 400+ Arch Linux AUR packages to run a Rust credential stealer, with optional eBPF rootkit support on root ...

Plenty of proof that a Linux distro can be polished, stable, and easy to use.

A recent episode of a Linux news podcast I keep up with featured an interview with a journalist who had written a piece for a non-Linux audience about giving it a try. It was surprisingly widely read.

If you want to explore one of the most flexible and powerful Linux distributions without disturbing the main system, try installing Arch Linux in VirtualBox. Arch Linux is a lightweight and highly ...