2015-11-17 19:56 GMT+02:00 Florian Weimer fweimer@redhat.com:
Doesn't most proprietary software come with GUI installers?
No idea if "most" are, but at least I have seen many proprietary programs that do not require a GUI in installation.
Also in many cases where there is a GUI installer, it works just fine as a normal user and running it without root privileges could be considered somewhat safer. You would at least know if it tries to clobber your config files under /etc or your libraries and programs under /usr.
- Joonas