*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1315541 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315541
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1315541 Software-center does not ask for root password when needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1330118 Title: Software-center isn't able to deal with root priviledge (which are mandatory to install a software, may I recall…) Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have already reported this, but as it's still not working, I guess no one reads the bugs there… great. Here is the usual problem: I download a package from the Internet, typically Google-talk's plugin. It's a package, I double click on it and software-center launches itself. I ask to install/upgrade the software… and I'm facing an *error* saying that I have no priviledge to install this application. This error is a stupid error from dpkg saying “I'm not run as root!”. Is that so complex to ask for the root password before installing something and running dpkg?!? Martin, as usual very impressed by how “easy” it is to use Ubuntu rather than any serious Debian system. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Jun 14 21:52:41 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-31 (864 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-01 (43 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1330118/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp