• undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch
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    2 days ago

    I don’t game, nor do I use Windows or generally install software via random executables (package managers ftw) — all that to say, “do AI installation wizards really exist?”

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      btw “package manager” is just a way to categorize your “random” execs. plenty of nonsense sneaks in. please still review your exec sources.

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        There’s a difference between installing from (hopefully) a trusted source than going to some random website and downloading a fucking executable.

        And I’m not even getting into fake download ads on Google or the multitude of other problems that come along with this style of software installation.

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        I mean, generally package managers are hosted by a trusted party that screens execs before making them available. But yeah, still think about where you get your software from.

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      an AI installation wizard is one of those openclaw bots installed on your machine with root permissions and you tell it to install firefox