I have chosen to install and compile software for that very reason Sasha. Normally a sys admin would install user packages once, as root, to make the packages available globally to all other users, which is how I chose to do it.
So I cannot really comment on installing packages as a 'normal' user. I have had problems going down this route before, which is why I do things as root user most of the time. I know it's not the recommended way, but if I was working as Linux sys admin, then I would have to work as root user, so I thought I may as well get some practice on my own machine first. Regards Keith On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Sasha Dolgy wrote: > To: php-install@lists.php.net > From: Sasha Dolgy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PHP-INSTALL] apxs Error: related to libphp5.so > > Hi Keith. > > "Also, some other packages will refuse to install without working as root > user" > > I am not disagreeing with this. Infact, if you want the application > available to other users other then yourself and without making your > home directory open to the rest of the users on the system, it is > required to have root or more priviledge then a normal user. > > For compilation if you require root then something isn't quite right, > in my opinion. > > On 3/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Maybe it's a bad habit Sasha, but I generally always work as > > root user - I get fed up having to su to get something done. > > > > Also, some other packages will refuse to install without > > working as root user ;-) > > > > If I am going to trash a system, may as well do it at home > > and learn by my mistakes! > > > > Keith >
