Re: Can gnome be installed in user space?

[Gleef <dzol virtual-yellow com>]

On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Colin Telmer wrote:
> Hi, I want to install gnome on a solaris 6.2 box but I only have write
> access to /u/local. Can gnome be installed without the need to be root?

Yes, although a few peripheral pieces will fail (for example, some of the
make installs will try to chown files).

You can get some more info here:
  http://www.gnome.org/gnomefaq/html/x385.html

Best of Luck,
-Gleef