make sisyphus.check.root more portable, replace it everywhere

12 files changed, 351 insertions, 320 deletions

diff --git a/src/backend/autoremove.py b/src/backend/autoremove.py
index 5bf47ed..b5b732f 100644
--- a/src/backend/autoremove.py
+++ b/src/backend/autoremove.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import subprocess
 import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
+import sys
 
 def start():
-    sisyphus.check.root()
-    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'])
-    portageExec.wait()
-    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'])
+        portageExec.wait()
+        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/branchsetup.py b/src/backend/branchsetup.py
index 23670d1..e0d27a6 100644
--- a/src/backend/branchsetup.py
+++ b/src/backend/branchsetup.py
@@ -82,12 +82,14 @@ def warnAboutBinaryRepository(branch,remote):
 
 
 def start(branch,remote):
-    sisyphus.check.root()
-    sisyphus.branchreset.start()
-    injectGentooPortageTree(branch,remote)
-    injectRedcoreEbuildOverlay(branch,remote)
-    injectRedcorePortageConfig(branch,remote)
-    sisyphus.setjobs.start()
-    sisyphus.setprofile.start()
-    sisyphus.metadata.regenAnimated()
-    warnAboutBinaryRepository(branch,remote)
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.branchreset.start()
+        injectGentooPortageTree(branch,remote)
+        injectRedcoreEbuildOverlay(branch,remote)
+        injectRedcorePortageConfig(branch,remote)
+        sisyphus.setjobs.start()
+        sisyphus.setprofile.start()
+        sisyphus.metadata.regenAnimated()
+        warnAboutBinaryRepository(branch,remote)
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/check.py b/src/backend/check.py
index a129d36..fb760cc 100644
--- a/src/backend/check.py
+++ b/src/backend/check.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
 import os
-import sys
 import subprocess
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 
 def root():
-    if not os.getuid() == 0:
-        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
+    if os.getuid() == 0:
+        return 0
 
 def portage():
     if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageRepoDir, '.git')):
diff --git a/src/backend/installbinary.py b/src/backend/installbinary.py
index 7df5a88..684bc79 100644
--- a/src/backend/installbinary.py
+++ b/src/backend/installbinary.py
@@ -7,55 +7,59 @@ import sys
 import io
 import wget
 import sisyphus.binhost
+import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 import sisyphus.solvedeps
 import sisyphus.update
 
 def start(pkgname):
-    sisyphus.update.start()
-
-    binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
-    areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.package(pkgname)
-
-    if needsConfig == 0:
-        if len(areSources) == 0:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+
+        binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
+        areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.package(pkgname)
+
+        if needsConfig == 0:
+            if len(areSources) == 0:
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+                    sys.exit("\n" + "No package found; Quitting." + "\n")
             else:
-                sys.exit("\n" + "No package found; Quitting." + "\n")
-        else:
-            sys.exit("\n" + "Source package(s) found in the mix;" + " " + "Use" + " " + "'" + "sisyphus install" + " " + ''.join(pkgname) + " " + "--ebuild" + "'" + ";" + " " + "Quitting." + "\n")
+                sys.exit("\n" + "Source package(s) found in the mix;" + " " + "Use" + " " + "'" + "sisyphus install" + " " + ''.join(pkgname) + " " + "--ebuild" + "'" + ";" + " " + "Quitting." + "\n")
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/installebuild.py b/src/backend/installebuild.py
index 36704f3..199b836 100644
--- a/src/backend/installebuild.py
+++ b/src/backend/installebuild.py
@@ -7,115 +7,119 @@ import sys
 import io
 import wget
 import sisyphus.binhost
+import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 import sisyphus.solvedeps
 import sisyphus.update
 
 def start(pkgname):
-    sisyphus.update.start()
-
-    binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
-    areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.package(pkgname)
-
-    if needsConfig == 0:
-        if len(areSources) == 0:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+
+        binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
+        areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.package(pkgname)
+
+        if needsConfig == 0:
+            if len(areSources) == 0:
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+                    sys.exit("\n" + "No package found; Quitting." + "\n")
             else:
-                sys.exit("\n" + "No package found; Quitting." + "\n")
-        else:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n" + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n" + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--usepkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
-            else:
-                print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+        else:
+            portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--pretend', '--getbinpkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+            for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                if not "Local copy of remote index is up-to-date and will be used." in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                    if not "ebuild" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                        if not "binary" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                            print(portageOutput.rstrip())
 
