ppa?

[Brian Cluff]

It's not the packages that you have to worry about, it's the packager.

A packager with bad intentions could package GIMP, plus a back door into 
your system... or worse.

Brian Cluff

On 01/02/2014 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> thanks.... I only go for known packages so there will be no problem (I'm sure).
>
> On 1/2/14, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:
>> They are both right, but it amounts to "Do you trust the person that has
>> created the PPA"
>> If it's just some guy without an established record, I would tend to
>> avoid the repository.
>> If you trust them, then go for it, just keep in mind, that you are
>> handing a lot of control of your system to the packager.  They can do
>> anything to your system, or possible make it your machine unstable
>> because they didn't package their software correctly.
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>> On 01/02/2014 10:02 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>> okay.... I was told to install the ppa for the nost current stable
>>> gimp and libre office. The another said that this involves a lot of
>>> trust. so how are we supposed to install them ww/o the ppa? What is
>>> the ppa  for the most current stable versions of those two programs
>>> (forgot to write them down).
>>>
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