• KassioAug@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 hours ago

    There are some software that I only have because of AUR. For example, Brother printer drivers.

    AUR is a great option to have. It doesn’t mean people should use it for everything, when there’s a perfectly capable version of the same software downloadable from Arch, Flathub or even through Distrobox.

    Having options is a good thing, people just need to take care.

    In fact, downloading something from AUR without checking it is hardly more dangerous than adding PPAs in Ubuntu.

    • ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@lemmy.ca
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      38 minutes ago

      Hahahahaha they also come in Debian .deb and Fedora .rpm packages. That’s why I never got this problem with my hardware on Ubuntu or Debian.

      And no it’s not the same as PPAs.