[Gambas-user] Gambas self-extracting installer (4)

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 27/10/2013 18:33, Kende Krisztián a écrit :
> My Gambas application requires root privileges. So if the user doesn't
> trust the installer, then the hell ate the whole thing. :D
>
> If you want to install an application on Linux system, you will need
> root access. This is quite natural. Therefore, we use a controlled
> repository. But true, the PPA's are not controlled, just open source.
> But do not ask, wait for root privileges.
>
> Or installer and installed program can be it completely portable. User
> do not need to be root. But this is not natural on Linux system. These
> applications size are too big.
>
> What happens if compatible packages are not available in repository (or
> anywhere)? Example, my app created in Gambas 3.5, but only available
> version 3.4 or older.
> How to upgrade an existing installation?
> How to completely remove installed applications?
>

Good questions. This has to be thought. :-)

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Benoît Minisini