On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:39:30AM -0700, Robert Bruce Park wrote: > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:22:28AM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 07:33:23PM +0000, Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn wrote: > > > >Thereby removing one more user choice. Choice is one of the bedrocks of > > > >linux. Thanks guys. That's one of the main reasons I dumped ubuntu and > > > >went to debian. > > > > > > Have aptitude is a plus, you don't remove any choice: > > > if you want, do:sudo apt-get install aptitudeThe thing I hate is the > > > proxy configuration for network.. > > > is very expensive to have the "apply to the whole system"??? > > > The actual behavior only sets the proxy for the current user, > > > and when you try do: sudo ... you can't !! > > > > You lost me. Could you clarify? > > I think Alan is referring to the inconsistent implementations of > proxies in various packages. In particular, if he configures a proxy > for his current user, no commands he runs as "sudo" will observe that. > so if he's behind a proxy, nothing run under sudo can access the > internet properly. It's a pain.
That clears it up. Thanks. -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer. Key ID: 8D549279
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