On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 10:03 -0500, R. G. Newbury wrote: > Clicking on the link gave the usual 'what do you want to do' message. > Clicking install raised a warning about installing as root. I clicked > continue....and got a message that I 'didn't have permission to > continue' (or words to that effect) and my system, having assumed > god-like powers refused to let me install the file! Logging in as root is like walking around with a loaded shotgun in your belt with no safety latch. You can't install packages as the root user as it's simply not secure. Just use a normal user login. > WTF??? Does anyone know where this little bit of insanity is stored > and how to remove it? It's called PackageKit, and it's not insane. If you're running gtk+ as root, you're already insecure. Richard. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
