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1. SoftTa+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-27 00:07:04
I mean, what do you think the installer is doing anyway?
replies(2): >>Rapzid+p1 >>KennyB+N2
2. Rapzid+p1[view] [source] 2023-09-27 00:14:41
>>SoftTa+(OP)

  tiny_installer.sh

  #! /bin/bash
  curl www.url-you-didnt-check.dev/the-real-installer.sh | sudo bash -
3. KennyB+N2[view] [source] 2023-09-27 00:22:44
>>SoftTa+(OP)
And what does OP think a ton of commercial installers do? Half of them just download an archive and unpack it.
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4. SoftTa+Ii[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-27 02:04:53
>>KennyB+N2
Yes, exactly the point I was trying to make. curl | sudo bash is just making it obvious what the glossy GUI installer with its dialog boxs and animated progress meters is doing anyway.
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