Excess security measures
Could someone please show me how to bypass some of the recent security
measures that have been installed in Debian and Ubuntu. I have a
fire-walled 3 computer local network that doesn't contain anything that
is not replaceable. I have antivirus software installed and my wife and
I are the only users.
1) Not being able to use Dolphin as root is annoying beyond belief.
Yes, I know, use sudo. What a pain. I am in and out of root files
constantly either copying or moving them. I always keep two tabs on my
bash console, one as root and one as normal user.
2) The latest annoyance is finding that I can't download and install
programs because they are not signed. Yes I know that this assures that
I am not getting bad software and maybe next year the program will work
fine. But now there is a mess out there and I can't get to half of the
software I need.
I do scientific computer modeling as a hobby (been retired since 1999)
and use a lot of software that is not run of the mill or that is in
constant development. I have read several treatises on how to bypass
these measures but most either make no sense or don't work.
Please help even if it insults your feelings about sloppy security
Gary R.
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