Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Sep 2023 19:47:00 +0000 > "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: > > > At this point, you are not root and so dpkg -i complains. > > Actually she is root (the # in the prompt, and the username@host at > the beginning of the prompt, assuming she hasn't played with her > prompts). What she does not have, apparently, is ldconfig or > start-stop-daemon in her path, as dpkg diagnosed at the end of that > message. This is likely due to gaining root privileges without > setting the path correctly. > > E.g. gaining root privileges with "su" vs. "su -i".
Isn't -i a sudo option rather than an su option? > Sorry to nitpick, but I hope the OP is will read this and, I hope, > learn from it.
