On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 02:24 +0000, cenora wrote: > Scott, Fully Agree, but Ubuntu O.S should at least protect itself from bad > software, and not just let any DEB mess up the BOOT process. I guess that is > why I opened the bug in the first place 2 years ago. I don't even know if it > is still present today. > Why? Software you install (as root) has permission to modify any part of the system.
This is why there's a great big warning about installing software from untrusted sources when you try and do it. Scott -- Scott James Remnant [email protected] -- Installing Sagetv (without activation key) breaks ubuntu boot-up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298179 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
