On Mon 30 Jan 2017 at 14:47:41 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 01/30/2017 11:49 AM, David Wright wrote: > >On Sun 29 Jan 2017 at 08:58:17 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > >>I using Debian 8.6.0 [with *NO* updates] from set of purchased DVDs. > >>I use the Mate desktop. > >> > >>When I installed caja-gksu, it did not apparently have any effect > >>until after a reboot. Is this expected? > > > >Installation should affect new instances of caja. > > The last time I did any low level coding the 8085 was state of the > art ;/ The key question is likely just what defines "a new > instance". IIRC there were no open caja "windows". Could be > mistaken.
A process. I don't know what a caja window represents as I've never used it. But a newly started process will see new links to the libraries, including the one you just installed, libcaja-gksu. > It won't affect any > >caja instances already running at the time you installed caja-gksu. > >Next time you install Debian, you could test examples of each type > >of instance, before and after, to establish the presence of any bug. > > Your timing is exquisite. I just solved a problem whose > repercussions added much cuff to my install before I got it right. I > was planning an install from scratch by the weekend. Due to previous > install experiments, I've a customized preseed.cfg that makes test > installs trivial. Well, guessing that you will reinstall soon is a bit of a no-brainer; how many times have you installed Debian over the last five years? (Of course, one could just uninstall the library and then reinstall it to perform the tests.) > >>I found no indication either way in a web search. > > > >I don't think one would expect to, unless you searched for "ldconfig". > >Caja is just one program among thousands that would be expected to > >behave in the same way. Try: > > > >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Program-Library-HOWTO/shared-libraries.html > > Looks like I'm out of mischief for the weekend. > Thanks Cheers, David.
