On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Adam Williamson
<adamwill(a)fedoraproject.org> wrote:
On Sun, 2017-04-02 at 09:44 -0500, Michael Catanzaro wrote:
> Also: being able to install without authentication but not delete
> matches our behavior for system packages. I think it's silly to allow
> users to install stuff but not to remove it, but that's our status quo.
I thought the intent was that you should need admin privileges to do
either. The only thing regular users are supposed to be allowed to do
without admin privileges is *update* the system, though since that now
requires a system reboot, I'm not sure even that should be allowed
without auth any more.
Ick.
I want to see the OS and apps updated on a regular basis, by default,
no user intervention. Just do it. I've tacitly given permission for
this by installing Fedora already. It should be one of its
responsibilities. Like cleaning up /var/tmp.
Especially flatpak applications - just update them. They can be rolled
back if they break something.
As for where to install, whether admin user or non-admin, I think the
app needs to go outside of /home. Find another way to additionally
embargo "user" apps behind the scenes, but storing them on /home I
think is consuming the wrong resource.
Android phone, I can install an application and not be asked to
authenticate anything beyond the lock screen.
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Chris Murphy