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> Flatpak is the only packaging system that takes even a tiny step towards trying to give you some kind of security. Is it anything more than a false pretense
by sofixa 5y ago
> Flatpak is the only packaging system that takes even a tiny step towards trying to give you some kind of security.
Is it anything more than a false pretense at security? Having a "sandbox" which most apps don't use ( usually for good reason), and not giving the users an easy way to check if the app they're installing uses the sandbox.. what's the point of that sandbox then? It's just security theater.
https://flatkill.org/2020/ https://flatkill.org/2020/
- lokedhs 5y agoThat site always tends to come up when people want to complain about Flatpak, and it's been mentioned multiple times on this site. Check the previous posts to see well formed responses to the nonsensical claims made on that site. I (nor anyone else that I've seen supporting Flatpak) has ever claimed it's a perfect solution. If you want something closer to being perfect, you need to use Qubes OS. However, no other solution even seem to try to provide a solution for isolation on Linux. If I want to run a program without habing to trust it with access to my $HOME/.ssh directory, what is my alternative?
- CameronNemo 5y agowhat is my alternative? Do I actually need to list all of them? There are a lot.