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
-                else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+            portageExec.wait()
+            sys.exit("\n" + "Cannot proceed; Apply the above changes to your portage configuration files and try again; Quitting." + "\n")
     else:
-        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--pretend', '--getbinpkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n'] + list(pkgname), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-            if not "Local copy of remote index is up-to-date and will be used." in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                if not "ebuild" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                    if not "binary" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                        print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-        portageExec.wait()
-        sys.exit("\n" + "Cannot proceed; Apply the above changes to your portage configuration files and try again; Quitting." + "\n")
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/searchbinary.py b/src/backend/searchbinary.py
index 0305a14..e16c98c 100644
--- a/src/backend/searchbinary.py
+++ b/src/backend/searchbinary.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-import os
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 import sisyphus.update
 import sqlite3
@@ -101,11 +100,7 @@ def searchDB(filter, cat = '', pn = '', desc = ''):
 def tosql(string):
     return '%%' if string == '' else string.replace('*', '%').replace('?', '_')
 
-def start(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False):
-    if os.getuid() == 0:
-        sisyphus.update.start()
-    else:
-        print('You are not root, cannot fetch updates.\nSearch result may be inaccurate!')
+def showSearch(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False):
     print(f"Looking for {filter} matching packages ...\n")
     pkglist = searchDB(filter, tosql(cat), tosql(pn), tosql(desc))
 
@@ -129,3 +124,11 @@ def start(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False):
         print(f"\nFound {len(pkglist)} binary package(s)")
 
     print("To search for source packages, use the '--ebuild' option.")
+
+def start(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False):
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+        showSearch(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False)
+    else:
+        print('\nYou are not root, cannot fetch updates.\nSearch result may be inaccurate!\n')
+        showSearch(filter, cat, pn, desc, single = False)
diff --git a/src/backend/uninstall.py b/src/backend/uninstall.py
index 748e085..2537b74 100644
--- a/src/backend/uninstall.py
+++ b/src/backend/uninstall.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import subprocess
 import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
+import sys
 
 def start(pkgname):
-    sisyphus.check.root()
-    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
-    portageExec.wait()
-    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
+        portageExec.wait()
+        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/uninstallforce.py b/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
index 9a8330f..f85dbe1 100644
--- a/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
+++ b/src/backend/uninstallforce.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import subprocess
 import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
+import sys
 
 def start(pkgname):
-    sisyphus.check.root()
-    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--unmerge', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
-    portageExec.wait()
-    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--unmerge', '--ask'] + list(pkgname))
+        portageExec.wait()
+        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/update.py b/src/backend/update.py
index 738de3a..902c398 100644
--- a/src/backend/update.py
+++ b/src/backend/update.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import sisyphus.sync
 
 @animation.wait('fetching updates')
 def start():
-    sisyphus.check.root()
     sisyphus.cache.clean()
 
     needsPortage = sisyphus.check.portage()
diff --git a/src/backend/upgradebinary.py b/src/backend/upgradebinary.py
index a806214..0f800cc 100644
--- a/src/backend/upgradebinary.py
+++ b/src/backend/upgradebinary.py
@@ -7,55 +7,59 @@ import sys
 import io
 import wget
 import sisyphus.binhost
+import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 import sisyphus.solvedeps
 import sisyphus.update
 
 def start():
-    sisyphus.update.start()
-
-    binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
-    areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.world()
-
-    if needsConfig == 0:
-        if len(areSources) == 0:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+
+        binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
+        areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.world()
+
+        if needsConfig == 0:
+            if len(areSources) == 0:
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+                    sys.exit("\n" + "No package upgrades found; Quitting." + "\n")
             else:
-                sys.exit("\n" + "No package upgrades found; Quitting." + "\n")
-        else:
-            sys.exit("\n" + "Source package(s) found in the mix;" + " " + "Use" + " " + "'" + "sisyphus upgrade --ebuild" + "'" + ";" + " " + "Quitting." + "\n")
+                sys.exit("\n" + "Source package(s) found in the mix;" + " " + "Use" + " " + "'" + "sisyphus upgrade --ebuild" + "'" + ";" + " " + "Quitting." + "\n")
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
diff --git a/src/backend/upgradeebuild.py b/src/backend/upgradeebuild.py
index d2961d6..0e3a399 100644
--- a/src/backend/upgradeebuild.py
+++ b/src/backend/upgradeebuild.py
@@ -7,116 +7,120 @@ import sys
 import io
 import wget
 import sisyphus.binhost
+import sisyphus.check
 import sisyphus.database
 import sisyphus.filesystem
 import sisyphus.solvedeps
 import sisyphus.update
 
