On Thursday 30 April 2009, kb9vqf@... wrote:
> > On Wednesday 29 April 2009, Stefan Endrullis wrote:
> >> > trying to install kdesudo-kde3 with "apt-get install " I am told that
> >> > apt-get tries to remove package sudo what gives me an error message
> >>
> >> that
> >>
> >> > in that case I can not longer log into my system as root because no
> >>
> >> Root
> >>
> >> > password is set.
> >> >
> >> > As long as that is the case I don't want to force installation of
> >> > sudo-kde3.
> >> >
> >> > Gerhard
> >>
> >> You can set the root password via "sudo passwd" test it via "su".
> >>
> >> Stefan
> >
> > I have done this meanwhile but I'm nevertheless uncertain if I should
> > deinstall the sudo package for installation of  sudo-kde3?! Is it a
> > complete
> > replacement of this system tool?
> >
> > Gerhard
>
> Hi Gerhard,
>
> Yes.  It is the identical source to sudo, but with /opt/kde3/bin and
> /opt/kde3/games added to the secure path.  If you're a bit security
> paranoid (like me) and want to make sure I didn't insert any backdoors or
> the like, just download the source from the PPA and run a diff against the
> official sudo version--you should only see the secure path change.
>
> Tim

Thank you Tim for the explanation, I will do it. 

No, I'm not really security paranoid ;-) but I was not sure to have the same 
functionality after deinstallation of package sudo.

Gerhard