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Who is running random curl scripts without checking the code first? Is this common now?
by mtillman 3y ago
Who is running random curl scripts without checking the code first? Is this common now?
- zx8080 3y agoQuite so. A quick example from k3s installation page (https://docs.k3s.io/quick-start https://docs.k3s.io/quick-start): ``` curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io https://get.k3s.io | sh - ```
- rangerelf 3y agoIt bugs me to no end that they (those that give those instructions) are normalizing this.
- d0mine 3y agoNobody reads the source code of all software they are running.
- firen777 3y agoConsidering: - Not everyone is proficient in bash. - Some install scripts can easily go on for thousands of lines, especially if they are designed to work with multiple distro or architecture, or both. - Said install script might be integrated deep down into someone else's build pipeline. - ... that's assuming they aren't the type that would blindly download and run random exe from the web in the first place Pretty common, I would say.
- RulerOf 3y agoEver install docker on a pet Linux box? That script saves a lot of time.
- Brian_K_White 3y agoUnless that is the only way that was possible to save that time, this doesn't matter.
- literalAardvark 3y agoIt's like 80% of non distro Linux installers
- CoolCold 3y agoMy own estimations and observations say - 80% of programmers do. It's called "great DX" nowadays