su and kdesudo
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su and kdesudo
I really prefer su to sudo, and I generally nuke the sudoers file (comment out the permissions). Unfortunately, under KDE, synaptic uses kdesudo. Is there any way to configure things so that it uses su instead of sudo? Or, is there someway of listing package descriptions so I can just use apt-get to download the packages I want? Or am I stuck using sudo, along with my extremely insecure user password?
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Re: su and kdesudo
Basic commands for searching packages is with apt-cache. For example let's say I want a new hex editor:
Then to see specifics on a package, for example ghex:
Or to see from where it will be/is installed:
See "man apt-cache" for more information.
You may instead also want to look into using aptitude, which is a menu driven terminal application which can do as much and more as Synaptic. Though it has a bit of a learning curve...
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apt-cache search "hex editor"
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apt-cache show ghex
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apt-cache policy ghex
You may instead also want to look into using aptitude, which is a menu driven terminal application which can do as much and more as Synaptic. Though it has a bit of a learning curve...
Re: su and kdesudo
I have the most insecure password I could have and I'm not worried. But I'm the only one who uses my computer too.
Heck in all the years I used windows I never even set a password.
Heck in all the years I used windows I never even set a password.