Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Carsten Agger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Like in many packages, you can say >> >> ./configure PREFIX=~/bin >> >> you'll install the package locally and don't need to be superuser. Are >> there any plans to integrate this functionality with synaptic/Add-Remove >> for non-sudoers, or am I missing something? > > http://0install.net/ should do exactly what you want. > > Note that there are no plans to actively support or promote this in > ubuntu. >
Is there any reason for this - I mean, is the use case of a non-root user wishing to install software and still using "standard" utilities like "Add/Remove Programs" considered insignificant? Has there already been discussions abt this and in that case, do you remember he arguments for and against? (Having utilities like 0install is great, but I was also thinking about the overall userfriendliness of Ubuntu, and making it easy for non-root users to install e.g. games from the universe repositories without bothering the admin and without having to know how to recompile from scratch seems like an essential use case for me. Anyway, thanks for the answer :-) br Carsten -- http://www.modspil.dk -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
