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In general I don't like using "store" apps. It's far too trusting for my taste. I go to the source, I don't let somebody curate for me. To do that on linux usually involves using the terminal, which is fine. It's just a little more involved.
I kind of like the workflow on a Windows for installing things better. You enter a site address, download a file (sometimes after scanning it with another website), run the install wizard, you're in.
Definitely not a top concern in any case, these pros and cons are meaningless in the face of choosing security and privileges that come with Linux.
In my opinion the windows way of doing it is very unsafe, especially for regular users (who mostly use windows) that don't exactly know who's trustworthy, and especially on such a mainstream OS that is much more vulnerable to malware.
Linux has it very well figured out with repositories, especially universal ones like flatpak. They're much more secure and trustworthy. It has the benefits of a walled garden and the benefits of an open ecosystem.
Windows does have the Microsoft Store, although there are some notable omissions, including Chrome.
The windows store never really took off unfortunately. It's mostly filled with random jank in my experience.
TBF the major reason you get more malware on a Windows is because people build Malware for Windows. It would be silly to aim your attacks towards overly suspicious tech-literate young people with little to take from on the already limited 3% of Desktop market share. If you think Linux Servers are immune to Malware, then OH WOW.
Exactly my point, actually. It's not that it's harder to make malware for Linux, but as a desktop OS, there's just a really small demand for it at this point in time. I don't doubt that when and if Linux gets more mainstream (again, for the desktop) more malware will be produced for it, we're actually already seeing an increase in malware.
But we're also seeing a big change in package distribution for Desktop Linux, mainly with flatpak and more specifically flathub. We're kind of leaving behind our baby stage and becoming more professional and secure when it comes to how software is distributed for our users.
I'm excited to see how our community grows and develops and how we handle challenges that only bigger operating systems have had to deal with.
The store is the same packages your distro uses. Unless you're building Linux from scratch?
Who needs Distros anyways?