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  "path": "/t/is-it-best-for-security-to-install-browsers-via-flatpak-or-via-a-distributions-repositories-on-linux/37574#post_3",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T14:28:34.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "tags": [
    "Avoid installing Chromium and Firefox based browsers as Flatpaks"
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  "textContent": "Duck:\n\n> So, what is the best way to install it?\n\nAvoid installing Chromium and Firefox based browsers as Flatpaks.\n\nDuck:\n\n> Whether you value sand-boxing between sites or sand-boxing from the browser and the operating system?\n\nBy using a browser you must trust it, just as you must trust your OS. Don’t bother trying to “protect” your system from Mullvad Browser at the expense of being more vulnerable to the websites you visit, it doesn’t achieve anything worthwhile.",
  "title": "Is it best (for security) to install browsers via Flatpak or via a distribution's repositories on Linux?"
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