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Re: "How do you install your Internet browsers?"
and if it contaminated the compiler - it would not save me anyway, since the contaminated compiler would compile malicious code in to newer binaries.
— see compiler backdoor section.
Jan 23 · 5 months ago
1. Download binaries and place them in a standard path for programs
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2. Download binaries and place them in a custom path
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3. Download installer pack
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4. Via repository
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5. Via flatpak
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6. Via snap
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7. Via AppImage
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8. Download source and compile
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LibreWolf is apparently still not available on Ubuntu Jammy repositories (long-time Kubuntu user here), so I install the AppImages on my $HOME, sometimes also wrap them around "firejail --private=<dir> --appimage" for a bit of extra security.
🌧️ miragearchitect · Jan 25 at 06:57:
I add it to the nixos config...
"via repository" but sometimes that means manually adding repositories, not just the OS defaults
librewolf is surprisingly lightweight.
How do you install your Internet browsers?