minus-squarepatlefort@lemmy.worldtoLinux@programming.dev•AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attackslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·17 hours agoI’m afraid that the level of security needed to safeguard such users would be a dystopian nightmare. I’m sure a lot of them are the kind to just download and install random crap on Windows too. Once again, freedom and security comes at odds. linkfedilink
minus-squarepatlefort@lemmy.worldtoLinux@programming.dev•Active AUR malicious packages incidentlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoIt also had an install script that will be run as root when the package is installed. Can’t sandbox that. linkfedilink
minus-squarepatlefort@lemmy.worldtoArch Linux@lemmy.ml•Is the AUR down for anyone else?linkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoInsert GTA4 meme. linkfedilink
I’m afraid that the level of security needed to safeguard such users would be a dystopian nightmare. I’m sure a lot of them are the kind to just download and install random crap on Windows too. Once again, freedom and security comes at odds.