F10: Unrequested automatic installation ::rant

[Bradley]

Tom Horsley wrote:
>> I'm suprised this packagekit-whatever default behaviour went into
>> production w/o anyone raising a red light.  Even if it's a bug.
>> truly surprising.
>>     
>
> Ah, but it is highly unsafe for users to login as root because
> that might cause you to open up your system to unwanted modifications.
> Much better to have random root daemons running around behind your
> back modifying your system instead :-).

The only exception is when you are running a home system with only a 
total of 2 or 3 users and all of the software administration is done 
strictly by one user.

I don't like having very many "background" daemons running if possible 
(one of the many reasons I dumped Windows) but dedicate background work 
to very specific run times so as to not unnecessarily tie up system 
resources that are needed elsewhere. This is why I haven't upgraded past 
F8 because this problem seems to be getting worse, not better.

Right now I have my system streamlined close to how I want it to run and 
I don't want to start over from scratch with unfamiliar packages. I 
loathe upgrades if you haven't guessed.

I feel better getting that off of my chest....

Bradley