Signal on Linux

posted 5 months ago

How is it possible, that Signal still only provides a .deb package and no .rpm, or even better AppImage or Flatpak? There is an unofficial Flatpak but is it secure?

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HoornseBakfiets@feddit.nl

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theorangeninja@lemmy.todayOP

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5 months ago

Well I think you have to distinguish between a messenger and other programms, because a messenger has a lot of sensitive data.

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t3rmit3@beehaw.org

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5 months ago

Just because something is built out of love does not make it safe, and attestation is about safety. You wouldn’t trust an un-attested surgical device, just because there’s a really positive community around its design.

Signal is a life-or-death app for some people.

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Successful_Try543@feddit.de

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5 months ago

The ‘appstore’ of some distributions, e.g. Linux Mint, displays a warning or hint for unofficial flatpaks. In Mint the display of unofficial flatpaks are toggled off by default and there is a warning or recommendation displayed against toggling on.

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