Discussing Linux setup issues
Discussing Linux setup issues
This could be the fastest way to address your concerns for anyone familiar with Linux. On my machine both Windows and Linux are installed on the same physical drive in separate partitions, which is why I find Linux more reliable when it comes to security issues like viruses or malware. Although I haven’t encountered any in over ten years, I’m considering switching to Linux as my primary operating system and keeping Windows only for gaming. Privacy is also a big factor. My main question is: if the Linux partition is on the same drive, can it still be affected by Windows-related malicious software?
Malicious code must be written to target an Operating System. Linux operates on a distinct set of commands unlike Windows, so a Windows virus can't infect a Linux system. Additionally, Linux doesn't support NTFS, the file format most users rely on in Windows environments. Linux employs a different structure entirely. A Windows virus wouldn't be able to move to a Linux partition and function effectively—it would be similar to an American relocating to a country with a language they don’t understand; they’d lose the means to interact with the system and cause harm.
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Windows infections won’t execute and your storage remains safe from malware. The same applies in reverse, though this isn’t usually a concern.
Linux supports full read and write operations for NTFS, yet execution may still be missing.
In OSX it didn’t accept an NTFS partition from a Windows device until you reformatted the drive as FAT32. The execution feature is new to me, but on Linux it seems NTFS partitions are readable but not executable.
I've also heard that, but it's surprising. Linux supports reading from NTFS for over a decade, and even longer for reading operations. The execution part hasn't been discussed before.
I required a thumb drive for my college work and needed it to work across different operating systems. It seems the newest supported formats are still FAT32, which is quite old because of file size limits. I don’t recall the precise specifications, but files typically can’t exceed 2GB. Today’s files often go well beyond that.