[SOLVED] Is it possible to run sbopkg with -s or -g option as restricted user?

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 11:58 AM

When I search for a software that I want to test or that i need my first look is if it is in the SlackBuild repositories. I use

Code:

sbopkg -g NAME-OF-SOFTWARE

for this. I never use the -s option, but I think my question can be extended to that option (and may be any other option that doesn't change things on the system).
What really annoys me is that I have to become root only to search for a package. I understand that root privileges are needed for installing (and sometimes building) the packages, but why do I need to be root to search in the database?

Is there a workaround for this behavior or do I have to make a feature request?

WhiteWolf1776 · 04-10-2012, 12:09 PM

slackbuilds are setup to be run as root.... so sbopkg will not work properly unless run as root.

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 12:12 PM

I know that SlackBuilds need to be run as root.I don't want to run them as restricted user. But I don't see any reason to be root just to do a search in the database or use sbopkg with any other option that does not change anything on the system.
I can for example use slackpkg to search for packages without being root, but need to be root to install/remove/upgrade packages.

WhiteWolf1776 · 04-10-2012, 12:14 PM

Just not the way it was designed Tobi. sbopkg must be run by the root user... by design.

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 12:16 PM

So my only option is to ask the author for that feature?

WhiteWolf1776 · 04-10-2012, 12:18 PM

or go write it yourself. I honestly can't see any benefit to running sbopkg as a normal user, as it's whole point is making it easier to handle slackbuild scripts... that require you to run as root.

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 12:25 PM

Searching in sbopkg's package database is not an administrative task. I can't see the point in doing non-administrative tasks as root, besides that it would just be more convenient.
But let's not argue about that. I will mark this thread as solved and have a look if I can make a feature request.

WhiteWolf1776 · 04-10-2012, 12:26 PM

there is this website... http://slackbuilds.org where you can search all the packages

ponce · 04-10-2012, 12:48 PM

you can also search packages names faking sbopkg behaviour (eh, maybe I'm making it too simple

) with a bash script, like this:
it looks for the first argument and you can specify a REPO variable on the command line

Code:

#!/usr/bin/bash
REPO=${REPO:-SBo/13.37}
echo "Searching for $1"
echo "Found the following matches for $1:"
ls -1 /var/lib/sbopkg/$REPO/*/*/*.info | grep $1 | cut -d/ -f7,8

EDIT: I refined it a little: now it gets the variables it needs directly from sbopkg.conf

Code:

#!/usr/bin/bash
. /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf
echo "Searching for $1"
echo "Found the following matches for $1:"
if [ "$(grep $REPO_NAME /etc/sbopkg/repos.d/* | grep $REPO_BRANCH | grep git\:)" ]; then
  ls -1 $REPO_ROOT/$REPO_NAME/*/*/*.info | grep $1 | cut -d/ -f6,7
else
  ls -1 $REPO_ROOT/$REPO_NAME/$REPO_BRANCH/*/*/*.info | grep $1 | cut -d/ -f7,8
fi

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteWolf1776

there is this website... http://slackbuilds.org where you can search all the packages

Yeah, of course, instead of typing su - I launch the browser, surf to SlackBuilds.org and type in the software I am searching for. Very convenient:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponce

you can also search packages names faking sbopkg behaviour (eh, maybe I'm making it too simple ) with a bash script

As always I am missing the obvious. Shame on me, thanks for your script.

ponce · 04-10-2012, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Yeah, of course, instead of typing su - I launch the browser, surf to SlackBuilds.org and type in the software I am searching for. Very convenient:

that's not completly true: actually, if you got a network connection (but you need it for sbopkg) you can do in a single command (script that uses links/lynx?) also that

Code:

lynx "http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=qemu&sv=13.37"

works only with slackbuilds.org (thanks go to SBo coders) but the result is much more informative (it searches in the tags too), browsable and maybe also faster

TobiSGD · 04-10-2012, 01:47 PM

Thanks for the tip, but I think your script is sufficient for me.