OK, thanks for the information, most probably we will stick to gksu then...
2009/12/7 Jonathan Wiltshire <deb...@jwiltshire.org.uk> > On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 01:06:57PM -0000, Bart de Koning wrote: > > Upstream we use gksu, it is changed to su-to-root in the ubuntu packages, > > however it seems to be a very neat solution for a common encountered > > problem. > > Are there any strong arguments not to switch upstream, eg what is the > > availability of su-to-root on other distributions, like Suse, or Fedora, > or > > is it a specific ubuntu implementation? > > It was originally a Debian tool and I don't know whether it has been > integrated into any other distributions. A quick Google suggests not, so > you should probably not change it upstream. > > You could generate it at build-time if the building system is Debian-based, > but that's probably over-engineering it. The patch isn't exactly a big > delta. > > > -- > Jonathan Wiltshire > > 1024D: 0xDB800B52 / 4216 F01F DCA9 21AC F3D3 A903 CA6B EA3E DB80 0B52 > 4096R: 0xD3524C51 / 0A55 B7C5 1223 3942 86EC 74C3 5394 479D D352 4C51 > > -- > BackInTime karmic package missing depends on menu > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466088 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Back In > Time Team, which is subscribed to Back In Time. > > Status in Back In Time: Invalid > Status in “backintime” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > The Back In Time (root) launcher as shipped in karmic calls the program > su-to-root. This program is not installed on a base Ubuntu machine, but > menu (The package containing su-to-root) is not listed as a dependency. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~bit-team<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebit-team> > Post to : bit-t...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~bit-team<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebit-team> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- BackInTime karmic package missing depends on menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466088 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
