Bug #15552

Missing sudo in installation instructions for Ubuntu

Added by emmapeel 2018-04-24 08:05:06 . Updated 2018-05-04 16:58:06 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Elevated
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Tails_3.7
Start date:
2018-04-24
Due date:
% Done:

50%

Feature Branch:
emmapeel:doc/15552-sudo_in_apt_instructions
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Installation Assistant
Deliverable for:

Description

Reported by user:

When in https://tails.boum.org/install/debian/usb/index.en.html, step 2/6 Install Tails Installer for Ubuntu, there is no sudo or Root terminal mentioned, so when users do

apt install tails-installer

They get stuck with the error

Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?*

Please review branch.

Subtasks

Related issues

Blocks Tails - Feature #15411: Core work 2018Q2 → 2018Q3: Technical writing Resolved 2018-03-14

History

#1 Updated by emmapeel 2018-04-24 08:08:44

  • Description updated
  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from emmapeel to sajolida
  • % Done changed from 20 to 50
  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to emmapeel:doc/15552-sudo_in_apt_instructions

#2 Updated by emmapeel 2018-04-24 09:39:13

  • blocks Feature #15411: Core work 2018Q2 → 2018Q3: Technical writing added

#3 Updated by sajolida 2018-05-04 15:20:23

  • Target version set to Tails_3.7

#4 Updated by sajolida 2018-05-04 16:58:06

  • Subject changed from Users get confused because instructions have no sudo to Missing sudo in installation instructions for Ubuntu
  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated
  • QA Check deleted (Ready for QA)

Merged!

Thanks for spotting that! This regression was introduced in July 2017 with 6fde8e7ac5 and I missed it during my review :(