On 2010-01-07 at 11:04:18 -0500, Sven Joachim wrote: > Why do you run apt-get source as root?
I am used to being root when I run apt-get because this is required when installing a binary package. I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that installing a source package also required root privileges. But since you're asking the question, that must not be the case. On 2010-01-07 at 11:04:18 -0500, Sven Joachim wrote: > Install the debian-keyring package. Thank you! That solves the problem. But it requires 26M of disk space! Wow! It's just a collection of keys, right? Why is it so big? Are there THAT MANY Debian developers? On 2010-01-07 at 11:04:18 -0500, Sven Joachim wrote: > Because it is not necessary if you don't work with source packages. Well, I guess that makes sense. But apt does not recommend or even suggest debian-keyring. It seems to me that if one runs "apt-get source" and debian-keyring is not installed, apt-get should issue a warning message that debian-keyring is not installed. Anyway, thanks for the help. You hit the nail right on the head. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
