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    From german usenet@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 07:23:38


    try this in the terminal :

    sudo wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage


    so, if you open the web site, and if you let open this one, the push
    with SSR is not the same ! so, download with wget but close the Browser !


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    german


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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 10:39:52
    On Mon, 6/15/2026 1:23 AM, german usenet wrote:


    try this in the terminal :

    sudo wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage


    so, if you open the web site, and if you let open this one, the push
    with SSR is not the same ! so, download with wget but close the Browser !



    Well, don't do that.

    You should not be elevating softwares running http protocol to root level.
    WGET has just as much of an attack surface as anything else. It should
    be run as an ordinary user.

    wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage

    You don't do this either. Some programs are smart enough, they
    print a warning in the terminal where you are doing this, to not be
    doing this. Not every command you issue needs elevation with sudo,
    you only elevate things where sudo is essential.

    sudo firefox www.badsite.com

    That way, if something happens to wget internally (an exploit), it is running as user "mint" or similar, and it cannot get into the same amount of trouble
    as it could if running as "root".

    Paul

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  • From german newsgroups@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 17:42:01
    Le 15/06/2026 … 16:39, Paul a ‚crit˙:
    Well, don't do that.

    You should not be elevating softwares running http protocol to root level. WGET has just as much of an attack surface as anything else. It should
    be run as an ordinary user.

    wgethttps://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4- x86_64.AppImage

    You don't do this either. Some programs are smart enough, they
    print a warning in the terminal where you are doing this, to not be
    doing this. Not every command you issue needs elevation with sudo,
    you only elevate things where sudo is essential.

    sudo firefoxwww.badsite.com

    That way, if something happens to wget internally (an exploit), it is running as user "mint" or similar, and it cannot get into the same amount of trouble as it could if running as "root".

    ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

    i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
    methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

    a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)

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    Frenchy Friendly, & French touch !

    german

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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 19:22:40
    On 6/15/2026 11:42 PM, german newsgroups wrote:

    ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

    i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
    methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

    a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)


    I don't use sudo. Actually, I shall always uninstall it. I rather su and
    type root's password. sudo does not ask for root's password when
    elevating you to root privilege.

    BTW, before typing root's password, make sure that no human (including
    your boss), CCTV nor cellphone is filming. And .... maybe pray to God to dispell all evil spirits near you. :)

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  • From vallor@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 20:26:24
    At Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:22:40 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 6/15/2026 11:42 PM, german newsgroups wrote:

    ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

    i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
    methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

    a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)


    I don't use sudo. Actually, I shall always uninstall it. I rather su and type root's password. sudo does not ask for root's password when
    elevating you to root privilege.

    BTW, before typing root's password, make sure that no human (including
    your boss), CCTV nor cellphone is filming. And .... maybe pray to God to dispell all evil spirits near you. :)

    su to root
    cd /etc/sudoers.d
    echo -e "Defaults\ttargetpw" >> local

    And there ya hava ya: sudo to root will ask for the root password.

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