How do i disable the horrifyingly bad imitation of UAC in lucid?

If you are required to authenticate something with your password, it is usually for a good reason (i.e you might break stuff)

One of the main reasons why Linux is a generally more secure platform is due to the fact that you are (quite rightly!) required to authenticate when you want to do something serious.

I don't think you'll find information here on how to circumnavigate these procedures, as they're intrinsic to the way the distro is built. One thing you can do is set your user to have more privileges, but for some things you just need to be root (via Sudo in the case of Ubuntu)

BTW: This has always been the case and has little to do with Apple taking over Canonical as the owner of Ubuntu! (Clearly the last remark was a joke, but in seriousness, security has always been a core part of the distro)

But you do not need to enter any passwords to set the executable flag on a file? So I don't know what you think you are answering to.

If the file is not owned by you then this is required as you are using the system as a user. If the file is not your but you are a member of the admin group then you can get temporary admin privileges via the method you mention. Using the system in this way makes it a LOT more secure.

btw, apple has nothing to do with ubuntu

Can people please understand what I am talking about!

Here is a picture to help visualise:
http://pici.se/pictures/YGyQRnGgK.png

I have been using Linux distributions for 8 years now so I know what superuser and user privileges is about so stop mawing on about that! It has nothing to do with that thing I want gone.

Lose the attitude and you will get more help.

If yo uhave used Linux so long you will know that UrbanTerror has a native Linux client, You can install it using this script:
http://www.beer-garden.org/bg2/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=1&lid=171

You don't need the Windows version, the Linux version will run much cleaner.

If your user does not own the file then you will need sudo / gksudo to change the file, you can always use chmod etc.

If you failed to comprehend what I was doing I just happened to use Urban terror as an example. I has the windows version lying about already without the executable bit set. I am sorry if you feel that's bad mannered of me.

And its incredibly infuriating when people tries to solve problems that have nothing to do with the issue at hand.

I want the Ubuntu nanny to stop meddling with me when I want to run an application I have ownership privileges of only because the executable bit happens to not be set. How do I go about doing that.

Robin, if you find it infuriating that people are attempting to answer the wrong question, perhaps you should re-read your original post to see that A) you didn't explain yourself very well and then B) in said post, and subsequent postings you had a bad attitude towards those attempting to help you.

Well that is a slight problem then because I don't feel like anyone tried to help me. Everyone simply went "OMGNotAnotherOfThoseNOObsWhoDontKnowWhatSUDOis" posted about passwords and file ownership when i asked nothing about any of that. And if it was unclear what I meant they should ether have ignored or asked for clarification.

then chmod +x it in a terminal, this is required of many installs like java if you use the .bin file. If you don't like Ubuntu's "nanny" ideaology then don't use it, there are thousands of Linux distributions to use but they will all act exactly the same as they are all the same OS, Linux. The executable bit of a downloaded file will rarely be set and needs manually configuring.

For the love of whatever!

Stop answering if you don't have a answer to my question! Now you are just spewing crap to further antagonize me after I have made it clear what I'm after.

And just to reiterate what that question is:
Why the does ubuntu all of a sudden fund it necessary to kill my attempts to manually start an application without setting the executable bit and how the do I make it stop interfering with me. I can not see it helping security in the slightest in any way or form by forcing me to click an extra button to be allowed to start an application.

You will get this in all linues unless you configure something to automagically make all exe files executable (or make the file manager assume they are). It universal.

Wow, at NO point in this thread do i get any information about what the problem is. Robin please try to re-post this question in your own language and try describing what the problem is. If English IS your first language then i think we are a bit stuck. People have tried hard to GUESS what your problem is but it seems that you are determined to just insult people and avoid clearly stating the problem. Amazingly people have still tried to help!

An American lady was taken to a London theatre to see Hamlet. When she was asked what she thought she replied "Gee it was great but so full of quotes!"

Good luck in fixing the problem
Regards from
tom :)

Ahh, i have seen the picture now. Yes, please re-post this question in your own language. Your use of English is good street slang but is sub-optimal for describing what is wrong. No bad. Certainly better than my Danish or whatever.
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)