Software Updater - Third Parties
I have noticed in a recent Ubuntu Desktop download the "Software Updater" app included is an astonishingly large file 900+ MB for a "doubled up" app- there are two apps that provide the same service installed, one black and one blue.. This third party install seems to be required and offers no way to remove it? Seems like a lot of people have problems with it beside me and it want to give "updates" several times a day? It just seems odd that their are so many "Potentially Harmful" apps included with this install where the Hash checked out.
Any plans on resolving it? I think for one every app should have to list it's "permissions", and they don't. I also think every app should give you the file name so you can remove it through the terminal UI if you want; and it should in that process remove any of its other "dirty bits" or extension files it installs with it. And also, there should be a confirmed "security authority" that approves of it with contact information to include address and name other than just some random e-mail. Finally, maybe all third party vendors should be required to carry a large enough insurance liability to cover damages any person or business can associate through the use of their app (it's expected of other businesses that serve the public). I have a few other suggestions, but one thing is certain, a valid review process is missing from the Ubuntu OS release process. Why can't they design a version that's stripped down and then each person picks from a series of "trusted and safe" apps to put in their download package instead of letting random individuals choose what goes into another persons system?
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