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Caption: Installing an AUR package without reading it’s PKGBUILD.

  • Azzu@leminal.space
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    26 days ago

    I mean how often do you install AUR packages? Usually takes like a minute or so to skim through PKGbuild and the pkg comments and look for obvious issues. And most updates are just a sha hash and version change, taking like 5s to check.

    • HereIAm@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      But wasn’t the latest AUR attack from a dependancy in the pkgbuild? Going out of your way to review all the dependencies as well is not really possible by just skimming through the script.

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      25 days ago

      Rarely, to be sure. I tried Arch for a bit, but I need a computer that I can actually use to get shit done, that isn’t a constant project itself. Even Qubes doesn’t require as much effort to keep operational.