Really if you use the centralized repos for installs there is as close to no risk as there could be, I wouldn't even expend energy on this problem.
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The best anti-virus is your brain.
No antivirus is needed if you know what you're doing.
If you don't, don't do it or document yourself on.
Nothing needs an antivirus if you backup your data properly.
PS: I'm getting downvoted for this so I'll explain a bit more : if you backup properly, you can restore your data. Sure your system is fucked... but who cares? In fact if you care for your OS installation then right away it shows you are NOT in a reliable state. You install another OS and start from there. Maybe it's not even due to a virus, maybe your hardware burns in fire, same situation so IMHO a working backup (and by working I mean rolling, like TODAY it's done without your intervention) then you restore. Also please don't tell me about ransomware because even though it is a real threat, if you do your backups properly (as in not overwritting the old ones with the new ones) then you are still safe. It can be as basic as using rdiff-backup. It's fundamental to understand the difference between what's digital and what is not digital.
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