Malware Detection

[KGIII]

I install lots of software, but Build-essential does not ring any bells in my memory.

That's really only needed when you are building software from source.

One 'common' use would be the VirtualBox tools. If you get into virtualizing OSes, you may run into that.

 

[Condobloke]

That's really only needed when you are building software from source.

One 'common' use would be the VirtualBox tools. If you get into virtualizing OSes, you may run into that.

And none of that is on my radar either. I avoid VM stuff of all types, and building soiftware from source is definitely not gonna happen.

I uninstalled it.

Unsure whether to chase it or let it go

 

[KGIII]

Unsure whether to chase it or let it go

Any remnants will be harmless.

I avoid VM stuff of all types

I like VMs, at least when they're useful. They let me test. They let me try other OSes. In fact, they even let me check the validity of solutions that I propose (from time to time). So, they're useful for me.

They do take up some resources. So, yeah, I could understand not using them. They can also have a learning curve. For that, I see VirtualBox or VMware as the best options. They're fairly intuitive, have a handy GUI, and they make features easily available.

I doubt that most people need either of those things. They don't need virtualization, and they don't need to build software from source. Building software from source can be fun. I have a weird fascination with watching the process, as text scrolls by in the terminal.