alt Hacker News> [...] and runs a heavily stripped-down version of Linux that lacks systemd and apt. And these are just a few of the issues.
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knallfrosch • yesterday at 10:57 PM
Lacking software (apt) is a security issue. Having software installed (tcpdump) is also a security issue.
whalesalad • yesterday at 4:15 PM
I don’t see this as noteworthy myself. It’s expected on a small embedded device such as this. You’re usually lucky to have busybox.
stefan_ • yesterday at 2:57 PM
> But what additionally raised red flags was the presence of tcpdump and aircrack - tools commonly used for network packet analysis and wireless security testing. While these are useful for debugging and development, they are also hacking tools that can be dangerously exploited.
Must be another AI slop article. Stop feeding your writings into GPT & co to turn into extra long nonsense.
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Presumably Alpine. I bet it doesn't run GNOME either. And these are just a few of the issues!