 def start():
-    sisyphus.update.start()
-
-    binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
-    areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.world()
-
-    if needsConfig == 0:
-        if len(areSources) == 0:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+
+        binhostURL = sisyphus.binhost.getURL()
+        areBinaries,areSources,needsConfig = sisyphus.solvedeps.world()
+
+        if needsConfig == 0:
+            if len(areSources) == 0:
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--usepkgonly', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+                    sys.exit("\n" + "No package upgrades found; Quitting." + "\n")
             else:
-                sys.exit("\n" + "No package upgrades found; Quitting." + "\n")
-        else:
-            if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
-                os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
-                print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n" + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
-                print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
-                        print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
-                        wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
-                        print("\n")
-
-                        subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
-                        CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
-
-                        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-                        else:
-                            os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
-                            shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
-
-                        if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
-                            os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
-
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                if not len(areBinaries) == 0:
+                    os.chdir(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the binary packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n" + str(areBinaries) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areBinaries)) + " " + "binary package(s)" + "\n")
+                    print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        for index, binary in enumerate([package + '.tbz2' for package in areBinaries]):
+                            print(">>> Fetching" + " " + binhostURL + binary)
+                            wget.download(binhostURL + binary)
+                            print("\n")
+
+                            subprocess.call(['qtbz2', '-x'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].split())
+                            CATEGORY = subprocess.check_output(['qxpak', '-x', '-O'] + binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak').split() + ['CATEGORY'])
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak')):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1].replace('tbz2', 'xpak'))
+
+                            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip())):
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+                            else:
+                                os.makedirs(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()))
+                                shutil.move(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1], os.path.join(os.path.join(sisyphus.filesystem.portageCacheDir, CATEGORY.decode().strip()), os.path.basename(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])))
+
+                            if os.path.exists(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1]):
+                                os.remove(binary.rstrip().split("/")[1])
+
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--usepkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
                 else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
-            else:
-                print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
-                if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
-                    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+                    print("\n" + "These are the source packages that would be merged, in order:" + "\n\n"  + str(areSources) + "\n\n" + "Total:" + " " + str(len(areSources)) + " " + "source package(s)" + "\n")
+                    if input("Would you like to proceed?" + " " + "[y/N]" + " ").lower().strip()[:1] == "y":
+                        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                            if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                                    print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+                        portageExec.wait()
+                        sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
+                    else:
+                        sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+        else:
+            portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--pretend', '--getbinpkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
-                    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-                        if not "These are the packages that would be merged, in order:" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                            if not "Calculating dependencies" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                                print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+            for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+                if not "Local copy of remote index is up-to-date and will be used." in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                    if not "ebuild" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                        if not "binary" in portageOutput.rstrip():
+                            print(portageOutput.rstrip())
 
-                    portageExec.wait()
-                    sisyphus.database.syncLocal()
-                else:
-                    sys.exit("\n" + "Ok; Quitting." + "\n")
+            portageExec.wait()
+            sys.exit("\n" + "Cannot proceed; Apply the above changes to your portage configuration files and try again; Quitting." + "\n")
     else:
-        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--update', '--deep', '--newuse', '--pretend', '--getbinpkg', '--rebuilt-binaries', '--backtrack=100', '--with-bdeps=y', '--misspell-suggestion=n', '--fuzzy-search=n', '@world'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-
-        for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
-            if not "Local copy of remote index is up-to-date and will be used." in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                if not "ebuild" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                    if not "binary" in portageOutput.rstrip():
-                        print(portageOutput.rstrip())
-
-        portageExec.wait()
-        sys.exit("\n" + "Cannot proceed; Apply the above changes to your portage configuration files and try again; Quitting." + "\n")
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py b/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
index 33a2233..61a5d82 100755
--- a/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
+++ b/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def autoremove():
 @app.command("update")
 def update():
     """Update the Portage tree, the Redcore Overlay(s), Portage configs and Sisyphus's package database."""
-    sisyphus.update.start()
+    if sisyphus.check.root() == 0:
+        sisyphus.update.start()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
 
 @app.command("upgrade")
 def upgrade(ebuild: bool = typer.Option(False, "--ebuild", "-e")):