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I smell something fishy going on. I've been using the AUR for a long time and I'm now just hearing of malware?
There's been malware in the past, not only that - AUR is user submitted. It's in the name. They warn you to double check what you're installing. It is functionally similar to running a random installer you found on GitHub.
It seems like these instances are being intentionally blown out of proportion, but I don't see what there is to gain by doing that.
So basically how Windows users have been acquiring their software for the last 30 years.
Technical users that are comfortable at a command line often use WinGet these days. It works in Windows Sandbox too; you just need to manually install it.
My ranking of package managers on Windows:
WinGet is nothing more than a list of random packages on Github.
Don't forget they stole it from the app get and refused to hire its dev.
Facts. Itβs also the worst package manager on Windows anyway.
Aren't they at least hashed, so WinGet can verify that the package hasn't been tampered with?
Sure. Doesn't change anything about my comment though, Winget is relatively new and unknown for most users.