Comment 132 for bug 123064

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Olivier Bilodeau wrote:
> > I support Simos' suggestion. I would not normally agree with a
> > workaround like this but since it is a developer package it would be
> > tolerable.
> >
> > I also think current eclipse users would find it pretty intuitive. In
> > the past (when eclipse was part of ubuntu) I always started eclipse as
> > root when I wanted to install a plugin.
> >
> > That would be a great first step without having to heavily hack eclipse
> > itself.
> >
> > Implementation suggestion: Since menu item comments show in tooltips, I
> > would suggest pointing out that when as root you can/should install
> > plugins.
> >
> >
I actually install eclipse in /opt and own the directory. I realize
owning the dir wouldn't work for a debian package, but what about having the
install script add a developer group and ask which users should be added
to the group. Then the folders for eclipse can have group r+w permissions. This
solves the problem of running it as root. What do others think?

Thanks,
Micah