On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 01:24:44PM -0400, Simon wrote: > On 5/27/07, John Pye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I found the original code in GNOME just pops up a message, see >> check_ntp_support in >> http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gnome-system-tools/src/time/time-tool.c?rev=1.17&view=markup > > This would mean that the changes are Ubuntu specific, which is > understandable. I wasn't specific enough in my first reply, but I > meant that you should check Ubuntu's source packages: > http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&version=all&exact=1&keywords=gnome-system-tools > > I think the first version that had the automatic install functionality > was either Dapper or Edgy. One other thing to watch out for is > whether your users prefer su or sudo ( and gksu or gksudo), I'm not > sure if there's a standardized way to check for this in Debian.
What we've settled on in Ubuntu is to use gksu, and allow the preference to be set in /etc/gksu.conf (sudo-mode). That way, it's transparent to applications. -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
