Should I install ut2004 as root or user?

[michaeljb2005]

Should I install ut2004 as root or user?

[Matrix101]

You should install it as user, otherwise you could get problems with the file permissions and the security

[Artificial Intelligence]

You can install it with sudo (eg. sudo sh ut2004.sh)
But run the game as user. Just don't hit the play button after you installed ut2004, just exit and then type ut2004 in the terminal, it will save your user configs under .ut2004 in your home folder.

[B0rsuk]

installing as root:

+you install it system-wide, and more users can use it.
- potential security risk;perhaps not really a problem if your computer is private.

installing as user:
+harder to break something
+ the game won't be deleted if you reinstall your system or format / partition. For me, it's a big plus. I can even try a different distro without having to reinstall UT (not that I play UT, I prefer W:ET, but you get the point)

I stick to the formula: I install free games (available in ubuntu repositories) system-wide.
I install commercial/nonfree games on my account only.