On 09/11/2015 05:05 PM, Eli Schwartz wrote: > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 4:14 AM, mudongliang <mudongliangabcd@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Read the relevant docs and ensure you understanging what the process you >>> are trying to follow is doing. >>> >> I think that installing package always needs root privilege by default. >> So I don't know why this error happens! I remove "sudo" in my command. It >> is successful now. >> - mudongliang >> > > yaourt homepage, with examples: https://archlinux.fr/yaourt-en > > One of the reasons for yaourt (aside for transparently handling AUR) is > that you don't need to use sudo -- yaourt knows when to use sudo, and wraps > that too. > Yes , this wrapper is very good and "clever". When I remove the sudo and install softwares, I see in the last steps , it requests me to input my password. > And yaourt doesn't *just* install packages... > Which was your problem. yaourt was acting as a wrapper around downloading > the AUR PKGBUILD and running makepkg. Which was why you decided to use it. > ;) > > > It is advisable to get familiar with the process of building and installing > AUR packages by hand, and only when you are sure of what you are doing, > then use a convenience wrapper. > It is essential to understand the internal theory and operate it by hands. Then I will have a deep understanding! Besides, I first use pacman , but there are some softwares in aur which needs yaourt. So I install and use it as the wiki tells me. - mudongliang > -- Eli Schwartz >
