By skyforbes With the variety of software sources available, official repos, third-party PPAs, Flatpak hubs, direct downloads, and curl-to-shell installers, I'm interested in how the community approaches verification. Beyond checking signatures when available, what methods do you use to ensure authenticity and safety? Do you rely on distribution maintainers, checksum verification, sandboxing, code review, or other techniques? How do your practices differ between system packages and third-party applications? I'm particularly curious about balancing convenience with security in everyday use.