Re: when you do an apt-get upgrade, does it matter it you do it as 'root'?

[tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday 21 March 2007 11:34, Greg Folkert wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 11:13 -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > On Wednesday 21 March 2007 10:42, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 10:41 -0700, tom arnall wrote:
> > > > when you do an apt-get upgrade, does it matter it you do it as
> > > > 'root'?
> > >
> > > Please ask a better question.
> > > --
> >
> > what is the problem with this one?
> > ;o)
>
> Of course you have to have ROOT equivalent access.
>
> You have to ask the WHOLE QUESTION. The question you asked is a kin to:
>
> 	Do I need tools to work on my car?
>
> When you would really like to know how to actually change out the
> Alternator.
>
> So, until you ask the whole question, we cannot answer you question
> smartly. Sure others have taken a shot-gun approach to it and *MAY* have
> answered your question, but it would have been better if you asked:
>
>         When you do an apt-get upgrade, does it matter if you do it as
>         "root", as a regular user with sudo rights or as a plain regular
>         user?
>
> Do you see the difference in the question? You clear demonstrate you
> understand the differences in rights levels with a question like that.
> Whereas with your first ambiguous question we are not sure.
>
> Smarter question make for much better and closer to the answer than with
> an ambiguous question.
> --

Good point. Thanks for the feedback.