Re: Snapcraft : snaps : Dosbox-x

[riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com>]

On 10/17/20, Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:
> ellanios82 wrote:
>> Mark - thank you
>> .........
>>
>> > I just found out that it's also available as a snap,
>> > if  you're okay with snaps/Canonical/Ubuntu
>>
>> https://snapcraft.io/dosbox-x
>>
>> <sudo snap install dosbox-x>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> ......
>>
>>  Gee ! : this is a whole new world [for me]
>>
>>  : are there particular Perils  with Snaps, that one ought to be aware of
>> ?
>
> Yes.
>
> Every snap package you install can do anything it wants to anything on
> your system, including installing keyloggers, copying the clipboard every
> second, and shipping it all off to North Korea, China, or Fort Meade.
>
> Snap is not a security mechanism.
>
> -dsr-

Also, I kind of remember that the server part is non-free, so, you're
under the inherent limitations.

Maybe a convenient alternative:
https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dosbox_x.DOSBox-X

Hope this serves.

Cheers.