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"Installers on Windows run with administrator privilege" That's what's wrong with Windows and most desktop Linux distros.
by jhasse 12y ago
"Installers on Windows run with administrator privilege"
That's what's wrong with Windows and most desktop Linux distros.
- fulafel 12y agoIf they ran with user privilege, they could still stomp on each other.
- r00fus 12y agoThe OSX preferred app install process (used by FF) is simply to download the disk image, and move your app to the /Applications folder. The Mac App Store likely also prevents apps from clobbering other apps' folders while installing. I try to avoid software the requires an installer if at all possible.
- jhasse 12y agoThere should be sandboxing / requesting priveleges like Android has it.