Do you mean “you only”? This is handy for per-person license compliance.
Dar Scott On Jun 6, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> wrote: > Frankly, in all the time I’ve been installing software, I have not > encountered a need for doing a user only install. > > Bob S > > > On May 28, 2014, at 11:20 , Richmond > <richmondmathew...@gmail.com<mailto:richmondmathew...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 28/05/14 18:22, Fraser Gordon wrote: > On 28 May 2014, at 15:01, Richard Gaskin > <ambassa...@fourthworld.com<mailto:ambassa...@fourthworld.com>> wrote: > The "You Only" requirement when installing under a non-admin account seems an > unnecessary drag. When I install any .deb file I'm prompted to enter an > admin password, but the LC installer only prompts for the current account and > requires that the account be on the sudoers list. > > Fraser, can this be changed? > All LiveCode does during the install is to re-launch itself using gksu: > > gksu --preserve-env /path/to/installer.x86 $MAGIC_INSTALLER_OPTIONS > > The installer relies on the gksu programme to do the authentication and > authorisation magic; it can't really influence how it does that job. > Normally, gksu follows whatever rules the /etc/sudoers file specifies. > > One problem is that some versions of Ubuntu and other distros no longer > include gksu by default. The Ubuntu recommendation (somewhat strangely) is to > get people to use "sudo" on the command line instead; hardly the most > user-friendly way to run the installer. An alternative is to use pkexec, > which should provide the same features as gksu, but (at least last time I > tried) wasn't a drop-in replacement so things stopped working. > > Why does everyone make it so difficult to get admin privileges? ;) > > Regards, > Fraser > > > Further "entertainment": > > I successfully installed the 7.0.0 DP 5 'second attempt' with the "All Users" > option. > > When I launched it [Livecode 7.0.0 dp 5] it offered me the chance to UPGRADE > to version 6.7.0 dp 4. > > Lovely :) > > Richmond. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
