Looking at the Released Version of Linux Mint 20 

Welcome, Steven

Thanks Vincent and very welcome

Thanks Lee and I dunno if i want to comment more than I have on snaps, but sure could talk about concerns in general about code sources coming into Linux. Yeah systemd wishlist hehe...See the above answer to DSL's question I would like a new start on that one and would be willing to pitch in and help design it.

Hi @Joe Panico and nice to see you on the channel, and thanks for the kind comment :)

The way I understand it is Ubuntu is based on Debian, and LM is based on Ubuntu so the packages all roll up in LM. Do not know if LM does anything to the kernel or not, sounds like a topic I should dig into and find out. Thanks for asking it.

Thank you Brian glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Myszka for taking the time to look into those sounds like a post might be needed on the LM forums

Thanks roger and yep i did a review of the desktop edition, the Cyber Security edition would take longer than a single video, but might do it sometime down the road.

Sounds like a useful one to add to the list to check out

There's also Devuan which is similar to Artix but Debian instead of Arch.

That's what matters is you can find a distro and desktop environment that works for you, and one you that you like as well :) Thanks for the comment, Nelson

Not at all, Johan B. If an attacker can gain access to the protocols which are unsecured then it could be possible to gain root access to the shell, at that point its game over is all I said. Security controls on the firewall to prevent access to outside connections is always prudent. What I am really concerned about is normally in security environments we default to "closed ports" and yet the default configuration files for most of the services systemd manages are in the "wide open" state and that is what I meant. Yes, this is why I dislike systemd, its a large program which goes beyond the tenets I learned while working for AT&T Data Systems Group...each application or service should maintain a single function. I think systemd is trying to do too much and that worries me.

@@CyberGizmo okay Thanks for explaining 😉

So... firewall enabled and I’m good to go?

@@CyberGizmo Would you consider making a video going more in-depth into this topic? (Without showing things that RU-vid might crack down on you for). EDIT: I see you already made a video on Linux Hardening so I'll take a look at that as that may already cover this stuff. Thank you for the informative videos.

Thanks Lowbarr for the comment and for sharing how you use LM

Swap is obsolete these days, only used for low ram PC's and they are obsolete these days.

LOL yes!

@@DCM777. Did you create a RU-vid account today for the sole purpose of making an uninformed comment?

@@eznix Nope around for years, don't judge a book by its cover!

@@DCM777. Your account page says joined June 28, 2020. Just hiding the facts?