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What is the security story for Snap and AppImage?



AppImage is a convenience layer which doesn't claim to add any security as it provides no sandboxing whatsoever. And the outdated dependencies in images are likely to exist in the AppImage world too.


The AppImage website mentions Firejail as a way to sandbox apps.

https://firejail.wordpress.com/documentation-2/appimage-supp...




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