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This is part of why I think it’s a good idea to pursue an OS design where for the majority of user-facing software, installation does not require administrator privileges.

This would enable the addition of a system where in order to get admin privileges, installers and software must request for the system to present UI informing the user of exactly what would be installed and asking the user to approve or deny. This also lets the OS keep a record of the installation to allow easy user removal.




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