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Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages

Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages

Posted Nov 19, 2009 20:48 UTC (Thu) by jgarzik (subscriber, #8364)
In reply to: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages by lkundrak
Parent article: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages

Are you well aware of decades of Unix history?

Doing malicious or stupid things with physical machine access typically requires a modicum of effort, and often leaves obvious evidence behind.

With F12, all you need is a mouse click. The bar is substantially lowered.


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