On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Richard Hughes <hughsient@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. Regardless of the security rant, the default settings for yum should have enabled the Everything repository. Just use yum to install the package. As a bonus yum will also add any dependencies you might have missed. Add/Remove Software from the GUI should also be able to do the same. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
