[static_motion]

The reason is popularity. SteamOS is Arch-based and in the hands of a ton of people who aren't necessarily that technical. CachyOS and EndeavourOS have become very popular with the increasing adoption of desktop Linux. The AUR thus becomes an enticing attack surface.

[fooqux]

I doubt that anybody who is "not that technical" is going to install an AUR package on their steam deck.

[TiredOfLife]

All it requires is pasting stuff into terminal. And there are countless guides and videos

[inigyou]

So they will disable curl|sh as well?