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
