Flatsonar

Ameen

by Hossam Hassan Majrashi

Desktop custodian for curl-pipe-sh installed packages

Extensive permissions
Install Source code

About

Ameen tells you which packages you have installed through install scripts (the curl ... | sh style), lets you update or uninstall them safely, and lets you install new packages by pasting their install command.

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • sandbox escape: can run commands on the host via flatpak-spawn
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • talks to org.ayatana.indicator.application
    --talk-name=org.ayatana.indicator.application

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • com.h.ameen claims the domain h.com; only its owner can prove that
    publisher:namespace
  • repository is 0 day(s) old with 0 star(s): no track record yet
    publisher:new-repo

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.