I think whatever check the installer is doing there should only be done after the user confirmed an all-user install.Accept the FreeFileSync license terms? [y]es, [n]o, or [s]how: [y/n/s] y
Please install "sudo" to run this installer.
Sorry, user [username] may not run sudo on [hostname].
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Bug report: Cannot install on Linux without sudo
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On my home PC I can run the Linux installer and select to install only for the current user. On our office computers sudo is not possible for standard users. I would still expect the local user install to work. However, I get the following error after accepting the license:
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Fixed!
FreeFileSync 12.0
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Don't require sudo for non-root installation (Linux)