ppa?

[Michael Havens]

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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