Public bug reported:
one cannot install drivers unless one is root (or has root priv
escalation via sudo).
For that reason, ubuntu-drivers should not run without a priv check.
ubuntu@doubletusk:~$ ubuntu-drivers --gpgpu autoinstall
This is gpgpu mode
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission
denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are
you root?
This shouldn't trigger the apt privilege error, ubuntu-drivers itself should
check to see if it's running as root and then prompt the user.
** Affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1920225
Title:
ubuntu-drivers should not run unless user is root
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
one cannot install drivers unless one is root (or has root priv
escalation via sudo).
For that reason, ubuntu-drivers should not run without a priv check.
ubuntu@doubletusk:~$ ubuntu-drivers --gpgpu autoinstall
This is gpgpu mode
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13:
Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend),
are you root?
This shouldn't trigger the apt privilege error, ubuntu-drivers itself should
check to see if it's running as root and then prompt the user.
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