#arch-linux

#arch-linux

There are three features of StormOS that had me hooked right away. The first feature was the updates. A minute or so after I logged in for the first time, I was alerted to updates. I clicked Install, and the update began. This is how updates on Linux should be: painless and quick. The package manager GUI is none other than Pamac, but StormOS gives it a theme that makes it look a bit more modern than other Arch-based distributions I've tried.

Although not well-suited for new users, Arch Linux is a popular distro with a passionate fan base. So, why has someone been knocking down the site repeatedly for over a week now with an ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ? We don't know. We're not even sure who's doing it or exactly how they're conducting their DDoS. Besides the main website, the Arch User Repository (AUR) and the are also being hammered. Someone out there really doesn't like Arch.

The Arch Linux maintainers issued a security warning regarding compromised packages of Firefox-based browsers in the AUR, urging immediate removal and reinstallation.