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From: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: There he goes again
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:46:42 -0400
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On Sun, 07 Jul 2024 22:10:42 -0400, vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
> So you don't think there should be GUI tools to manage disk
> partitions, filesystems, and indeed, anything managed
> with uid 0?  Really?
>
> Sounds elitist.

The command line tools work just as well. Avoiding gui applications when
running as root reduces the risk of malware by reducing the attack surface.

Specifically it protects against supply chain attacks that succeeds in planting
malware in gtk or qt.

Whether it's appropriate or not depends on your security needs.

Regards, Dave Hodgins