On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:06:22 +0100 Michael Neuffer via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> wrote:
> > > On 1/25/22 10:27, Didier Kryn wrote: > > Le 25/01/2022 à 09:49, Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng a écrit : > >> Hi Tito, > >> > >> tito via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> writes: > [...] > >> BTW, I don't use synaptic myself. Too much bloat. The command-line > >> suits my needs just fine. > >> > >> > > I'd have loved using aptitude but could never understand how to do > > the simplest thing with it, although I watched several experts using it > > and was impressed. As a menu-driven package manager, I very often use > > Synaptic, leaving apt-get for quick simple things or when dist-upgrading. > > > > I don't use synaptic with pkexec to get the permission. I think I > > haven't pkexec installed. I have a button on my pannel programmed with > > sh -c "SUDO_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ssh-askpass sudo -A synaptic". > > > > For this to work, I must have ssh-askpass installed, /etc/sudoers > > configured to allow me to invoque synaptic, plus the following line in > > /etc/sudoers: > > > > Defaults env_keep = "EDITOR LOGNAME XAUTHORITY DISPLAY" > > > > Only XAUTHORITY and DISPLAY are needed in this case, the other > > variables serve other purposes. > > Why don't you use the trusty old dselect? > > Cheers > Mike But I want to use synaptic... :-( > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
