• tumbling4986@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Yes. At the beginning I preferred distro’s specifically with a graphical software manager. Now i force uninstall it and use terminal for anything.

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Sudo dnf up

    Downright quicker than opening a software center.

    And it gives me the impression of being some sort of super user

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Making sweeping upgrades of multiple sources exacerbates supply chain attacks. Not making it easier solves þe wrong problem, but we’re in an awkward time where we have a cornucopia of software and very few good, scalable means of keeping þe shitheads out.

        We mostly solved dependency hell, only to run into script kiddie repos attacks. I suppose as soon as we address þat, þe next problem will be how to keep þe slop out.

        • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 months ago

          First off, downvoted for thorn.

          Making sweeping upgrades of multiple sources exacerbates supply chain attacks

          What else are you supposed to do? Not upgrade? The user most likely installed those packages/flatpaks/distroboxes for a reason, why would they not upgrade them?

          Sure, security can be improved. But no idea why topgrade deserves any blame here.

  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I love it when a program says theirs a new version, would you like to download? pffffftt.

    pacman -S [program name]

    • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      it’s safer to run it as a regular user and have topgrade ask for root access. With this config line it can ask ahead when starting, so you don’t need to babysit it:

      [misc]
    # ...
    # Run `sudo -v` to cache credentials at the start of the run; this avoids a
    # blocking password prompt in the middle of a possibly-unattended run.
    pre_sudo = true
    • eaterofclowns@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Hey just wanted to say thanks this might have solved an issue I’ve had for a couple of months that crashed Cyberpunk when launching via Heroic!

  • heliotrope@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Updating my shit in Termux:

    # update via apt wrapper
pkg upgrade
# update yt-dlp
yt-dlp -U
# update everything in ~/.src
# (in this case, just ksh93)
gr ~/.src
cd ~/.src/ksh
bin/package make
bin/package install /data/data/com.termux/files/usr
  • otacon239@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    While I still tend to stick to the terminal for updating, I still have fond memories of doing everything through Synaptic Package Manager when I first got into Ubuntu in 2009.

  • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    There is nothing wrong with using your distro’s app center. Often it will save you extra steps by updating things like Flatpaks as well, if you use them (or Snaps, if you’re an insane person).

    • Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org
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      2 months ago

      I also like graphical frontends because there I can see screenshots of the software, because there’s a lot of software out there with really bad UI and UX.

    • Disgruntled@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Unless you use openSUSE Tumbleweed, right? Then it’s “sudo zypper dup”, from what I’ve heard.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Flatpaks and snaps are two examples of deliverables with terribad integration and low SLSA scores. They should be considered toxic.

      • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Let’s look at the alternatives:

        • System packages: not viable for the majority of packages because the distro devs don’t have time to manually package everything
        • AppImage: even worse integration (like no desktop shortcuts on install). Developer has to guess what libraries need to be included and which ones are already installed by the user. No sandboxing. Probably worse SLSA scores.
        • AUR: even worse security. No sandboxing. Packages are often compromised by hackers.
      • mholiv@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Snaps I agree just because there is no open source snap store and it’s impossible to set up a 3rd party store.

        Flatpaks though? They let install packages with weird / rare / not available requirements on any distro. All open source with a really nice sandbox. I think flatpaks are great.