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Old 06-01-2019, 08:20 AM   #1
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Cannot List Nor Fix Held Broken Packages

i attempted to install calibre using synaptic and was informed that i i have held broken packages. i've attempted everything in the below linked thread and the issue is still there. please any other ideas on rectifying this would be great. as for calibre i found a 1 line command on their site for installing it, and it worked perfectly. thanks

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175510237/

Code:
sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
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Old 06-01-2019, 10:50 AM   #2
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i attempted to install calibre using synaptic and was informed that i i have held broken packages. i've attempted everything in the below linked thread and the issue is still there. please any other ideas on rectifying this would be great. as for calibre i found a 1 line command on their site for installing it, and it worked perfectly. thanks

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175510237/

Code:
sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
that last oneliner has potential for desaster.
one would need to know what is being executed with root privileges here. we don't know. maybe it installed a botnet on your computer.

but, no matter.

please post every command you used to fix the problem, with its complete output.
 
Old 06-01-2019, 12:23 PM   #3
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that last oneliner has potential for desaster.
one would need to know what is being executed with root privileges here. we don't know. maybe it installed a botnet on your computer.

but, no matter.

please post every command you used to fix the problem, with its complete output.
that last ONELINER was abd is directly from calibre as i stated, so no botware. but pretty sure you already knew that before making the statement.
 
Old 06-01-2019, 01:07 PM   #4
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Not much info to work with here, can actually post the errors you getting.
 
Old 06-01-2019, 02:11 PM   #5
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ok i get the following when shortly after opening discover. i'm looked at the repositories in discover and synaptic and do not see that.
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Click image for larger version Name: broken files.png Views: 15 Size: 142.7 KB ID: 30684  
 
Old 06-01-2019, 02:45 PM   #6
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Is your OS Xubuntu 16.04?

It looks like some repository keys have expired and xUbuntu has reached End of Life on April 21, 2019.

If that is your OS then you need to Install the latest version of Xubuntu because 16.04 is not getting updates anymore...

There might be ways to upgrade to latest Xubuntu without reinstall but i'm not sure
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Old 06-01-2019, 03:12 PM   #7
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this is exactly why peeps should never disable viewing signatures, cause i have my specs in my signature. no i'm not on xubuntu. i'm running the below listed. like i said i looked for that repository and am not seeing it, which is odd in and of itself.


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I don't see how you implied that the system in suspect is what you have in the signature. Many people have multiple os's installed and i thought that was the case with you.

Post the outputs of...
Code:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
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Old 06-01-2019, 03:54 PM   #9
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Code:
# deb cdrom:[neon user _Bionic_ - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20190430-13:12]/ bionic main multiverse restricted universe 

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted 

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted 

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe 
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates universe 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates universe 

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse 
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse 

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse 
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse 

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner 
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner 

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted 
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted 
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security universe 
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security universe 
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security multiverse 
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security multiverse 
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main 
# deb-src [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main 

deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ disco main 
# deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main 



deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-proposed multiverse restricted main universe 
# deb-src https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main
Code:
agornostal-ubuntu-ulauncher-bionic.list                nilarimogard-ubuntu-webupd8-bionic.list.save
agornostal-ubuntu-ulauncher-bionic.list.save           oguzhaninan-ubuntu-stacer-bionic.list
atareao-ubuntu-atareao-bionic.list                     oguzhaninan-ubuntu-stacer-bionic.list.save
atareao-ubuntu-atareao-bionic.list.save                pdfchain-team-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list
dawidd0811-ubuntu-neofetch-bionic.list                 pdfchain-team-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list.save
dawidd0811-ubuntu-neofetch-bionic.list.save            plexmediaserver.list
font-manager-ubuntu-staging-bionic.list                plexmediaserver.list.save
font-manager-ubuntu-staging-bionic.list.save           qbittorrent-team-ubuntu-qbittorrent-stable-bionic.list
gezakovacs-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list                      qbittorrent-team-ubuntu-qbittorrent-stable-bionic.list.save
gezakovacs-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list.save                 rvm-ubuntu-smplayer-bionic.list
google-chrome.list                                     rvm-ubuntu-smplayer-bionic.list.save
google-chrome.list.save                                teamviewer.list
graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list                teamviewer.list.save
graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list.save           teejee2008-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list
hluk-ubuntu-copyq-bionic.list                          teejee2008-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list.save
hluk-ubuntu-copyq-bionic.list.save                     tista-ubuntu-plata-theme-bionic.list
home:osmc.list                                         tista-ubuntu-plata-theme-bionic.list.save
jonathonf-ubuntu-calibre-bionic.list                   ubuntu-mozilla-security-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list
morphis-ubuntu-anbox-support-bionic.list               ubuntu-mozilla-security-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list.save
morphis-ubuntu-anbox-support-bionic.list.save          vivaldi.list
nathan-renniewaldock-ubuntu-qdirstat-bionic.list       vivaldi.list.save
nathan-renniewaldock-ubuntu-qdirstat-bionic.list.save  vivaldi-snapshot.list
neon.list                                              vivaldi-snapshot.list.save
neon.list.save                                         webupd8team-ubuntu-java-bionic.list
nilarimogard-ubuntu-webupd8-bionic.list                webupd8team-ubuntu-java-bionic.list.save
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu bionic main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu bionic main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu/ bionic main 
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu/ bionic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu/ bionic main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/font-manager/staging/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/font-manager/staging/ubuntu/ bionic main 




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/font-manager/staging/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/font-manager/staging/ubuntu/ bionic main



deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
###
###
###
###
###
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main 





###
###
###
###
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/hluk/copyq/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/hluk/copyq/ubuntu/ bionic main 




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/hluk/copyq/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/hluk/copyq/ubuntu/ bionic main



deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/osmc/xUbuntu_16.04/ /
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/calibre/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/calibre/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/morphis/anbox-support/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/morphis/anbox-support/ubuntu/ bionic main 




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/morphis/anbox-support/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/morphis/anbox-support/ubuntu/ bionic main



deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/qdirstat/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/qdirstat/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/qdirstat/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/qdirstat/ubuntu bionic main
deb http://archive.neon.kde.org/user/ bionic main 
deb-src http://archive.neon.kde.org/user/ bionic main 





deb http://archive.neon.kde.org/user/ bionic main
deb-src http://archive.neon.kde.org/user/ bionic main




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/oguzhaninan/stacer/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/oguzhaninan/stacer/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/oguzhaninan/stacer/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/oguzhaninan/stacer/ubuntu/ bionic main











deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main 




deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main



deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu/ bionic main




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu/ bionic main




###   TeamViewer DEB repository list

### NOTE: Manual changes to this file
###        - prevent it from being updated by TeamViewer package updates
###        - will be lost after using the 'teamviewer repo' command
###       The original file can be restored with this command:
###       cp /opt/teamviewer/tv_bin/script/teamviewer.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
###       which has the same effect as 'teamviewer repo default'

### NOTE: It is preferred to use the following commands to edit this file:
###       teamviewer repo                - show current repository configuration
###       teamviewer repo default        - restore default configuration
###       teamviewer repo disable        - disable the repository
###       teamviewer repo main [stable]  - make all TeamViewer packages available (default)
###       teamviewer repo tv14 [stable]  - make TeamViewer 14 packages available
###                             stable     omit preview and beta releases


### Choose stable main to receive updates for TeamViewer 14 and upcoming major releases
### Choose preview main to receive early updates for TeamViewer 14 and to receive major beta releases

### Choose stable tv14 to receive updates for TeamViewer 14
### Choose preview tv14 to receive early updates for TeamViewer 14

deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable main 
# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ preview main 

# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable tv14 
# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ preview tv14 





###   TeamViewer DEB repository list

### NOTE: Manual changes to this file
###        - prevent it from being updated by TeamViewer package updates
###        - will be lost after using the 'teamviewer repo' command
###       The original file can be restored with this command:
###       cp /opt/teamviewer/tv_bin/script/teamviewer.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
###       which has the same effect as 'teamviewer repo default'

### NOTE: It is preferred to use the following commands to edit this file:
###       teamviewer repo                - show current repository configuration
###       teamviewer repo default        - restore default configuration
###       teamviewer repo disable        - disable the repository
###       teamviewer repo main [stable]  - make all TeamViewer packages available (default)
###       teamviewer repo tv14 [stable]  - make TeamViewer 14 packages available
###                             stable     omit preview and beta releases


