[Fwd: [Fwd: [sudo-users] Config sudo for installation]]

[edwardspl at ita.org.mo]

FuziOK wrote:

>edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
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>>FuziOK wrote:
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>>>edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
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>>>>FuziOK wrote:
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>>>>>edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
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>>>>>>FuziOK wrote:
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>>>>>>>edwardspl at ita.org.mo wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>If so, what a good ( best ) solution for the problem ?
>>>>>>>>Due to some user may need to install the source code packages by
>>>>>>>>using sudo...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Edward.
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>For most of packages, you can install them into your home dir (or
>>>>>>>other places where you have enough privileges). Like this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/some/where && make && make install
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Of course, you'd better add /path/to/some/where/bin to PATH.
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sorry, did you means that we needn't to config the sudo ( such as
>>>>>>sudores ) ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Edward.
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>>>>>If you want to install packages into your own dir,  no root (sudo)
>>>>>privilege is needed.
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Hello,
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>>>>BUT now is needed !
>>>>
>>>>Edward.
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>>>Which package do you want to install?
>>>Have you re-configured with '--prefix=/path/to/some/where' and re-maked?
>>>If failed, try using a fresh unpacked copy of the source.
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>>Hello,
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>>Eg : ftp , webmin / usermin, may be phpbb also !
>>
>>Edward.
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>To install packages like webmin, I think, root privilege is really needed.
>(Webmin is used for system administration, not a user's application.)
>
Hello,

If so, is there a good ( best ) idea / solution for this case ?

Edward.
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