On Mon 27 Feb 2017 at 11:13:00 (+0000), GiaThnYgeia wrote: > testingAmd64LXDE > > I have never, not once, been able to run synaptic in any similar system > without a root or a sudo password. Not to execute a command, just to > get the gui up you need a password.
Why would that be? You should be able to do so. There's a popup window that says this: Starting "Synaptic Package Manager" without administrative privileges You will not be able to apply any changes, but you can still export the marked changes or create a download script for them. I can select packages, look at their properties, dependencies, installed files, get changelogs etc. I can edit some of the preferences. I can see the immediate effects of that in files like ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf when I click OK. I can select packages for installation and it will write a little script for me: #!/bin/sh wget -c http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/i/ibm-3270/3270-common_3.3.14ga11-1_i386.deb So it suggests that the OP has set something in their system to cause the behaviour they observe, both the popup and the fact that a user's password is sufficient for installing software. I can run (the similar program) aptitude likewise. The main differences with synaptic are that aptitude is in the user's normal PATH (whereas synaptic is in /usr/sbin); when you try to install, it asks you to consider becoming root from the Actions menu; and if you persist, it gives you the option to become root in a dialog box, and you can then type the root password. > I don't know whether creating a user with 100% admin privileges will > still require a pass or not, I suspect it would still. As if you add a > user in the sudo group it is the user's pass that is asked. So > something is wrong on your specific installation. > > Hans: > > Am Montag, 27. Februar 2017, 21:00:15 CET schrieb Davor Balder: > >> Hi Hans, > >> > >> Question 1 which one: stable, testing or unstable? > > > > testing/amd64 > >> > >> Generally (to aid in your investigation): > >> > > I did, but found nothing unusual. > > > > If no one can confirm this, it is a problem on my system! Cheers, David.