Virual@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoArch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malwarewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up11
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minus-squareGhoelian@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe whole point of the AUR is that it’s just random people’s code. There is no supplier here. If you don’t know where to find that information, you really shouldn’t be using AUR.
minus-squareistdaslol@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIn an ideal world yes, but I needed some software that was only available via AUR and if the official guides tell me I can install it via AUR I will.
The whole point of the AUR is that it’s just random people’s code. There is no supplier here. If you don’t know where to find that information, you really shouldn’t be using AUR.
In an ideal world yes, but I needed some software that was only available via AUR and if the official guides tell me I can install it via AUR I will.