[Milpotel]

> [...] and runs a heavily stripped-down version of Linux that lacks systemd and apt. And these are just a few of the issues.

?!

[whalesalad]

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.

[kps]

Presumably Alpine. I bet it doesn't run GNOME either. And these are just a few of the issues!

[stefan_]

> 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.

[kenjackson]

What was wrong with the above paragraph?

[knallfrosch]

Lacking software (apt) is a security issue. Having software installed (tcpdump) is also a security issue.

[FateOfNations]

apt is a package manager. It's only relevant if the system uses it to manage it's packages. Red Hat based distributions, for example, don't use apt. Embedded devices typically don't manage packages on an individual basis, rather updating the entire distribution via "firmware updates".

[margalabargala]

Could you elaborate on how lacking apt is a security issue?