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Arch Linux AUR Malware Campaign Hits Multiple User-Contributed Packages (linuxiac.com)

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But mpv-git has some advantages... and edir, bat, rdo still not in the main repos.

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Minimizing AUR usage doesn't necessarily mean not using it at all, but I would weigh those advantages carefully against the risk it brings. I would also recommend the people who don't know what they are doing to not use it at all.