shapis@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoAre packages from flathub always safe?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareAre packages from flathub always safe?shapis@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
I usually trust my distro repos without checking. Can the same be applied to flathub without much worry?
minus-squareXylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·1 year agoFlathub apps will likely be removed quickly if they’re found to be malicious. They’re slightly more unsafe than official repos, but you should be fine. Make sure to carefully check apps with like 4 downloads though.
Flathub apps will likely be removed quickly if they’re found to be malicious. They’re slightly more unsafe than official repos, but you should be fine. Make sure to carefully check apps with like 4 downloads though.