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[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 98 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

They should've distributed it as a flatpak, then it could automagically download its own dependencies /j

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 61 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

no, then he would have said snapcraft

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But then it wouldn't be able to do anything unless they properly configured the apps permissions :(

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I believe that's the joke, but I'm glad someone explained this for those that don't know.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

The no holds barred way of getting root on otherwise secure systems