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"textContent": "Duck:\n\n> Although if Flatpak starts to support the unprivileged user namespaces like you say, that would be even better, right?\n\nYes, depending on how strict the settings are set for the flatpak.\n\nDuck:\n\n> Also, if we disable JavaScript, should we care very much about browser sandbox anyways?\n\nWhile JavaScript, especially JIT, is a big attack surface, you should still care about sandboxing, since there are still possible exploits in other components of the browser.",
"title": "Is it best (for security) to install browsers via Flatpak or via a distribution's repositories on Linux?"
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