puffy@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years
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1 year agoRight, but you could do the same with RPM. Not everyone is aware of this, but installing a package executes scripts with root access over your system.
Back in the 2000s, browsers were really bad at downloading big things over slow connections since they couldn’t resume, a brief disconnect could destroy hours of progress. But I don’t think you need this anymore.