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minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·15 hours agoIt’s a USER repository, where you literally download install files from unverified strangers. There’s a reason all the AUR helpers prompt you to verify all the files before they will build or install anything.
minus-squarefruitcantfly@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoI wonder percentage of Arch users are actually capable of verifying that an AUR package is safe to install. I doubt that the number is very high, especially with the growing popularity of the distro
It’s a USER repository, where you literally download install files from unverified strangers.
There’s a reason all the AUR helpers prompt you to verify all the files before they will build or install anything.
I wonder percentage of Arch users are actually capable of verifying that an AUR package is safe to install. I doubt that the number is very high, especially with the growing popularity of the distro