Thread: Do you want INSTALL FROM FILE back?
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wmarone is offline wmarone
2010-01-12 , 22:12
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#112
Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
The ability to install a deb file when the user cannot get rootsh. Meaning the Application manager does not work or the repositories do not work or apt-get is broke.. etc.
So you wish they had retained the ability to install packages when the package management system is broken? I fail to see how this is a good thing except if you're trying to see how broken you can get your system.

you have to be root first, and rootsh is what gives you root.
So you're forced to switch to root explicitly before engaging in out of band, potentially hazardous actions? I'm okay with this.

So without the ability to install rootsh, and no red pill mode, you are stuck.
I don't see how you're stuck, if you know what you're doing. And if you think installing debs directly with dpkg -i is in any way normal or good in an apt-based package management system, I can't help but think you don't.