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[–] zitrone@europe.pub 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

that is why you don't run random install script as root

i hate that so many tools nowadays want you to curl | sh for installing

[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah pipe that shit into a file and check first unless you really really trust the project.

[–] w33n1s@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Glad I'm not the only one. It's always the shell apps that use annoying emojis too

[–] SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

i hate that so many tools nowadays want you to curl | sh for installing

Using NixOS has the advantage of making me not want to touch these tools. If I can't install it reproducibly with Nix, I'll just look for an alternative :)