John Carter, 2005-11-07 13:16:42:
> It disturbs me that with _every_ package I install I have to
> 
>   su
>   make install
> 
> That leaves such a vast amount of room for mischief.
  [...]
> I use Debian myself,

You can limit mischief, somewhat.

In Debian, /usr/local belongs to the 'staff' group. A user in that group
can install packages locally without root.

-- 
Timothy Musson
member.fsf.org

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