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minus-squarelukalix98@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoFlatpaks can be unsafe too though.
minus-squareAudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days 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-squarespectrums_coherence@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 days agoAppImage defended and used grossly outdated core component like FUSE2 for a long time, and comes with zero sandboxing by default.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-squareMarija_@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.
Flatpaks can be unsafe too though.
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.
AppImage defended and used grossly outdated core component like FUSE2 for a long time, and comes with zero sandboxing by default.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.
I still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.