Re: Is AppArmor really necessary?

Pat Kelecy wrote:
I thought Linux was fairly immune to viruses, malware, and other exploits
(which, as I understand it, are mainly targeted at MS software). So is this
really that necessary, particularly for a home user? If not, can it be
uninstalled without causing other problems?

I don't use it. As I have never used it, I have no idea what the
advantages might be if you do. To me my firewall is good enough.

houghi
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