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This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to use Debian packages built by Debian, and not the official binaries / Docker images. I know Debian usually sets
by jraph 4y ago
This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to use Debian packages built by Debian, and not the official binaries / Docker images.
I know Debian usually sets sane defaults. For instance, a Chromium or a Firefox packaged by Debian is less likely to phone home without asking / telling you on first use.
- m463 4y agoI vaguely recall gnome phoning home, not sure if this happens on debian.
- POPOSYS 4y agoSource please. "Vaguely recall" is not anything you should write on the internet.
- m463 4y agoI block traffic on new installs and track down all connection attempts. I had to do: gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false unfortunately I only have evidence ubuntu needed this turned on, not sure about arch and debian. https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-packagekit/stable/auto-updates.html.en https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-packagekit/stable/auto-up...