On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 8:41 PM Patrick Shanahan <paka@opensuse.org> wrote:
more questions by a noob with linux and desktop. The elements chat (formerly riot chat) for the matrix ecosystem and network, seems to be available via flatpak flathub according to imnsho: *always* utilize packages built specifically for your installed system. *only* use "flatpack/or ..." when there is absolutely no other available solution. use https://software.opensuse.org/search
I really must have missed these results, I did look for them :( Thanks for pointing it out: <https://software.opensuse.org/package/matrix-element-web> How about the community provided packages on these repositories and in the opensuse universe, how strustworthy are these builds and compilations? Is there some safeguards against misuse and malicious codes compilation or such things in the build infrastructure of opensuse, or are there always multiple people guarding and owning these projects and packages or how does all this work? do I just trust this repository or project, oneclick install etc? thanks also for all the threads answers. I wonder if flatpak would be a different aproach to this trust issue and if maybe flatpak software has some kind of capsulation or containersiation (or what it could be called and technically designed these days?), barriers and "virtualisation" of processes and access rights and such stuff agains malicious software, so that the local system would be less compromised? or is there no such features inside flatpak? Or is the opensuse apparmor the means and place to look for more restrictions safetey and lockdown of such comminity packages or something? ty a lot.