Also, a root file manager, if not a full root GUI session, is necessary to compile programs and build RPMs from that, and that's also something I do. *Again, **I'm requesting this bug be researched and fixed.*
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [tde-devels] Re: Cannot talk to TDE Launcher #224 in TDE 14.1.3. Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 01:40:28 -0800 From: Alec Destry xode@techccu.com To: Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-devels devels@trinitydesktop.org
"/...Don't open root file manager windows. It's a bad idea in the first place to use a GUI filemanager as root. Can't tell you how often I've seen users trashing their system that way.../and complaining that it's what you do on M$ and the DE has to hande that..."
TDE has that capability installed and for good reason. This has nothing to do with "M$" (Microsoft). *I'm requesting this bug be researched and fixed.* There are times when the system needs custom configuration and a root file manager is the way to do that, especially when you want to be able to set up your system so it can be restored from scratch without having to depend at all on the internet.
On 3/7/25 01:09, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-devels wrote:
Anno domini 2025 Thu, 6 Mar 23:37:03 -0800 Alec Destry via tde-devels scripsit:
About a week ago, I reported this bug in TDE 14.1.3 at https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/TDE/tde/issues/224 but, so far, nothing has happened. Is that where bugs should be reported?
Should be the right place :)
Anyway, I just commented there: Don't open root file manager windows. It's a bad idea in the first place to use a GUI filemanager as root. Can't tell you how often I've seen users trashing their system that way ... and complaining that it's what you do on M$ and the DE has to hande that. But this is the unix way of livey: you are free to shoot yourself if you feel like it.
Nik
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On Fri March 7 2025 01:48:27 Alec Destry via tde-devels wrote:
Also, a root file manager, if not a full root GUI session, is necessary to compile programs and build RPMs from that, and that's also something I do. *Again, **I'm requesting this bug be researched and fixed.*
Hi Alec,
This is free software. You're free to research the problem and offer a fix. And you're free not to.
Thank you for reporting the bug. Other people can now also choose to research and offer a fix for the problem if they wish. Or not.
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Most software development does not need root, and is safer without.
I use root or sudo to install software but I don't use root for development - and my beard is so gray that I've not only worked on 8, 16, 32, and 64 bit computers but also 12, 18, 24, and 36.
--Mike
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