It may not be the same as a sandbox, but what about installing software that you are not sure about in a virtual ubuntu inside you main ubuntu say using virtualbox?
Andrew Drapper 2009/12/9 Matthew Wild <mwi...@gmail.com> > 2009/12/9 Johnathon Tinsley <kir...@kirrus.co.uk>: > > See here for more: > > > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/12/malware-found-in-screensaver-for-ubuntu.html > > > > It's worth noting for those that don't know, when you install a > package you are effectively giving the package creator (temporary) > root access to your system. Packages are allowed to contain scripts > that apt/dpkg run with root access (this is so they can install > software in system directories like /usr, /etc). If the package > creator was malicious, it would be easy to put any kind of command in > there, including the infamous rm -rf / (or worse). The same applies > equally to software you compile yourself if you run "sudo make > install". > > Think twice about installing packages from outside the Ubuntu > repositories, Linux is only as secure as its weakest point, don't let > that point be you :) > > Matthew > > PS. On the other hand I believe it is dpkg/Debian/Ubuntu's failure in > that you can't (easily) install software in a sandbox... this isn't > even that difficult to do for most software... > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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