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by codedokode 379 days ago
They are solving the problem that should not have existed. Simply include the binaries into the installer.

Also I wouldn't run suspicious third-party binary installer anyway. If it is not in the official repositories, it doesn't get installed, because I have no time to figure out if it is a safe software or not, what it will do to my system, does it include telemetry, and I have no time to build a sandbox.