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Re: Snapcraft : snaps : Dosbox-x

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ellanios82 wrote: 
> Mark - thank you
> .........
> 
> > I just found out that it's also available as a snap,
> > if  you're okay with snaps/Canonical/Ubuntu
> 
> https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-x
> 
> <sudo snap install dosbox-x>
> 
> Mark
> 
> ......
> 
>  Gee ! : this is a whole new world [for me]
> 
>  : are there particular Perils  with Snaps, that one ought to be aware of ?

Yes.

Every snap package you install can do anything it wants to anything on
your system, including installing keyloggers, copying the clipboard every
second, and shipping it all off to North Korea, China, or Fort Meade.

Snap is not a security mechanism.

-dsr-

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