-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Pobega wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:41:50AM -0700, tom arnall wrote: >> when you do an apt-get upgrade, does it matter it you do it as 'root'? >> > > As said before, if you're in the sudo group and in the /etc/sudoers > file you can run "apt-get upgrade". The main difference I've seen > between being root and sudoing is that when you're root (This is only > by default, not always) apt-get usually doesn't ask you to give a > [y/n] before installing everything, while running as sudo does. I'm > sure that can be changed but it's really the only main difference > between root and sudo when it comes to apt. > > IIRC, it makes no difference. It never asks if you specify a normal package only, but if you ask for a meta-package or an upgrade, it always asks.
At least in my experience and I use both root and sudo, depending on what else I am doing and or what I need. Either way one needs to have admin privileges, which I am sure you know. Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGAXqpiXBCVWpc5J4RAlfeAJsFIUDuwxG5rAT7KIL1vqYNs8fOcwCfYgXr 8vwMLR2Dl1JV6ihObycWBJU= =NcCb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]