The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity

Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by SoftTalker on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:07PM (#37667745)

I mean, what do you think the installer is doing anyway?

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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by Rapzid on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:14PM (#37667832)

  tiny_installer.sh

  #! /bin/bash
  curl www.url-you-didnt-check.dev/the-real-installer.sh | sudo bash -

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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by KennyBlanken on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:22PM (#37667918)

And what does OP think a ton of commercial installers do? Half of them just download an archive and unpack it.

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Re:The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing into stupidity by SoftTalker on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:04PM (#37668905)

Yes, exactly the point I was trying to make. curl | sudo bash is just making it obvious what the glossy GUI installer with its dialog boxs and animated progress meters is doing anyway.

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