Re: just a question about the iwlwifi_20230515-3 file
Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Sep 2023 19:47:00 +0000
> "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> wrote:
>
> > At this point, you are not root and so dpkg -i complains.
>
> Actually she is root (the # in the prompt, and the username@host at
> the beginning of the prompt, assuming she hasn't played with her
> prompts). What she does not have, apparently, is ldconfig or
> start-stop-daemon in her path, as dpkg diagnosed at the end of that
> message. This is likely due to gaining root privileges without
> setting the path correctly.
>
> E.g. gaining root privileges with "su" vs. "su -i".
Isn't -i a sudo option rather than an su option?
> Sorry to nitpick, but I hope the OP is will read this and, I hope,
> learn from it.
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