Hi Phillipe: One issue that comes up is the way Ubuntu uses the sudo command.During installation, newcomers (with prior experience in Linux) are caught off guard when they are not asked to set up a root account and password. It can be unnerving. A root password CAN be set up, though. And tasks that newcomers may have used the root account for in the past can also be done *by issuing the sudo command as a user*.
As an example to make a root password: As a user, enter a terminal and type: sudo passwd root Ubuntu thinks it over and then asks for your user password... To alter the fstab file As user, enter a terminal and type: sudo vi /etc/fstab Ubuntu ask for your user password...It seems a bit twisted compared to other systems and some people are steamed by it.
Philippe De Ryck wrote:
On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 11:49 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:I'm getting a new computer at work with Ubuntu on it, but I'm used to using Debian (at home and at my previous job). I understand that they have some similarities. I'd appreciate any suggestions about common pitfalls when making this transition, things that will catch me by surprise, etc. Thanks.Hi, I use ubuntu too, and I like it. It works pretty much the same way (APT and .deb-packages) with the same software (synaptic, aptitude). Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop environment, but you can install other environments as well. I don't notice anything particular being totally different in use than in Debian. If you want to mess around without messing up your system, Ubuntu provides a live CD. Philippe