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Signal AppImage now officially available for Linux (aboutsignal.com)
submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev
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[–] lukalix98@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Flatpaks can be unsafe too though.

[–] AudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Same goes for .debs from Debian stable. There is no absolute safety. But downloading unsigned code from a random website is far down the safe list.

[–] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

AppImage uses grossly outdated core component like FUSE2, and comes with zero sandboxing by default.

IMO, flatpak needs to improve in terms of security, but it is a strict improvement over AppImage.

[–] Marija_@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.