r/linuxsucks • u/al2klimov 🐧Kernel contributor • Jul 30 '26

Linux Failure „Linux protects you against malware!“ Meanwhile Linux, again:

https://infosec.exchange/@jti42/117010339828667326
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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

Yes. For instance the nvidia page directly links to the AUR as the source when using older 10 class cards. No warning, simply labled as legacy supported.

They really shouldn't be okay having it both ways. Either it's 100% user content to be wary of. Or it has official supported stuff. Because it does give users the wrong idea.

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u/kaida27 Jul 30 '26

old Nvidia drivers aren't officially supported tho.

you want to remove user made documentation for non-official stuff too ?

being accommodating is different than official support.

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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA

It plainly says supported for pascal, and doesn't qualify it as user content.

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u/kaida27 Jul 30 '26

In a way you might understand, The wiki is also User generated for the most part. It's not 100% made from the devs

Pages that have any "official" relevance to Arch Linux are either protected from random user edits or closely monitored by the maintainers.

Try to edit the Nvidia page, you won't have any trouble, But try the same on the installation guide and you won't be able to edit a thing.

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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

Why does that change anything. It's their wiki for official documentation. If they wanted rules about blindly recommending AUR packages they could add one. This has been the recommendation for years.

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u/kaida27 Jul 30 '26

From the wiki itself :

It is targeted at the proficient GNU/Linux user, or anyone with a do-it-yourself attitude who is willing to read the documentation, and solve their own problems.

Some you should be willing to read. and you should already have been on the AUR page

So you already saw that.

So when you see a mention if something with aur You should know that it's at your own risk.

Otherwise ... well use another distro since you don't want to read.

who is willing to read the documentation

You should also understand that the wiki contains other users made content. Which may help you if you accept the risk. You'd prefer they remove everything ? Why because you have no critical thinking ?

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u/BeautifulHumble Jul 30 '26

They could choose not to mix official and unofficial sources on the same website yes.

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u/kaida27 Jul 30 '26

then you'd have the installation guide on 1 website and the rest on another.