why does unity needs root?

hi and thx for ur work on the linuxverion, but why does it need root?

 

I'm using Linux Mint, and Unity has never asked for root permissions. I only needed root to install the deb package via dkpg. Which Linux distribution are you using?

 

used the Unofficial Platform-Agnostic Installer and the "installer" wants root i give him root => next he extracts the files (in current directory by default) after the "installation" i can launch unity without root. but what does the installer do to requiere root?

 

sry, found it in the comments: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/08/26/unity-comes-to-linux-experimental-build-now-available/
still scarry

 

I would guess it's because the chrome-sandbox has to be owned by root (but why is this I have no idea... but unity does complain if you change it to your user).