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minus-squareMarija_@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoNice move. AppImage makes distribution much simpler, especially for people who don’t want to depend on a specific package manager.
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoIMO flatpaks are a better option, appimages are just bringing people back to the insecure “find it on a website and download it” method of package management This is also one of the reasons why I dislike curl sh
minus-squarelukalix98@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoFlatpaks can be unsafe too though.
minus-squarespectrums_coherence@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-218 hours agoAppImage defended and used grossly outdated core component like FUSE2 for a long time, and comes with zero sandboxing by default. IMO, flatpak needs to improve in terms of security, but it is a strict improvement over AppImage.
minus-squareAudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 hours agoSame goes for .debs from Debian stable. There is no absolute safety. But downloading unsigned code from a random website is far down the safe list.
minus-squareMarija_@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoI still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.
Nice move. AppImage makes distribution much simpler, especially for people who don’t want to depend on a specific package manager.
IMO flatpaks are a better option, appimages are just bringing people back to the insecure “find it on a website and download it” method of package management
This is also one of the reasons why I dislike curl sh
Flatpaks can be unsafe too though.
AppImage defended and used grossly outdated core component like FUSE2 for a long time, and comes with zero sandboxing by default.
IMO, flatpak needs to improve in terms of security, but it is a strict improvement over AppImage.
Same goes for .debs from Debian stable. There is no absolute safety. But downloading unsigned code from a random website is far down the safe list.
I still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.