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Lazy Linux Tool Installer v5.0.0

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@StewAlexander-com StewAlexander-com released this 14 Jul 17:54
v5.0.0
a5c8d21

Summary

Major security and freshness release for the Lazy Linux Tool Installer (first tagged release since Linux_Installer_v4.0).

Highlights

  • Security: remove curl | sh / curl | bash for eget and croc
  • Install eget from GitHub release archives with ELF sanity checks
  • Install croc from GitHub releases with required SHA-256 verification
  • Post-install version/help probes for binary installs; longer network timeouts
  • README 2026 edition: fix moved/dead links; replace abandoned dog with actively maintained doggo
  • Sync installer GitHub repos (lsd-rs/lsd, micro-editor/micro, mr-karan/doggo)
  • Test suite: 46 tests, including a guard against reintroducing pipe-to-shell

Install

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StewAlexander-com/Linux-Tools/v5.0.0/Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
chmod +x Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
python3 Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py

Or pin to main for the latest commits:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StewAlexander-com/Linux-Tools/main/Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
chmod +x Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
python3 Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
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