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Re: apt/dselect unnice ness



On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Shaleh wrote:

> > What version is this? It was changed at some point, it is definately right
> > in 0.3.0
> 
> foo [~]$ dselect --version
> Debian Linux `dselect' package handling frontend.
> Version 1.4.1.1 (i386 elf).  Copyright (C) 1994-1996 Ian Jackson.

try apt-get help newest in potato is 0.1.10
 
> > APTv3 can run quite well as non-root for a good degree of function so this
> > is not an option.
> 
> But not the Install option, correct?  That is what I mean.  If user != root,
> simply output -- "You must be root to do this".  I run dselect to see what a
> pcakges name is and what not as non-root all the time.

Yes, even for the install option. 

Jason


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