Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-05 Thread Joel Rees
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 01 iul 13, 20:35:53, Joel Rees wrote: > > > > Maybe I should win the lottery so I can afford to write a decent *dm for > > XFCE. > > There is lightdm. > Yes, it's there. I'm using it now. It's not my favorite. -- Joel Rees

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 01 iul 13, 20:35:53, Joel Rees wrote: > > Maybe I should win the lottery so I can afford to write a decent *dm for > XFCE. There is lightdm. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debia

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-01 Thread Joel Rees
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Joel Rees wrote: > (erk) > [...] > So, alternatives to gdm3 include > > kdm (pulling in all of that), > lightdm (another gnome project), > slim (which is the one I was using before, but was removed during upgrade), > wdm (afterstep fun stuff), > ldm (properly tunn

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-01 Thread Joel Rees
(erk) On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Joel Rees wrote: > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > >> Joel Rees wrote: >> > After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after >> the >> > install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an >> > execute-com

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-01 Thread Joel Rees
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Joel Rees wrote: > > After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after > the > > install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an > > execute-command-as dialog. > > > > No command. User selection popup list show

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-07-01 Thread Joel Rees
Heh. I remember I made a similar comment some five years or so back, on the Fedora user list. Things sure change. It wasn't by any chance you that I said it to? ;-P -- Joel Rees On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:27 PM, David Christensen < dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 06/30/13 19:23, Joel Re

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-06-30 Thread Bob Proulx
Joel Rees wrote: > After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after the > install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an > execute-command-as dialog. > > No command. User selection popup list showing root. > > I assume it's the execute-as dialog, but I don't r

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-06-30 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 01 iul 13, 11:23:56, Joel Rees wrote: > After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after the > install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an > execute-command-as dialog. > > No command. User selection popup list showing root. I've read discussions abou

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-06-30 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 30 iun 13, 20:27:22, David Christensen wrote: > On 06/30/13 19:23, Joel Rees wrote: > >After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after the > >install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an > >execute-command-as dialog. > > Every time I see people postin

Re: strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-06-30 Thread David Christensen
On 06/30/13 19:23, Joel Rees wrote: After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after the install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an execute-command-as dialog. Every time I see people posting messages "upgrading from major version N to N+1", I just shake

strange execute-command-as dialog pops up

2013-06-30 Thread Joel Rees
After the reboot, I decided to install the flashrom package, and after the install finishes, I find in front of me what appears to be an execute-command-as dialog. No command. User selection popup list showing root. I assume it's the execute-as dialog, but I don't recall doing anything to get the