docs: simplify Linux sudo
instructions in README
#1096
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Describe an easier way to pass the
SENTRY_IMAGE
environment variable toinstall.sh
when usingsudo
that doesn't require modifying thesudo
configuration.Demonstration
Simple test script:
Basic environment variable test:
Oops,
sudo
doesn't forward the variable from its own environment by default (#922):However, there's an easier way than modifying the
sudo
configuration:My environment is Ubuntu 20.04 (with the KDE neon desktop environment):
This method is also described in the same StackOverflow discussion that was referenced by #922. Thanks for your consideration, and thanks for making Sentry available for on-premise installations!