But, we’re talking about installing software from non-distribution sources. E.g. the Minecraft Launcher ships as a .deb that you install: there’s no benefit sec

But, we’re talking about installing software from non-distribution sources. E.g. the Minecraft Launcher ships as a .deb that you install: there’s no benefit security-wise for that over curl … | sh And, I doubt most people have the time or ability to read all the scripts that come with large software packages and ensure that they’re safe. For better or worse, executing code downloaded from the internet without verifying it manually is the norm these days.