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- From: ijeff@alfred.carleton.ca (Ian Jefferson)
- Subject: Re: su File Viewer
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- Organization: Carleton University
- References: <BxtDwG.4L7@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <1992Nov17.194525.29413@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:59:26 GMT
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- In <1992Nov17.194525.29413@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford) writes:
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- >Allen B (ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu) wrote:
- < stuff deleted >
- >: on my machine at one time or another, this comes up a lot. :-)
- >:
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- >While at times useful, it's not necessary. Open a Stuart window,
- >su to root then type
- >/NextAdmin/Installer.app/Installer &
- >Installer comes up, as root, and you carry on. It is a nuisance.
-
- >This is why I prefer programs that are tar.Z's or zips to those that
- >are packages. I can start one or more gnutars or unzips and stuff in
- >background. Installer has a raft of mouse clicks and dreck.
-
- Of course its a bit difficult to uninstall zips and tars whereas you can
- simply press the delete button on installer! I'm still trying to
- uninstall bits of Who's calling from wherever it resides on disk(s).
-
- >
- >--
- >=> Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <=
- >=> University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <=
- >=> tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
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