is it ok to sudo for make install?
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Thu Nov 10 05:47:23 UTC 2005
On 11/9/05, Claude Jones <claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:
> This is a simple technical question, but I can't seem to find an answer. When
> compiling from source, is it OK to sudo for the make install, or do I need to
> su - I remember reading something about root's path environments not being
> fully in place when sudo'ing - do I have that completely wrong?
"su -" is not required, i've always done:
su -c 'make install'
so sudo should not present any problems
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