Re: [Nautilus-list] Re: [PMH] Idea for Nautilus and GMC.

[Steven Willoughby <stevew nffs com>]

On 23 May 2001 14:59:31 -0700, Miles Lane wrote:
> It would be cool to be able to:
> 
>       Click on a RPM link to download the RPM file
>       and then have an installer kick off that shows
>       the RPM info and asks for an installation
>       confirmation.  Then, prompt for the root
>       password before actually installing the package.
> 
>       Miles
> 
> 

This would be even cooler if there was a standardized app that prompts
for the root password (as it seems like there is, in gnome) and have it
do something like sudo does, i.e. only prompts again after a
configurable amount of seconds.