Public bug reported: If a user try to install for example Gimp with "apt install gimp" (without sudo) he will be met with these errors:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? If the software is available as a snap and he instead tries to install it with "snap install gimp" (still without sudo) he won't get any errors, but will instead be prompted for the sudo password. This is pretty neat, but is there somehow we can have this same function when using apt to make the behavior consistent? ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750453 Title: Apt does not ask for authentication unless sudo is specified To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1750453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs