[kevkrom]

And, may I add, the idea that a non-admin user should be able to modify a software package on a multi-user operating system is patently crazy. Sometimes there's a darn good reason for deferring software upgrades, even security updates, and non-admin users shouldn't have the ability to override admin decisions like that.

[stripes1776]

And, may I add, the idea that a non-admin user should be able to modify a software package on a multi-user operating system is patently crazy. Sometimes there's a darn good reason for deferring software upgrades, even security updates, and non-admin users shouldn't have the ability to override admin decisions like that.

You are exactly correct. If you have a multi-user system, you still have to be an administrator to that system. So login once in a while as admin and take care to things.