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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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The Flaws of Flatpak - What do you think about Flatpak Security? (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by redd@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Are you using Flatpaks?
Are you trusting Flathub?
Do you bother about the sandboxing and security?

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[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is a subset of only verified apps, if you want to be secure. But then you lack trustworthy unofficial apps like VLC.

flatpak remote-delete flathub ; flatpak remote-add --subset=verified flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Also until every app uses Portals, and until we have a share portal, most apps are basically unrestricted if you compare it to Android.