I only discovered this recently, and it’s very handy.

Piping scripts directly to bash is a security risk. You can always download the scripts, inspect them and run locally if you so choose.

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    Apples and oranges.

    Package managers only install a package with defaults. These helper scripts are designed to take the user through a final config that isn’t provided by the package defaults.

    No need to be elitist about such things.

    EDIT: this particular repo is highly regarded in the community. It is very akin to the AUR. It’s not some haphazard collection of scripts.

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      No, package installers support configuration. Plenty of packages (e.g. postfix) prompt for configuration at install time.