### Choose stable main to receive updates for TeamViewer 14 and upcoming major releases
### Choose preview main to receive early updates for TeamViewer 14 and to receive major beta releases

### Choose stable tv14 to receive updates for TeamViewer 14
### Choose preview tv14 to receive early updates for TeamViewer 14

deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable main
# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ preview main

# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable tv14
# deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ preview tv14




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tista/plata-theme/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tista/plata-theme/ubuntu/ bionic main 




deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tista/plata-theme/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tista/plata-theme/ubuntu/ bionic main



deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu bionic main
###
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
# deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main 

### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
#deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
###
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
# deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/snapshot/deb/ stable main 

### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
#deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/snapshot/deb/ stable main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/ bionic main 
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/ bionic main 





deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu/ bionic main
 
Old 06-01-2019, 04:07 PM   #10
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Code:
home:osmc.list
deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/osmc/xUbuntu_16.04/
^^^
The smoking gun. You have added an xUbuntu 16.04 repository that only has osmc-installer package in it.
I don't know what osmc-installer is or what it does but since 16.04 is not getting any updates anymore I suggest you uninstall it and delete the repository.

Like this...
Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge osmc-installer
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:osmc.list
Then you can try to update again with...
Code:
sudo apt-get update
If you need that package, I suggest you find a more up-to-date repository...
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Old 06-01-2019, 04:45 PM   #11
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looks like that worked like a charm, thanks much appreciated.

EDIT:

yep not getting the one message in the image i posted any more when i run discover, thanks again.
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Old 06-02-2019, 01:01 AM   #12
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Quote:
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Code:
home:osmc.list
deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/osmc/xUbuntu_16.04/
^^^
The smoking gun. You have added an xUbuntu 16.04 repository that only has osmc-installer package in it.
I don't know what osmc-installer is or what it does but since 16.04 is not getting any updates anymore I suggest you uninstall it and delete the repository.
that might very well have been the result of a command like that in post #1.
it obviously wasn't calibre in this case, but it could've been something very similar:
Code:
curl http://my.favorite.app/install.sh | sudo bash
etc.
the point is: you're executing untrusted code without looking at it, straight from the net, with su privileges.
it doesn't need to be malicious to break your system.

similar goes for using the '-y' switch with apt and the like. something which many app developers like to post, because they can then claim that their app is "easy to install, just one command" (no painful reading).
 
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the point is: you're executing untrusted code without looking at it, straight from the net, with su privileges.
it doesn't need to be malicious to break your system.

similar goes for using the '-y' switch with apt and the like. something which many app developers like to post, because they can then claim that their app is "easy to install, just one command" (no painful reading).
Extremely wise words.
 
Old 06-02-2019, 07:56 AM   #14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ondoho View Post
that might very well have been the result of a command like that in post #1.
it obviously wasn't calibre in this case, but it could've been something very similar:
Code:
curl http://my.favorite.app/install.sh | sudo bash
etc.
the point is: you're executing untrusted code without looking at it, straight from the net, with su privileges.
it doesn't need to be malicious to break your system.

similar goes for using the '-y' switch with apt and the like. something which many app developers like to post, because they can then claim that their app is "easy to install, just one command" (no painful reading).

don't need to be lectured. i will say it ONE more time and not mention it again. "the line of code was and is DIRECTLY from calibre." now if you need a definition of directly google is your friend. i do not use code from just any site. i would never do that in windows and i sure as ...... wouldn't do it in linux. i ALWAYS make sure i trust the site.
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don't need to be lectured. i will say it ONE more time and not mention it again. "the line of code was and is DIRECTLY from calibre." now if you need a definition of directly google is your friend. i do not use code from just any site. i would never do that in windows and i sure as ...... wouldn't do it in linux. i ALWAYS make sure i trust the site.
see, that is windows mentality.
in gnu/linux you install software from repositories, via packet management, and not from websites.
in other words: you trust your distro's package management (and not the site) - like i said: it doesn't have to be malicious to break your system.
 
  


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