As much as I can understand the safety of running an application in this manner, I too feel more comfortable with direct packages. Put the executable and the libraries on the computer and run. @hydn gave me one tip when looking for applications, do some research on the author. Is this his first application, first post or has he not updated the app for a long time? What are others saying about it? Most importantly, keep backups of your data. If an application crashes your system, wipe, reinstall and you will be up and running in an hour. The beauty of Linux.
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