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minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoFlatpak also doesn’t ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoGNOME Software. That’s not what I’m concerned about though.
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orgcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIIRC Discover on KDE also tells you on the update list. But only somewhere in the list of updates - theres no explicit dialog warning you of changes/new permissions
Flatpak also doesn’t ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
I believe so.
I think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
GNOME Software. That’s not what I’m concerned about though.
IIRC Discover on KDE also tells you on the update list. But only somewhere in the list of updates - theres no explicit dialog warning you of changes/new permissions