About the CNR client
December 6, 2007 – 7:58 pmBefore talking about this, my sugestion: DON’T INSTALL IT!
A software that can install/remove/update applications on Ubuntu without asking for the user’s password is a security risk…
The idea looks nice, I tried installing Opera with CNR and it install a DEBIAN file, meaning that the systems package manager could manage the package also. Lots of software available a click-away.
But I don’t recommend it for the reason I started with…
Just use the Official Ubuntu, Cannonical and Medibuntu Repositories and you will be fine 
If you want to test it, do it at your own risk : CNR Client
*Edited*
For those you think that the software is installed in the /home you wrong:
~$ whereis opera
opera: /usr/bin/opera /usr/lib/opera /usr/share/opera
4 Responses to “About the CNR client”
Well if it does not ask for your password, it won’t write anything in system (/usr, /etc …) folders. I guess the idea is to make applications run from the home folder.
And of course, since those files are owned by the user (and not root) you’re pretty safe.
So IMHO, this is actually a pretty good idea.
By Ali on Dec 7, 2007
Ali sorry but you wrong.
Like I sayd I installed Opera :
~$ whereis opera
opera: /usr/bin/opera /usr/lib/opera /usr/share/opera
Opera was installed in /usr !
When the CNR client is installed, its sets its permissions to run as root without password!
If it installed in /home I wouldn’t be bothered about this.
By iGama on Dec 7, 2007
Never mind then (and you certainly have no reason to be sorry
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By Ali on Dec 7, 2007