Fraser Gordon wrote:
> All LiveCode does during the install is to re-launch itself using
> gksu:
>
> gksu --preserve-env /path/to/installer.x86 $MAGIC_INSTALLER_OPTIONS
>
> The installer relies on the gksu programme to do the authentication
> and authorisation magic; it can't really influence how it does that
> job. Normally, gksu follows whatever rules the /etc/sudoers file
> specifies.
>
> One problem is that some versions of Ubuntu and other distros no
> longer include gksu by default. The Ubuntu recommendation (somewhat
> strangely) is to get people to use "sudo" on the command line
> instead; hardly the most user-friendly way to run the installer. An
> alternative is to use pkexec, which should provide the same features
> as gksu, but (at least last time I tried) wasn't a drop-in
> replacement so things stopped working.
>
> Why does everyone make it so difficult to get admin privileges? ;)
Given that Ubuntu (and Mint and Debian etc.) all handle .deb files well,
I suppose the next obvious question is:
Can we see .deb package deployment as an optional alternative for Linux?
If we can, you can do something very useful for RunRev: get LiveCode
into the Ubuntu Software Center.
Not to mention seamless with-the-grain installation for everyone using
.deb-based systems.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
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