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Old 4th June 2008
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Yeah Scottro, he probably would throw pies at me :\

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Originally Posted by Scottro
DON'T DO WHAT TERRY SAID!!
that is an understatement but you are being polite ^_^

> @TerryP, Why even give someone instructions to do that? hehe..

@BSDfan666 Because he asked how.

The fact that it's _not_ a great idea is beside the point, as long as he owns the computer anyway, it's his to take care of.

I did mention using the file manager with root permissions instead, because that's usually the best way to use a KDE install if you don't want to su - root or use sudo all the time.


In my defense,

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Originally Posted by Eric Allman
Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself --
and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure.
Like C, it assumes your able to tell the difference between smart, stupid, and best compromise of both hehe.
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