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Guide To Arch Linux User Repository Safety #Linux #ArchLinux https://youtu.be/-Wj_GsfwTak

Guide To Arch Linux User Repository Safety

The Arch Linux User Repository is one of the best resources we have available on Arch but being user submitted packages you should be wary of what you're dow...
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primalmotion
primalmotion
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You say that saying a source package is more secure than its precompiled version is nonsense. I really disagree. Without checking line by line the source code, I can at least check that the PKGBUILD is getting the source code from the actual repo. I can't say the same for the bin file. It may have been built from a random dude's branch from a private fork that includes who knows what.
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Brodie Robertson
Brodie Robertson
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@primalmotion You can say that about a bin actually, most bin packages are downloading that bin from the repo as well.
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primalmotion
primalmotion
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True... but I'm a simple man and I prefer to make sure I get the source anyways 😀
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Malinux
Malinux
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Any thoughts on getting a Peertube account?

You can upload videos automatically, through CLI, so it doesn't have to increase the amount of per-video faff.

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