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ninefathom on Sept 1, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die

Literally my first thought when reading the article: "oh look- somebody else whining without RTFM."

I kept waiting for the author to mention capabilities, and give some reason why they aren't ideal- nope. The author is (was) simply oblivious.

beprogrammed on Sept 1, 2022 [–]

Yeap, I don't understand this security stuff, I don't know why we just don't turn it all off. As an aside, my life has been much easier since I learned you can 'sudo su' your shell and then everything just works.

preisschild on Sept 1, 2022 | [–]

Same vibes as "Why don't you just disable the password on your phone? Swiping up is way easier"

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