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try this in the terminal :

sudo wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage


so, if you open the web site, and if you let open this one, the push
with SSR is not the same ! so, download with wget but close the Browser !
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On Mon, 6/15/2026 1:23 AM, german usenet wrote:

try this in the terminal :

sudo wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage

so, if you open the web site, and if you let open this one, the push
with SSR is not the same ! so, download with wget but close the Browser !

Well, don't do that.

You should not be elevating softwares running http protocol to root level.
WGET has just as much of an attack surface as anything else. It should
be run as an ordinary user.

wget https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4-x86_64.AppImage

You don't do this either. Some programs are smart enough, they
print a warning in the terminal where you are doing this, to not be
doing this. Not every command you issue needs elevation with sudo,
you only elevate things where sudo is essential.

sudo firefox www.badsite.com

That way, if something happens to wget internally (an exploit), it is running as user "mint" or similar, and it cannot get into the same amount of trouble
as it could if running as "root".

Paul
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Le 15/06/2026 |a 16:39, Paul a |-crit-a:

Well, don't do that.

You should not be elevating softwares running http protocol to root level. WGET has just as much of an attack surface as anything else. It should
be run as an ordinary user.

wgethttps://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v3.2/linux/GIMP-3.2.4- x86_64.AppImage

You don't do this either. Some programs are smart enough, they
print a warning in the terminal where you are doing this, to not be
doing this. Not every command you issue needs elevation with sudo,
you only elevate things where sudo is essential.

sudo firefoxwww.badsite.com

That way, if something happens to wget internally (an exploit), it is running as user "mint" or similar, and it cannot get into the same amount of trouble as it could if running as "root".

ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)
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german
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On 6/15/2026 11:42 PM, german newsgroups wrote:

ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)

I don't use sudo. Actually, I shall always uninstall it. I rather su and
type root's password. sudo does not ask for root's password when
elevating you to root privilege.

BTW, before typing root's password, make sure that no human (including
your boss), CCTV nor cellphone is filming. And .... maybe pray to God to dispell all evil spirits near you. :)
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At Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:22:40 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

On 6/15/2026 11:42 PM, german newsgroups wrote:

ok,i hope the craker is not on my ip for this task !

i use sudo because, some is strange with wget...they more mutch
methode...a lot of links...so it's ok for.

a big crash for me is restart gdm ! :)

I don't use sudo. Actually, I shall always uninstall it. I rather su and type root's password. sudo does not ask for root's password when
elevating you to root privilege.

BTW, before typing root's password, make sure that no human (including
your boss), CCTV nor cellphone is filming. And .... maybe pray to God to dispell all evil spirits near you. :)

su to root
cd /etc/sudoers.d
echo -e "Defaults\ttargetpw" >> local

And there ya hava ya: sudo to root will ask for the root password.
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