• 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒍@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Seems like a ~~blessing ~~ glaring kde bug, I mean how is it possible? Why a theme needs to be able to execute shell commands?

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      8 months ago

      It’s really not uncommon for a lot of themes to package an installer script, in case they have multiple versions, or multiple colors bundled. Realistically, they should just each have their own store page, but it’s a colossal pain in the ass. The Catppuccin global theme, for example, has 16 color variants, 2 decoration variants each, and then also a version with no splash. The whitesur theme is similar.

      I do agree though that if this is going to continue to exist, it should not have permissions it has today

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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      8 months ago

      Because themes are not just skins, as I understand. Themes are a collection of a lot of different kinds of components, from color schemes and fonts to window decorations and to a custom interactive SDDM menu as the other commenter said.