NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle

Test/fix Linux permissions for installing

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#250 opened on Nov 14, 2021

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https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle/blob/957d131b3e3f724ad3d020da46d239248ba95dc0/src/NetSparkle/SparkleUpdater.cs#L1257

How does sudo work here? Do we even need sudo? Does Linux pop open a thing asking for the password? (I doubt it.) Do we need to pop open a terminal and run things in there (aka make the process not silent so that they can be prompted for their password)? I'm not as familiar with how Linux works, plus there are so many distributions...

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Research how GUI applications on Linux can prompt for sudo password, e.g., using polkit or spawning a terminal. Determine if sudo is needed and implement a cross platform approach.
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csharp
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desktopbackend
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