Post #1000626
2026-04-08 10:53 UTC
You mean you have a package manager for your system without a password? Why would anyone want that?
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@starshipwinepineapple@programming.dev 2026-04-08 11:51
(I can't see the edited out part but if it was about yay...) Yay builds in your local cache and then when it is ready to install it asks for sudo. The reason for this is because sudo can timeout during long builds, and more importantly if you compile with sudo you run the risk of arbitrary code execution. So it is safer to run with just `yay` and then it will ask for sudo when it actually needed.
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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-04-08 10:57
Convenience. It asks the kernel if you're logged in and if you're allowed to escalate. So, secure enough for a single-user system. https://github.com/illiliti/ssu