But used carelessly, they're for Linux what the bubonic plague was for the Middle Ages. If used wisely and very restrictively, PPA's can occasionally be of great help. PPA's are a mixed blessing, to say the least. Don't install anything from it! Your system will run a huge risk of becoming unstable or even unusable. One destructive PPA deserves to be mentioned in particular: the Oibaf PPA, which contains graphic drivers and graphical rendering software (notably, but not exclusively, for AMD graphics). Or when you're a tester for a particular piece of software (which you should only be doing on a non-essential test computer). Therefore only use a PPA when you really (really!) have no acceptable alternative. By adding a PPA to your sources list, you give the owner of that PPA in principle full power over your system!

It might even contain malware.įurthermore, you make yourself dependent on the owner of the external repository, often only one person, who isn't being checked at all. Therefore it may damage the stability, the reliability and even the security of your system. deb installers, is untested and unverified. Software from third-party repositories (like PPA's) and external. Don't experiment on a production machineīe very careful with external repositories (like PPA's) and with external. Never remove any application that's part of the default installation of Ubuntu or Linux Mint Don't enable the software repository 'romeo' UKUU, Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer and mainline kernel PPA's Elevated danger level (yellow alert): Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer High danger level (orange alert): Ubuntu Sources List Generator

Severe danger level (red alert!): Ultamatix Never use installation scripts like Ultamatix, Ubuntu Sources List Generator, Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer Don't install a second full-blown file manager Never use cleaning applications like BleachBit (nor defrag apps) Desklets and applets: think before you install Firefox and Chrome add-ons and extensions: don't trust them blindly Be careful with add-ons, extensions, applets and desklets Only use sudo, pkexec and admin:// when absolutely necessary Be restrictive with root authority (administrative permissions) Be very careful with external repositories (like PPA's) and with external.

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