There is a long standing security reason non root users can't update software which affect all users on the system. Remember over all *ux design is based on a multi user model where only people granted root access by password access or even better sudo access can affect all users. This is a good thing, it was done in response to computer viruses in the 70s.
-- Sent from my HP Pre3
On Jun 6, 2013 7:40 PM, Todd And Margo Chester <toddandma...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 06/06/2013 01:18 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
> I have had no
> problems at all, except that the updates can not be installed
> by the users -- you have to fire up Firefox as root.
I just filed this: Linux upgrade required root privileges.
And, it's looking good for implementation:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=880504
"Ya All" please vote for it!
-T
