ubuntu linux, what to expect

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by orionsbuckle

ive had my laptop going on three years now and my pc for only a year...and have never once had an issue with viruses or spyware. and i dont use any protection programs as they invade every part of your computer and slow it down....

the reason is cus i use a program called DeepFreeze...so i can go to any website i want and download anything i want and test it out to see how well it works...and i dont have to worry about anything....check it out...just google it or something

I've had countless computers over the last 15+ years and never once been infected by a virus, and haven't had any spyware in about 6 years, and I don't have antivirus installed, either. I also don't use DeepFreeze or anything special. I just use logic to not install crap that's obviously not trustworthy, and I don't use IE for my web browsing.

Special tools are not needed to avoid infections. Just common sense.