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minus-squareDefault Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·13 hours agoKind of like Android or iOS. Flatpak tries to accomplish this on Desktop, and it works, but isn’t as comprehensive as something like Android or iOS. On the extreme side, there is QubesOS, which runs every app in a dedicated virtual machine, including the networking stack.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·12 hours agoFlatpak also doesn’t ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 hours agoI think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoGNOME Software. That’s not what I’m concerned about though.
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoIIRC Discover on KDE also tells you on the update list. But only somewhere in the list of updates - theres no explicit dialog warning you of changes/new permissions
Kind of like Android or iOS.
Flatpak tries to accomplish this on Desktop, and it works, but isn’t as comprehensive as something like Android or iOS.
On the extreme side, there is QubesOS, which runs every app in a dedicated virtual machine, including the networking stack.
Flatpak also doesn’t ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
I believe so.
I think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
GNOME Software. That’s not what I’m concerned about though.
IIRC Discover on KDE also tells you on the update list. But only somewhere in the list of updates - theres no explicit dialog warning you of changes/new permissions