to be root or not to be root (was ... Re: apt-get will upgrade aptitude will not)
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 04:16:32PM +0000, Curt wrote:
> On 2012-03-22, Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > root@tal:~# apt-cache policy libavformat-extra-53
>
> You don't have to be root to do that, did you know?
True, I normally have a tty open for root anyway and the tty where I
have logged into as my normal user may be "in use" i.e. reading mail.
And because it is a deliberate action typing "alt x" then I tend to be
subconsiously aware that I am now in root mode, and tend to be extra
careful. :)
And yes, I know screen. :)
Also, putting:
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$'
inside root's .bashrc displays the prompt in RED for even more warning
stimuli.
Plus, I get annoyed with those "permission denied" errors.
Although being in the admin group helps avoid most of them.
> Just an observation because I use apt-cache frequently and it's
> convenient (and potentially less dangerous for slippery fingers) not to
> be obliged to su to root every time I do.
Not sure what damage typing "apt-cache" can do. :)
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