Virual@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoArch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malwarewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down10cross-posted to: archlinux@lemmy.mlsecurity@lemmy.mllinux@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-218 hours ago The AUR is basically just a shortcut for downloading random shit off GitHub. It gives un-experienced users a false sense of security. As is “pip install” by the way.
As is “pip install” by the way.