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Cake day: March 15th, 2026

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    • Step 1. Upgrade to proactive security. Projects like HotCakeX’ offer a streamlined method of attaining it.
    • Step 2. Commit to best practices. There’s a long list of this, but the short of it would be:
      • Uphold a strong backbone of secure software that has proven to be committed to safe practices.
      • Ensure that your system and/or software is always up-to-date.
      • Don’t visit unsafe/untrusted websites. Don’t click on shady/untrusted links.
      • Don’t execute untrusted/unsafe files. Especially not with administrator’s rights.
      • Sandbox all activities. So that even if you’re compromised, that the adversary can only access very little beyond the binary/program/software itself.


  • You seem to have the false notion that corporate distros are safe (or something). But, that’s not true. Look e.g. at the demise of Clear Linux OS.

    For (perhaps) a better assessment on whether a distro is well-established[1] or not, consider looking at the following factors:

    • How long does it exist? Like, if it’s old enough to drink, then that’s definitely a good indication.
    • How strong is its community? If there are literally millions of users, many of which actively contribute, then that’s definitely a good thing.
    • How active is its development? The Linux landscape is constantly evolving. Hence, adopting changes (or, at least, enabling them) is somewhat to be expected.
    • Does it serve a distinct raison d’être? It simply has to offer a strong justification for its existence.
    • Does it have any strong dependencies/contingencies? Here, a lack thereof is actually what’s good.

    TL;DR: If you want to be absolutely safe, then I’d recommend Arch, Debian or Gentoo.


    1. I.e. that it will not cease existing overnight. ↩︎