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Safe to use a browser installed from AUR? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by erici@lemmy.sdf.org to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml
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I'm thinking about switching to a Firefox fork as a web browser. Apart from Tor, they're all on AUR. I can't use Tor all the time.

Do you consider that a security risk that's worth worrying about? E.g. you could get a dodgy maintainer putting malware in it, as least theoretically.

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[–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

You can also download and read through the PKGBUILD first if you are suspicious. (You just have to remember this with every update)