Why do all the sudo? [was Re: Software updater no longer functional]

[Dick Dowdell]

Why not just abandon file permissions altogether? Linux is a multi-user
operating system. Without the protection of file permissions, we would have
chaos. I am a very slow typist, but I do not mind typing 4 little
characters, 'sudo'.

Dick Dowdell
Phone: 508-528-4018  Mobile: 508-498-7919

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> This is a classic case where I wonder why not change:-
>
> >
> > Next steps:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install -f
> >
> >  -- fixes any package errors
> >
> > NOTE THEM DOWN if it doesn't work & tell us
> >
> > sudo apt-get clean
> >
> >  -- empty the package cache
> >
> > sudo apt-get autoremove -y
> >
> >  -- remove obsoleted packages & ones nothing else use
> >
> > sudo touch /forcefsck
> > sudo shutdown -r now
> >
>
> to:-
>
> >
> > Next steps:
> >
> > sudo -i
> > apt-get install -f
> >
> >  -- fixes any package errors
> >
> > NOTE THEM DOWN if it doesn't work & tell us
> >
> > apt-get clean
> >
> >  -- empty the package cache
> >
> > apt-get autoremove -y
> >
> >  -- remove obsoleted packages & ones nothing else use
> >
> > touch /forcefsck
> > shutdown -r now
> >
>
> It saves typing!  :-)
>
> This is by no means the worst case, you often see great streams of
> 'sudo this' and 'sudo that' in descriptions of how to do things.
>
> --
> Chris Green
>
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