Pipe Install
A list of projects that use a shell pipe and cURL or Wget to install themselves
Initial toot: Mastodon
Why
It is generally considered bad and unsafe practice to download a shell script from the Internet and then run it directly in the shell via pipe unchecked. However, many projects now use this and it is even their official way to install their software. There are more elegant ways to do this and one would be to check a hash sum first and then run the script, but this is mostly bypassed by a pipe. The installation scripts are usually not designed for this and therefore often a dangerous practice.
This list should not be a pillory but a list for the overview of which projects use this and where you should be careful as a user. This means to take a look at the install scripts before you run them unchecked.
Projects
| Project | Type of Software | Lang. |
|---|---|---|
| Bashhub | Interactive Shell | Python |
| basher | Shell Package Manager | Shell |
| bpkg | Bash Package Manager | Shell |
| Calibre | E-Book Management | Python |
| Deno | Runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript | Rust |
| Google Cloud SDK | Cloud Service SDK | ? |
| Homebrew | macOS Package Manager | Ruby |
| Lektor | static CMS | Python |
| Nix | Reproducible builds and deployments | Crystal |
| nvm | Node Version Manager | Shell |
| Mail-in-a-Box | Email Server | Python |
| micro | Text Editor | Go |
| Oh My Fish | Fish Shell Framework | Shell |
| Oh My ZSH | Z-Shell Framework | Shell |
| Owncast | Self Hosted Video Streaming | JavaScript |
| Pi-hole | Network Blocker | Shell |
| Rust | Program Language | Rust |
| Site.js | Personall web tool | JavaScript |
| SpaceVim | A community-driven vim distribution | Vim script |
| SDKMAN | SDK Manager | Shell |
| Starship | Cross Shell Prompt | Rust |
| tmpmail | temporary email in terminal | Shell |
| termv | iptv player in terminal | Shell |
| ugit | Git helper | Shell |
| vimiv | Batch-rename files Vim like | Shell |
| volta | Tool Manager | JavaScript |
| ytfzf | Find and watch YouTube videos | Shell |
| YunoHost | Selvehosting Repo | Debian |
| … | Your contribution | … |
Commit
You know about more of this Projects? Pls. commit projects you know fit in this list. You find all on the issue list, feel free to commmit your knowledge.
License
This project is under the MIT license, see for more th LICENSE file.
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