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by kayone 2602 days ago
Disclaimer: I'm the founder/maintainer for AppGet (appget.net)

Issues like this were one of the main reasons I started working on appget. I died a little bit inside every time I saw a friend google an app and click on the first link (usually an ad) or click through the installation wizard as fast as they possibly could and not unchecking the toolbar, bundle, bonus, whatever else.

AppGet solves these issues from a couple of different angles,

1. we only allow packages hosted on the official vendor, maintainer websites.

2. All package manifests are simple YAML files on GitHub where they go through a PR/Review before getting merged.

3. For your _tech normal_ friends or family, they can search for apps in https://appget.net/packages/ and click the install button, and we do the rest. No command line needed. 4. We disable all bundled app installations by default.

For example here is the page for Keepass https://appget.net/packages/i/keepass