2009/5/4 Mark Allums <m...@allums.com>: > Raquel wrote: >> I don't think that aptitude will run as $user, Douglas. It always >> runs as root. At least, that's what it's always told me when I've >> mistakenly tried to run it as $user. > > It runs as user (in GUI mode), but it won't attempt to make changes to the > system until you authenticate as root (become root). > > In command-line, I guess you must be root. But you can use sudo -c "exec > aptitude", I think, or something similar, if you are weird enough. > > Mark Allums
In CLI mode it will run as user for no changes to the system. Adrian -- 24x7x365 != 24x7x52 Stupid or bad maths? <erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
