mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux GamingEnglish · 11 hours agoEpic Games Launcher is now available as a Flatpak application on Flathub.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageEpic Games Launcher is now available as a Flatpak application on Flathub.lemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux GamingEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRailcar8095linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoIt’s a flatpak, review permissions and deny as much as needed.
minus-squarewho@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 hours agoFlatpak’s sandboxing is not sufficient to protect against hostile software. And even if it were, I would not be inclined to run software from Epic.
minus-squareVictorcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoCan you detail specifically why it isn’t sufficient? Because I thought you could restrict which directories a Flatpak software could access down to the level of single, specific directories?
minus-squareEnsignWashout@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoYes. I’m happy it’s a FlatPak, but I’m still not 100% sure I understand and trust flatpak’s sandbox to put Epic Games Launcher on my PC. I’m way more likely to trust it as a FlatPak than any other way. But I think I’m still at no, because it’s Epic.
It’s a flatpak, review permissions and deny as much as needed.
Flatpak’s sandboxing is not sufficient to protect against hostile software.
And even if it were, I would not be inclined to run software from Epic.
Can you detail specifically why it isn’t sufficient? Because I thought you could restrict which directories a Flatpak software could access down to the level of single, specific directories?
Yes. I’m happy it’s a FlatPak, but I’m still not 100% sure I understand and trust flatpak’s sandbox to put Epic Games Launcher on my PC.
I’m way more likely to trust it as a FlatPak than any other way.
But I think I’m still at no, because it’s Epic.