Re: Kernel recompile issues on a SS20

[Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>]

> >       # apt-get install fakeroot
> 
> Never used it, go as root, or use sudo.

fakeroot is better, as it is really a fake root environment. Just wraps
system calls so processes think they are uid=0, but they have no privs
outside the normal users.

This saves you from things like possible bugs that may run "rm -rf /" or
similar :)

Really, you want fakeroot instead of sudo or compiling as real root.

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