Comments on: Lets Let APT-URL Install Repositories http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/ "Brilliant people simplify things, and mediocre people complicate things." -- Unknone Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Exciting Stuff in the Debian (and Ubuntu) and Apache Pipelines at Docunext Technology http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7897 Exciting Stuff in the Debian (and Ubuntu) and Apache Pipelines at Docunext Technology Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:57:29 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7897 [...] - check this out too: http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/ - might be cool to pair that with dpkg-www for some interesting web-based management and [...] [...] - check this out too: http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/ - might be cool to pair that with dpkg-www for some interesting web-based management and [...]

]]> By: Jadd http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7224 Jadd Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:35:36 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7224 No! Newbies do not need this feature, it's far too dangerous to let them do it, (security-wise and support-wise), intermediate users can already do it through a automatically installed GUI and through the command line. No! Newbies do not need this feature, it’s far too dangerous to let them do it, (security-wise and support-wise), intermediate users can already do it through a automatically installed GUI and through the command line.

]]> By: Jakob Petsovits http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7025 Jakob Petsovits Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:06:26 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-7025 “wiki.earobinson.org is trying to add a repository if this is a trusted website please click yes otherwise click no” I think we need to get rid of the yes/no dialog mentality. Annoying nitpicking, I know, but "yes" should have been "Install" and "no" should have been "Don't install". No idea about the security thing, though :) “wiki.earobinson.org is trying to add a repository if this is a trusted website please click yes otherwise click no”

I think we need to get rid of the yes/no dialog mentality. Annoying nitpicking, I know, but “yes” should have been “Install” and “no” should have been “Don’t install”. No idea about the security thing, though :)

]]> By: Dedalus http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6989 Dedalus Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:51:47 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6989 Okay, so it looks like aptPLUShttp has been disabled for security concerns, but I am sure that it used to work! Okay, so it looks like aptPLUShttp has been disabled for security concerns, but I am sure that it used to work!

]]> By: asdfsadf http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6953 asdfsadf Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:46 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6953 HELLLLL no. Ubuntu should not be as stupid as windows. "A warning" really means: a screen 'everyone' will blindly click ok on. It won't actually do anything productive. If we do add this ability, I hope *you* personally plan on providing support to every single person who is bitten by this, including helping them recreate whatever data they've lost due to maliciousness. Oh, and you may have to untarnish the reputation of Linux as more secure than windows as well. Good luck with that. HELLLLL no.

Ubuntu should not be as stupid as windows. “A warning” really means: a screen ‘everyone’ will blindly click ok on. It won’t actually do anything productive.

If we do add this ability, I hope *you* personally plan on providing support to every single person who is bitten by this, including helping them recreate whatever data they’ve lost due to maliciousness. Oh, and you may have to untarnish the reputation of Linux as more secure than windows as well.

Good luck with that.

]]> By: Chad http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6952 Chad Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:29:45 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6952 I'd like to see this capability reenabled if the security concerns can be resolved. It would definitely make life easier and I'd like to add the ability to Linux App Finder. I already have the code in place. Chad http://linuxappfinder.com I’d like to see this capability reenabled if the security concerns can be resolved. It would definitely make life easier and I’d like to add the ability to Linux App Finder. I already have the code in place.

Chad
http://linuxappfinder.com

]]> By: Sebastian Heinlein http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6950 Sebastian Heinlein Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:08:17 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6950 PLease take a look at this spec: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThirdPartyApt This has already been discussed. PLease take a look at this spec:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThirdPartyApt

This has already been discussed.

]]> By: Cristiano http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6945 Cristiano Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:51:39 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6945 I don't think it's a good idea from security's POV. I don’t think it’s a good idea from security’s POV.

]]> By: antistress http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6944 antistress Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:27:27 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6944 See idea #2629: apturl in Evince with PDF files http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2629/ See idea #2629: apturl in Evince with PDF files
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2629/

]]> By: jimcooncat http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6943 jimcooncat Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:12:06 +0000 http://www.earobinson.org/2008/03/06/lets-let-apt-url-install-epositories/#comment-6943 If I recall correctly, a well-crafted .deb can install a repository. So once you've added one repository the old-fashioned way, that repository can hold .debs to install others. So it seems simple you could have one master repository, that would hold other "trusted" repositories. Even though the first one isn't "free for the taking", it would alleviate a lot of concern about security. If I recall correctly, a well-crafted .deb can install a repository. So once you’ve added one repository the old-fashioned way, that repository can hold .debs to install others.

So it seems simple you could have one master repository, that would hold other “trusted” repositories. Even though the first one isn’t “free for the taking”, it would alleviate a lot of concern about security.

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