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Apt does this "tricking" with other stuff too, often just distributing an installer that contacts a third party endpoint which downloads the real installer.
by npteljes 4y ago
Apt does this "tricking" with other stuff too, often just distributing an installer that contacts a third party endpoint which downloads the real installer.
- bravetraveler 4y agoHow is the dpkg database remotely sane if this is the case? The package manager is the installer, and the package is the archive to install. This seems ridiculous
- npteljes 4y agoTo me, it doesn't make sense for apt the database, but it makes sense for apt the universal installer.